People who don’t have depression usually think that it means you are just sad all the time. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. If depression was just being sad, it would be so much easier than the reality of it. Depression is not just sadness, it is exhaustion, lack of…

There have been many stories here about depression, but this one is mine. Depression is generalized with symptoms, but I’m guessing that everyone who experiences it has a different story to tell. I’ve suffered with it for over 30 years and it never gets easier to deal with. I’ve been able to…

The events of the past few days have just crippled me emotionally. My girlfriend is black and my brother is a cop and now I fear for both of them. This insanity has got to stop. I’m sick of living in a world where innocent people are gunned down by bad cops and then innocent cops are gunned down in retaliation. Ghandi said it right, “An eye for eye…

Every Saturday that I am home, I clean my apartment. While this seems pretty mundane, I have turned it into a cleansing ritual that I find to be very mentally and emotionally calming, rather like meditating. As an added bonus, it is a pretty good workout too! I starting by dusting and that includes things that usually get overlooked, like the ceiling…