Talking. That\u2019s the key thing for a person with depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately,\n for many they don\u2019t talk and that allows the dark demons to build up \nand take over. And by then it\u2019s too late to get those thoughts, the \nthoughts no one knows or sees, take over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For myself, it\u2019s been a \ntough past month for my depression hitting with the sad news across the \nworld and here at home where a firefighter friend died in a training \naccident. Those have hit me hard. But thankfully, I have friends who are\n there for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also is helping that I have the ear of my \ntherapist, who I started seeing in one-on-one sessions in March. Two \nyears after I was registered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since that first session, I have \nbeen talking about things and how I am feeling, how these tragedies and \nmy job as a reporter in covering them are affecting me. Opening up and \ntalking to my therapist about these feelings I have found to be very \nbeneficial. It\u2019s getting the thoughts out, and not keeping them in to \nthe point where they all merge and become overwhelming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In my \ntherapy sessions in Elmsdale, we\u2019ve had talks about the triggers for me \nand how I have noticed them, when many others in the same boat as me \ndon\u2019t. That might be from me knowing people who have suffered through \nthis and seeing what they\u2019re going through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the things that\n has been suggested by my therapist is to ensure I look after number one\n first. That\u2019s something I will admit I have not done a great job at in \nthe past. But lately, I have been\u2014at least attempting to\u2014taking more me \ntime. Although, like anything it can still be improved more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What \nI\u2019ve done is on my days off I have put down my cellphone and turned off \nthe laptop. I have to admit for such a newsy guy this has been hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Going\n without my phone or laptop and being online has made me feel relaxed, \nbut also anxious that I will miss something, and let down my followers \nand readers by missing a story or two. But in the end, I am getting it \nthrough my head that I need this, and that I can\u2019t be everything to \neveryone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I actually felt bored and naked when I did this the \nfirst time. But at the same time, not having to deal with either made me\n relax and feel different. It was hard to accept, given I am a (at least\n according to friends and mom) workaholic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Work is my life, or has\n been, so adjusting to this new routine on my self-care mental health \njourney is one that I\u2019ve found difficult. But hopefully this is a step \ntowards continuing bettering my self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That includes continuing \ntalking out my feelings, so there won\u2019t be any dark clouds surrounding \nme now or in the future. So I\u2019ll keep talking, and hopefully people will\n keep listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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