I was 26 when I experienced my first episode of major depression. Back then, I didn’t realize I was depressive. All I knew was that there was an invisible force sucking me into a vortex of despair…
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How My Depression Led to a Zen Awakening about Self Love
I believe that depression is an epic, personal battle against the darker forces of the human spirit. Recently, after an unexpected Zen-like awakening, I got my metaphoric hands on another weapon to use against depression. I now wield a mighty weapon called self love.
How I Discovered (And Also Tamed) My Anxiety
I was only 33. I was young, fit, and strong. But I felt like I was having a heart attack.
Almost as quickly as it had come in, the storm passed, just as I was getting ready to go to the emergency room.
It wasn’t a heart attack. I later learned that it was an anxiety attack (sometimes called a panic attack).
Apparently, the signs are similar, and many people end up in the emergency room due to anxiety attacks.
Who knew?
Why I Will No Longer Hide My Depression
Like many depressives, I have a secret.
It’s terrifies me to do this, but I’m going to share that secret with all of you now.
My secret is that I’m depressive.
Of course, this isn’t news. The fact that I’ve battled depression is all over my website and the Internet.
But you don’t know the whole story. I hid some of it.
I’m done hiding.
How (and Why) You Should Love Yourself More
Valentine’s day is a day meant for love. But typically, the love is projected outward rather than inward. What if, instead of focusing so much love outward, you focused some of it inward? Would that be wrong?