Depression Archives - https://rachmcmahon.com/tag/depression/ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:14:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://i0.wp.com/rachmcmahon.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MG_8149b-scaled.jpg?fit=32%2C21&ssl=1 Depression Archives - https://rachmcmahon.com/tag/depression/ 32 32 209521612 The Pinkish Cup https://rachmcmahon.com/the-pinkish-cup/ https://rachmcmahon.com/the-pinkish-cup/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2025 18:48:15 +0000 https://rachmcmahon.com/?p=8619 Am I crazy? You be the judge. I recently confided to my bestie that I might actually be bonkers. Maybe not diagnosable, but at the very least, missing some mental hardware. My Confession I’m sure we all have quirks we don’t talk about. Maybe everyone experiences moments of doubt about their sanity. We talk toContinue reading "The Pinkish Cup"

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]]> https://rachmcmahon.com/the-pinkish-cup/feed/ 3 8619 A Time for Everything https://rachmcmahon.com/a-time-for-everything/ https://rachmcmahon.com/a-time-for-everything/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:11:15 +0000 https://rachmcmahon.com/?p=7724 No Time Like the Present? Or no time BUT the present? I live in a constant state of frantic hurry, chasing moving targets, burning myself out. I take pictures so I can look back, forgetting to look around in the moment. I nearly did that today, even after my son counseled me last night toContinue reading "A Time for Everything"

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]]> https://rachmcmahon.com/a-time-for-everything/feed/ 2 7724 Flat on My Back https://rachmcmahon.com/flat-on-my-back/ https://rachmcmahon.com/flat-on-my-back/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2023 18:22:11 +0000 https://rachmcmahon.com/?p=7049 Last week was rough. I feel less like I’m on a roller coaster now and more like I’m on a seesaw. Still up and down, but not nearly as exciting. Re:generation is hard. Inventory is hard. I thought I had knocked it out. On the first week of inventory, I got a hotel room andContinue reading "Flat on My Back"

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]]> https://rachmcmahon.com/flat-on-my-back/feed/ 4 7049 Inventory https://rachmcmahon.com/inventory/ https://rachmcmahon.com/inventory/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:07:09 +0000 https://rachmcmahon.com/?p=6993 The re:gen book asked for my first impression of the inventory process. Usually, I find narrowing down my response difficult. I can write thousands of words in minutes, but summaries slay me. Today, not so much. In a word: NO In a few more words: NO NO NO NO NO I don’t want to leaveContinue reading "Inventory"

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]]> https://rachmcmahon.com/inventory/feed/ 7 6993 Change – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly https://rachmcmahon.com/change-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ https://rachmcmahon.com/change-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2023 19:30:16 +0000 https://rachmcmahon.com/?p=6965 Some things never change. Depending on circumstance, I may see that as a good thing or a bad one. Today I feel torn. The Good This week, I’ve been filled with joy. People have commented on it. I radiate joy, they say. And it’s true. I’m in a much better place now, relying on God.Continue reading "Change – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"

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]]> https://rachmcmahon.com/change-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/feed/ 1 6965 I Don’t Want To Be Here https://rachmcmahon.com/i-dont-want-to-be-here/ https://rachmcmahon.com/i-dont-want-to-be-here/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2022 18:14:06 +0000 https://rachmcmahon.com/?p=75 I went through therapy a while back, thinking I was there to overcome depression brought on by the loss of my daughter. Of course, there were other issues, but I felt like it all came down to losing Izzy. Even now, my heart clenches when I type her name. It’s racing a bit. Full stop.Continue reading "I Don’t Want To Be Here"

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