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Half My Day Was Shit
TODAY I LEARNED: The oldest known Valentine’s Day card is on display at the British Museum in London and was sent in the 1700’s. Have you ever wondered why it seems like life is sometimes pumping out shit after shit? Me too. In fact…I was wondering precisely the same thing just a few hours ago.…
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A Depression Day
Emotional level: 7 Mental level: 7 TODAY I LEARNED: Cheese is the most stolen food in the world. I feel empty. Void. There’s no other way to explain it. It’s a part of the depression. But I haven’t let it stop me from doing all the things I need to today, which is progress.…
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Stuck
Emotional level: 4 Mental level: 8 TODAY I LEARNED: McDonald’s once made bubblegum flavored broccoli. As I sat in traffic moments ago, I looked to my left, lost in thought. I saw a beautiful stone lion, frozen in time. It’s very being is entirely solid and will most likely exist in its place long…
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Personally Depressed
Emotional level: 5 Mental level: 7 TODAY I LEARNED: Supposedly, yawning cools your brain. Today I really went through a lot emotionally. Normally I go into detail about what it is that’s bothering me but for now I will say it’s simply something I have to work through. I take it day by day…
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Depression, Depression Oh Lovely Depression
Emotional level: 7 Mental level: 6 TODAY I LEARNED: All the gold mined in the history of the world would fit into a 20x20x20 meter cube. I might as well name this week of rabble depression week since I’ve been hovering on the topic of depression for the past few posts. I want to…
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Clinical Depression & Thought Replacement
Emotional level: 7 Mental level: 8 TODAY I LEARNED: You replace every particle in your body every seven years. You are literally not the same person you were 7 years ago. Recently I’ve re-evaluated what it means to be a clinically depressed person. Each day is different because you never know what sad or…
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It’s Been A Long Week
Emotional level: 5 Mental level: 7 TODAY I LEARNED: The need to stay in bed all day is called ‘Clinomania.’ I recently read a book about how technology can take over our lives and make us different. Honestly I beg to differ, but I did see where they were coming from. If we’re not careful,…
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Just Too Much
Emotional level: 6 Mental level: 5 TODAY I LEARNED: Someone dies of suicide about every 13 minutes. I know, that little fact is a depressing start to a blog post…or any post, really. It’s a fact that appealed to me while I was searching for a few things online today. It truly breaks…
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Mental Health
Emotion level: 7 Mental level: 6 I’m starting something new. From now on the emotional state and mental state that starts off every blog will have a rating from 0 to 10. Level 10 will be the absolute best of moods, and level 0 will be the worst. In comparison to detail, I prefer this…
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More Nature…Less Stress
Recently a few friends and I traveled to Greenbrier. For those who don’t know, Greenbrier is part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. It’s a beautiful place with magnificent river spots and tons to explore. It’s also an amazing location to unwind and connect with nature…which is really what I’ve…