What *not* to say to someone with depression, continued…

I had to get back to this one. PJ is someone whom I’ve known a long time and in her response to the post I wrote before, I feel I need to address her well-detailed reply.
“Look at all the good things you have in your life”
That’s coming from someone who is ignorant BUT is trying [...]

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What *not* to say to someone with depression

warning: rant
1. “Look at all the good things you have in your life”
When someone is in the “pit”, he/she can’t see anything but the darkness that engulfs him/her.
2. “When you got back from the (therapist, hospital, doctor), did they figure out what triggered your depression?”
Gee… since depression is a mental illness it’s kind of hard [...]

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Lost in a swirling vortex of confusion and anxiety

I’ve been home from the hospital for almost 3 days now, and I feel like I’m swirling in a vortex of confusion and anxiety. I’ve been having a hard time adjusting to life back on “the outside”, and I miss my friends that I made from the group. They really understand what it’s like to [...]

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A short leave of absence

I will be back as soon as I’m mentally able. I needed to check myself into a partial hospitalization program at a local psychiatric hospital, about an hour and a half away. I started on Wednesday last week, and hopefully I will be discharged on Tuesday.
Please keep in your prayers my family as they have [...]

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Don’t burst my bubble, and other observations

Warning: May contain some adult language.
It’s been a long week here for me. A very good friend blessed me with the use of her garage, home, and time so I could run a garage sale this week on Thursday and Friday. It was a ton of work, and I am not exaggerating one bit. I [...]

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