Tag: mental health

• A Final Word: A reflection

  Like a few things I’ve done in my life, the decision to write about fifty memories was a bit of a whimsical event. The idea came to me one day, a couple days before I needed to start, and I thought “Hey! I could do that.” Not, perhaps, fully understanding that fifty is a big…

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  July 13, 2024

  50×50, Memories

  aging, Blog, blogging, family, friends, health, ideas, life, memoir, Memories, mental health, Writing

• Memory #3: Choosing Life

  I alluded to a previous suicide attempt without saying there was an attempt back in Memory #24. Well, I wish I could say the darkness ended there. It did not, though I did really well at curbing and dealing with those feelings. Not to toss stats around but… In Canada, men and boys have higher…

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  July 11, 2024

  Memories

  anxiety, counseling, depression, depression lies, family, health, let’s talk, life, Memories, mental health, mental illness, phone a friend, reach out for help, share the burden, suicide, take care of yourself, trigger warning

• Memory #24: Darkness

  I don’t remember when it started, it just always seemed to be there. Many would say I was generally pretty happy, but I think we become very good at putting on a ‘face’ to the world. We have expectations placed upon us that we must live up to, no matter the cost. I was expected…

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  June 19, 2024

  Memories

  anxiety, depression, family, health, life, Memories, mental health, sadness, trigger warning, Writing