“Burnout is nature’s way of telling you, you’ve been going through the motions your soul has departed; you’re a zombie, a member of the walking dead, a sleepwalker.” Sam Keen Hello, beans! Have you ever been under a lot of stress at work and you suddenly realize that you’re exhausted, you can’t stand even the …
Too many prefer gentle lies to hard truths. Shane Parrish Mental health recovery is kicking my ass. Let me level with you guys. I feel like I’m letting you down. I feel like I’m letting me down. I feel like I’m giving up. For these last 6 months, I have had the time and the …
It’s like looking through a magnifying glass that only picks up on the potentially dangerous, harmful, and scary. unknown Hello, my lovelies! Thank you for being here because I have a super important, super exciting announcement to make. I am nominated for Blogger Of The Year at the MH Blog Awards this year! But there …
“Post traumatic stress injury isn’t a disease. It’s a wound to the soul that never heals.” Tom Glenn Hello, Readers! Welcome to my blog series, The My Mental Health Series. My hope with the series is to educate, advocate, and to let people know that they are not alone. For 38 years, I did not …
That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it’s impossible to ever see the end. The fog is like a cage without a key. Elizabeth Wurtzel Hello, Readers! Welcome to my first …
“Someone’s therapist knows all about you.” Dominic Riccitello I was talking to a good friend the other day who is going through a rough time. They have been afraid of going to therapy to deal with some trauma; afraid of what they would find or remember. They reached out last week and said they were …
There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. Erma Bombeck hu·mor/ˈ(h)yo͞omər/ noun1.the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.”his tales are full of humor”2.a mood or state of mind.”her good humor vanished”verbcomply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, …
“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increase the burden: It is easier to say ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say ‘My heart is broken’.” C.S. Lewis Because of common misconceptions about ADHD and mental …
“Positive thinking is a coping mechanism, an automatic coping mechanism. It is void of life. Feeling and experiencing the realness of what is actually happening are the essences of being alive.” C. JoyBell C. I’ve been thinking a lot about toxic positivity. I recently saw an incredibly offensive meme, disguised as inspirational, and the gist …
“Recovery is scary but also is remaining exactly the same.” Unknown One of the reasons that I started The Winter Of My Discontent was to share my journey to recovery. I am well on my way, but still quite far from being in recovery. Just a few short months ago, I had a bad mental …
