Stay vigilant

It's been a minute since I've been to the gym. Like so many other people, I went to the gym, got a membership, did my first session, did one more the next day, and then proceeded to stop going to the gym. The motivational impulse to begin to regularly go to the gym is nearly irresistible. Improving your mental and physical health through a gym routine? That sounds incredible. The sad thing is building discipline takes genuine effort. That explains why so many of us are left right at the startin…

We're all just manifesting, 'no worries'

Depression is a fickle, frustrating beast. It can come at any time, in any variety, and in any severity. You could have had the best week of your life. Everything going right; work is incredible, friendships are healthy, and social life is stellar. But one day you wake up and that terrible feeling has emerged. You have no idea how long it will last or how bad it will be. All you know is that it's an incredibly awful burden. One that affects every part of your life. But that's the thing about de…

I’m a dog person. I grew up with dogs, all of my roommates have had dogs, and I’ve been a side hustle dog walker for about four years now. Love everything about them. If I’m going to have a pet it’s going to be either a smart creature I get to spend time with or something that requires near-zero maintenance that functions more as apartment decoration. Dogs are objectively the best pet if you’re willing to put in the time and maintenance. They’re sweet, smart, funny, and loveable. They’ll get yo…

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How do we un-evolve?

Am I the drama?

The future (of depression) is now

My therapist keeps writing down my dark jokes in their journal. I bet they're trying to steal them for later...

I walk a lonely road, the only road that I have ever known...

My ancestors wouldn't be proud

[having a universal human experience] how could this happen to me?

As a lifetime member of the Depression and Anxiety Squad , I've developed a pretty resilient sense of humor. In fact, I think that my trauma and related struggles might be responsible for like 50% of that humor. Over the years it's shifted to be pretty self-deprecating , but in my old age I've started to wonder if poking fun at my pain is getting old. Spoiler alert: It is. There's something to said about being positive through the hard times. I know that's not always possible, but a good substi…

I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known...

They changed the grocery store layout again and we're fuming