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Even before I started seeing a therapist, I thought of therapy and dealing with my issues as “the Great Work.” In part because I’m a grandiose motherfucker, but also because the idea of getting over my mental issues seemed like a huge amount of work. This past weekend, I tore through Austin Kleon’s Steal Like [...]
I tell myself this every year, but I’m publicly swearing this now: next year, I’m doing my taxes as early as possible. The stress of doing my taxes is far less than the anxiety I give myself by putting it off until the past minute. (This could be said about a lot of other things, [...]
Does the body rule the mind Or does the mind rule the body ? I dunno… – The Smiths One summer during my middle school years, I had to mow the lawn at my dad’s house. My father was a big believer in kids starting on regular household chores as young as possible, and he [...]
A few years ago, my doctor advised me to cut out the caffeine, as it was almost certainly a contributing factor to my general anxiety and insomnia. I immediately quit cold turkey–not one of my brightest moves, since I was rewarded with one of the worst migraine headaches I’ve ever had. Since then, I’ve cut [...]
I moderated a class on e-books and e-readers for staff this morning. (I don’t really want to say I taught the class, because I don’t like classes where I stand in front and blather on for a while, attendees taking notes and asking questions at the end. I prefer a more free-form session, where everyone [...]
Today has not been a very good day for me so far. I’ve gotten things done and I can look back on the past few days and recognize how much I’ve accomplished on this working vacation, but at the same time, I’m feeling monumentally overwhelmed. I’m taking on a lot right now, but it’s all [...]
This morning was not a good one for me, brain chemistry-wise. In fact, mornings where I have to go to work are generally not very good. It occurred to me this morning as I sat in front of my laptop, knowing I should be getting ready for work but feeling the tight grip of anxiety [...]
A thought I had in the shower this morning: I’m an enthusiastic, optimistic person who loves life and loves people. At the same time, any morning I wake up and don’t feel anxious or depressed, nervous or lonely, it’s a triumph and a relief. That’s not a good thing or a bad thing. It’s just [...]
