Category: Mental health
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Disease Doesn’t Mean You’re A Bad Person
26 comments on Disease Doesn’t Mean You’re A Bad PersonVery early in my career, I participated in a study of young women who were hospitalized and awaiting the results of biopsies to determine if they had cervical cancer. While I was interviewing one of my patients, the biopsy results of the woman in the next bed came back to her — negative. The fortunate woman’s father, who was there with her, said in relief: “We’re good…
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Thoughts on the solstice
North star guide my love to me Through times spent in good company Smouldering eyes around the fire With stories tall and spirits higher … Stoke the fire up bright and strong Verse to verse and song to song The day grows shorter by the hour Close the circle Feel the power Winter solstice tends to touch me stronger than summer. I’m grateful to both, since…
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Thankful Thursday
I think it’s time to do this again. See, my job was eliminated. Not fun, but I’m at the stage now where I’m thankful it happened, because: 1) Much less stress. The old job was changing and had become a bad fit, and now it’s OVER. 2) I qualify for unemployment. 3) …also, we have money saved. I’m touching wood as I type this, but we’re okay…
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Things I am thankful for right now
1) Yummy food and friends / chosen family to enjoy it with. 2) A positive discussion of Health at Every Size. 3) A warm house. 4) Interview scheduled for next week. 5) Laughing with friends while playing board games ;)
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Hosting Thanksgiving? Tips to reduce stress
Okay, this is kind of US-centric, but The Onion posted some funny tips to make hosting a family Thanksgiving less stressful, including: Put the adults at the kids’ table, and keep the kids in the car. To keep your mother happy, seat her directly across from her one good child who actually did something with his life. Never host Thanksgiving Some other options: Tell everyone you’re Canadian and…
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Some Good Things
Riot Nrrd explains why judging other people’s health can be inaccurate. Despite turning my ankle a couple times Monday (and working too much and walking too little these past weeks) I didn’t have problems walking over a mile at the Sounders game Tuesday night :) My new CPAP mask arrived! Somehow I’d broken the widget that connects the nose piece to the headgear. I’ve got another mask which…
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] The man of the house baked a chicken with some rosemary this evening. He accompanied it with broccoli with cheese sauce, green beans steamed with red potatoes, corn cooked with onions, cold sliced beets, and French bread. As we were eating he said, “So did I make the Thankful Thursday this week?” So. Um. Today I’m thankful for: The man of the house…
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] It’s Thursday and I’m thankful for: I’m getting better at exercising regularly. It’s having results in terms of feeling stronger & being able to do more physically. The rain is watering the yard for me. One less item on the to-do list :) …and the roses are still blooming. Fresh strawberries and shortbread with tea this afternoon. Decadence! A friend posted a link…
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] It’s Thursday and I’m thankful for: I have a job. Yeah, there were times Wednesday when I really just wanted to LEAVE, but … I have a job. It provides me with income. Income good. Nudemuse’s post on beginning body acceptance. This rocks, and I’m glad I read it. The relaxing effects of a walk. Tylenol. I am glad I have something to…
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] Not too hot today, so the HVAC system at work going out for most of the day didn’t lead to sweltering…. Helped the man of the house move some equipment that I distinctly remember was really heavy … only it didn’t seem that heavy when I was carrying it tonight. (The dumbbell workouts are paying off!) Fun time with friends watching the Sounders…
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When normal isn’t normal
Yesterday Wendy published a 2-line poem titled “when normal isn’t normal”. i suffer from mental health is there something wrong with me You may or may not identify with this. Yes, being fat can influence this. There have been studies trying to determine if obesity is a mental illness (it’s not). Being fat in a fat-phobic society is stressful. Fat people have higher rates of depression…
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] Being reminded I live in a Futuristic Sci-Fi World. My desk at work is now closer to a window. Something about “getting some natural light” is nice. Being able to take some time during the day to stretch. Fresh strawberries… Celebrating my 10th wedding anniversary this week with the man of the house. :)
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] Tomorrow is Friday. Tomorrow is FRIDAY. Tomorrow is Friday. I showed my dad the “chair squats” exercise on Sunday and he mentioned it would be easier if I lost 50lbs … and I stayed calm and “Every time I’ve lost weight I’ve regained it all plus more. I decided to stop while I’m ahead.” This probably says something about how I don’t…
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We’re All Mad Here (and it’s okay!)
If I leave my grin behind, remind me that we’re all mad here and it’s okay! This line is from SJ Tucker‘s song Cheshire Kitten, from her new album Mischief. I first heard the song … a year ago? 18 months? SJ sang it at a concert I attended. I’ve loved “we’re all mad here / and it’s okay!” since then. To me, “we’re all mad here…
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] It’s Thursday and I’m thankful for: Being able to help friends with various. …while getting to play with their cats :) A relatively normal week at work. Got through June without getting sick. Benefits meeting at work reminded me that the man of the house and I are employed, enjoy medical/dental benefits, and are doing okay financially.
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Thankful Thursday
[a not-always-weekly exercise in gratitude] It’s Thursday and I’m thankful for… Dinner with friends. A new Meg Langslow book from Donna Andrews, Stork Raving Mad Being able to do gardening and such….and to take it easy when I’m sore the next day ;) Work easing off after June. World cup is nearly over :)
Living ~400lbs 