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Tuesday haiku

It’s been a weird day. Also, Happy Birthday to my dog, Macallan!

antidepressants, bad day, depression, fatigue, jerk brain, medication, mental health, recovery, Wellbutrin

YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS

Why am I creating barriers to thinking about the future?

future, mental health, recovery

Known side effects

I’m not sleeping well. It’s a lousy side effect of tapering off the Wellbutrin.

antidepressants, anxiety, depression, medication, mental health, recovery, Wellbutrin

Conversations with Jerk Brain: The saga continues

Hello, old friend.

anxiety, depression, humor, jerk brain, mental health, recovery, self image

Recovery update: Inching closer

Another step down in medication means I’m slowly but surely nearing my goal.

anxiety, depression, medication, mental health, recovery

It’s always Day 1

The Amazon.com management philosophy translates well to a framework for mental health wellness.

business, depression, emotional intelligence, jerk brain, mental health, recovery, therapy

Leftovers

Letting go of anything, even emotional baggage, is difficult. It is also freeing.

anxiety, depression, emotional baggage, mental health, recovery

Coming back around

Looking back at nearly three months of blog posts, I do some autoethnographic research on myself to see how I’ve changed and, just maybe, gotten better.

anxiety, blogging, depression, lessons learned, mental health, recovery, reflections, research

Recovery update: A break in the clouds

It does get better.

anxiety, depression, medication, mental health, recovery

Learning to read the room

As I’ve written before, positivity can be toxic. In the throes of the COVID19 crisis, it’s important that we stay vigilant and call out actions that serve to shame those struggling with anxiety, depression, and other challenging circumstances.

anxiety, covid19, depression, economy, fear, inclusion, jerk brain, mental health, perfectionism, pretending, recovery, toxic positivity, what to say

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