Anxiety Stole a Day
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My readers may think that I have conquered all my mental demons. Not the case. I still deal with debilitating symptoms from time to time.
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Built-In Stigma
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The more we discuss mental health as just health, the more we tell stories of persistence and accomplishment, the more we focus on healthy human flourishing, the sooner we can rise above our baser instincts.
Read MoreCultivating a Healthy Indifference
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Soon you will have forgotten all things, and soon, all things will have forgotten you.
Read MoreYou're Vewy, Vewy Depwessed
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Mocking how a thought sounds is a surefire way to sweep the legs out from under it.
Read MoreRite of Passage
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I straddled the line between boy and man for years, and then I never really knew when I finally assumed the mantle of manhood.
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The Guest House
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Be grateful for whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
Physically Sick as a Depressive
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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.
Read MoreHow to Spend Finite Time Well
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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.
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