Tag Archives: Depression

Still the Best Mom in the World

Posted on May 21, 2015 by

Inspired by Mama Kat’s Writers’ Workshop. 1. Throwback Thursday: Choose a photo from a previous May and write a poem or a blog post. When I found this post from May of 2013 I was really glad I saw it … Continue reading →

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My Blogiversary

Posted on May 12, 2015 by

May marks the sixth year I have been blogging at Mama Sick. This year I am finding the challenges of mental illness difficult to deal with. Due to being depressed, I have had long occasions in which I did not … Continue reading →

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Telling Tyler My Truth

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

I’ve hidden my mental illnesses from Tyler because he simply hasn’t been old enough to handle them. But yesterday when he teased me again about always wearing pajamas, I felt the time was right to tell him about my depression. … Continue reading →

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Getting a Break and Other Stuff

Posted on April 13, 2015 by

I’m not sure if it’s the longer days, adding another medicine or making a change in my diet, but my depression is improving! The first day I felt better I cleaned my bathroom and I cleaned the cat box. I … Continue reading →

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Isolation

Posted on April 7, 2015 by

I moved to Ohio almost two and a half years ago and have yet to find a girlfriend. I have Jacques to love and support me and even Grant but I miss getting together with my girlfriends. My three best … Continue reading →

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Health/Life Update

Posted on February 13, 2015 by

I haven’t written in a while, mostly because I’ve been in a state of limbo with my depression. Nothing has improved with the med change. I saw my psychiatrist yesterday and she increased one of them. In addition to the … Continue reading →

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Depression’s Voice

Posted on January 23, 2015 by

I go for my gym orientation this Monday. After that there will be no more excuses not to work out. But depression is like a voice in my head telling me, “No! I don’t want you to go there! I … Continue reading →

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The Thing I Can’t Change

Posted on January 15, 2015 by

This post was inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 2. If there was one thing you could change about yourself, what would it be? Why can’t it change? If I could change anything about myself it would be my … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on December 31, 2014 by

Normally I don’t make New Year’s resolutions with the thought that I’m probably going to break them all within the first few weeks anyway and I am just setting myself up to fail. But this year I’m going to strive … Continue reading →

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Just Can’t Get There

Posted on November 26, 2014 by

I have free membership to my local YMCA. My pulmonologist says I should walk twenty minutes every day. My diabetes nurse educator says exercise and weight loss will lower my blood sugar. My therapist says walking will help with my … Continue reading →

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