Breakdown or Breakthrough?
Mending a life
by Jackie Mower
5y ago
  For a few months now I have been working on reclaiming and rebuilding my life while being treated for Major Depression. Things have been going pretty OK, but I still have bad days in the midst of mostly good. But about 4 days ago when I was looking at pictures of me and my family I heard a whimper come out of nowhere. At first I wasn’t even sure it was me until I realized everyone was asleep, and well the whimper suddenly turned into an incredibly shriek kind of cry that had to be with ugly face and all. I literally stood in the kitchen crying uncontrollably for what seemed like forever. Sin ..read more
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Getting Help For My Depression
Mending a life
by Jackie Mower
5y ago
When I originally thought about starting a blog, I really wanted to inspire, support, and encourage other people. I thought helping other people would help me out of my depression. And, just maybe, I would begin waking up each day with a purpose and loving of everyday. For a long time I didn’t even understand what was wrong with me. I thought I was just being really lazy to the point that I lost any ounce of energy I ever had. But depression can affect you physically as well as mentally. I realized how bad it was I guess it was the first time that I was going somewhere with all 3 of my kids si ..read more
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Overcoming the Effects of Depression
Mending a life
by Jackie Mower
5y ago
Overcoming the Effects of Depression    The Process of Overcoming Depression In my first post, HERE,  I told you that I have been suffering from depression for 10 months. The effects caused by depression broke me until there was nothing left to break. It has been so difficult knowing things need to change, but physically and mentally being unable to overcome the effects of depression and begin to Mend. It’s not that I don’t want to feel better, do better, and get on with my life. I do want to be happy. I do want to have a purpose to get out of bed every day. I do want to want to take care of ..read more
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Understanding Depression
Mending a life
by admin
5y ago
Understanding Depression Disclaimer: The links in this post are NOT affiliate links. I am not being paid to promote them, I just found them to be honest and informative. Understanding depression is the most important tool depression sufferers and their loved ones can arm themselves with. Unfortunately, too many people think they already know what depression is and have a false view and understanding of it. With the stigma and stereotypes surrounding mental illness, people seeking information about depression end up with limited factual knowledge and a whole lot of ignorance regarding mental il ..read more
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About Jackie
Mending a life
by Jackie Mower
5y ago
  Hi and welcome to Mending A Life. My name is Jackie. I love people and getting know them. I find the differences we all have the most interesting aspect of life. Being able to do something uselful for another person is what has driven me in my life. Mend? What Is It? About a year and a half ago I lost a job I loved and had spent 5 1/2 years building not just my job skills, but most importantly, relationships with people that I served and spoke with everyday. My job became more than just my job, but like my second home with my extended family. It didn’t take long before I slipped into depress ..read more
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