If you've ever read a word on this blog, I'm sure you already know that I struggle with depression and anxiety. Most of the time, that anxiety is generalized. In my definition, that means, my brain encounters nearly all stimuli from a position of anxiousness first. I've developed some adaptations to curb anxiety related to … Continue reading Planting & Watering Against Storm Anxiety
Tag: depression
Planting & Watering the Author
My theme this year--planting and watering--is all about small routines that grow segments of my life. The past two weeks I've talked about adaptation tools I use when anxiety and depression flare: checklist and menu. This week I want to pivot a bit to how my theme directly applies to me as an author. In … Continue reading Planting & Watering the Author
Planting & Watering in the Kitchen
Last week, I wrote about a scheduling adaptation that I devised to help me stay functional on high anxiety and depression days. Today, I want to tell you about another adaptation: my menu. In the past, I sat down with my spreadsheet and my cookbooks every two weeks and planned a new menu, often defaulting … Continue reading Planting & Watering in the Kitchen
Planting, Watering, and Oversleeping
It's been a while since I checked in on this blog about my annual theme, Planting and Watering. I've been struggling with oversleeping, hypersomnia if you want to get technical. This seems to be more than depression-related, and I've seen a sleep doctor. January through the beginning of April, I slept upwards of 16-18 hours … Continue reading Planting, Watering, and Oversleeping
Everyone Converts But Not Everyone is Disordered
On World Mental Health Awareness Day, I don't wish you happiness but wisdom. Not joy but understanding. Not abundance but empathy. Years ago now I was diagnosed with Conversion Disorder, which I talk about on this blog often, along with Depression and Anxiety Disorder. I capitalize those here, though I don't think I always have. … Continue reading Everyone Converts But Not Everyone is Disordered
