Psychology
Navel Gazing
I hate thinking about myself and talking about myself. That may sound strange coming from someone who has spent the last six months chronicling his divorce and depression, but it’s true*. It makes for a weird dynamic in therapy. Therapy is all about me, but I’m always trying to change the subject. When I fail…
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Therapy
I was surprised when I first started seeing a therapist. The experience was completely different than I expected. That’s a little bit odd given how many therapists there are. It appears to be a booming business, which must mean that many people go to see therapists. But what actually happens in therapy remains a closely…
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What Does Depression Feel Like?
Before I was dealing with my own depression, I knew people who were depressed and I often wondered what it was like. I know the definition, a persistent low mood or loss of interest, but that doesn’t really say much. At least it never helped me understand it. Now that I have a pretty good…
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A Difficult Question
I’ve been asked whether I’ve thought about hurting myself a lot in the last six or seven months, always by medical professionals. The short answer is no, I haven’t thought about it. And that’s the honest answer for why I’m being asked. They want to know if I’m a suicide risk, and I am not suicidal. …
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Getting Better
I think I’m doing a bit better than I was as far as my depression is concerned. I’m certainly not great, nor am I where I want to be, but things seem better. It’s another funny thing about depression. It’s really hard to tell whether I’m better or not. I feel like I need a…
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Knowledge Without Belief
Since at least the time of Plato, people have generally accepted that knowledge is justified true belief. Sure there are some who disagree by raising Gettier Problems or denying the possibility of knowledge, but for most people, most of the time, justified true belief is knowledge. Lately, though, I’ve been questioning that definition. It sure seems like…
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Stigma
There is a stigma attached to mental illness. I think virtually everyone knows it. I also think that most will say that there should not be a stigma attached to mental illness. Stigmas are tough to shake, though. I don’t know that I have any answers to this problem, but I’m trying to tell myself…
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Depressive Nostalgia
Depression has made me nostalgic, and not in a good way. As far as I can remember, I’m not normally the nostalgic type. The past is the past. Some of it was fun, some of it wasn’t. Either way, I don’t dwell on it. Or I didn’t dwell on it. Lately, I spend an awful…
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Why Do I Do This?
I was recently asked about one of my posts about depression. The question was basically asking how I felt about my post. I answered that I didn’t think it was great. It takes a lot of energy to write, even the short posts, and, as a result, I feel like many of my posts are…
