tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post7756350834559924259..comments2024-03-26T15:30:39.733-07:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: a new month and the last of the oldRain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-34113520676480677832016-06-03T17:31:08.458-07:002016-06-03T17:31:08.458-07:00Thank you for sharing this personal and painful ep...Thank you for sharing this personal and painful episode of depression. Good self care is essential, and your camping trip no doubt restorative. If some medication helps then no need to hate taking it, it's just a tool in your box. Such a feeling of helplessness when hard things are happening to those we love. It's completely out of sphere of influence, and we have no magic wand, dammit. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052375488090209961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-25382060024621416482016-06-01T06:07:45.038-07:002016-06-01T06:07:45.038-07:00Writing new stories does help, Tabor, but I think ...Writing new stories does help, Tabor, but I think the hardest thing is when bad stuff impacts friends and family we love. Although continuous pain of any sort can do it too. I've gone into depressions a few times, none what I'd deem extremely serious but enough to see the doctor once and then use the same thing the next time (Prozac for me). I don't like using it though as it does help but it also flattens and takes creativity away. I have heard some other prescriptions are better but it's the only one I tried and that was in my late 40s. A thing that helps in my area is a light that mimics sunlight as we get a lot of seasonal depression. This though was something else and seems to come and go a bit right now. Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-66975934437808317002016-06-01T03:08:01.598-07:002016-06-01T03:08:01.598-07:00I have had serious depression only once in my life...I have had serious depression only once in my life and it scared me because I was not sure if I had the strength to combat it or rise above it and it was something I had never experienced before. It was due to a lingering back pain issue and I have later read that back pain and depression can go hand-in-hand. Fortunately it was something I could work on! When it is out of our hands and happening to our loved ones, that can be such a lingering cloud. You seem to be strong and very intelligent in addressing the issue, so I know you will find your way to healthier days. As I age I realize that sadness such as this is going to be a new companion whether I like it or not! Going into the fantasy of your characters lives is one therapy, I am sure.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com