by skimhenson | Dec 2, 2012 | depression
If you asked me about the pointlessness of depression several years ago, I would have said, “Depression is a total waste of time, so get over it.” But not now. Without depression’s help, I’d likely be stuck in my past. Stuck in pain. Stuck in a life I hated....
by skimhenson | Nov 17, 2012 | depression
According to Merriam-Webster Online, depress means (de) do the opposite of (press) steady pushing. In other words, stop pressing on. I never thought to break down the word until I was in the middle of my own breakdown, which gave me plenty of time to think....
by skimhenson | Oct 26, 2012 | depression
The first time I admitted my secret, I was in a spiritual meeting with several women friends who nodded while I shared five minutes of my story. Until that morning, I labeled my depression a funk, feeling kind of blue, being down and out, a gloomy mood. I joked about...
by skimhenson | Aug 19, 2010 | renovations for home and life
August 14, 2010 was the first day since my blog’s start-up that I didn’t have one single online visitor. Not one. Zero hits for 24 hours. I checked back two days in a row, as if viewers may use time travel and return to Saturday. No luck. To top it off, I took it...