anxiety
« Previous EntriesToo much of a good thing
Monday, July 21st, 2008I’ve been musing on how the adult child thing can rear its head in good times as well as bad– particularly the feeling inadequate thing. I had the extreme blessing of being able to go to BlogHer08 this weekend. All around, I met women whose blogs I’d admired from afar, and others whose [...]
Leaving Safety
Friday, July 18th, 2008I find myself in the middle of an unknown patch of life, and I instinctively know I am not safe.
One of them asks aloud, “is this really happening”?
Another one answers, “no, it’s just another psychotic moment she’s having”.
I respond with, “I cannot be sure”.
The faces around me are familiar.
Their smiles are not.
Are those jagged teeth [...]
We’ve all heard it before
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Liz Spikol posted a very awesome video about depression advice over at her blog yesterday. It makes light of that oh-too-familiar advice that we get from well-meaning people who have no clue what it’s like to be depressed.
If only laughter really were the best medicine. For now, I’m sticking with my Celexa.
I’ve been told to “snap out of it”, to turn [...]
Psycho psychiatrist
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008At the end of September, when the antidepressant I was on made me go wonky, I asked my doctor to refer me to a psychiatrist.
And then I waited.
And waited.
And waited some more.
Because, while I usually have nothing but praises to sing about the Canadian health care system, when it comes to mental health care, if [...]