Depression

“‘Damn you, where have you been?’ She took a few steps toward Schmendrick, but she was looking beyond him, at the unicorn.” – Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn

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Yeesh. Last post was October 15th 2024. Not great. But in my defense, a LOT has happened. I’ll be going in to depth about each update to my life shortly, but here is a brief breakdown of what to expect to see posted here in the coming weeks (or when I get the time): That’s … Read more

“Life is just chemicals. A drop here, a drip there, everything’s changed.” – Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

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There is a prominent meme in the online mental health communities that states, “if you can’t make your own serotonin/neurotransmitters, store-bought is fine”. I am a big believer in this ideology. I definitely have a little funky junk in the monkey-clapping-symbols I call a brain. As such I have been on antidepressants for over a … Read more

This Too Shall Pass

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If you have never listened to the song “This too shall Pass” by Danny Schmidt, I highly recommend it. It is a beautiful and haunting song. In particular, The final two stanzas of the song still bring a tear to my eye now and then: “The story goes, Or the way that I was told, … Read more