This post was first written in 2007 but over time it has morphed into something else. Perhaps “blogs linked to mental health, even tenuously” is a better title. The point is that this page is the 4th most popular out of hundreds on this site, so I can’t won’t change the title.
(By the way, thanks for visiting. Please look around the site and check out our free mood charting apps.)
The blogs below are my current favorites, but there are many more in the comments that you should also check out. If you have a favorite that isn’t here – or even your own blog on a mental health topic – then please add it to the conversation. Treat it as an announcement page. Just don’t add links to sites that aren’t blogs or are mostly selling something.
The blog that I leave for last each day – I enjoy reading it so much – is 1 Boring Old Man. Its author is a semi-retired psychiatrist who writes about the changing face of psychiatry, both recently and over the decades. Some notable themes are the problems with the coming revision of the DSM, the misleading presentation of clinical trial results, the commercial links between psychiatry and industry, and how deceptive marketing of drugs is coming unstuck in the courts.
Alistair McHarg is an author, poet, humorist, and kind-of-cartoonist. I thoroughly enjoyed his book Invisible Driving – a surreal trip through the manic experience of bipolar. His daily blog posts are excellent. I rarely leave without a smile on my dial or food for thought.
For a raw, humorous and brutally honest story of recovery you can’t go past Michael Kimber’s Colony of Losers. Colony of Losers, in his words, is “a blog about falling on your face on your way to figuring out your future and the people that help you get to your feet. [It's] to honor my Colony who got me through the toughest time of my life.”
I love the Bloggess (at least her writing) and I can’t wait to get her book “Let’s Pretend this Never Happened”. Her blog is hilarious. It’s self-effacing, eccentric, sometimes just plain bizarre, definitely rated M.
There are many great blogs that have come and gone, and quite a few that I miss reading. Here are just a few that have stopped or are now rarely updated.
My Medicated Cartoon Life
This is my all-time favorite blog. Read the archives! It’s brilliant.
The Urban Worrier
(appears to have gone private).
Leave your favorites in the comments!
Douglas Cootey 13 Sep 2007 @ 3:08 am
I like the name of your domain/blog. Finding optimism is the only treatment I found to work for my Depression. It was hard work and took years, but I trained myself to think differently and take the bite out of Depression. That and I’m a cheeky guy who was too stubborn to believe I couldn’t fight Depression off without medication.
Of course, I had little choice. Side-effects were a pain. Unleashed mutant powers, scales, extra noses…I was a mess.
Cheers,
Douglas Cootey
☆ The Splintered Mind – Overcoming Neurological Disabilities With Lots Of Humor And Attitude
christina jello 30 Apr 2009 @ 9:21 am
I just came across this article on how to help depressed people and i just thought, I wish more people can read this!
it’s called Helping the Helpless
http://intentblog.com/
Lauren 15 May 2009 @ 7:07 pm
Am loving The Pursuit of Happyness!
Luz M. Costa 7 Sep 2009 @ 4:24 pm
This is my favorite depression blog. He’s an English Professor, poet, and creative writer who has lived with depression for decades. The writing is literary and raw, artful and honest.
Charles Bivona 25 Sep 2009 @ 3:41 pm
I like Heather’s comment–working with depression instead of seeing it as a problem. I can relate.
Years ago, I hit rock bottom. Everything in my life failed: too many girlfriends lost, so many jobs lost, friends and family estranged, trapped in a marriage of emotional convenience–with no money, no pleasure, no passion, and no creativity or poems. I stayed in bed, weeping, for days. I finally understood what was happening to me. I hit the concrete floor of my psyche and scraped off a layer of skin. It hurt from my center out. I had never been so scared, but I still wanted to fight.
I needed to remember what had happened to me. I started talking it out with my few true friends and my family. I worked with a few great therapists and — for one surreal month — a sagely psychiatrist at the end of his practice.
Slowly, very slowly, I started scraping away at my shell of repression. I gradually started remembering. Today, I experience sudden and overwhelming emotional connections. I realize why I made certain past choices. I feel stupid and ashamed and worthless. I cry. I shake. I curl in a ball. I remember. I remember. I remember. I suddenly started writing.
The pain is so old it smells dusty, it bursts from my pores. I hurt in the old ways. I taste the adrenaline of the original fear in my mouth. I feel the old clench of terror in my entire body. Every muscles braces for more punishment.
It seize me up sometimes. I’m at the kitchen sink, doing the dishes, and I freeze. I remember in my body, as much as my mind. I shake. I flash back. I feel waves of terror and confusion wash over me. It’s all coming out, at last.
All I can think to do is write it all out, so I do. It helps. It’s healing. I am forgiving the past for its failings. I am forgiving myself, slowly, for my own.
I am finally speaking, repeating it all — one horrifying flash at a time — remembering and working through.
Please, all of you, be well
John 31 Dec 2009 @ 6:48 am
A Beautiful Revolution tells a story of how dreams do come true and persistence certainly does pay off. There is a lot to be learned from this short story and I encourage everyone to read it, it also answers many questions that one may have except one that I had, I still don’t know if “Pickles have bite”. ;o)
Sarah 17 Feb 2010 @ 5:43 am
I like http://emotionalumbrella.com. She’s engagingly candid about her experiences with a number of different medications, and also writes about trying alternative therapies, like meditation and such. Often entertaining, and I can always relate.
Curiosity 19 Feb 2010 @ 1:32 pm
Wow. Thank you, Sarah. It’s kind of weird to know that anyone out there is paying attention to what I have to say, but also super flattering. I always make it a rule to assume that everyone who visits is there for the picture of hugging animals I posted once (which gets WAY more traffic than I do. Seriously.).
…Though I do now feel a little like I should go meditate on which alternative medication to candidly report on.
Nina 15 Mar 2010 @ 7:35 am
I love reading the latest information about depression. I just started a new blog about it where I can hopefully share this information with others. Check it out if you’re interested. http://www.reflectionondepression.typepad.com.
4-Lorn 12 May 2010 @ 3:42 pm
I urge everyone interested in blogs on depression to check out the newest one in the blogoshere. Very heartfelt and nicely presented. It’s worth the time.
Holli Oram 2 Aug 2010 @ 11:50 am
I blog on healing from depression. I did. Really.
Brian D. 3 Aug 2010 @ 5:02 am
Great list — thanks!
Meagan K 5 Aug 2010 @ 11:38 pm
Hi all
I have begun an online art project called Draw That Beast, which I invite anyone with depression to join in on.
The premise is that Winston Churchill imagined his depression as a “little black dog”, which has stuck ever since as the unofficial mascot of depression. But what if depression could be imagined in another form? How would your depression look like?
I am asking people to submit original artwork (drawings, paintings, montages, photos) of how depression visually looks to them. The idea is to go beyond the descriptive words and try to capture the intangible with imagery. Like glimpses into the human spirit.
I am not-for-profit and am doing this out of curiousity and personal commitment to raising awareness of depression in the community.
http://drawthatbeast.blogspot.com/
All the best,
Meagan K.
james 4 Sep 2010 @ 4:14 pm
Reg Carver wrote to me about his new blog on dealing with anxiety and depression, “Finding My Own Current”. It is quite reflective and also easy to read. Take a look at http://www.findmyowncurrent.com/.
Brett 9 Sep 2010 @ 1:54 pm
I just recently recovered from the most terrible bout of depression I’ve ever had in June. This one
lasted 6 horrible months! I just hope it doesn’t come back, especially that severely (or come back EVER would be
nice.) Reading these other posts and comments, I definitely don’t feel alone.
nochnoch 20 Oct 2010 @ 9:19 pm
I just started my blog about my experience in depression for the lsat year, and wanted to read about other people’s experience. i wish i had known or read about this whilst i was in severe depression – but i guess at the worst times, i had no motivation to do anything as i was depressed
anyways just wanted to share my experience too and help each other out!
nochnoch (http://nochnoch.com)
Anne 29 Dec 2010 @ 1:36 pm
I wanted to update my listing from the comments section above… I recently moved my blog to it’s own domain. The new address is http://shebecamebutterfly.com. Thanks and I’m honored to have been mentioned! <3
Reactive Candy 13 Feb 2011 @ 8:55 am
Miss Candy is born and raised in Canada currently residing in the beautiful city of Calgary. She shares her journey with depression with you. Including her day to day activities, and thoughts on sports, politics, music, movies. She is all about living, loving, laughing and learning.
PeterNye 14 Mar 2011 @ 11:19 am
Some good one’s in here.
One I’d add and have really recently taken a liking to:
allthingsdepression.com
Ellen 2 Apr 2011 @ 10:26 am
I really like http://www.erathora.wordpress.com. She’s very intelligent, battles the ‘big stuff” but doesn’t get bogged down. A bit of wit and whimsy as well.
Ellen 2 Apr 2011 @ 10:27 am
Whoops. Its erathora.wordpress.com. I remembered it wrong. Blame it on the depression brain!
Patricia R. Henschen, M.A. 7 Apr 2011 @ 5:43 am
A career/life purpose coach and writer, I am the author and publisher of two “anti-depression” blogs, one I started a year ago and one I just started a couple of weeks ago. Neither of these blogs is about “marinating in my own juices,” as a previous comment author stated. Instead, the emphasis is on positive self-help.
The first, “Rescue Yourself: CPR for Depressives” (http://cprfordepressives.wordpress.com/), is devoted to sharing depression-busting strategies that work and to detailing some of the latest research about depression that I come across. Since I am well on my way to recovering from depression myself, I feel compelled to share with others what works.
This blog is currently published once a week on Mondays. All articles are original work researched and written by me; most of the photos that illustrate the articles are also taken by me. The information is straight-forward, and the exercises are simple. The emphasis is on taking full and complete responsibility for one’s recovery, while reaching out to others and creating a support circle.
The second blog, “The Daily Antidepressant” (http://thedailyantidepressant.wordpress.com/), publishes daily M-F an uplifting, inspiring, or funny quote about depression, or something that can help folks with depression. It has to be positive. I don’t just plug a search into Google and copy and paste whatever pops up; I scour the books on my own shelves for information and inspiration that can help people.
I am very committed to publishing and maintaining these blogs, because I am committed to my vision of a world free of depression. I truly believe it is possible, although maybe not in my lifetime.
I hope whoever reads this comment will go check out these blogs, subscribe to them, and forward them to their networks–not because I want some kind of fame or glory, but because the information and inspiration in them can help those with serious depression recover and live better lives.
Thanks for reading!
Mark 11 May 2011 @ 2:09 pm
http://mormonmommywithdepressionandanxiety.blogspot.com/
Especially good for mothers/women
T 22 May 2011 @ 6:11 pm
Check out http://www.doyouhavedepression.blogspot.com
This is a Blog written by a Family Doctor with an interest in Depression and Anxiety and wholistic healthcare.
james 25 May 2011 @ 9:52 pm
Please note: I’m happy to approve comments that link to new or interesting mental health blogs, but not to pages that are overly commercial in nature without much editorial.
Thanks – James.
Valerie 9 Jun 2011 @ 5:12 pm
It’s too bad a couple of the blogs are no longer being updated. Whenever that happens to a blog that I follow, especially when the topic is on something like depression, I fear the worst for the author.
I started writing my own blog called How to Fight Depression (http://how-to-fight-depression.com/our-blog). I’m not the best writer in the world, and I realize my writing might seem a little robotic, but I started writing the blog to actually try and help others, and not just to vent my emotions. So I chose to take a neutral tone in my posts. I find that helping others and focusing away from my own pain helps me battle my own depression.
Martin 19 Jun 2011 @ 5:59 pm
Hi
Thanks for introducing me to “A Beautiful Revolution”
http://www.abeautifulrevolution.com/blog/ . I love the stuff that that guy is doing and would highly recommend it.
At the risk of blatant self-promotion, can I mention my own site http://toodepressed.com . I’m trying to make it a useful resource, providing detailed info on depression, but also blogging on my own experiences with the condition. I try to inject a bit of humour into those blogging posts, which I think is a welcome relief in the depression arena.
I’d welcome a visit and any feedback you have James. Thanks.
Rebecca 4 Jul 2011 @ 9:32 am
There’s this writer called Kelly Dare who sometimes writes some great practical things about depression. She’s got two blogs – the first http://www.immediatesurrounds.blogspot.com has some useful stuff in it and in the second, http://www.kellydare.com, she’s just becoming really open about having Borderline Personality Disorder which is something not really covered anywhere else.
Katie Bridges 8 Jul 2011 @ 6:55 am
“Warriors of the Edge”
http://warriorsoftheedge.com/blog_263.html
A series of articles taking a gentle, uplifting approach to the problems that attack the mind. Written by Katie Bridges, a children’s sci-fi author who suffered from lifelong depression, a comorbid condition to her diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome.
Alcina Evans 2 Aug 2011 @ 8:07 pm
The blog mentioned above is fairly new. I am actually helping my friend. I particularly like the affirmations and thoughts for the day. I look forward to seeing what is new every one-two days. The blogger speaks from her experience which really makes it personable.
Joshua Stern 18 Aug 2011 @ 6:36 am
Please join me at my blog and check out my second part to the depression blog I posted the other day. If you haven’t seen check them both out!
http://www.Joshua-amotherslove.blogspot.com
Regards,
Josh
Twitter – @JoshuaJayStern
catharsiz 29 Aug 2011 @ 10:01 am
http://catharsiz.blogspot.com is a blog about giving up depression medication, and also about experiences at work given the depressive condition.
Felicia Stevenson 13 Sep 2011 @ 4:46 pm
HI there! This is a great idea for a post, thank you so much!
Check out my blog for (some) stories about my struggles with anxiety and depression… please feel free to leave comments, it’s only a couple of weeks old and I’m definitely craving feedback!
Thank you!
thomas 26 Sep 2011 @ 4:09 am
I have just started my own, mostly for a way to cleanse myself of the ugliness I’ve had to contend with and to come to grips with who I am, but also so that I can have discussion as to how to over come. Right now I’m at the lowest point in my life, and the tunnel seems to dark to ever find my way out of. I read books that say that we should just pt mind over matter and such, but how? My mind is all clogged up with what’s inside right now. There’s no manual as to how to simply put these things out of your mind and to focus on something productive.
Anyway, I would love it if someone were to check out my space and give me some pointers.
alifedepressed.com
One Man 9 Oct 2011 @ 7:55 am
Hello. Great list here. I’ll add my blog on dealing with depression to the list. It’s onemanswar.blogspot.com. I hope it helps others, especially men, who might be struggling with depression. Thanks for this resource. Feedback on my blog is welcomed!
halfwaybetweenthegutter 11 Oct 2011 @ 10:51 pm
Thank you for this list; I’ve been looking for people blogging on the same subjects as myself, which is an enormous task when there’s so much out there.
My own site (http://www.halfwaybetweenthegutter.wordpress.com) centres around my own experiences with depression and mental illness, with offshoots of poetry, photos and general musings. It’s a therapy of sorts.
nyc depression 28 Oct 2011 @ 2:47 pm
Throwing my website into the mix. Just a 20 something year old’s rants about living with depression in New York City.
Annonymous 29 Oct 2011 @ 7:53 am
I love these blog, but I wanted to add my own to the list. I write about my personal battle with depression and how creative things like music and writting and films helped me fight it. Click my name to see my blog =]
psychoticdepressionofastudent.blogspot.com
Bradley 19 Nov 2011 @ 8:34 am
Hi my name is Bradley and I’m a 30 year old graphic designer from
Toronto, Canada. For most of my life I’ve struggled with depression until I started finding comfort in art, creative writing and poetry. Although battling depression is still an ongoing issue for me, I’ve created a website dedicated to helping those who are dealing with the same or similar conditions. The Not A Doormat Anymore blog website focuses on coping with life’s hardships through artistic expression, hopefully inspiring others to do the same. Blog entries will focus on mental health and autism as well as current events, art and entertainment. The artwork I’ve included in the website constructively convey my feelings on some current world issues. These written and artistic mediums are my most effective form of communication as well as the main coping mechanisms that I use to assist in everyday dealings. If you are interested, the titles of some of my first blog entries are “A Brief Introduction”, “Coping Mechanisms” and “Vivid Dreams”. Also here is the link to the website:
http://notadoormatanymore.com/
My aim is to reach and possibly help as many as possible with this website because suffering in silence and loneliness only hinders the healing process. Thanks again for your time and interest.
Sincerely
Bradley
Jeannie 28 Nov 2011 @ 6:27 pm
I have been on the antidepressant roller coaster for 20 years until I found a book called “Your drug may be your problem” It was like someone threw me a lifesaver and is pulling me back to my life. Please check out my blog and read this awesome book. It is life changing
http://findingme-jem.blogspot.com Please visit and share your stories
New Blog 5 Jan 2012 @ 12:15 pm
Hey I just started a new blog about my battle with depression. I hope you visit and realize you aren’t alone.
http://makingiteveryday.blogspot.com/
you can also follow me on twitter at @WeCanMakeIt20
Marla Jo Zeller 9 Jan 2012 @ 11:45 pm
http://www.expressionsofdepression.com check it out. It took me seeing many doctors and trying numerous meds and numerous combinations of drugs. Only a psychiatrist finally got the right conbination that got me stable. Know you are not alone. Don’t give up. I know you are frustrated and you have every reason to be. I understand. I’ve been there. Keep putting one foot in front of the other. Just do what you can do. Don’t expect any more of yourself than you can give of yourself. You will make it if you just don’t give up. See another doctor. Ask around. It’ll happen for you too. One day the worse will be behind you and you’ll feel half-way normal again! Good luck. Check out my blog. God bless!
Daniel 10 Jan 2012 @ 2:53 pm
I’d like to hear about your battle with depression and how it affects you and your family.
http://danielandtheblackdog.blogspot.com/
Kimi Finley 16 Jan 2012 @ 5:51 pm
http://www.ifonlyfortoday.wordpress.com
daily life on depression/anxiety meds
Kim 18 Feb 2012 @ 3:09 pm
I’m here to help anyone who is going through depression, I have for 17 years till the present. Visit my site post if you would like.
Hannah 1 Mar 2012 @ 6:07 am
While searching through the wonderful list you have provided I noticed a new blog has recently been started, its written by a woman who is writing letters to her depressed partner anonymously. She writes very well and I think it will be interesting to see how this develops. http://www.mutehope.wordpress.com
Enjoy!
Chet 27 Mar 2012 @ 7:19 am
This may not be specific to this topic but it is fully related to depression and some of the underlying causes of depression.
It’s that negative voice of criticism and self doubt that plagues everyone but usually impacts those most susceptable to depression the greatest.
The blog article is titled, “Anxiety Treatment and The Black Knight”.
http://www.joepdowling.com/anxiety-treatment-and-the-black-knight/
If you are a fan of Monty Python then I think you will especially appreciate it.
Clark 29 Mar 2012 @ 4:10 am
I have beaten depression and suffered through the stress, the pain, the suicidal thoughts and I felt that the whole world around me was caving in on me. I set up http://www.thedepressionbeater.com to help people like me, sharing theories, stories, scientific reports on Depression. Let me know what you think, its new but it is growing daily
Carrie 24 Apr 2012 @ 6:34 am
My friend, Samantha, is a pastor’s wife who blogs about her own experiences with clinical depression. She is very transparent and honest in her posts. Thought you might to check out her blog, Living With Real Joy. You can find it at http://www.livingwithrealjoy.wordpress.com. Have a great day!
Sam K 2 May 2012 @ 7:08 am
What can someone do after messing up. In August this year, I expect to get married. After many years of disappointment, i finally met someone who cares for me. Everything has been great so far; until I made one very stupid mistake. I took our wedding money and bought a stock I thought would make us more money. In less than 20 minutes, the money was all lost. For the last two months, I have been living in fear. I have been desperate and have no courage to face my lovely fiancee. What would she say? I know that I messed up. i have tried to find a second job in vain. I feel like killing myself. Please anyone advise me on what I can do. I am on the edge and I am losing all hope. What can I do? We have bills that we need to pay for the wedding and she thinks I still have the money but I am not sure what to tell her. Anyone out there please guide me.
Rachel 4 May 2012 @ 12:47 am
I have just been diagnosed with servere depression im 21 and its been going on for about 3 weeks im real scared I have a son and I am finding it hard to deal with although one day I could feel great and the next feels like a hopeless path I havent had any sort of suicidal thought I just get negative thoughts and I feel theres noone to help me at all I just want someone who will listen to me I am really scared :(
Sanjeev 4 May 2012 @ 1:12 am
we are here to discuss rachel, i believe talking to each other can solve the biggest problems in this world.
Alfred 4 May 2012 @ 8:48 am
Rachel,
I’ve been through severe depression too. Don’t be scared by the diagnosis, it is only a label that is used to find the right treatment. I am hearing you and listening..
Looking after your son while you are depressed presents an extra challenge. You will become much stronger as you work through the challenge.
Being depressed is very uncomfortable. Whatever negative thoughts you are having, just turn them into the opposite. There is always hope.
Advertising is not allowed on this blog. If you find a way back to my website through the links there is something there that could help you.
In the meantime you can maintain dialogue with me through the blog.
John24yellow 14 May 2012 @ 2:49 pm
I have suffered from depression for many years and this site explains the feelings and numbness perfectly…
http://halfwaybetweenthegutter.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/depression-why-it-was-never-about-sadness/
I live my life hoping for a cure for this terrible disease.
Carla Cole 17 May 2012 @ 9:44 am
Im 53 years old and I have depression I’ve fought it for years I did get better but I got off of the meds then 2 months everything feel apart I fought it for 2months kept telling my self it wasn’t it but I finally went back to the dr and I’m on rock bottom again I have to force my self
Out of bed and go to work I came home and sleep I’m on med again
And I have to wait till they kick in I just want to be happy again and it
Is hard everyday I struggle some people don’t understand this they think ur faking it u can’t fake this I cry I didn’t even tell my husband I had to go back on meds he knows now he keeps checking on me everyday and make sure I’m ok I’m glad he cares
Mary 24 May 2012 @ 6:10 am
Help!!! I need something to make me happy. I’m 28 years old, engaged, and just finished Law School, i should be happy right? Wrong! Im miserable and have always felt this way. I am short tempered, negative, I never feel like doing anything, and i get mad at anything. Also i always feel sad and depressed. I know common question is “have you ever thought of committing suicide?’, well answer is Yes. But although i thought of it Ive never acted out on in, or think that i would ever. I have issues with my family, becasue they say i have a bad attitude and a bad temper. My fiance is on the verge of leaving me because he says he cant stand me and i have issues. Growing up my behavior was always accounted to the fact that im then only girl in my family with just two brother so everyone though i was just a spoiled brat. But now as an adult i know that’s not the only thing that attributes to my behavior. I see other people that are happy and i dont understand how they can be happy all the time. I cry, feel bad, feel sad and in general just feel hopeless. My fiance and my family just say how Im a martyr and that there’s nothing wrong with me except that I am, in their words, “a baby”. i dont feel this is the issue although im not sure how i feel to be honest. I grew up in a religious family and i am still religious and believe in God. I pray for help, but i just dont feel anything. Nobody will help, they all think im too smart to think this way, or if i really try it will get better. Doctors keep prescribing antidepressents that only manage to make me feel numb and lifeless. I just want to be normal….happy….
meghna 24 May 2012 @ 8:17 am
i’m 20 yrs old and depression has been a friend for the longest time now but talking about it, leave alone writing about it is new to me..hell i cant afford to see a therapist for my depression because i’m stil studying and my parents have no idea of what i’m going through. About a year back i had asked them to take me for counselling but they blew me off saying i was beign stupid and so i’m pretty much on my own in feeing hopeless and disgusted with eveything. i feel this urge to wipe the smile off the faces of my friends or peoplel on the road because i havent been happy in so long and i cannot see anybody else happy etiher.. its made me so bitter and damaged inside that i think i’m beyond repair now..does anybody have anything to say to this?i’m 2o right..i should be brimming with life and be cheerful all the time because i have my whole life ahead of me ..but all i want now is for this life to end because i cant keep feeling this miserable..My family has failed to help me so is there any way that i can find solace and hope in a bunch of strangers?
Patrick Day 25 May 2012 @ 11:27 am
Check out triumphoverdepression.org, a great blog that posts helpful information on the holistic healing of body, soul, and spirit for those who are depressed and those who care for them. For postings on the healing of the spirit, all material is orthodox Christianity.
Leanne E. Watt, Ph.D. 26 May 2012 @ 3:15 am
Depression is the worst– so insidious, all-consuming, able to cripple its victim with very little effort. Your list of top blogs is a good one. It helps other depressed people gain perspective on their plight and gives them a sense of not being so alone. Most of my depressed patients feel so trapped and isolated, their sense is that everyone else is having fun– they’re the only ones stuck in the hole. As one of many psychologists in Pasadena Ca that treat depression on a daily basis, I have the opportunity to help patients identify the source of their self-hate. Without that insight, it’s impossible to get ahead of the voice in your head that loves to torture you… there is an original injury that serves to keep this voice alive. If you can get to the root– to the beginning of the self-loathing, you can learn to turn the voice off and replace it with a loving voice that is gentle and kind.
Vinson 27 May 2012 @ 4:09 am
It’s nice to see that I’ve found blogs here with the same interest as mine, I’m also amazed that there are lots of comments sharing their own depression blogs. Please add mine as well to your list.
Best Regards,
Vins
pasadena psychologist 28 May 2012 @ 5:52 pm
…forgot to mention, on Hyperbole and a Half, i noticed that there was success at the end of her home page post. She has a book that’s coming out, if it hasn’t already. Wondering if her depression has lifted at all, secondary to her success. Although success alone can’t completely eradicate depression, it can feed the low self-esteem that is at the bottom of depression and provide a corrective emotional experience.
Carly 31 May 2012 @ 7:25 am
I’ve been depressed for awhile now, not many people actually see it, sure they know that I am, but they dont really recognize it. And a family member gets in these ‘moods’ sometimes when everything I say she has to make a very mean comment. Like today she won’y stop calling me a little b****. And I don’t tell because I still love her, but she can be so mean when I don’t even say something and I don’t think I can do it anymore because everytime I try to confront her on it she cries and yells, so I stoped trying. But it’s too much for me right now and I really need advice on what to do is. Am I doing something to make her hate me, because I feel like I am.
Joe 1 Jun 2012 @ 1:57 pm
This one is my favorite:
http://sextonsongs.wordpress.com/
“Faith and Fathering with depression and singing”
It’s kind of like poetry. Funny and moving.
Mandy 20 Jun 2012 @ 12:12 pm
I have been battling depression for about 17 years. I hit rock bottom in 2008 have been recoverying from that major depression for about 4 years. In the past 2 years I have made some amazing strides and feel better than ever. Through my personal experience, I now believe that the food that makes up our American diet is negatively affecting our mental health.
I have decided that it is time for me to pay it forward and have started a blog at http://www.findvitality.com
There I am telling my story and providing the tools I have used to successfully feel good again.
Jacklynn H 30 Jun 2012 @ 2:05 pm
My fam doesnt get it. Depression is even hard for me to get! Its confusing, horrible and really screws with what you have become and gotten to know about urself. Trying to be normal or what passes for normal these days….. is a pain in the ass!!!!!!!! Im 23 single and most of the time I dont want to leave my house because…. well most of the time I dont have a reason. My friends and family never realized I was depressed or suicidal till after my divorce… which just computed some “amazing” thoughts I had about myself. They all try to treat me normal and then my brain goes into what I like to call my depressed mode and I become me with a huge gaping hole where the old me use to play house in my body. Iv always been ahead of the game…. I was planning my house and life when I was about 5… I still have some drawings of floor plans I did when I was little… I got married at 19 to my high school sweetheart and then nothing went right. We didnt get along, we didnt have anything in common he wouldn’t let me do things by myself, always having to chaperone me around… I didnt know for a fact but because of his history I always thought he was cheating but didnt have proof. Well 2 1/2 years after being married I was divorced and he remarried 5 days later to the woman he had been secretly “engaged” to for over a year. (she knew he was married) Thankfully we didnt have kids so the divorce went over smoothly except for getting calls and being harassed by him and his family. I had been depressed b-4 that because my ex was a marine I was alone a lot but I wasn’t alone really I would read constantly. I got to where I wouldn’t eat until I finished a book so I didnt have to reemerge into the real world and face my failures. Then I began Just not eating at all and I would sick if i even tried. I would lay in the bath tub at night just wondering how it would be if I would just slip under the water to see if i could hold my breath. From there Id end up imagining different ways to kill my self so I wouldn’t be a Burden anymore. And thats how Iv always seen myself…. as a burden even when I was little.. I knew I wasn’t really meant to be here and I wasnt really necessary. I went to my doctors and she gave me Zoloft…. You would think it would help. But in truth it just gave me the fuel for my fire. After moving back into my parents home I became even more depressed. I overdosed on my Zoloft over 4 times but at this point in time im really not sure of the count. I decided that being away from the zoloft was a good Idea. So I had to work at getting off Zoloft. Its crazy hard! But I did it and after that I was still depressed yeah but I dont feel the need to hurt myself anymore. I have a great job that I believe Im extremely good at and It keeps my brain occupied. But sometimes like tonight I revisit my past and cant help but feel the depression creeping up and trying to win. But like when I was little… I hide it all with a smile.
Alfred 2 Jul 2012 @ 12:28 pm
Hi Jacklynn H!
Congratulations getting off Zoloft. Its hard! But you did it and that’s what counts.
It takes someone who has been depresed to understand another person’s depression. Others usually don’t know enough to understand.
It was natural for you to be depressed, after all you felt betrayed by your husband and went through severe heartbreak.
Now you have a great job that you believe you’re extremely good at and It keeps your brain occupied.
Even if some nights you revisit my past, realize that you are now no longer your past. If the depression creeps up and wants to win, you are no longer your past. You are an evergrowing present with a future than you approach with more strength and wisdom.
GoldenAgeGirl 6 Jul 2012 @ 4:32 pm
Depression is a result of people not following their true passions. Many times in life we feel we need to be the person our parents wanted and we are not true to themselves. Get back to who you really are and you will raise your frequency.
Shelly 14 Jul 2012 @ 1:11 pm
Please check out my websites:
http://thewritingtherapist.blogspot.com/
http://believeingrace.blogspot.com/
Thank you! We need all the support we can get.
Sophie 15 Jul 2012 @ 3:28 am
Personally, I love http://makeloveandnothorcruxes.blogspot.com/ It’s written by an anonymous woman that struggles with depression and her way to recovery. It’s brutally honest and it has helped me a lot with my own disease. Thank you whoever you are.
Ray 18 Jul 2012 @ 5:36 am
I was diagnosed with depression in 1999. In 2005, I went into remission. In 2009, I relapsed and I haven’t been able to get better since. I keep reading on the internet, “If you exercise and eat right, you’ll feel better” but in my case, I’m so depressed I sleep 12 plus hours a day and barely have the strength to sit up much less exercise!!! I’ve been so depressed for so long now that I don’t even know what I’m depressed about. I’ve been through four counselors in four years and no one has helped me and naturally the woman who helped me the first time, no longer practices counseling due to her own health. I feel like I’m never going to get better!!! Is there anyone out there who can help me????
Wish I knew 13 Oct 2012 @ 10:57 am
I’ve been lost for so long, theres not one day goes by without the thought of suicide. Darkness is consuming me more and more of each minute that passes. Time seems to pass so slow and aspirations that I once had, have almost faded away completely. When will my journey through this tunnel of of dim light and damp air end.
Alfred 15 Oct 2012 @ 8:13 pm
To: Wish I Knew
I congratulate you on your comment because It sounds very poetic. I would like to know more about the aspirations that you once had.
I remember travelling through a tunnel of dim light and damp air myself. We may have something to share.