January 29, 2019

You're Vewy, Vewy Depwessed

January 29, 2019/ Gordon Corsetti

Mocking how a thought sounds is a surefire way to sweep the legs out from under it.

January 28, 2019

Rite of Passage

January 28, 2019/ Gordon Corsetti

I straddled the line between boy and man for years, and then I never really knew when I finally assumed the mantle of manhood.

January 27, 2019

You Don't Look Mentally Ill

January 27, 2019/ Gordon Corsetti

I am very well aware of how not depressed I look.

January 27, 2019

The Guest House

January 27, 2019/ Gordon Corsetti

Be grateful for whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

January 26, 2019

Physically Sick as a Depressive

January 26, 2019/ Gordon Corsetti

Part of the disease of depression is shame and guilt. I can know, intellectually, that I will experience shame and guilt for staying in bed, but it is remarkably difficult to overcome the power of feeling with the power of logic.

January 21, 2019

How to Spend Finite Time Well

January 21, 2019/ Gordon Corsetti

The study of philosophy, and writing about how to think better is part of my battle against the forces of my mind that would have me extinguish my life before my time is truly done.

January 20, 2019

Attack!

January 20, 2019/ Gordon Corsetti

Mental illness is a mob within the mind. An entity ruled by emotion. It cannot be reasoned with. The mob must be broken, piece by piece, until the mass splits apart under the weight of it’s own irrationality.

January 17, 2019

Let There Be Light!

January 17, 2019/ Gordon Corsetti

I modify my environment so my mind is in an optimal state. I use less willpower in an environment tailored to my mental health; this gives me more willpower when I am in more challenging environments.

January 14, 2019

Patience

January 14, 2019/ Gordon Corsetti

The only thing that isn’t worthless: to live this life out truthfully and rightly. And be patient with those who don’t.

January 08, 2019

Memento Mori

January 08, 2019/ Gordon Corsetti

All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust.

Gordon Corsetti Mental Agility Foundation

Life on the 7th Shelf is my way of sharing how a person can live well with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation.

The 7th Shelf was written by Dante in The Inferno, as the Wood of the Suicides.

For me, living on the 7th shelf is challenging but I have found my means for winning the daily battle against the worst my mind can throw at me.

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