I once called the stubbornness in depression, the arrogance of depression. I still do. What people misunderstand is that I’m not saying depressed people are arrogant. Far from it. But depression only allows certain truths to hold true – negative[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Depressed people are capable of loving others, sometimes way more than they love themselves. At the same time, it’s the love of others that often keeps us alive. Love… in acceptance. Care. Gentleness and firmness where needed. Not just good[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Few people with depression have the same specific struggles. My struggle with energy speaks itself differently from someone else’s. The way I describe my depression differs from someone else’s. But they’re all similar stories, which is what I’m what I’m[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yaaaassss. If you don’t understand, go ahead and ask. It’s ok – as long as I have the right not to answer if I don’t want to.
Frustration is usually the name of the game. Pain, too, but it differs from person to person. All in all… It sucks.
It’s never really enough. Whatever I do, as the depression drags on, whatever I’ve done never seems enough to myself, or to certain important people in my life. My wife and our best friend and a few relatives and friends[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That’s how it is, most of the time. I don’t know how I got through the day. More to come. Sorry for the intermittent postings.
And everyone thinks they have *the* solution to depression! Cool cool cool. Sure. Cool.
This is one question I struggle with. My brain sometimes doesn’t allow me to cry even though the knot in my throat causes me to have difficulty breathing – because I don’t know why I want to cry. Who came[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The last frame is the most important, I guess. Please don’t push someone away just because they are unwell. Directly, or indirectly, through your words, or actions. But I guess that’s a lot to ask….