Tag Archives: health
Hypomania, Wherefore Art Thou?
I’ve talked a lot about the depression, the ceaseless days and nights spent in overwhelming darkness and despair. That’s because, for me, depression has been a near constant companion over the past 13 years. I’ve broken out from time to … Continue reading
The Quiet Room (First Published 12/12/2013)
So, where was I? Back a couple of posts or so ago…? Oh, that’s right! I crashed and burned. Yep. First, a correction. This occurred at the end of Block III in the teacher ed program, not Block II. The … Continue reading
The Darkness Comes (Originally published December 31, 2013)
The darkness threatened to close around me. I felt the tentacles stretching towards me, reaching, snaking their way through to my body and soul. I could see them, slowly moving in, becoming stronger, increasingly darker as they approached. The fogginess … Continue reading
My Appreciation for Robin Williams
This was initially published in a different blog. As we’ve just passed the second anniversary of Williams’ death, I felt it was timely to republish it here. One look in his eyes and the suffering was there for all the … Continue reading