Ru Takes on Depression

Dear readers, Have you ever had feelings that you can't explain? These feelings don't feel like your own, but you still feel something deep within your soul? Or do you feel like there's something more to what a person is sharing with you? Or do you just know when a person is lying to you? Maybe you are more empathetic than you think you are. The Oxford dictionary defines empathetic (empatheic and empathic can be used interchangeably) as showing the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. The dictionary also defines an empath as a person with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual. I don't necessarily feel that being an empath is a "paranormal ability," but more of a gift given to certain people. The picture that I inserted above describes me perfectly. I believe that being empathetic adds to my feelings of depression and anxiety. It can be exhausting at times. I have a hard time being in cr...

Hello readers! Good afternoon, morning, evening, whatever it is by you when you read this. I apologize for not getting this post out sooner, but it was bought to my attention this morning that it is World Mental Health Day. Since I'm having writer's block on what to write about, I'll write about the history of this day and why it was made. I'm also going to leave helpful links and numbers at the end of this post so that if you or someone you know needs help, it's right there. World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health awareness, education, and advocacy against the social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 under an initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) made by Deputy Secretary General Richard Hunter. This day  aids in bringing awareness to mental illness and the effects it has on peoples' lives. In some countries, it has became part of a mental health awareness week (like Australia). It wasn't until ...

Good morning readers! Happy October! I know it sure doesn't feel like fall here in Georgia. It's been HOT and humid and extremely dry. There's hope that the end of the week will bring relief to all of that and we'll get more Autumn like weather. Leaves are turning color, drying up, and falling because it is so dry. It's definitely a change from last year when I don't think the trees started losing their leaves until November. I know that I had promised that I would start a new "season" at the beginning of September. As you can see, that didn't happen. I has also said that I was going to write three times a week. I don't think that's going to happen either. I am, however going to try to write at least once a week. They will focus on one subject. I will talk about the negative and positive aspects of that one subject. Then I'll give an update on how I've been doing for the week or however long it was. I want Wednesdays to be my wri...