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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….
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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…
Discovering Depression Part 1
This is day 3 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. Yesterday, I gave you a brief overview of what depression is. Today, I’m sharing how I was diagnosed with depression. Photo Credit After Jonathan was born in 2007, my OB/GYN asked lots of questions to see how I was doing emotionally. Lots of…
What is Depression?
This is day 2 of 31 Days of Finding Joy in Depression. If you’re just joining me, go back and read the intro post to this series. Before we can really tackle depression, we have to know what it is. Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps….