Greetings, I do find much agreement in this sharing; at least from a personal perspective. At some point, I don't remember, however, I obviously was old enough to understand, I was told that my mother suffered a serious "breakdown" at my birth. My Nana, my mother's grandmother took care of her, as my mother tried to be a mother to me. Hearing that story affected my already sense of "psychological imbalance" (I never know whether to call my on/off imbalance depression, anxiety or just unexplained sadness). Now they call what my mother suffered postpartum depression. I have a feeling, a knowing, an innate understanding that this "breakdown" affected me all my life. I never let on I'm not feeling well, not to friends, family, especially not to my mother. Oh I will mention a cold, a cough and toothache if its really troublesome. However, I live in a perpetual state of sadness, which I work very hard at keeping under wraps, without medication. I strongly believe in the balancing energy of yoga, walking, meditation, aroma therapy (good scents), healthy diet, creative work, quiet time, solitude, prayer and LOTS OF LAUGHTER, and what ever works to create balance in my life toward peace.
On Aug 13, 2024 ade wrote :