If you enjoy my books, I’d love it if you would review them on amazon.com! I don’t read reviews, so there is no need to worry that I won’t like the review! Honesty always comes across better than a canned review. J
I also want to say thank you to all of the people who send in comments and emails about my books. I appreciate the support!
Well, it’s always a challenge to know when to be honest and when to be sort of honest or when to lie!
I’m refereing to how I tell people if I’m depressed. It really depends on a lot of things. How is the person I’m talking to doing? Do they need to hear what I’m going through or do I just need to listen to them? How do I present my situation? Is it possible I’m overwhleming them?
I learned a long time ago to spread out my depression talk in order to keep my friendships balanced. If I’m always asking for help from friends without giving them anything in return, I become a problem and not a friend. I’ve wrecked quite a few friendships this way. If someone asks me, ‘How are you?’ and my answer is always, ‘I’m really depressed!’ then who in the heck wants to talk to me! People want to [ Read More ]
We are so American here in the states! Everything has to be FAST, PERFECT and ALL AT ONCE! In reality, it’s fine to do half of something now and then the rest later. I would rather get at least one room vacuumed than get frustrated that I didn’t do the whole house like I should have! I would rather decorate one room with holiday lights than get mad at myself that I didn’t do the whole house like others wanted me to do!
I always remind myself that doing half is a good thing- half a project gets finished eventually. Doing nothing…. well, it never gets done.
It’s all about a sense of accomplishment. When we get something done, even if it’s small, we feel better and want to feel that good again, so we many even just keep working, even if we are still depressed.
Meetin.org is a social group where people get together and do a variety of events from wine tasting, playing poker, learning to line dance, going to karaoke, having big parties, traveling to Vegas and watching football! People plan their own events and then others can sign up. It’s not a singles club- at all, and people of all ages participate. I met one of my closest friends at a meetin.org karaoke party. And, most importantly- the people in the group tend to be really fun. There are groups all over the world. If you join, let me know your first event! Here is the address: www.meetin.org Julie
This is such a great post to my post on romantic relationships that I had to put it here. My post is under this one. Julie
Hi Julie,
I met my current love – and this, I hope, will be everlasting – through our mutual hairdresser! She was telling him about me (without my knowing about it) and he asked for my phone number. My hairdresser had to wait for me to come in so she could ask permission to give it to him. I was rather taken aback that she’d been so forward with my life! But I gave her permission, and then she had to wait for him to return for a haircut! Our first date was the best ever – out to dinner, then to a coffee bar, back to my backyard to admire the stars. The next morning, he called me up to invite me to breakfast, and it’s been [ Read More ]
Why are romantic relationships so hard for some of us? Ever since I made the decision not to rush into a relationship when I got manic, I’ve learned a lot about myself and my past.
I’ve had some wonderful relationships in my life. Almost all of them started when I was manic. I always got depressed eventually, so reality hit my relationships pretty hard. Luckily, I’m a great partner for the most part, so we survived.
The problems start when I try to look for a relationship normally- through meeting someone in public, at a business or friend event or internet dating. It’s too stressful for me. So that is where I am today- single. When I’m well, I am fine with the decision. When I get depressed… well, it’s hard! I want to be stable in work and finances for the rest of my life. To do [ Read More ]
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