A World of Difference in Ordinary Days.
Before we begin, let me share a story about the difference a day without depression makes. For decades, my days started with my shattered heart, sadness, and hopelessness. At the same time, an inner critic on steroids would yell a litany of abusive comments at the top of his lungs, telling me I was a […]
Theory of the Big Pinata.
I am a big guy. Some people are surprised at how big I am in person. Owing to my size, I may have enjoyed an extra helping of external abuse due to being a big piñata. I would have had an easier time with depression if I hadn’t been a big, loud man wearing the […]
The Impossible Weight of Burden.
Every morning you wake up already exhausted, carrying a burden most people will never experience. Before breakfast, you’ve already fought a battle that no one else can see. Then you go to work, raise children, go to school, pay bills, answer emails, smile at strangers, and somehow keep moving while your own mind insists you […]