Today is the end of Mental Illness Awareness Week. I have Major Depressive Disorder. I don’t talk about it much since it is treated with
Category: depression
Depression: Do Not med shame me
If you want to tick me off… post this or one of the similar ones out there. Depression medication shaming is a thing. By far
Depression is more than emotion
My mood is suffering with this loss of functionality right now. And I am trying to manage this sinking sensation I am having best I
Depression stigma: Taking medication
This has been on my mind lately because I have seen in it several places and it really grinds my gears, as they say. I
Depression Matters: Some really, real questions I can answer.
Okay, shoot. What are your depression questions So what type of Depression do you have? Good question. So I have Major Depressive Disorder. Diagnosed when
When pain brings with it depression
1 in 5 people will develop a mental illness in their lifetime. And you know chronic pain increases those odds. Hell, with fibromyalgia we are
I remember depression and pain
The most important thing I want to tell people with chronic pain or chronic migraines is to pay attention when they have depression symptoms. I
When hidden depression become open
I was diagnosed with depression associated with chronic pain and then later with Major Depressive Disorder a bit back. I am currently on Abilify, due
Let’s talk migraine and depression #MHAM
This is another topic I wanted to specifically raise for migraine awareness month because comorbid mental illness complicates migraine treatment immensely in quality of life.
Depression and pain: Tangled
One thing I can tell you about coping is that I like to learn things the hard way. I think we all struggle from time
Brain fog with fibromylagia and depression
The Spanish study in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology called “Cognitive complaints in women with fibromyalgia: Are they due to depression or to
What it is like to have effective depression medication
First I would like to point out it isn’t always easy to find effective depression medication or even at all. It can be complex and
The sinkhole of depression
I should specify I do not get side effects from Abilify but we are all different. I cannot take antidepressants because they make my depression
Depression: the listless stagnant ball of motivationless goo.
Depression is many things. Currently, for me, it is not suicidal despair due to the medication that enables me to at least temper suicidal ideation.
