I optimistically believe depression has eased its grip on me. I'm still tired-I did wake up at 4:15 this morning for no good reason, after all-but despite the weather I don't feel like curling up under my desk or in an empty office to escape through sleep ( Read more... )

I was so depressed yesterday that, if I still was suicidal, it may have been a dangerous day ( Read more... )

While I had cigarettes four nights last week, I'm very able to resist my cravings for nicotine when I'm outside of a bar. Part of the reason I'm "dropping off the face of planet," so to speak, for a few weeks: I don't want to chance smoking again. Another reason: after seeing my last credit card statement, the amount I spent at Atomic alone (not ( Read more... )

When I talk about yoga, I always make sure to mention what the teacher said in my first ever yoga class. It was an intro class and she knew there were a couple of us who’d never practiced: myself and Alexa’s mom. During the final savasana she talked about the feeling of satisfaction and contentment, the awareness of unity between body and mind. She ( Read more... )