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I’ve suffered from depression from time to time. Recently the catalyst has been my divorce. It’s an odd thing, depression, one day we’re feeling happy and content, the next day, due to changes in our chemistry, we’re feeling so much dread we’d consider killing ourselves to get relief. For me, that impulse towards self-destruction is more about the shame of being depressed again. I’m getting over that shame. And writing about my “issues” has been a sort of therapy for me. Here, I’m collecting the depression and addiction posts, to provide a thread for you to follow. I hope it leaves you more calm, cool, and connected. Peace.

My first book on depression and my own recovery story is now available through Amazon. Here Comes the Darkness: Surviving and Thriving After a Diagnosis of Mental Illness.

My response to a friend’s suicide

Emotions Are Messy (depression, anger, divorce, falling apart)

Divorce Triggered My Depression

Depression and Romantic Relationships

Carving Out a Moment with a Poem

A little side note on drinking

Moments of Hope

Always Love,

John McElhenney – life coach austin texas
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The new book is now available.


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