Crystal
@murkyepiphanies.bsky.social
She/Her, Dog Mom, SLP, progressive Christian, living with depression and anxiety
Tell Texas Lt. Governor: We will protect the separation of church and state: Several proposals in Texas would indoctrinate public school children with a specific version of Christianity and the lies of Christian nationalism. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/tx-scho...
Tell Texas Lt. Governor: We will protect the separation of church and state
Several proposals in Texas would indoctrinate public school children with a specific version of Christianity and the lies of Christian nationalism.
act.faithfulamerica.org
April 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Tell Texas Lt. Governor: We will protect the separation of church and state: Several proposals in Texas would indoctrinate public school children with a specific version of Christianity and the lies of Christian nationalism. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/tx-scho...
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Words to avoid with someone facing depression:
• 'It’s just in your mind'
• 'Why don’t you snap out of it?'
• 'Life’s tough for everyone'
• 'Some have it harder than you'
• 'Maybe a quick walk will fix it'
• 'You seem fine to me'
• 'We all feel down sometimes'
• 'It’s just in your mind'
• 'Why don’t you snap out of it?'
• 'Life’s tough for everyone'
• 'Some have it harder than you'
• 'Maybe a quick walk will fix it'
• 'You seem fine to me'
• 'We all feel down sometimes'
April 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Words to avoid with someone facing depression:
• 'It’s just in your mind'
• 'Why don’t you snap out of it?'
• 'Life’s tough for everyone'
• 'Some have it harder than you'
• 'Maybe a quick walk will fix it'
• 'You seem fine to me'
• 'We all feel down sometimes'
• 'It’s just in your mind'
• 'Why don’t you snap out of it?'
• 'Life’s tough for everyone'
• 'Some have it harder than you'
• 'Maybe a quick walk will fix it'
• 'You seem fine to me'
• 'We all feel down sometimes'
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My phone choosing to focus on raindrops rather than a monument to the United States and honestly at the moment I kind of get it
April 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
My phone choosing to focus on raindrops rather than a monument to the United States and honestly at the moment I kind of get it
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He is absolutely going to gloat that his was the greater depression
April 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
He is absolutely going to gloat that his was the greater depression
This makes me proud to call myself a Lutheran.
Executive Order Sparks Concern Among Church Leaders
A coalition of six Lutheran bishops in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan has publicly opposed a recent executive order from President Trump.
bit.ly/3E3IEPW
A coalition of six Lutheran bishops in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan has publicly opposed a recent executive order from President Trump.
bit.ly/3E3IEPW
April 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This makes me proud to call myself a Lutheran.
A bit late in posting, but I did get out to protest the current administration on April 5. It felt good to be part of something so much larger than myself. Our rally cries were heard in places all over this great country!
April 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A bit late in posting, but I did get out to protest the current administration on April 5. It felt good to be part of something so much larger than myself. Our rally cries were heard in places all over this great country!
Esketamine (Spravato) treatments don't seem to be taking hold of my depression symptoms the way we hoped they would. Going back tomorrow for an increased dose. Praying to finally see some positive effect. I'm truly tired after trying so, so many other treatments.
April 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Esketamine (Spravato) treatments don't seem to be taking hold of my depression symptoms the way we hoped they would. Going back tomorrow for an increased dose. Praying to finally see some positive effect. I'm truly tired after trying so, so many other treatments.
Finished esketemine treatment number 6 today, so I'm halfway through the treatments. Had a low mood day, but blaming that on the gray skies more than anything else.
March 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Finished esketemine treatment number 6 today, so I'm halfway through the treatments. Had a low mood day, but blaming that on the gray skies more than anything else.
Yesterday was treatment #3 with Spravato (esketamine) for my treatment-resistant depression. I'm getting into the rhythm of these treatments and even have had a couple of good days this week. Forcing myself to remain hopeful that this treatment will work.
March 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Yesterday was treatment #3 with Spravato (esketamine) for my treatment-resistant depression. I'm getting into the rhythm of these treatments and even have had a couple of good days this week. Forcing myself to remain hopeful that this treatment will work.
Second treatment under my belt. I recovered much more quickly from this one than the first. Not so wobbly and uncoordinated this time.
March 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Second treatment under my belt. I recovered much more quickly from this one than the first. Not so wobbly and uncoordinated this time.
Had my first esketamine (Spravato) treatment yesterday. It was an unnerving experience, very out-of-body-ish for a time. Afterward, I was wobbly and uncoordinated. I am choosing to remain hopeful that this string of treatments will help heal my depression.
March 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Had my first esketamine (Spravato) treatment yesterday. It was an unnerving experience, very out-of-body-ish for a time. Afterward, I was wobbly and uncoordinated. I am choosing to remain hopeful that this string of treatments will help heal my depression.
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Depression doesn’t just create loneliness; it rewires your thoughts to make you believe you deserve it. It tells you that people don’t want you around, that you’re a burden.
But you are not a burden.
You belong here, and you deserve to be surrounded by those who remind you of that.
But you are not a burden.
You belong here, and you deserve to be surrounded by those who remind you of that.
March 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Depression doesn’t just create loneliness; it rewires your thoughts to make you believe you deserve it. It tells you that people don’t want you around, that you’re a burden.
But you are not a burden.
You belong here, and you deserve to be surrounded by those who remind you of that.
But you are not a burden.
You belong here, and you deserve to be surrounded by those who remind you of that.
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March 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I start esketamine (Spravato) treatments for my depression in two days. Grateful for this opportunity to try another treatment method. I've tried countless meds and done transcranial magnetic stimulation three times.
March 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I start esketamine (Spravato) treatments for my depression in two days. Grateful for this opportunity to try another treatment method. I've tried countless meds and done transcranial magnetic stimulation three times.
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There is a unique perversion in spiritualizing intentional harm like this
NEW - Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall
Folks, I've been covering politics for a dozen years in Kansas and Missouri and this is probably the most intense, angry town hall I have ever seen
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Folks, I've been covering politics for a dozen years in Kansas and Missouri and this is probably the most intense, angry town hall I have ever seen
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Rep. Mark Alford tells fired KC federal workers ‘God has a plan’ at hostile town hall
The Missouri Republican faced an angry crowd during a Monday town hall in Belton.
www.kansascity.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
There is a unique perversion in spiritualizing intentional harm like this
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It would be really awesome if depression did not exist
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February 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It would be really awesome if depression did not exist
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the thing about gilead is that it does not fucking work
February 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
the thing about gilead is that it does not fucking work
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"As the U.S. government escalates its discrimination against trans people, it is also necessary that religious communities escalate their support of the trans community."
"Trump may want to normalize the idea of there only being two genders, and he may even be successful in establishing a law that affirms that idea, but that doesn’t mean Christ’s body has to agree."
5 Things Your Religious Community Can Do to Support Trans People
As the U.S. government escalates its discrimination against trans people, religious communities must escalate their support of the trans community.
sojo.net
February 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
"As the U.S. government escalates its discrimination against trans people, it is also necessary that religious communities escalate their support of the trans community."
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if the backlash. to attacking lutheran social services is. anything to go by. many evangelicals still consider us christians. even if they don’t like us
February 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
if the backlash. to attacking lutheran social services is. anything to go by. many evangelicals still consider us christians. even if they don’t like us
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We need to make taking antidepressants sexy
February 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
We need to make taking antidepressants sexy
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I'm OK – You're OK
This too shall pass...into infamy
This too shall pass...into infamy
January 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I'm OK – You're OK
This too shall pass...into infamy
This too shall pass...into infamy
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Which of These Office Supplies Is Probably Your Soulmate?
BuzzFeed Quizzes If Everyone Who Wrote BuzzFeed Quizzes Was Depressed
Guess If These 40 Peripheral Figures in Your Life Actively Despise You or Don’t Know You Exist What Happy Days Character Are You? You Are Chuck Her...
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January 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Which of These Office Supplies Is Probably Your Soulmate?
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