The very fact this question occurs to me is a sign of just how skewed the thinking is on mental illness in this country: my mind is framing it, even if unintentionally, as a personal weakness
the frisky
suicide
He left the bedroom calmer than I'd seen him all night, walked into the backyard and ended his life.
facebook
Today in stuff I feel irrationally guilt about: pretending online that things are cool when things are actually totally not cool.
depression
Spring always makes me inexplicably mopey, to the degree that I sometimes have trouble putting food in my mouth on the regular. If you have this problem, too, I have a few suggestions for meals you can survive on until May.
dating
I’m trying to figure out why I’ve been alone this long, because I’m kind of sick of it. (And everyone at xoJane is sick of hearing about it.)
Marci of xojane.com in
Relationships,
dating,
single ladies,
okcupid,
men,
divorce,
weight,
depression,
rape,
clubbed thumbs,
age,
sexuality,
health
Mar 8, 2013 at 10:07am | 11 comments
friendship
There is nothing scarier to me than a breakdown, finding yourself tumbling down an Alice-style rabbit hole into depression with no idea how to rescue yourself from it. That’s why every day I am thankful for my friend; she is the hand reaching down to pick me up every single time.
ihtm
I’m a human being that deals with mental illness in self-destructive ways, not a bunch of orifices for you to poke because you think my reckless treatment of my body somehow cancels out my autonomy over it.
work
ALSO: a brief history of science fiction
exercise
Turns out there's a scientific explanation for why so many of us don't enjoy breaking a sweat.
diets
Changing your diet drastically -- restricting fat and sugar -- actually create symptoms of withdrawal, which affect your dopamine levels, making you edgy, emotional, and angry. You know, LIKE A DRUG ADDICT.
depression
They’re frustrated because the normal me is funny and talkative and entertaining -- and generally fucking awesome -- and right now I’m just pathetic and not living up to any of those expectations.
make-up
Here’s the stuff I’ve been slathering on in spite of feeling like I can’t really be bothered to brush my teeth.
page six
It’s hard to call celebrities out on their faults when you are barely functioning yourself, but that’s exactly what I did.
depression
As someone who has never suffered personally from depression, but has been affected by my boyfriend's struggles with what he refers to as the 'dark cloud descending', I'm here to say that you have every right to feel you are carrying a burden.
Tory in
Issues,
depression,
dealing with other people's depression,
what to do when your boyfriend's depressed
Oct 10, 2012 at 4:00pm | 23 comments
depression
I hadn’t remembered writing a suicide note - I didn’t remember very much of the 24 hours surrounding the overdose. My handwriting made me cry, it was clear I had written it just before I lost consciousness, it was jagged and pained, on the back of the envelope of a bill I hadn’t paid.
depression
This is the Johnny Cochran of feel-good posts but I'm using it to clear my dour mood not the name of a dude who killed his wife.
