Posts Tagged ‘#mentalhealth’
Fall Back
November 1, 2021 | 
Author FALL BACK
As I started to get older I began to realize I was becoming more and more negatively affected by the change of seasons. Fall has always been the toughest of those for me.
The Fall season was always a reminder that Winter is approaching quickly. Here in the Northeast, Winter is cold, damp, and windy. It’s also dark and can be lonely. For me, the thought of Winters dreariness wasn’t much to look forward to.
My feelings of sadness always started around Labor Day and if I’m being honest as the weekend approached for the Fall Back or the scheduled time change I would be in a full-blown depression.
When do we turn the clocks back in 2021?
Sunday, November 7, 2021, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 7, 2021, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead. Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Nov 7, 2021, than the day before. It will be lighter in the morning. Also called Fall Back and Wintertime.
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Tags: #doreenmcgettigan, #Fall, #mentalhealth, #SAD, #season, #timechange | 
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Major Life Events & Writing #IWSG
It’s time for another group posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group! Time to release our fears to the world – or offer encouragement to those who are feeling neurotic. If you’d like to join us, click on the tab above and sign up. We post the first Wednesday of every month. I encourage everyone to visit at least a dozen new blogs and leave a comment. Your words might be the encouragement someone needs.
Stop by and say hello to the awesome co-hosts for the October 3 posting:
Dolorah, Tanya Miranda, Chemist Ken, and Christopher D. Votey.
Optional Question this Month:
Posted in "Bristol boyz Stomp", Doreen McGettigan, Insecure Writers Support Group, The Stranger in My Recliner, Writing Wednesday | Tags: #amwriting, #doreenmcgettigan, #insecurewriterssupportgroup, #IWSG, #mentalhealth, #RoadRage, #thestrangerinmyrecliner, #truestory, #WritingWednesday, Homelessness, memoir, suicide | 8 Comments »
Are You Guilty of Road Rage?
Road rage attacks seem to happen in multiples in my area. I can’t help but wonder why. Is it the weather, the time of year, the time of day, the position of the moon that causes this volatile behavior?
Whenever I hear or read the words road rage my body stiffens and my heart starts to race. My brother, musician David Albert was beaten to death in a road rage attack. His crime was stopping at every stop sign and looking both ways. It happened on a beautiful tree-lined street in the small town of Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania.
The link between PTSD and Addiction
I was diagnosed with PTSD 17-years-ago. For the longest time I did a pretty good job of hiding my symptoms but they eventually affected my life negatively on a daily basis, sometimes for days at a time.
The breaking point came for me when I was in line at my bank and one of the guys that was involved with the murder of my brother was 4 people behind me in line. He eventually ended up directly behind me and I blacked out. I don’t remember screaming at the top of my lungs, the police and paramedics coming and being transported to the hospital.
Through counseling I learned my anxiety, depression and OCD were directly related to past traumas not only the murder of my brother.
OCD is not a punch line…
During the month of April I am participating with nearly 2000 other bloggers in the annual A-Z Blogging Challenge. You can find out more about the challenge here:
Today’s letter is the letter O
Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder [OCD]
OCD is a series of irrational thoughts or fears that cause you to repeat behaviors that you believe will cause the irrational thoughts and fears to stop.
This or one of the many other mental health conditions can make it very difficult to move forward without support from friends and family and/or treatment. With support and treatment though, moving forward is possible!
