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Losing Myself…Again
Share this... Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter EmailAfter a month and a half of feeling like I was on the right path, I started losing myself again. I started falling into my black hole. I tried stopping it but I couldn’t. This time I decided to embrace it. I let myself feel my feelings and tried not to feel too guilty when I napped. I talked to my husband…well a little bit. I’m still working on it. As I tried to work through my slump, I had to let somethings go. My writing included. I started to slowly find myself again and I am back on my journey. Losing Myself in my…
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Benefits of Affirmations
Share this... Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter EmailAre there benefits of daily affirmations? By now you know about my breakdown and the journey I am embarking on. It has felt good to tell my story and receive such wonderful support, but it’s time to take a more active role in getting healthy and becoming happy. First on the list of baby steps, daily affirmations. Let’s try it out! What are affirmations? I have heard of the benefits of affirmations but to be honest, I thought they were a little hokey. How can just saying something over and over help change your attitude? But I am willing to try anything to become the person I…
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Effects of My Breakdown
Share this... Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter EmailIt’s been over a year since I had my breakdown and I am still feeling the effects of it. I have become very anxious. More so than I have ever been. It has been a rough road, but I am ready to learn to heal. Effects on my Sleep: Where have all the ZZZ’s gone? One of the first effects I noticed was my sleeping habits were all screwed up. I often have trouble falling and staying asleep at night. Five hours of sleep is a good night. It is exhausting. The exhaustion that comes with depression doesn’t help. The combination of the depression and the lack of sleep meant…
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My Breakdown
Share this... Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter EmailIt’s hard to admit. I have even tried to hide from it since I was never officially diagnosed with having a nervous breakdown. But I can’t think of any other way to describe it. Looking back, I can see that there were years leading up to it. I had gone back into the classroom. Oh yeah, did I mention I was a teacher? I was in the classroom for 13 years. I loved it! I complained about the hours and how tired I was, but I loved it. I wanted to be a teacher for as long as I could remember. I took such joy…
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Why This Journey?
Share this... Facebook0 Pinterest0 Twitter EmailOkay, I need to get a little personal to truly explain why I am starting this journey to become a healthy, happy person. I can say this journey started in October 2017. However, when I really think about it, that would be inaccurate. I am really starting this journey now, in December of 2018. I don’t know exactly what this journey will be or where it will take me. But I will be here, documenting my experiences, thoughts, failures and successes. I hope someone out there can learn from what I am embarking on and start your own journey to becoming a healthy, happy person.…
