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Posted by eeyorena on January 4, 2005, at 17:57:40
In reply to Re: Wow, posted by hotagent339 on January 4, 2005, at 0:21:29
Molly--
wow. Wow. wow. You are under an INCREDIBLE amount of stress. This does not necessarily mean that you are "mentally ill." This means that you are normal. If you had all of this going on and were emotionally numb to it, I would have to wonder about that. It is sometimes VERY healthy to be angry. It is how we direct that anger that can work for us or against us. I loved the book, "Dance of Anger" by Harriett Goldhor-Lerner. Easy read. Lots of simple case studies and ideas. Very practical and affirming.
I am offically mentally ill :) I'm very high functioning but...there it is. Chronic depression and anxiety with a lot of survival and coping mechanisms that allowed me to "kind of" hide my depression for years.
I'm not ashamed anymore. I do have a very supportive husband and in-laws (it's my own family that has the issues) so that makes it easier. I know other HF depressives who I really admire. Plus, I'm Irish and have cultivated a dark sense of humor about the whole thing.
Here are some things I put together about how I regard my depression which will hopefully make you laugh.
http://happynothappy.blogspot.com/2004/12/top-ten-reasons-i-can-go-with.html
take very good care of YOURSELF! Later...E
Posted by yellowbrickroad on January 4, 2005, at 17:57:41
In reply to Re: Wow, posted by eeyorena on January 4, 2005, at 1:42:37
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Great blog. Very entertaining, witty.
YBR
P.S. I loved "The Dance of Anger" too.
Posted by ron1953 on January 5, 2005, at 14:38:06
In reply to Re: Wow, posted by eeyorena on January 4, 2005, at 1:42:37
There's a link on the blog page to a wonderfully off-center web site -http://www.despair.com/demotivators/. Try the freebee screensaver download!
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