If you've been checking in on the blog, you may notice that my posts have become few and far apart. I've been blogging less. This is because I've been wallowing through an unusually extended episode of the writer's block. Every time I bring myself to open a new page and start typing, I find myself … Continue reading What to write about when you can’t write
One of the most memorable episodes of The Twilight Zone was the one where a woman who possesses the gift of time-travel uses her powers to go back to when Adolf Hitler was born and kill him to avert World War II. Through a strange twist of events only possible in The Twilight Zone, her … Continue reading Standing up to the False Prophet called Depression
At around this time last year, I attempted suicide. I was facing too much pressure at work, my anxiety attacks had kicked up a notch, nothing was making sense in this life and I just couldn't take it anymore. Objectively speaking, it probably wasn't all that much pressure. But there is nothing objective about anxiety … Continue reading When suicide is a way of life
I have never felt so dependent. Every simple task is a monumental feat. Getting out of bed feels like scaling the Everest, only harder. Don’t even mention picking up a phone call. My head feels like it is locked in an unrelenting vice grip. You see, I am being held hostage by two very experienced kidnappers: Depression … Continue reading How depression is demolishing my idols
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