On The Daily With Dyldyl's Mom

Tag: mental illness

  • My Anxious Day During A Pandemic

    I woke up yesterday morning and had to go up to my city department to pay our electric and water bill.  I get in my son’s truck and I turn down Main Street in my small city and there is nobody out.  This is about 9:00 a.m.  It is a weird feeling to see that.…

  • My Struggle With Mental Illness As A Youth

    When did my depression and anxiety start is something I get asked quite often when someone finds out about my mental illness and gets close enough to me to want to ask.  I never know what to say because I never sought help until I was the age of 28 finding myself going through a…

  • The Bully Inside My Mind

    We hear a lot these days about bullying. The majority of it pertains to school age kids or online bullying. Bullying is not a new concept by any means but in further years past it was more of a “hush hush” or taboo subject. It was almost normal to “tease” others. I was definitely bullied…

  • I Am Feeling Like A Failure!

    Today as I sit typing this on the eve of my 43rd birthday I am still so sad and heartbroken.  I have cried on and off all day.   Today has been one of the worst I have had in a long time.  There have been quite a few bad ones but today took the…

  • Medication Does Not Cure Mental Illness

      I always see these articles about anxiety and depression that list some of the things that people who have one or both of them wish others knew.  All of the common signs and symptoms are listed there but I have found that one thing that is rarely talked about is the fact that medication…