Keeping up with school has been enough to delay the completion of some writing projects. I know, excuses and assholes. The writing therapy workbook is about 85% done. I’m mostly dragging my feet when it comes to writing the intro/outro. Or whatever
A post from earlier this year on possible brain tumor or MS symptoms. Finally met with a neurologist last week (after a YEAR). She thinks it might be from stroke/TIA(s) or epilepsy/seizure disorder. I’ll be getting my head scanned next week (I
Another post from last year, moved over from my previous blog. I just saw a neurologist last week and she speculated that it may be stroke/TIA or a seizure disorder instead of MS. I’m supposed to get my head scanned in a couple
Based on my own experience with inpatient mental health, this excerpt from my second serial-killer novel, The Carlin Trend, is my take on investigative journalism: 5150 by John Ambrose-Hemmingway Friday night, six o’clock. I grab my shoulder bag and make my way
It’s not always possible to prevent yourself from becoming depressed. Sometimes that will happen despite your best efforts and strategies. However, these highly practical tips will give you options to improve your resilience when you’re under high stress. 1. Take
Reading the next five chapters of this book last night, I marked a few more passages to share: As the protagonist is looking through books at a therapist’s office he finds The Wounded Heart, a book about childhood sexual abuse. The therapist
Okay, so I’m only a couple of chapters into this book so far, but a few things have really resonated with me. First, the opening line of the book, “It’s so hard to talk when you want to kill yourself.” (continues)
I’ve just started reading It’s Kind of a Funny Story and about author Ned Vizzini, who took his own life. With that in mind, and how my own depression has guided my writing, I thought I’d share this article. The whole purpose
Few things make people more miserable than the pursuit of happiness (at least in Western cultures). This issue is particularly salient in the U.S. with our tradition of rugged independence and the notion of “the American Dream.” We grow up being taught