I was looking through some of the tech blogs I normally read, when I discovered something that touched that part of me that struggles with depression and self-esteem issues. It was this post on “Just Another Geek’s Blog that touched me:
“When the realization hit that I was ‘happy with myself’ for that one moment it was staggering.”
I imagine it was, and it’s most defintely too rare a thing to have those moments, that’s for sure! I hope we can all find a way to have more
I had made a note last week to write about this, and am finally getting around to it. The wife and I were watching an episode of House, where a kid was brought in with the usual bizarre symptoms that the show specializes in. He was also violent, and anti-social. His mother was hopeful that…
I saw this post a couple of days ago and made a mental note to point to it. Then, as has been the case too often lately, I got busy and forgot. I’m trying to make up for that now. It’s a post with links to news stories about Chris Witty, Olympic SpeedSkater, US flagholder…
That’s what new studies are telling us. Over Half of Men With Depression Spurn Treatment Men and the Stigma of Mental Illness: Depression and Gender Unfortunately, in many circles, depression is seen as a weakness: Major depression is a biological, medical illness with physical, cognitive and mental symptoms. Despite clear scientific evidence of depression’s medical…
Natalie wrote about the way depression affects her on her blog the other day. As I was reading it, well it was all too familiar, ya’ know? This part, in particular: “In my depressions (and I’m only talking about myself here – want to get that disclaimer out there so as to avoid offending anyone…
Much as Tracie mentioned in the last Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse of 2010, I’m not much for making New Year’s resolutions. On the other hand, I find birthdays, and new year’s, to be a good time to reflect on what’s going on, and check in to make sure I’m making progress in the areas…
Saw a pointer today from the World of Psychology blog to an article entitled Cyber-Catharsis: Bloggers Use Web Sites as Therapy Go ahead, read the article, then come back and read my thoughts…. Tags: Abuse, Blogging, Community, Depression, Hope, Surviving, Survivors, Therapy
