I am writing today’s entry on my brand new laptop. It has been almost 8 years since I have purchased one, so I am pretty excited to enjoy some of the upgrades and new features. In reality, I would have likely kept using my old laptop forever, but everything was running sooooo slowly, and my lack of patience finally pushed me to get this new one.
Overall, in my life, it feels like I am on the edge of a lot of changes. As I write this, Spring is almost here, and I am very much looking forward to warmer days. There are also some personal changes that may come my way, and regardless of what happens I am grateful that I at least get the opportunities to make these changes a part of my life.
While change can be exciting, change can also be tough. While the prospect of some of my personal changes is exciting, part of me is resisting changing anything because things are pretty good in my world already. Why take a risk when there is so much on the line to lose? What if the changes make things worse instead of better? What if the changes I make are mistakes?
For anyone facing mental health or depression concerns, change can also create a lot of anxiety or fear or a wide range of other thoughts. Change can be scary for anyone, but it may be even tougher when faced with a mental illness. I think that when it comes to change, no matter what the change is, we need to consider how that affects people from a mental and emotional standpoint. Again, change can be scary, but there are ways we can make those changes a little easier for everyone. The first step is acknowledging that with change comes a mental health component that needs to be addressed.