Posted by partlycloudy on August 6, 2004, at 7:17:51
In reply to journal excerpt **possible trigger**, posted by ghost on August 5, 2004, at 20:56:50
((((ghost)))) sorry you were up so late - seems all I can do lately is sleep. Want to trade? Journalling has really helped me. The most effective time for me as been as soon as I wake up - even while I'm still in bed, and just write and write without any thought as to what's coming out. It's like doing a brain dump. Writing when you're not quite awake yet also lets you maintain that connection for a bit with your sleeping self, where (I think) our true feelings hide out. I've written pages and pages of words that, when I look at them later, I can't recall where they came from or what was on my mind. It's very liberating for me. Putting words to paper lets me release some of the poison as I think of it, that depression lets fester inside me. Depression has been such a crippling illness for me. You have done so much this year; it's been a lot for anyone to bear. Try not to be so hard on yourself. Keep those pills in a safe place.
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