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Monthly Archives: June 2011
A picture of depression
I drew this the day after I wrote the post about depression and meds. It’s my attempt at showing what the two kinds of depression are like. Off in the distance is the ability to feel normal. It can be … Continue reading
I’m OK
I didn’t mean for the previous post to give the wrong impression. I’m OK now. Which is to say, as a good friend of mine puts it, “OK, with pills.” I have to watch myself, I do have what you … Continue reading
Side effects may include thoughts of suicide (wait – what?)
(As the subject heading indicates, warning for talking about depressive thoughts and suicide. Also I am not a doctor, I’m just relating what my doctors told me. All ideas are extremely broad, general, and my stab at metaphorically a tiny … Continue reading
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The thyroid thing
When I wasn’t on medication/my medication is not working (which it currently is not), my wonky thyroid manifests as: Exhaustion. Sleeping 16 hour days is not unusual Dry skin Brittle hair Difficulty concentrating. In college I had difficulty with multiple … Continue reading
Something I won’t be talking about
I won’t say what medications I’m taking. The reason why is that what meds work for me might not work for you, and vice versa. So I don’t want to write about what I’ve gone through and what I take … Continue reading
Why the new blog
I have a tendency not to talk about the things happening in my life. Some of you are laughing right now, either because you’re wondering why someone would have a blog who doesn’t like talking about themselves, or because you … Continue reading