How Lincoln Survived His Depression
“No element of Lincoln’s character,” declared his colleague Henry Whitney, “was so marked, obvious and ingrained as his mysterious and profound melancholy.” I’m not sure how many people know that Lincoln suffered from lifelong depression (it was essentially dismissed by an influential biographer in the 1940s), but those of…
Understanding Someone with Depression – Three Common Behaviors
I’ve been on both sides of the depression fence. I’ve suffered from clinical depression for more than forty years. And also I have a son who suffers from depression, I have had friends who were depressed and have been in relationships with men who have depression. I’ve written about…
Doing Cocooning Right
We depressives are frequently drawn towards cocooning, the practice of hanging out in our homes for most of our free time. I think that usually that’s due to a lack of energy, but also a need to be “safe” in our own little nest. Given that it’s winter and…