Category Archives: mental illness

Shining a Light: living with depression

Posted on February 15, 2019 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: Here is the second installment in my “Publish-A-Blog-Post-The-15th-of-Every-Month-In-2019” Goal. THANK YOU! for reading. There are tons of wonderful blogs out there, and I appreciate everyone who reads mine. (Oh, and a million thank yous to the people who … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, chronicillness, depression, fear, giving to others, hell, illness, making a difference, mental illness, shining a light, the dark places | 8 Comments

It’s #MEAwareness Month – and please act!

Posted on May 6, 2018 by dSavannah

May is Awareness Month for a lot of illnesses, such as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) / Lou Gehrig’s disease, Lupus, and Mental Health. Last month was Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Awareness Month, which Charis Hill wrote about extensively. (And I never … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, #MEcfsAwareness, advocacy, chronicillness, community, disability, family, giving to others, hard work, health, illness, insomnia, learning, making a difference, mental illness, perseverance, shining a light, the dark places | 6 Comments

#ChronicIllness: the worst job in the world

Posted on November 8, 2017 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: This is another one of them there posts I wrote a while back and am just now publishing. Didn’t do much to it, either. Just added the photo and a few words here and there. And futzed with … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, depression, health, illness, insomnia, mental illness, perseverance, shining a light | 8 Comments

It’s not the forest … It’s the leaves

Posted on October 26, 2017 by dSavannah

New: Follow my blog on the app Bloglovin. You can also follow by putting your email address in the first box there on the right, and then see my new posts via the WordPress app or in your email. And, … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, health, illness, insomnia, mental illness, perseverance, science, shining a light, the dark places, wishes | 2 Comments

My thoughts on Lady Gaga’s documentary & chronic illness

Posted on September 30, 2017 by dSavannah

dSavannah note: Yes, this is my first post in a long time. Yes, there are probably errors. Everything sounds great in my head, and then I go to write it out, and my brain drops out and my eyes cross … Continue reading →

Posted in artist, depression, dreams, fear, feminism, hard work, health, illness, mental illness, music | 8 Comments

So this is embarrassing…

Posted on March 28, 2017 by dSavannah

Obviously I haven’t written anything on my blog for a long, long time. (Except in my head… But since brainwave to blog technology doesn’t exist yet, I guess it doesn’t count…) For reasons, mostly my health. And pain. And brain … Continue reading →

Posted in #dSavannahDefects, depression, hard work, health, hell, illness, memory, mental illness | 7 Comments

#dSavannahDefects – X is for…

Posted on April 28, 2016 by dSavannah

My theme this year for the #AtoZchallenge is #dSavannahDefects, aka “What’s it’s like dealing with #InvisibleIllnesses”. Or, in short, {some of} what’s wrong with me. Down to our last letters! Whew! … X-tras So, yeah. I’m kinda cheating on today’s … Continue reading →

Posted in #AtoZchallenge2016, #dSavannahDefects, abuse, age, childhood, depression, family, giving to others, health, history, learning, making a difference, memory, mental illness, shining a light, the dark places | 8 Comments