LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 95 (August 29, 2007) A friend sent me this quote from a book by Jonathan Zeuss, M.D.: “Depression is a quest for vision; its essence is transformation. Depression wells up and encompasses us for a time in a state of painful, dream-saturated formlessness, but its true purpose is to provide the opportunity […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 87 (July 28, 2007) When a blogging pal responded with suggestions on how to deal with my feelings of being on the brink of another depression, I did the following: In the afternoon I talked to a dear friend about how I was feeling. Talking to her always makes me feel better. […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 75 (June 15, 2007) I think there’s an unfortunate misunderstanding of what mental illness is. In my opinion keeping “physical” and “mental” illnesses as separate entities is a mistake. I believe that mental illness is just as much a physical problem as heart disease, asthma, or diabetes. In mental illness the organ […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 74 (June 13, 2007) Yesterday I wrote a little piece for BC Christian News about the mental health service our church had several weeks ago. I also included something about Living Room. Another little effort to hopefully make a bit of difference. If other churches were to read it, I’m hoping […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 73 (June 12, 2007) What a difference a couple of days can make when you’re dealing with bipolar! In my last post I sounded so strong, yet over the last couple of days I’ve started to feel an inexplicable anxiety, bordering on depression. Inexplicable, because I don’t feel fearful. Explicable perhaps, because […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 62 (April 18, 2007) You may think this a rather trite thing to say, but we can’t take for granted the gift each new day brings to us. It’s amazing how much difference a day can make in my mood. Each morning I wake up and wonder, ‘What will this day bring? […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 58 (April 4, 2007) It seems as if every experience with episodes is unique. I don’t think I’ve ever had the kinds of ups and downs I have had recently. I go from a normal state one day to being stuck in a dark pit the next. Don’t know what to make […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 57 (April 1, 2007) I’ve been feeling very subdued – spiritual – looking for something good, something creative to bring forth from the unbalanced times I’m going through. I want to learn from what I’m experiencing, something of value that I can share with others. This is all I feel up to […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 52 (March 11, 2007) Thank God, I did pull out of that two-week down time! I was so worried it was the beginning of something big, but it was just another little blip. At times like this, I wonder though: how much of my surfacing back to the stable old me was […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 51 (March 6, 2007) First of all, I want to tell you I’m not doing badly. Not good, but not badly either. In my last post I raised the topic of waiting – waiting for depression to lift. Although I love the Bible and try to live by it, it does in […]
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