I remember when it was the way it was before. I wonder if you yearn for that time, when you still believed I was better than I…… Read more “when things were different”
Category: depression
fix-it
I don’t feel what you feel; I can’t, not exactly. But, I feel when you feel. The sadness you’re enveloped by, the demons you fight may not…… Read more “fix-it”
holiday tears
Last night, as I lay in a sick, cold-medicine induced haze, tears slipped from my eyes. Holidays looming ahead stir up angst, and once I’m hidden from…… Read more “holiday tears”
help
It is hard to ask for help. Hard to admit you need some. I do. I can deal with melancholy and sadness. I can deal with the weirdness…… Read more “help”
downward spiral
I’ve struggled with depression on and off throughout my lifetime. There are times I feel it lift, a relief swells around me and I have the ability…… Read more “downward spiral”
weepy
Sometimes I feel stuck. My life is full of might have beens and used to bes. The weariness resides around my eyes, and the stress shows on…… Read more “weepy”
sorry
I’m sorry, husband, that I couldn’t figure out a way to continue to try and hold it all together. That I couldn’t let being your caretaker be…… Read more “sorry”