Article of the Day

"Take physical exercise...Keep your mind focused outwards off the negative introspection. Know the importance in bringing a bit of pleasure and challenge back into your life. Know that the tendency for black-and-white thinking -- seeing things catastrophically -- is exacerbated by high stress levels. Know that the difficulties you have in thinking and making decisions at the moment is a symptom of your depression, not a symptom of your brain being dysfunctional -- it's a temporary phenomenon."
-Joe Griffin, on strategies for countering depression
From: http://www.humangivens.com/joe-griffin/washington-times.html

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Spending more time with convivial people would probably help me out of my depression. Though it's hard, you know, as once you're Down, it's harder to get out and have a good time.

At the moment, I either need more social outings, or an apartment-mate (and not a Freak like the last one)...

Oh, and...

...I screwed up at work again. Put some cells in a plate that was supposed to have been saved for something being seeded this Thursday. Though with all the exp'ts and plates I'm currently juggling, not the most unexpected mistake.

I'm just disappointed. Real, real disappointed.

You see, my depression is definitely affecting my work in a negative way now. It's the fuzzy-headed concentration problems (and memory problems, and energy issues) that accompnay it. I thought I had it under control (barely), and did a sh*t-load of work today...but still something ended up f*cked up.

Who knows, maybe it won't have totally ruined the exp't. I can hope. I'll find out tommorrow, when I inform my boss.

Fun thing to look forward to first thing in the work day. Telling your boss you f*cked up.

She's a mere month and a half away from maternity leave. I'm sure she'd be just thrilled if she knew how I'm starting to flake out on her.

Just as well I have that doctor's app't tommorrow....huh?