I have been very quiet, as I watch and listen, while tragic events unfold with shocking frequency. I have been careful about what I read, and I want to be…
Tag: depression
Trigger Warning: This post discusses suicide and depression and may trigger a strong reaction. Thanks to Cristi Comes at Motherhood Unadorned for providing this list of crisis resources: If you…
You know those people who say that geniuses had to suffer to be geniuses? They are wrong. Case in point: I used to study Virginia Woolf in an English PhD…
I am writing this well after my bedtime, because I don’t want to go to bed. I don’t want to go to bed, because if I go to bed, then…
In exactly one week, I have received questions from three very different readers about three very different struggles. I love hearing from you. It keeps me writing, and it gives…
I was on the phone, wearing a fussy baby in a sling and pacing the apartment to keep him happy, when the doorbell rang. The dog flipped out. I thought…
When a new study about drugs and pregnancy comes out, it gets a lot of media coverage. Such an event occurred this week, when a brand new study about SSRI…
In an earlier post, I introduced Rachel. Here’s the rest of her interview: Can you tell us a little bit about your background? i have had severe depression and anxiety…
Meet Rachel! She’s a talented artist and popular Etsy seller. I happened to be on Twitter one day and saw an announcement: she was closing her Etsy shop for awhile,…
“I have no talent for certainty.” Jane Austen It’s been eight days since I tapered my morning dose of Klonopin from 1.5 mg to 1 mg, and it’s been eight…