Tag Archives: depression
On mental illness
Let me talk to you about my brain. It’s not working so good right now. It’s soldiering on and getting me through the days but on the whole, it’s pretty down and a bit anxious. I’m more aware now of … Continue reading
In which I speak its name
I used to say that I had ‘had a mental illness’. I used to tell people when I was younger, I had depression. Or I used to have Panic Disorder but I don’t have panic attacks anymore. Or maybe, if … Continue reading
Body and soul
I recall pregnancy as a time of great fascination with my bodily functions. And I don’t just mean in the crude pee-in-a-cup-for-the-doctor and tell-the-midwife-what-your-discharge looks like kind of way. What I mean is that pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding have been … Continue reading
The black dog’s a bitch
So I haven’t been around for a little while. I don’t know if it’s because of all that’s happened in the last few months or if it’s chemical, but it hit me the other day that perhaps the reason I’m … Continue reading
