Living with anxiety, depression, or both can be really difficult. Everyday life is negatively affected, especially relationships with those that don’t fully understand the illness. Here are 9 things that people living with anxiety and depression want others to know. 1. I Can’t Control It It’s not something that I can just snap out of….
Category: Depression
What High Functioning Depression Is Like
I have depression. I’m sure you already knew that if you’ve read some of my other blog posts. I am, however, very high functioning for someone who has this illness. There is an official term for high-functioning depression, it’s called Dysthymia which is characterized by: “Depressed mood for most of the day, for more days than…
How to Prepare for Winter with Depression
Yesterday was a very cold chilly day. A big reminder that summer is coming to an end, and fall/winter is on the way. A lot of people who suffer from depression find that their symptoms and general condition worsen in the winter. Myself included. There are many reasons for this, cold weather that keeps us indoors,…
How Chester Bennington’s Death Affected Me.
*This post deals with the topic of suicide and depression and is potentially triggering* It’s been one year since the world lost the lead singer of Linkin Park, Chester Bennington. His death indirectly affected me a lot more than I ever expected. I’ve never been overly interested in celebrities, and when news of a celebrity…