I Keep Wanting To Write Something About Functional Depression

[caitri]

...but not having the energy reserved because of trying to be functional.  

I've pretty consistently overslept almost every day for the past month. I have managed to get some decent chunks of writing done, which gives me hope because I had set several deadlines for myself and I'd like to *keep* them, but. To quote Bilbo Baggins (the Hobbit and not my dog), I feel like too little butter spread over too much bread. Or more originally, like an overblown balloon that needs to be drained a little, or it will hit something and POP! rather violently. But I'm not really sure what to do about that, except take it day by day, which I have to...anyway.

Comments

[minoanmiss]

*hugs you muchly*

You still keep doing things, though, even when it's hard to see what you've done. Such as emailing me wonderfulnesses. :)

[caitri]

*hugs back gratefully*

[lettersfromeleanorrigby]

Yeah. I start writing something equivalent about functional bipolar and then the piece gets sidetracked into either whining or inauthentic positivity, so... I getcha.

My dad has a saying about flying that helps sometimes-- "The miracle isn't that the plane doesn't fall out of the air. The miracle is that it gets up off the ground in the first place."

Keep taking off, hon.

[caitri]

That's a good saying--I'll remember it! Thanks so much, bb!!!!!!!! <3 <3 <3