For those of you reading this post, I want you to know that it isn’t empirical, being based purely on … More
Tag: Depression
Choosing Life Over Death: Overcoming My Suicidal Thinking
Suicidal thoughts are multifaceted and can stem from a myriad of sources, but uniting all of them is the belief … More
The Medicinal Words of Tupac Shakur – A Tribute
“Perhaps I was addicted to the dark side; somewhere inside my childhood witnessed my heart die.” -2Pac There are few … More
To Hell and Back: My Journey Through Therapy
The following article was originally written for a blogger named The Bipolar Writer. This version is an extension of the original, … More
Shame and Guilt: Necessities for Character; Catalysts for Change
Character is founded on honesty, humility, agreeableness, helpfulness, assertiveness, courage, resilience, and regret.
Becoming One’s Own Mother and Father: The Difficulty of Growing Up
The most challenging aspect of individuation, of growing up, is the groundlessness breadth our feet, the fact that the universe, … More
Strategies for Alleviating the Terror of Death: How to Accept That You’re Going to Die (Updated Text and Link)
I recently presented my blog, My Best Friend, Death, at a meetup of professional writers, and received a bunch of questions … More
Big Black Hole – A Poem about Depression
Big black hole You’re the only one I truly know And as I yearn for life’s glow You continue to … More
Searching for Love in the Shadowlands
“The pain now is part of the happiness then; that’s the deal.” -C.S. Lewis Around this time last year, I … More
You’ll Never Know How Much You Mean to Me – A Poem about the Relationships which Heal Us
You’ll never know how much you mean to me Your words are forever burned into my memory You’ll never know … More
