Intimacy vs. Awkward Possessiveness
PDA (showing Public Display of Affection) is the term. But how often have we heard a moral jab of “Get a room?” But then there is the “wow, they look good together.” When is displaying social intimacy acceptable, appropriate and supportive? How you play (or not play) in public can give away secrets.
I came across this article The One Thing No One Ever Says About Grieving which introduces the conversation about functioning and managed depression. Some might argue that depression might have an association with suicide, or severe mental illness. Depression. It has many forms and shapes. It can also mean that you are the same person and you have not changed; but, you are just not the same take-charge-get-up-and-go type person you were before the event that caused you to stall in your momentum. Maybe, due to that one event or a course of many minor events you are more of an introvert, a recluse. These events and or situationals can cause a type of grief state or a numbed state that is not what we generally see as depression. This masked depression can be complexed because often family and close friends can miss the signs.
