Jeff's Jots

I've been searching for ways to help people understand depression. Most people think they understand it, because most people think they have been depressed. The truth is most people have never been truly depressed. We've all felt sad, but that's not the same as depression. The best way I can think... Sign in to see full entry.

After I fininsh this post, I'm headed to the hospital emergency room. I woke up this morning entertaining thoughts of suicide. Not serious thoughts, but enough to scare me. I might have gone to the hospital this morning but I had an appointment with my psychiatrist anyway so I waited till I saw her.... Sign in to see full entry.

Everyone has been depressed right? Well no, not in the medical sense anyway. Everyone has felt sad, worthless, pessamistic, even hopeless. But having now been diagnosed with depression, I know what it really is. Depression is all those things and more. It's not just feeling sad. It's feeling totally... Sign in to see full entry.

Since being diagnosed with depression, I've been paying attention to the way I talk about the illness because I believe the words I use can either help or hurt my condition. For example, I am not "suffering from depression" I am "diagnosed with depression" I'm not suffering, I'm better off than a... Sign in to see full entry.

This will have to be a short post because I don't think I have the energy to write a long one. That's because this past Tuesday I was diagnosed with major depression. I believe the depression was caused by the stress from my job. I work in the welfare office in Baltimore--an employee of the State of... Sign in to see full entry.

Jeff's Jot's appears on the longest-running blogs list some days and not others. I mean it's not like a new blogger could come in and knock me out of that category. Sign in to see full entry.

I'm still not used to Quirkyalone being #1. Everytime I log in, I expect Ariala to be back on top. Sign in to see full entry.

When someone says something "Tastes like shit" how do they know? Sign in to see full entry.

When someone in the hospital is in stable condition, is that really good news? I mean after all cememteries are full of people in stable condition. Sign in to see full entry.

I finally reached $100 on blogit. It only took me two years four months and twelve days. Sheesh. Ariala earns $100 in about 17 minutes. Sign in to see full entry.