Divinely Hooked

The blog below goes more in depth than the video. I was a little scatter brained when doing the video. 😊 https ://youtu.be/ gegEVVyGK1I I've had a rough week or so. Before I was on medication I fairly frequently would have what I refer to as "crazisodes". This, I now understand, were manic episodes. I haven't had any since I started my medication. I was close this weekend. It wasn't as horrible as it used to be, but it was very emotional and exhausting. It didn't help that I wasn't sleeping well (which is common) so it all accumulated and made things worse. However, I did not have the extreme anger like I used to. I didn't have the desire to hurt myself or hit or throw things. So it was still better than it used to be, but it was still hard. Another thing I've dealt with, with my depression, is severe lack of self worth. And that was another thing I was battling. It's so hard when I feel like I'll never be enough, I'll nev...

Hello all, I was going to do a video this week, but allergies have attacked and I don't have much of a voice. I'm trying to rest it as much as possible because I'm in Praise Team on Sunday. 🎵 I know I have been lacking in the posts and videos because of not being sure what to share. Lately though God has given me multiple things to share, so there will be multiple new posts coming up in the next weeks. Of course I have to do some research and stuff first, but I'm excited about what content is to come. A small update about me. If you've read my blogs before you know that I battle headaches constantly. I've had them almost daily since 2005, the most I didn't have them was during pregnancy. Recently, when my blood pressure has gone up, whether due to exercise or laughing the headache has gotten much worse. At one point I was laughing hard about something and had a sharp pain behind my left eye, like a vertical line, and I could feel the pulsing o...

Today I am 33. I don't care about the number, I don't care about the birthday wishes or gifts or any of that. I do care that again this year I have become more mentally healthy. I've grown more and done more for myself this past year than I have probably ever. I've learned a lot about myself. Some things are good, some things need to be worked on. All that said, I'm so thankful I am where I am and I am who I am. I am an amazing creation by God. I am fully loved and fully forgiven. He continues to guide me and continues to help me in this journey of life. He has blessed me more than I can even put into words. I am so thankful for where I am and the journey He has walked me through. I'm thankful for the people he has brought into my life and the people he has removed. I look forward to continuing my healthy mind journey and sharing it so others may be encouraged and helped along the way. If you need help, don't wait! It's SO SO worth it! ❤️

This video is about the many kinds of depression and the different options for treatment. I'm not going to write it all down this time though because there is a ton of information. I will put my sources on here though, they're also in the description of the video. https://youtu.be/VAB7T8LE_PQt https://amp-timeinc-net.cdn.ampproject.org/v/amp.timeinc.net/health/depression/types-of-depression?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCCAE%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s https://www.verywellmind.com/common-types-of-depression-1067313 https://www.psycom.net/depression.central.cyclothymia.html https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20356013 https://www.everydayhealth.com/depression-pictures/different-types-of-depression.aspx#situational-depression-when-life-gets-you-down

Good evening everyone! This video has an update with me and my medication. Also has an update on my mom. And then I shared a little bit from the devotional I read today. https://youtu.be/xMZtOu6TCSM Now, if you're like me you would rather read what the video has in it, so I will have that below. 😊 It's been a month since I started this new medication and I'm happy to say that things are going really well! I'm not having headaches as bad as I was. And I'm not as tired either. It's nice not to have to take a nap in order to function. I've also not had an other noticable side effects from this one either. So overall a huge thumbs up from me! It's so crazy how different medications work on different people. Things that work for me don't work for my sister and vice versa. Our bodies are so interesting! My mom had her first MRI today since having the gamma knife radiation. There is significantly swelling, but they can't tell if the tumor ha...

Hey yall, I've been on my new medicine for about two weeks! So far all is well! I still have my headaches, but they're not migraine strength as often, which is a huge plus! I've not had any other side affects so far. So hopefully this continues and this will be the medication that I'm able to stick with. I had a dream that I interrupted church service because I felt God pushing me to do up and talk bc someone there was suicidal. I pray that if something like that ever happens that I have the boldness to follow God's direction and lead. There's more about it in my video, and more about what else is going on. Hope y'all are well and getting help if you need it! ttps://youtu.be/8XYm1qKAyBc

Hey yall! I hope you all are doing well. Funny story: I cut bangs for the first time in probably 15+years. My older son doesn't understand hair at all. Today he was with me and my bangs got blown back. When I got in the car he exclaimed, "Mom! Your bangs are gone!" 😂 He didn't understand that they were still attached. So I used my fingers and combed them back down and he was shocked. It was hilarious! Not only that, he couldn't figure out how to say the word "bangs" I had to tell him it was "bang" like a gun. Haha! It seriously cracked me up. I had a doctor's appointment today. Things went okay. I'm changing my medication. I'm hoping that it will be the right one. So far this is my fourth try with medicine. I'm extremely thankful for it because I feel like a new person since being on them, but it's hard to find the right levels. I heard a song twice this week that was a good reminder for me. It says "I need thee...