My son applied for a job at McDonalds a few weeks ago. The Manager promised he would call my son back two days later. Two weeks later, no call. When all else fails, blame the person in charge? It’s easy to blame leadership for situations like this. A lot of people applied for work that day, I can only … More Depression and the Personal Politics of Blame
How I am taking my mind back from the scars of depression ___ “Can’t quiet figure out why my depression is back. So black… the numbness feels unending and dark. Even the spring sun cannot penetrate the cement cold and hardness of it.” I wrote those words three weeks ago. My depression came back for a … More Depression: Four Questions that Will Change Your Mind
Dad’s take whatever life throws at us, that’s what we do. ___ “Everyone can be a father but not everyone can be a dad.” Will Farrell in Daddy’s Home Daddy’s Home is a comedy that begins with a question. I don’t recommend the show for young children because of the language. It is somewhat funny and overall … More What I Learned From Daddy’s Home
Depression is a Spiny Toothed Madman ___ Sometimes my mind talks to me. Or more correctly, my depression talks to me. And sometimes it’s so much crazy-talk that I think of it as the comedy of your inside voice. When my head is right, my life is right. Journal entry April 1. No Joke. My … More Depression is a Like a Two-Year-Old in My Head
Maybe it’s time to give recovery the finger? ___ We have gotten the idea of recovery wrong. Wrong! Recovery is sometimes thought of the absence of an addiction and the replacement with something more healthy. But life is more than addition and absence, plus and minus. Your body is continually adding new cells and removing old, decaying … More Give Recovery the Finger
Dr. Gabor Mate reminds us that who you surround yourself with can change your life. ___ What is normal? It’s an interesting question. We certainly know what is weird, abnormal and even crazy. In North America, we have over 500 disorders that tell us what, and (more importantly?) who, is pathological. For many of us, … More The Myth of Normal
Lots of work but little change? I’m there. This year, I am going to lower my standards. ◊♦◊ By MARGARET WENTE The Globe and Mail, Published Saturday, Jan. 09, 2016 8:00AM EST Don’t tell me about self-improvement. I’ve been improving myself for decades. I have dieted, exercised, made to-do lists and then lost them. I have striven … More Lessons From a Lifetime of Self-Improvement
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs Mental Health is not just for the men, women are part of the game too. We men have a hard time talking about health, and mental health can be crazy to talk about… If you need … More Mental Health Stigma is really just Undiagnosed Verbal Illness
For as long as I can remember, I have experienced bouts of low mood and depression. The moods would come on like a slow moving cloud, rolling in and resting on top of me. I felt like I was wearing 20 layers of emotional clothing. My outlook was dark and my senses muffled. I felt little joy and … More Mental Health and my WMD: the Weapons of My Depression
Getting High on Recovery 