The Beatles Knew When They Needed “Help!”
Do Real Men ask for Help?
Do you know the song I am talking about? The words to the chorus are:
Help!
I need somebody!
Help!
Not just anybody!
Help!
You know I need someone!
Help!
When I was younger so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody’s help in any way.
But now these days are gone I’m not so self-assured,
I know I find, I need ya like, I’ve never done before.
Help me if you can I ‘m feelin down,
and I do appreciate you bein round,
help me get my feet back on the ground,
won’t you please please help me?
Help!
I need somebody
Help!
Not just anybody!
Help!
Ya know I need someone,
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Reach Out and let others Reach Back
ALWAYS CHANGING
Bipolar is new every morning, I will say that! I never know what kind of mood I will be in, especially due to the fact that I have rapid cycling bipolar which means my moods change frequently. I don’t like that. Of course it is the depressed mood that is the most dreaded, but then the hypomania is no fun either because you know it leads to depression, and so there you have it…The main symptom even in bipolar is good old depression. Read the rest of this entry »
Feeling Thankful for my Legs!
LEGS THAT CAN WALK
Today I am thankful that my legs work and I can get outside and walk almost every day.
I am thankful for all of the sights and sounds I experience on my walk.
I am thankful for the independence my working legs give me.
I am thankful for the way my brain functions well when I am walking. Sometimes my walk is the best part of my day.
How about you? What are you thankful for?
I am so glad you dropped by today!
Join me again at ‘Depression Getaway’ and together we will…
…live, care, laugh, share, learn, discover, forgive and recover.
Don’t give up, I’m praying for you!
Wendy Love
How to Protect Your Relationship from Damage Due to Depression
HOLD ONTO ONE ANOTHER
As we discuss the challenge that depression presents to relationships, I would like to make some suggestions.
I will use my husband and I as examples here. We have been navigating these dark waters together for over 13 years now. We have come up with some things that work for us, maybe they will work for you too. Read the rest of this entry »
Can Depression Ruin Relationships?
Depression Hurts Relationships
Of course depression can ruin relationships. It can ruin just about anything if you let it! But there are lots of other things that can ruin relationships as well. Depression presents its own unique challenges however, which should not be overlooked.
How can it ruin relationships? The depressed person is no fun, that’s how. But it goes much deeper than that. As the depressed person withdraws more and more from life they will sometimes even withdraw from their relationships, even the most important ones. They can’t help it, they feel rotten and they have nothing to give. They withdraw to survive. Read the rest of this entry »
Depression and Relationships: As Good As It Gets
As I attempt to tackle the topic of depression and relationships, one kind of relationship comes to mind – romance!
“All the world loves a lover”. Romance is a wonderful thing. We are designed for it, it comes naturally for most of us, and it is a thrill and comfort like no other relationship. Even depressed people crave romance. We all crave connection and we all love to be needed by someone. Read the rest of this entry »
Depression and Relationships: Baby Boom
Baby Boom was one of my favourite movies way back in the 90′s. It was a story where the heroine (played by Diane Keaton), who is a brilliant and successful advertising executive, is faced with a choice of whether to continue to become more successful and live in the fast lane, or enjoy a lesser degree of success but be able to stay home and raise her baby and enjoy a meaningful relationship and small town life. You guessed it, she chose home and baby! I liked that! That fit in with my value system. Read the rest of this entry »
Depression and Relationships:When Harry Met Sally
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
Did you see it? The movie? When it came out it was just another romantic comedy but over the years it has raised up quite a following. There are some memorable scenes (the restaurant orgasm) and delightful lines.
It is about a couple who meet one another when they are both involved with someone else. As college students they take a car trip across country together merely for financial convenience and get to know each other quite well and say goodbye, thinking nothing of their relationship. They bump into each other over the years and finally ten years later, when they are both going through a break-up they become good friends – the most unlikely good friends since they are so different. Read the rest of this entry »
My Depression Journey – Looking Back…
LOOKING BACK AT THE JOURNEY FROM HERE...
One of the best blogs about depression out there is Storied Mind. Recently, the author, John, wrote a post that got a lot of reactions, very detailed reactions. It was called ’13 Ways of Defining Depression’. In this well-written article he reviews the many different ways that he has defined depression over the years. His view has changed and that made me, and clearly several others think about their own journey.
And so I thought that I would review my journey here in hopes that it may inspire you to take a second look at your own condition in a different way. Maybe you will see how you have progressed. Read the rest of this entry »
The Drug Debate
http://beyondmeds.com/2012/02/15/overmedicated/
ARE WE OVER-MEDICATED?
If you read as much as I do about depression, you will not miss the growing opinion that drugs are bad for us, that the entire antidepressant thing is just a ploy of the pharmaceutical companies and that we are all simply falling for their greedy, not lofty, goals. Read the rest of this entry »