The thing that’s almost as hard as suffering a clinical depression is when you have a loved one who suffers from it.
Having been in that particular pair of shoes myself, I have one word to describe such a state: hell.
My wife fell into deep depression shortly after getting married, and it lasted about 5 years. [...]
Depression is a cruel state. It robs you of an ability to have hope or feel joy. You stop being you — you become a lesser version, the one that doesn’t remember the normal you.
I know what it’s like. My wife fell into deep clinical depression in 1996, and it lasted about [...]
Recently, I received a question from Stacey about how a marriage can recover after her depression traumatized both her and her husband.
Stacey writes:
I have a history of depression. I have been treated through counseling and medication a number of times, but the weakness is still there.
For over four years I was in a committed relationship, [...]
Just as I wrote my big essay on self-esteem, I encountered an event that triggered a discovery and healing of where my own self-esteem was damaged. It’s a rather personal tale, but let me use it to illustrate how you can mend the foundation of your mind.
My Son’s Fall
A few days ago, I was [...]
In this extended essay on self-esteem, you will get a comprehensive picture of what it is, how it gets compromised, and how you can restore it. Low self-esteem is the underlying cause for all problems in your life — understanding this will pave the way to true and complete healing and unlocking your true [...]
In Japan, we have a phrase called “Seishin Nenrei.”
It means: “mental age.”
It simply means that our mental age may be different from our physical age.
I’m surprised that it’s not a widely accepted idea in US. It may be because of my cultural background, but the concept seems very obvious to me.
I’m sure you’ve seen “adult [...]
It’s hard to know what it’s like to be depressed, until you experience it.
Because it’s really not a state within the range of our normal existence.
It’s your mind getting overloaded with stress and pain, so much that it is not capable of its normal, innate functions.
Imagine a carriage, or a buggy, with a load way [...]
