It’s easy to minimize a person’s hurt without understanding the
nature of pain. People often like to categorize how much a person should or
shouldn’t hurt about things. For example, when someone is upset about
something, they say, “At least you’re not paralyzed, or starving in Africa.”
While it’s imperative to be grateful for what we have, I think people often
mistaken the nature of pain, when they ‘categorize’ in this way. The criteria
for how much something hurts is not dependent on the thing itself.
~ Yasmin
Mogahed
May is National Mental Health
Awareness Month. Join me in blogging to
erase the stigma of mental illness so our loved ones can seek the help they
need.
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etting go
of an idea ~ no matter how good it was, or might still be ~ is really okay when
it’s not working for you anymore.
Oh, so you
noticed no more Top Fives on Friday, have you?
Well, it
began as a post idea from some blog challenge many challenges ago that was
supposed to be the “easy” post. You know
~ in case you suffer from blogger’s block, just throw a top five list together
and voila! So I picked Five, because
that was substantial without being crazy and posted them on Fridays because I
like alliteration.
But pretty
soon my arch nemesis, Perfectionism, reared her head and suddenly, making lists
became the toughest post to write.
Because I didn’t want to send you to sites I hadn’t actually visited ~
at least once. Or recommend books I hadn’t
read. I wanted to add value to your
life, not fluff.
And
sometimes, when you suffer from depression (or any other mental or emotional illness),
the amount of energy it takes to do that just isn’t there.
The Nest
As I was
brainstorming what to talk about today, I did have some great ideas for future
posts, though. Why is my brain like
that?! Argh!
But since
today is generally a kind of laid back, weekend is almost here kind of day, I
try to save the not so serious posts for Friday.
Okay,
fine. This is actually an excuse for me
to cruise Pinterest for hours on end and finish my beta reading project. As well as that new Elizabeth Hunter book.
But you’ll
love this anyway:
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See? How cute is that?!
Aaannnd, it
perfectly illustrates another aspect of care and feeding of friends with
depression that I mentioned last week.
Sometimes, you just need to build us a nest. And sometimes, you just need to curl up in
there with us.
No need for grand gestures of support. Just be
creative.
Build an
old fashioned table fort with sheets like you did when you were a kid.
Get out
your sleeping bags and have a movie night/slumber party.
Clear your
to do list for a day and stay in your PJs all day.
Have breakfast
in bed.
Buy a
hammock and fill it with pillows and soft blankets and rest under the trees.
You'll comfort us (even if we don't show it) and you'll recharge your care-giver batteries too.
Oremus pro invicem,
~
Mikaela
What
kind of “nest” would you build? What
kind of “nest” would you want built for you?
3 comments:
I like dog bed nests.
The one with high sides, lined with lamb's wool. You can hide on the inside and those that pass by cannot see you if you are curled up in a fetal position. This works well if you place the nest high on a tree limb.
If you put it on your closet floor you may have to share it with your beloved pet. So get a big one. If your pet is large enough he will shield you from worldly onslaughts. Your closet can become a safe haven.
I used to have an extra large king sized feather comforter back in college. After I graduated, my apt got flooded and it got destroyed by mold.
I loved to wrap that around me, book in hand and a cup of tea within reach. It was like a slice of heaven, especially when I was battling mono my senior year.
I've never had a chance to replace that magical blanket.
Anon - I used to hide in my closet and read as a little girl. And pets are wonderful balms for depression.
Caroline, how cool! I had a full size pink satin thing my grandmother bought me. I think it's mostly dry-rotted now, but I had that in college too - what is it about comforters that is so...comforting?!
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