Brain Block
May 4, 2021
I discuss my struggle to write, read and even watch some TV right now. … More Brain Block
Tag: depression
On Comparative Suffering
March 30, 2021
Yesterday, my therapist gave me a list of ways you can deal with distressing emotions until they pass. I was on board for al of them but one. Luckily, my therapist agreed. This way was comparison. There were two different types of comparison. One is to compare it to a time when you were in … More On Comparative Suffering
The Urge to Give Up
March 8, 2021
As I mentioned in a post last week, I started to hit lows in my mood midweek. The lows continued as the week went on, Any high I got from my volunteer work Thursday morning was wiped out by frustration during a situation Thursday afternoon. My lows in regards to my writing increased when the … More The Urge to Give Up
On the Roller Coaster
March 3, 2021
I feel like I started the week out on a high. Most of my therapy session Monday was focused on my successes from the week. I submitted work to a place that was not my own blog. I expect nothing from it, but it was a step. I started my volunteer doing weekly deliveries for … More On the Roller Coaster
Adjustment Anxiety
January 27, 2021
I am now over a month past my last day at my job. I didn’t have to spend a lot of time adjusting to things at first. Two days after my last day both of my kids came home for the holidays. We then had Christmas and New Year’s to distract me. My son went … More Adjustment Anxiety
Fighting the Midwinter/Pandemic Blues
January 19, 2021
This time of year is always a little hard for me. The holidays are over. It’s cold. While the days are getting longer, it is still dark relatively early. I go from having my kids around back to the empty nest. There’s not a lot to look forward to until the days are longer and … More Fighting the Midwinter/Pandemic Blues
Too Much Sleep
October 27, 2020
A while back I wrote about how my sleep pattern was off after a trip and how much I needed sleep. I’m now having the exact opposite problem. Now that I’m not staying up too late watching baseball, I tend to go up to my bedroom earlier than normal. I generally try to read for … More Too Much Sleep
One of Those Mornings
October 8, 2020
It’s a beautiful morning, but all I want to do is go back to bed. I got plenty of sleep last night. It’s not a physical tired thing. it’s a “I really can’t face the real world today” thing. I won’t go back to bed. Instead, I am up and dressed and heading off to … More One of Those Mornings
Monday Again
September 28, 2020
Here I am again. Monday morning with an overwhelming sense of melancholy about having to leave the house. Another Monday morning with no blog post ideas. I saw on Twitter a discussion of how far in advance people schedule blog posts. There are people out there who have weeks worth of blog posts done and … More Monday Again
Taking a Step
September 24, 2020
Readers of this space will know that I have struggled recently with coping with life in general. I’ve always had periods where I struggled with anxiety and worry. I’ve had down moods, but I always just coped with it, powered through and moved on. The last few years, I’ve found it harder and harder to … More Taking a Step
