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The Miracle of the White Rose
The Miracle of the White Rose It was winter of 2014. It was cold and everything was gray outside. My mood was gray too. I was having a hard time keeping my chin up. It was just one of those days where depression was trying to slink its way back into my heart and mind, and pull me under. I thought that maybe some cold fresh air would help me to feel better, so I went outside. That was depressing too. All of my beautiful rose bushes were pokey sticks. The hydrangea plants were wet brown sticks coming out of the ground. Tall weeds and wild grass had helped itself…
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Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
Labels A few years ago, a 17 year old girl in our local high school was diagnosed with Situational Bipolar Disorder. It wasn’t a severe case, but still she suffered. Wouldn’t it have been better if her friends had been aware of the struggles concerning this disorder rather than alienate her? She had lost most of her friends, and struggled severely with social anxieties, and battled depression. Kandi was teased and ridiculed for exhibiting what the other teens think is “Hyper-active, immature, or annoying behavior.” She could not help it when she got into these phases. Kandi was not Hyper-active: she was in a state of mania. When in this…
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Bits of Wit & Wisdom
When I was a little girl I often pretended to be Cinderella. I was especially good at becoming a martyr as I did my chores and thought dreadful things about my mother who I was sure acted identical to the evil step mother! I wanted to meet my Prince Charming and live Happily Ever After. I didn’t want to go to college when I was a little girl, because I wanted to grow up and be a mommy. I have obtained that dream through sweat and tears and more tears. But more tears have been happy than sad. I believe that life is short, unpredictable, that it’s okay to…
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The Stigma Of Mental Illness
Many people would say, “If you are depressed, then you need to snap out of it; think positive thoughts. It is your own fault and you shouldn’t blame it on anyone else. It’s not the fault of hormones, chemical imbalances, or sad situations. It isn’t hereditary, and people could get over it if they tried. The world is full of people who aren’t really sick. Depression isn’t a disease.” Everything that was previously said is absolutely false. However, this is the way that much of the world views MDD—“major depressive disorder” or depression and it needs to stop. I get frustrated by people who just “don’t get it”. If people…
A Romantic Blessed Mom of 5; Mental Health Advocate, with a Creative, Victorian Soul.