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This is day 8 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. Yesterday, I shared about genetics and depression. Today, let’s talk about PCOD. What is PCOD? It’s polycystic ovary disease. {It’s also referred to as PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome.} Shortly after Josh and I decided to stop preventing pregnancy in 2005 {though not necessarily…
Depression
Is Depression Genetic?
This is day 7 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. Yesterday, I shared about what depression looks like for me. Today, let’s talk about genetics and family history. Photo Credit I’m not a doctor, but it doesn’t take much research or observation to find that depression can run in families. Whether this is…
What Does Depression Really Look Like?
This is day 6 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. Yesterday, I shared about the denial in depression. Today, I want to tell you what depression looks like. Photo Credit I shared some of the symptoms of depression on day 2, but he way that those symptoms manifest themselves is different for each person….
Denial
This is day 5 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. Yesterday, I shared the second part of my story of discovering that I had depression. Today, let’s face the denial. Denial is… disbelief in the existence or reality of a thing; refusal to recognize or acknowledge; a disowning or disavowal from dictionary.com It seems easier to deny the existence of depression than to deal with it. The masks…
Discovering Depression Part 2
This is day 4 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. Yesterday, I shared the first part of my story of discovering that I had depression. Today, is the second part of that story. Photo Credit I left work early and headed for my doctor’s office. I remember sitting in the waiting room and…