depression

there are several people in my life struggling with depression right now. aside from myself. the best post that i have read about depression is at http://daisiesandbruises.com/2014/09/27/full-weight-depression/

she wrote that depression feels like one of those vests they put on you when you get an x ray. and she talked about how it weighs you down. and how no one can fight it for you, it is something you have to do yourself no matter how much support you receive. 

it gets harder and harder to pretend to be fine all the time. harder to smile and to laugh. harder to do daily activities. depression saps your energy. there is a theory about spoons ( http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/ ) that explains how you start your day with a certain number of spoons and that each task uses up spoons. i often feel like i am out of spoons. nosy nora says you can always find more spoons . i spend my days looking for more spoons or finding ways to complete tasks without any spoons. 

i will keep this post brief in the hopes that you click on the link and read the post i mentioned above. because it explains depression and its effects better than i can. 

be kind to yourself, 

xoxo

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