I’m not normal. Yes I know most of us consider ourselves in this way. But I truly am not. Let me explain. My life on a daily basis consists of me wondering when the other shoe will drop. Thinking the worst all the time. Wondering “what if” about every aspect of my life- career, love, … More Always wondering
Do you ever say something and wonder after, did that offend anyone? Or send a text- or receive one- and think about it, wondering what the meaning is? No? Just me? Cool. I’m not talking about women overthinking about the date they had and what the guy is saying. (Did he mean to wait to … More Wondering what they meant…
My husband and I were talking the other day about something that we had both seen about perception and what the person actually believes they are portraying. We had seen a quote that said something about how a person may think that they’re portraying themselves one way however other people don’t see it that way. … More It’s not what it seems to me
What I’ve noticed is that as I slowly come out of hiding, my typical avoidance behavior with my anxiety and depression, I will often text. A lot. And over share. A lot. It definitely increases with a few glasses of wine but happens regardless. Am I being reasonable to think that connecting with people can … More Is a response too much to ask?
We were hiking with some friends and came to a brook. My kid automatically decided we had to cross the brook, and found some logs that were crossing over it. Immediately, they went across. The other mom and I looked on as all three kids made it safely – albeit shakily – across. Then it … More Anxiety Analogy
Ok, so hear me out. For someone who has anxiety, everything may seem like a mountain instead of a molehill. But to be honest, the rational (albeit losing side) of the brain will understand and know that there are certain things that aren’t really mountains. We just can’t get past that. Let me give you … More When you have anxiety over seemingly stupid stuff
Do you ever write a common word, like “so” or “and”, so many times that you start to wonder if it’s actually the way that it is spelled? Do you ever say something enough times that it starts to feel not real? It’s called “semantic satiation” and I feel like I’m living it. I find … More Semantic satiation…of sorts
With the current world situation, we had to cancel our usual trip to South Carolina. My husband still took his two weeks off but we had to make do with what we had. Part staycation and part of it we got offered to use my sister’s lake house. We went up there for a few … More When you have anxiety, and family
What is depression exactly? It’s feeling worthless even though people tell you otherwise. It’s feeling like no one understands you no matter how much you try to explain yourself. It’s feeling defeated even after what would look like success to anyone else. But the other question I feel like gets thrown around a lot on … More What it looks like
It’s easy to blame new meds, isn’t it? Most times, when someone is feeling down and out, and has dealt with it for 20+ years of the ups and downs, the medication changes, it’s quite easy to just write it off as a switch. Maybe if we look hard enough at the side effects, it … More When normal really isn’t
Unbeaten Mommy 