I once read this article that spoke about a woman who found herself fearful of crowds, preferring instead to be in places that were emotionally safe. I turned into that woman. I didn’t... Read more >>

Sue and Bob have both been single for fifteen years. Sue, a divorced mother of two and Bob, a widow with three grown adult boys of his own, met last year on an online dating site. When they decided to... Read more >>

My biggest, greatest issue is inadequate health insurance coverage. No job equals no health care. Bipolar disorder is a long-term illness that must be carefully managed throughout a person’s... Read more >>

The first time I hit rock bottom emotionally I was on the verge of killing myself. I mean like deciding on whether I should slit my wrists or take four bottles of sleeping pills. (I was already taking... Read more >>

It wasn’t until after Karin’s fourth suicide attempt that the mental illness she’d battled her whole life finally began to make sense. Seated in a hospital conference room with a... Read more >>

Clinical depression can a very debilitating disease. I know. I was diagnosed with it six years ago. Its symptoms include sleep disorders (both insomnia and sleeping too much), lethargy, feelings of... Read more >>

I suppose I could write about depression. It would take great explanation. But I don’t want to waste my time. Thinking of those words to make my sadness rhyme. So instead. I’ll write... Read more >>

“Hope is faith holding out its hand in the dark.” —George Iles Last night I was reading of a young girl who walked around with a bag of pennies and dropped them... Read more >>

How do I explain it to him? How do I explain to this wonderful man that it has nothing to do with whether I am happy or not? I have to find a way to explain the depression to him. I know it’s... Read more >>

 “ … Don’t ever lose yourself again, I told myself.” From Traveling with Pomegranates, by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor Whereas I’d always held myself... Read more >>