Suicidal thoughts are multifaceted and can stem from a myriad of sources, but uniting all of them is the belief … More
Tag: Mental Illness
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
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
Finding a Therapist: What You Need to Know
I’ve decided to write a blog post in the hope of helping people to find a psychotherapist that fits them … More
Popular Writing: Why It’s Important to Bring Complex Ideas to the World of Ordinary People
Scientific illiteracy is one the most harrowing challenges of our time; on the one hand, the public is chastised for … More
Defeating the Stigma of Mental Illness: How Our Relentless Ignorance Harms Those Who Need Our Help Most
There are few things in the world that bug me more than people calling my patients ‘crazy.’ Whenever I tell … More
The Trap of the Self-Assured Don Juan
Why The Kind and Confident Don Juan You’re Looking For Doesn’t Exist “Fake it til you make it” is a … More
