October 22, 2020 / by Michael
Reaching Out For Help
We live in pretty stressful times. Our modern society was already pretty stressful. But now we add in a pandemic and social distancing rules and unemployment and birthdays being canceled. Remember when we didn’t have to weigh the risk of visiting a parent? When you didn’t have to feel guilty for hugging a friend? It’s been a rough year and that is made even harder because all of us feel more isolated.
I’ve worked through a lot of depression in my life and recent events have definitely brought up a lot of those same feelings and behaviors. In particular, when I’m stressed or depressed, I tend to not want to reach out to my loved ones for support, despite the fact that I know that’s one of the best things I can do for myself.
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