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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Mar 17, 2020 | Replies (302)
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@parus @pearlbaby7 It seems like a "safe" thing to ascribe to the theory that someone has mental illness, and I find people tossing that phrase around so much. Like you, I believe it is the results of the TV shows that spout psychobabble because some want to hear it, not that they understand it. Does that make sense? I know for a fact that I have experienced deep depression, that I am on the autism spectrum, and that I see/react to the world in different ways than most around me. But it doesn't fit into a neatly defined box. That's okay, neither do I. And I'm ok with that. Like the popular phrase is, "be your most awesome self".
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@parus @gingerw
Having your only child ignore Mother's Day but follow through on Father's Day and then not acknowledge the 3 birthday presents you sent makes you wonder if you were a lousy mother. If I did a good job as a parent wouldn't she want to at least talk to me?
Gingerw, I agree that we can only pursue being our best selves. I think, though, that to see if I'm doing that, I'm going to have to get out among people even when it's hard. I'll have to balance that with also cutting myself some slack in order to take care of me.
So, i guess my next goal is to go to the senior center for the first time and see how it goes. My time frame will be next week. One baby step at a time.