Category Archives: Depression

Utterly Defeated by Life

Posted on February 8, 2017 by jenny

I’m feeling utterly defeated by life.  It takes every scrap of will I have to get up and go through my morning routine.  I no longer do my stretches because I take the dog out during that time.  I’m pretty … Continue reading →

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May 1970

Posted on December 17, 2016 by jenny

Yesterday I said to my therapist “I have the illusion that I’m not a loving person.”  O my.  Words that come out of my mouth like that are true.  So I have to really get it.  Reminded me that once, … Continue reading →

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To be Loved or Hurt?

Posted on December 15, 2016 by jenny

Monday I told Lynelle that I couldn’t imagine that Erica could help me.  I have an appointment with her tomorrow.  Lynelle suggested I have a conversation with the part that is trying to protect me.  Who is the one in … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on November 25, 2016 by jenny

“Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism.  It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.” — Václav Havel, Disturbing the Peace I’m … Continue reading →

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PEACE. LOVE. JUSTICE. MERCY. TRUTH. HOPE.

Posted on November 23, 2016 by jenny

PEACE.  LOVE.  JUSTICE.  MERCY.  TRUTH.  HOPE. This has been my mantra during these days of darkness.  I wanted to put a positive intention out there, and to remind myself of the things I really value.  But I have crashed really … Continue reading →

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Rescuing Another Little Jenny

Posted on October 1, 2016 by jenny

Woke up feeling utterly bleak.  Actually this is worse than bleak.  It feels like everyone has died and I’m left all alone.  It’s not really sad, sad is much easier to bear because it’s moving.  This is not moving, it’s … Continue reading →

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Steps Five, Six, and Seven

Posted on May 13, 2016 by jenny

Thinking some more about “character defects” as being the same as dysfunctional behaviors learned in childhood, I saw that the most damaging one is my inability to take in positive feedback — either what people say to me, or some … Continue reading →

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“Surrender”

Posted on April 11, 2016 by jenny

I talked to my friend who said of my recent blog post about “Living Well” that I was in reactive/responsive orientation instead of creative orientation.  I did some thinking about this.  “Reactive/responsive” is choosing what to do with things that come at … Continue reading →

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Grief and Regression

Posted on February 12, 2016 by jenny

Erica recommended a book called “The Wild Edge of Sorrow” and it came today.  I found two paragraphs in it that described exactly the place where I’ve been stuck. “One of the most essential skills we need to develop in … Continue reading →

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Grief and Grieving

Posted on February 3, 2016 by jenny

This is a response to a blog post on Tim Lawrence’s “The Adversity Within.”  [Edit 2/26/20 — I went to this link and got something completely different.  Don’t know what happened.  I fear that he may have killed himself.]  He’s … Continue reading →

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