Welcome to my Pity-Party – Please Bring Balloons and Bubbles
“It’s all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are finished. Mrs. Miracle” ― Debbie Macomber Do you ever feel like you are drowning when too many obstacles...
View ArticleGuilt be Gone !
the look of guilt upon her face was plain as if the scarlet A forever found a home and place where guilt can’t hide itself away ©2013 by Monty Wheeler I still struggle with guilt. Out of all the...
View ArticleHoliday Anxiety UnCensored
The anxiety pops up most often lately when I am alone. Just before the kids left for school, I was ok. Then as soon as they left the feelings started coming up.. The fear, the heart pounding, the...
View ArticleThe Mask
(photo credit: unknown) “The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and...
View ArticleThe Brain: Stepping Stones to Understanding Depression
“If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather. Try to understand the...
View ArticleDitching a HUGE False-Belief
“I had great pity on Ansje, because she always acted very happy, but I believed that it was really a front. I could see through it. Inside she was crying because she was really very sad. You pity...
View ArticleRetracing My Steps
“A lonely day is God’s way of saying that he wants to spend some quality time with you.” ― Criss Jami You have somewhere to go, you are already a bit late leaving, so you hurry up, grab your stuff,...
View Article10 Deets On #Depression
“Even for me life had its gleams of sunshine.” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre Here’s the thing… 1. Depression isn’t the same for everyone 2. Depression can express itself physically as well as...
View ArticleDepression Hurts Everyone – by Anon Mom
“I don’t want any more of this try, try again stuff. I just want out. I’ve had it. I am so tired. I am twenty and I am already exhausted.” ― Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation The last thing a mother...
View ArticleThe Secret Life of the Depressed Exposed
“Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don’t believe it. Seek out the memories depression takes away and project them into the future. Be brave; be...
View ArticleHealing Kaleidoscopes
“The pain of an injury is over in seconds. Everything that comes after is the pain of getting well.” He gave her a heartfelt look, full of apology. “I’d forgotten that you see. Coming back to life … It...
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