Dear Friend, I can see that you have lost hope. You have not been yourself lately. I see your tears, and I noticed that you…
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How sharing my story made a difference
Dad asked me how I could go for so long without eating and not feel hungry. I had to explain to him that major depression is such a gripping, enveloping illness, that the hollowness it causes inside you is greater than any hunger or emotion you could possibly feel.
View More How sharing my story made a differenceDon’t ask…
Everyday is different, and I just wanted to tell you that sometimes it’s OK not to be OK. Just keep going. Gentle hugs:)
View More Don’t ask…Being empathetic
“Empathy is a choice and it is a vulnerable choice because in order to connect with you, I have to connect with something in myself…
View More Being empatheticLearning Self Pottery
I had my first nervous breakdown at 16. Huh? What’s that? You ask? People all have different notions of what constitutes a nervous breakdown. It’s…
View More Learning Self PotterySupporting suicidal loved ones
Something troubles me. I keep hearing of people who commit suicide but their loved ones don’t know why. Everyone conveys condolences. It must be hard…
View More Supporting suicidal loved onesTen Things that help Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia continues to baffle doctors and researchers, and we the sufferers are still discovering more about it as we live it daily. As research into…
View More Ten Things that help FibromyalgiaTen Things that Fibromyalgia has Taught (& is still teaching) Me
We don’t always fully appreciate something until it is taken away. But the opposite is also true – and sometimes never having a thing teaches you its true value.
View More Ten Things that Fibromyalgia has Taught (& is still teaching) MeA Helping Hand
Support and love at home, work and in the community is very important too, but oftentimes getting people to understand depression can be tricky and complicated, sometimes reinforcing the depth of isolation one feels.
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