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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

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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

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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

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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

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