Friday, September 28, 2012

Make Time for You

Everyone needs time for themselves. Your Self is your soul and it needs time to refresh and replenish. It's hard to find time for yourself, but you can make a time to be alone and/or do other things just for yourself. Here are some suggestions on how to do that:

  • Organize your errands and grocery shopping to be done on one or two days per week;
  • Only vacuum on one day per week and then only do the main "traffic" areas;
  • Go to a park, library, book store or coffee shop and sit alone. You can write, read, eat, drink or just look around, but enjoy this time for your self;
  • Wake up 15-60 minutes earlier than normal and spend that time doing something you enjoy;
  • Write in a journal. Keep a record of what you've done right and try to think of three or more things to record.


I'm sure there are many more ways to make time for You and I may add more later. However, you are more than welcome to leave comments on how you prefer to set aside time for your Self.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Anxiety and Depression Symptoms



This probably belongs down near the beginning of the blog but it was written on June 14, 2011. Now I've decided to include it on this blog.


           You should always see a doctor if you have at least half the following problems:
·        unexplained, long term or frequent sadness
·        anxiety including feeling jittery, wanting to hide or panic attacks
·        unexplained weight loss OR weight gain – most people say this should have happened in the last six months, but if you can narrow it down to any six month period, I say it counts
·        changes in your personality or reactions, such as from calm and collected to angry and abrasive or the opposite
·        you're often angry or dissappointed with yourself
·        losing jobs because you're “too slow,” because you get nervous or because you can't concentrate

Back Again

I haven't posted on here in a very, very long time and I apologize. On July 12, 2010, I made a blog called "ADHD, Anxiety and Depression". It was supposed to replace this one, but I only wrote three posts for it. 

After that, I tried to start another blog about Depression and Anxiety on WordPress. However, I didn't write anything for it beyond the initial "Hello" paragraph.

Today, I decided come back to Blogger and renew my efforts here. I studied both pages and decide to add more posts to this one.

A lot has happened in the 1-1/2 years since my last post to "ADHD, Anxiety and Depression". The most significant occurrence is the death of my mother.

That's right, I lost my mother in March 2012 and I still haven't fully recovered. I'm not sure when I will get over this loss, if ever.

However, my mother's death also served as a wake-up call. It taught me to reconnect with my siblings, to take care of myself and it gave me a shove into doing things I've wanted to do for a long time! Her sudden illness and death showed me that we all have a very limited time on Earth and we had better use it wisely.

I promise to write more about this later. But, I ask you to stop a moment and ask yourself one simple question, "What have I done today that counts toward my goals?"