I am still helping others: I do not jiàn sǐ bù jiù
Even as I hurt, I cannot neglect the suffering of other people.
Coping
Survival status: vertigo and brain zaps
I am experiencing serotonin withdrawal syndrome, a holiday from life would be nice. Happy Thanksgiving.
Survival status: less than one day of medicine
Good things, like restful sleep, happened recently, and I am still working hard. I will run out of medicine today, however.
Open letter to my father, Dan Hogan: our relationship hurts
I outline for my dad, Dan Hogan, some of the things about our relationship that hurt me.
Some improvements
I bought two weeks of modafinil, and it is already helping me. Combined with the positive effects of the alprazolam, the whole of the effects is greater than the sum of the effects of the individual medicines.
Shopping and struggling
My depression was especially severe today but I found strength from an unusual source and I accomplished some goals.
The anxiety subsides, the depression rises
Now that I am better able to handle my anxiety, my depression symptoms are my major obstacle. I need medicine to help me, but my options are few and the medicine is expensive.
Howie Mandel: Everyone needs help coping at sometime
This America’s Got Talent contestant told the judges she has anxiety disorder and depression. Howie Mandel, one of the judges, suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), which is a specific kind of anxiety disorder. The contestant and Mandel have been able to succeed because of the help of others. Humans are social animals: “Either we … Read more
Would you hire this person?
All of the following increased my stress this morning, even the trivial things: When I decided to write this post, it took 30 seconds for WordPress to open. Because it was taking too long, I tried to switch to OneNote, which was already open, but Windows would not switch to OneNote. I had to go to the … Read more
I slept for four straight days
For the past four days, I slept 20 to 22 hours each day; I only left my room once. My symptoms have never included radically over sleeping: I am changing, but I don’t know the cause(s) or the direction of my change. I do know what caused me to be able to leave my room … Read more