What is depression? I describe depression as hopelessness, lovelessness, lack of true joy, confusion, etc… Depression is not a thing in and of itself, but it is a lack of a thing. Just like darkness is the absence of light, depression is the absence of joy, love, hope, and peace. Depression is the opposite of…
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“Where are you Christmas? Why can’t I find you? Why have you gone away? Where is the laughter You used to bring me? Why can’t I hear music play?”* Christmas can be one of the hardest times of the year to be struggling with depression. You look around at all the strings of lights, but…
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We live in a crazy world that has a bad habit of throwing crazy things at us. These crazy things can lead to depression and abuse (whether it is of substances, relationships or yourself.) Because of the time period that we live in, these things abound. They are everywhere in this world, and it’s hard…
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Have you ever had a long string of crazy things happen? Your life feels like a row of dominos that got bumped as one thing after another falls down in a clattering chain of a mess. Life can be rough. Problems come, but they don’t go away as quickly as we would like them to….
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I know you very well, but I never realized who you were. You were always there following me wherever I went. Your voice told me I had too much to do and too little time. You insisted people didn’t welcome me. You shook me to the core when I had to speak. You squeezed my…
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