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Getting Back to Real Life

August 5, 2015RoryDeath, DepressionDepression, Grief, Loss

Getting back to “real life” while depressed can be fucking difficult! Yesterday, my dad was released for the physical therapy/rehab center, and he got to go home. First, though, he came over to have chipped beef on toast, because delicious food is delicious food. While we hung out, I organized my Magic: the Gathering cards.

Sharing Your Pain – The Dumping Circles

July 24, 2015RoryCoping Skills, Daily Update, DeathCoping Mechanism, Coping Skills, Death, Dumping Circles, George, Grief, Loss, Meme, Pain

I’ve long since learned, and try to live by a simple rule. When in pain, grief, fear, or frailty, there are only a couple of rules for being a good human. I call it the Dumping Circles Rule. When someone has died, for example, there is an order of who gets to dump sadness on whom.