by Katherine Stone |
I have a lot of symptoms when I’m depressed: mood swings, fatigue, memory problems, unreasonable anger, sensitivity to criticism, guilt, self-doubt, hopelessness, apathy. None of it’s particularly good, but some are worse than others. One of my worst symptoms has... by Katherine Stone |
I’ve always felt as though I have an addiction-prone personality. When I find something I like, I latch onto it until I own it, have mastered it, or have tired of it. It only took me a few weeks to fall in love with my husband, and we were married within six months of... by Katherine Stone |
It kind of sucks to have the “no casserole disease.” Get in a car accident and everyone brings over a casserole. Survive a heart attack, break your leg, come down with pneumonia … casserole. Tuna casserole. Baked ziti. Chicken divan. That green bean... by Katherine Stone |
Do you believe in serendipity? I didn’t think I did, but after tonight I might be changing my mind. As I was trying to come up with a topic for this post, I thought about what helps me the most when my depression is at its worst, when I don’t feel like putting one... by Katherine Stone |
I am currently in month two of my most recent encounter with antidepressants. I’ve gone on and off the pills three different times since 2008, each time hoping that I’d be able to live without medication. After my latest depressive episode a few months ago, I finally...