The truth is, depression always leaves us one step away from despair. It’s not untrue that there’s hope, but when faced with the big picture, we tend to get overwhelmed. One of the most difficult messages for us to absorb[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m terrible with names. Really terrible. I mean, look at my characters! That being said, my guinea pigs are named Heart and Soul. I’m sappy that way. But the comfort they provide is immeasurable. I’m thankful I have my Heart[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Generally it’s not a great idea to assume you know or understand depression. When someone is depressed, and you want to know what you can do to help, ask gently, and wait for the person to be ready to tell[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back to our regular updates! Who doesn’t like a snarky friend who sticks with us through thick and thin, and reminds us that they’ll never treat us differently just because we’re sick? No? Just me? Announcement! I’m changing the artwork[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I like to say I guess. It’s like the closest thing to a non committal yes that anyone can give without giving offense. But in depression, it’s really used a lot because suddenly the concrete world under our feet has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
How many stories end this way? Where the lost are found and intervention is effective? Too few. But I’m not cruel enough to end Dave here, while I go on living. My doctor once told me that out of ten[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trigger warning. When the suicidal thoughts tend to overwhelm, the sad truth is that most of the time, it’s the half truths and the lies that have overwhelmed. But it’s not easy – it’s sometimes impossible – to counter those[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Whatever good that’s in us, we’ll explain it away. We can’t take in praise without qualifying it. Credit without pushing it to someone else. Whatever good happens to us, it should or will be taken away. We wait for the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Depression is an arrogant illness. By that I don’t mean that sufferers like me are arrogant, or that it makes us into arrogant people. Depression grips the mind and only allows it to see one reality as the only possible[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trigger warning still in effect… There’re so many possible reasons why suicide seems to be the only way out. Feeling like a burden is one of them. The pain. The unbearable loneliness. But being a burden usually goes hand in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…