A peek at my brain
Greetings, Gentle Readers:
My name is Rena Sherwood and I’m taking over Depression Talk from Amanda. I don’t know how Amanda is doing or if she will come back to this blog. I do hope she is OK. I also write for Dealing With Headaches, which is also on the 451 Press blog network.
My Qualifications (Ha!)
Although I am not a doctor (nor do I play one on TV) I have suffered from endogenous recurring depression since the womb. And some days, the depression has me. All of my family have it and I have bumped into many people in two countries who have it. I am just a regular person with a knack for writing that has the same questions about depression just like anyone else. I offer advice and sympathy but I cannot dispense drugs or medical advice.
I have several physical problems including migraines, partial deafness, being legally blind (gee, aren’t I blessed), but the most crippling for me has been depression. After over thirty years battling with it, I have come to a comfortable balance. If I can do it, anyone can. Also, it’s good for my depression in order to write. This keeps me from being a productive member of society rather than drooling in corner, ploting how to take over the world.
Plans for This Blog
I plan to take this blog is a slightly different direction than Amanda had it, although Amanda did a great job. I’m going to try and avoid doing a lot of “diary” type entries (althugh I probably will do a few if I’m hurting for blog topics to write about) and try and stick more with medication news, ways to de-stress, positive reinforcement, how diet and sleep can affect depression and tops on how to deal with your depression.
As always, I hope this helps.
