Quote of the Week
This, dear friends and companions, is my amiable object — to walk with you through the Fair, to examine the shops and shows there; and that we should all come home after the flare, and the noise, and the gaiety, and be perfectly miserable in private.
~William Thackeray, Vanity Fair
But isn’t everyone else like this too?
Read an interesting article in Parade magazine about depression. What got my attention was the physical symptoms that can show up with depression, plus the losing focus bit. It all applied to the way I’ve been feeling almost every day for awhile now.
I know that I go up and down almost daily with being able to focus.
Even a good dream can pick me back up and make the day ok. But not having anywhere to go most days drags me down. And then even when I do have places to go, I can’t get my act together and I end up terribly late or I skip it altogether.
I hate to think of myself as being “depressed” or “having depression.” It’s such a negative way to look at things. I’m not a fan of paying a lot of money for prescription medicine either. But the article made sense. I don’t know. The author said that one way to start was to talk. But what about? Will have to think on this.
On the other hand, I think I am a bit of a “symptom collector,” although I try hard not to be. And I don’t think I’d go to see a doctor about half my symptoms. :) But then researching this, I come across a definition of hypochondria:
…A symptom of hypochondria is an obsessive need for information on diseases and illnesses. The hypochondriac will usually not believe the diagnoses of doctors and will try to find his or her own diagnosis of the perceived illness. Hypochondriacs spend a great a deal of the day worrying about and discussing their symptoms.
Hypochondria affects at least 6% of people. Many people believe that bad posture is an explanation for hypochondria. The word hypochondria comes from Greek words meaning “below” and “the ribs”. Hypochondria is a psychological problem that only professional treatment can cure.
But everyone’s like this, aren’t they?
Bored with unemployment, bored with work
The job market is getting slimmer, I guess positions are being filled. I’ve sent over 100 resumes in the month I’ve been unemployed, have heard nothing. Finally did talk to the unemployment office, turns out the delay is due to a duplicate claim. They are hoping to have it worked out by next week.
I was in Barnes & Noble last night for our writers group meeting, and I was on a mission to check out a book on non-profits. I didn’t find it, but while browsing through the business section (which I was pointed to by their unbelievably cool but slightly freaky computer map), I kept coming across “Start Your Own Business” books. (And books with titles like “Crash Course in Finding Work You Love” and “Keep Your Job!”.) Browsing through some of these made me realize that there really is no reason why i can’t just go into business for myself.
So I’m going to apply to Meetup. (I love the idea of their Community Evangelist position!). If that doesn’t work, I’ll get some brochures & business cards made up, and hire myself out as an on-call admin assistant and party/event planner. Tired of waiting for other people to call me (and at the same time, feeling that I have no skills because I’m NOT hearing anything). I can do this kind of thing. I made a list of all the support skills I could provide to a business. Also need a marketing plan, which will mostly be knocking on doors I think. But I’m going to stop there until I finish the meetup app! :)
