• A white coffee mug set against a light blue background. The mug has a sad face drawn on it in blue paint.
    Mental Health

    The seasonal slide

    Depression is a bitch, y’all. I’ve always been prone to Seasonal Affective Disorder, but this year it has hit me especially hard. The past several weeks have been exceptionally challenging for my mental health. I’ve lost interest in a lot of things, including reading, which shows you exactly how bad it’s been. I’ve been unable to focus on anything for more than a few minutes at a time (edit – it took me over an hour to write this post because my brain is just not functioning properly). And mostly I just want to “turtle,” which is my term for wanting to pull myself into my shell. I’ve been forcing…