I was stuck in a YouHole* the other day and happened upon a video of a girl talking about her triumph over anxiety and depression. That video led me to her blog, where I found this amazing project. I knew immediately that I wanted to be a part of it. In her own words, Project Positivity is: A 4-week course that focuses on being positive, focusing on yourself, fostering positive relationships, and figuring out what you want in life! Luckily for me, I found this just as it was about to be underway. Almost frantically, I IM’d my friend Dorie and asked,…

The first book I ever read about anxiety and depression is called When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life by David D. Burns. I added it to my Amazon cart about a half hour after making my first appointment with my current therapist nearly a year ago. My anxiety was so bad back then that my hands sweat 24/7, and my keyboard was a sticky, disgusting reminder of how desperately I needed to get my life back. I learned so much about my condition — and myself — when I picked up that book. Just…

I mentioned a few months back that I bought my sister Season One of Friday Night Lights for her birthday. She loved it as much — if not MORE — than I could have hoped. She loved it so much, in fact, that she got a Netflix account to obsessively devour the series in record time. My heart bursts with joy! I tried not to be too overbearing as she watched it (I hate it when someone suggests I watch or read something and then hounds me about it to the point where it becomes annoying or obligatory to discuss it).…

I was taking the elevator down to the lobby at work and it stopped on the 7th floor. A guy I’ve never seen got on and said, “I think I had a bad lunch combination today.” I was the only other person on the elevator but couldn’t conceive of why a stranger would announce this to me. I assumed he was talking on a blue tooth and completely dismissed him. Two seconds later he repeated himself, “I think I had a bad lunch combination today.” Oh. I glanced at him and just kind of raised an eyebrow. Why is he telling…

I’ve been listening to this new song from Delta Spirit on repeat for nearly a week. The lyrics are depressing and, musically, it sounds a bit like The Beach Boys on an acid trip, but I get utterly lost in it…in a good way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va0ezWC2du4