Tuesday, October 29, 2013

The Mean Season is Upon Us - AGAIN


Hold onto your hats boys and girls the "mean" season is upon us.  The Holidays are here and no matter how many years we practice, here they come as we are caught unaware up into the spidery web of the most "joyous" time of the year.

What is clinical depression?  It is easier to say what it is not.  Depression is NOT:  Negativity, having a bad day, grief, a tantrum, something others can easily see (when we get really good at "stuffing" it for everyone else's sake), something anyone else can "fix", or an excuse for bad behavior.  It is a constant (in the back ground) feeling of being "low" which ebbs and flows through out our days. 

Others can help simply by being aware that their loved one's brain is wired differently OR spurts out chemicals in a different quantity than theirs.  People who know that we "suffer", often in complete silence, can simply be aware and be patient.  A lot of information is available today to help those with clinical depression learn coping skills.  Ultimately, is our responsibility to respond to this condition when it rears its ugly head up high enough that it is affecting our daily lives.  Sometimes medication is the answer but many of us choose to "deal" with the lows without medication due to the side effects.  Sometimes an upbeat musical selection, meditation, walks, exercise, enjoying our pets or many other outside influences are the answer to beginning the climb out of the pit. 

The key to the above paragraph is that we are RESPONSIBLE for dealing with it.  This means taking time out to recenter, find our bearings, realize what is really happening within us and then manage it.

This is nothing more than a reminder to myself and all those that I love with this condition to be ready with your personal survival kit (whatever it contains) and use it when ever necessary.

This too will soon pass................. enjoy the days when that monster is subdued........ address it when it is not and take multitudes of pictures capturing the GREAT days because they come in handy.

Hugs xoxoxo

October 29, 2013

1 comment:

  1. I have a mixed bag of emotions for the holidays. I wish us all well. Another great post. Dont forget the chocolate supply. It takes the edge off. Sigh..

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