I have a Gratitude app on my phone. It sends a daily message urging me to make gratitude a priority. Study after study has shown that a gratitude practice improves peoples’ moods and lives. I turned it off a few months back when my mood started tanking. There’s no bad situation that depression won’t try to make worse. An “attitude of gratitude” is not only … Continue reading Gratitude and Thanks – an off-the-cuff joint.
I’m not a hypochondriac. Much. I can exaggerate a pulled muscle with the best of them, but I draw the line at hitting up doctors with my exaggerated sense of injury. This makes me a good consumer of medical resources. That being said, I also don’t pursue medical help when I should. Also a problem. You’d think I’d have learned after one round of IV … Continue reading I Don’t Have ADHD, but I Am Suggestible.
One of the frustrating features of my depression is the destruction of my ability to concentrate and stay on task. I’m good at both things when my mental health is stable, but when it’s not, I struggle. I feel like a ping pong ball thrown hard against a closet wall, bouncing wildly and randomly within the confines of my life. For a bit. When I’m … Continue reading Depression and squirrels.
When you were a teenager running around with your friends, dreaming of the day you’d be a “gr’up,” did you imagine there’s be so much minutiae and busywork involved? [i] It’s the beginning of the week again, and the beginning of the month, and that means stuff needs doing. There are bills to pay, banking to do, cleaning to take care of, laundry to ruin, … Continue reading Administrative Days for Adults.
From Famine to Feast 