Depression

  • The Power of Water

    The Power of Water

    Come to the ocean and let it wash over you.

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  • Self-Blame

    Self-Blame

    What is Self-Blame? Self–blame is a cognitive process in which an individual attributes the occurrence of a stressful event to oneself. The direction of blame often has implications for individuals’ emotions and behaviors during and following stressful situations. Self-Blame definition I have a tendency to blame myself for everything that happens to me or around me.

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  • Loss and Pain

    Loss and Pain

    I have not made a post in a while.  I have had a few things in my life. Loss of a Loved One On June 30th, I had to make the difficult decision to put my dog down.  My dog had a heart murmur, a collapsed trachea and heart failure.  He and I fought through

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  • It Hurts Parents to See Their Children Unhappy

    I am not a parent, but I am a child.  I am not a parenting expert or an expert child, but I do have some experience with this thing called “Life”. Hardened Hearts Most teenagers feel like their parents are “out to get them” or are keeping them fro m being able to do things. 

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  • Burdens of the Heart

    An Empathetic Heart No matter how many times I tell myself to be strong and stand up for myself, I find it difficult. My heart is huge and wants to see the absolute best in everyone and everything. I’ve let people in that have hurt me and it’s just not in me to be angry.

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  • Cicadas in the Morning

    Life in the South wouldn’t be complete if you didn’t hear cicadas in the morning. These bugs are kind enough to let you know that “it’s warm out today” and, as all is Southerners know, that’s what it was yesterday and will be tomorrow. They’re tiny little Captain Obvious(es) letting us know that our air-conditioning

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  • Summer Heat I live in Alabama and today’s high is 86 degrees Fahrenheit , but let’s add in the two wonderful factors of the Heat Index and Humidity. The current humidity is 62%, so that means that my sweat will not be evaporating and cooling me. My sweat will be leaving my skin slick and

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  • The Elephant in the Room

    The American Elephant Most Americans live a “bubbled” existence.  They go on with their day-to-day lives completely ignorant of the things around them, or not caring.  Some of these people are the ones who complain about stop signs, or perhaps even the word “BUMP” being painted on the road to notify drivers there’s a speed

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  • The Daily Struggle Some days are better than others and some days I just want to find a nice rock to crawl under and vanish.  Being able to get through the good and the bad is not something that has to be done alone. When people go through the “rehabilitation” process, may it be getting

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  • Manic Depression isn’t called that anymore, but Jimi Hendrix made it sound so good on his song…. “Manic Depression’s touching my soul, I know what I want, but I just don’t know how to go about getting it. Feeling, sweet feeling drops from my finger, fingers Manic Depression’s captured my soul. Woman so willing the

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