This is a personal blog on which I'm planning to post things related
to mental health, becoming a more functional adult person, and religion
and spirituality.
For pretty much my entire adult life I
have dealt with chronic depression and problems with addictive
behavior, mainly with spending. (I've never had issues with substance
abuse; I don't even consume much caffeine.) I do talk therapy when I can
(as of this writing in March 2014, I can), and I've taken a few
different medications (most notably Prozac, which I am not taking
currently but that might change as I get my health insurance situation
sorted out), but within the scope of this blog I also want to go through
some workbooks I have on acceptance and commitment therapy for both depression and addiction. I'm not really a fan of 12 step programs, but I'm interested in Charlotte Kasl's 16 step program and I own her book, Many Roads, One Journey,
so I might post about that process here; I'm also looking at Pagan
interpretations of the 12 steps, which tend to address some of the same
issues.
Depression, financial issues, and long-term
unemployment have all played a role in making it difficult for me to do a
lot of things that other people take for granted, and keeping track of
my progress helps keep me motivated, so I'll also be posting about some
of the more mundane aspects of taking care of myself and my space,
getting back to work, dealing with debts, and that sort of thing.
When
it comes to religion, I'm a Unitarian Universalist, which puts me all
over the map. I was raised Catholic, discovered Wicca as a teenager, and
now my practice includes eclectic Neo-Pagan elements, Buddhist
practices for mindfulness and compassion, progressive Christian teaching
on love and service, and a ravenous curiosity about all kinds of
spiritual practices. I'm particularly drawn to Athena, and other aspects
of ancient Greek and Roman religion.
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