An accurate analysis of life; unfortunately, for those who suffer, depression takes a different view.
Depression tells you you’re an island, alone in an uncaring world.
Depression makes you wish you were alone and unencumbered, an island in truth so you could avoid feeling like you’re failing in your responsibilities. Obligations and demands feel so weighty when you’re down…
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Anticipation is the worst when you have anxiety. You never expect things to go well. You picture the worst, and the worst you fantasize about is always over-the-top…. Continue reading Everything smells like smoke.
Depression and anxiety are problematic. They have a negative impact on the way I think and feel about things.
Depression and anxiety ebb and flow. Sometimes, I nearly succeed in banishing them; unfortunately, they regroup and swell and try to take over the whole of me once again.
Often, they seem overwhelming, too big to battle…
Continue reading Step by step camping.
The grass surrounding my house is not going to win any awards. It will not be featured in a lawncare commercial unless someone needs a “before” picture. It is neither lush nor soft, it does not have the deep green of the Irish countryside… Continue reading Who decides it’s wrong?
From Famine to Feast 