I have a yeast infection that is giving me suicidal thoughts.

It’s been coming back almost every month. I visited many doctors and shed a lot of money on specialist appointments and treatments. One time I paid a fortune to have a special probiotic pill delivered from Spain, but threw it away because it gave me diarrhea.

At this point, I do everything right. I know the drill. I wear only cotton underwear or no underwear at all. I only wear loose clothing. I boil towels, beddings  and underwear. I don’t douche. I eat tons of probiotics. Everything you can read online about treating a yeast infection – been there done that. Continue reading “Yeast infections, depression, and suicidal thoughts”

Songs have a lot of power to influence our moods. How do we harness them to help us feel better when we get the blues?

The answer to this question varies from one person to the other and depends on each person’s music preferences – however, here are my suggestions, and I’ll start with the type of songs that don’t work for me:

It’s not going to be alright

The entire category of “don’t worry be happy” songs and “everything is gonna be alright” doesn’t work for me. Why? Because when you are depressed, you don’t believe that everything is going to be alright. And when someone tries to convince you to feel better by saying that, it feels like an insult to your intelligence and you get more irritated and upset. When someone tells you to “stop worrying” it also increases the feeling that they simply don’t understand you. Continue reading “Songs to make you feel better”