This was originally published on Girl Go Glow, but I wanted it to live here, too. The timing is right to post it tonight. I let my meds lapse and have been trying to hold it together mentally for the past couple of weeks until I can get back to the doctor on Tuesday for... Continue Reading →
the latest
I'm more like Melancholy Melanie today rather than Crankypants McGhee. Progress people, it's a slow thing sometimes. Memorial Day weekend turned out nice. I won't recap the details but here's a list of sorts...family walk on greenway, family cookout and subsequent soccer playing, trip to the zoo, puppet making and puppet show, gym, toy mini... Continue Reading →
my next post will be happy, I promise
A dear friend sent this article to me and I wanted to share. I cried and sniffled through it because that's how I roll. But more than just tear-inducing, I found it to be succinct, powerful, and more than a little refreshing. Finding God in a Little White Pill It occurred to me that I've... Continue Reading →
check your ambition at the door
So, I'm like the poster child for testing new antidepressants. Bah. I went to the doctor today about some issues with my current ones so we are switching again. Bah. It's not as bad as it sounds I guess. This is only my 4th kind over many years. That's not too awful right? Bah. Do... Continue Reading →
stupid brain
So "they" say that a person's truer personality comes out when they're drunk/drinking. I agree with that to an extent in that a person's inhibitions are tossed aside and you might be more outwardly honest (and stupid) in many ways. With that in mind, today I wondered about meds, antidepressants specifically. Am I more closely... Continue Reading →
sad panda goes to the doctor
Verdict: gained 10 pounds in a matter of weeks, change in meds, follow-up visit in a month, encouraged to seek therapy. Hello mid-life crisis. The next one that comes around I'm just going to buy a red sports car and be done with it. It sucks to know that the real you is so broken... Continue Reading →