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I thought about whether I wanted to write about my mental health journey here in the same place as my portfolio. I settled on doing this because I remembered, I get to be picky about who I work with. It's just as important to repel potential clients as it is to attract them. If someone doesn't want to work with me because I am open about my mental health journey, they probably wouldn't be a great fit for me anyway.
an·he·do·ni·aAnhedonia is a word I recently learned. How have I gone so far in life not knowing a word that so perfectly described a chronic condition of mine? It was actually this comic that prompted me to look up the meaning.
noun PSYCHIATRY
inability to feel pleasure.
source:
https://twitter.com/biancaxunise/status/1006981276870430720
- biancaxunise
I'm feeling OK
I have to remind myself that I don't have to identify with depression. It's something I'll always need to be aware of and manage but I don't live in a state of depression. It's just like the comic, it comes and goes. Today I'm okay. I'm actually more than okay and I'm dealing with some tough circumstances. I felt real shame today when I borrowed money from my kids to buy food. When my depression is at its worst and untreated, days like today would break me.
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