Day seven of my camping trip, and I saved the best for last: WhySuicideBlog is a blog written from the perspective of a suicide survivor named Eric Marcus. He is the author of three books, called Why Suicide?, Is it a Choice?, and Making Gay History. He interviews authors, invited guests to write on his
PostSecret is a pretty accurate name for this blog. It is written by Frank Warren. It is self-described on the blog as “an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard. ” Most of the time, PostSecret has themed weeks. However, sometimes they just have
Hyperbole and a Half is a blog by Allie. She is an amazing person, who deals with her Depression battles by drawing them out. This blog, like Catharsis, doesn’t get updated much. I think it’s been about a year and a half. However, as an archive, it’s pretty inspirational, and most of her content is
Some of you might know that I have the word “Catharsis” tattooed on my body. There is some very real inspiration there. The web-comic Catharsis, now only available in archives, is that inspiration. J. Boeke is an amazing artist, whose skill only gets better over time. In her personal-blog-style web comic, she has everyday adventures
Jenny Lawson (no, not my Jenny) is an awesome person. (So is my Jenny.) I’ve been reading through her archives because, well, sometimes you miss something awesome on a good blog. And sure enough, I had. The post is here: it-comes-around-and-around. The thing that struck me about her post is her ability to not force
This week, I will be out of the area. I’m going camping! YAY!!!11!!! So, I will be featuring seven of my favorite blogs for you all to enjoy. This is the first: Stuff They Say To Depressed People.
Last night, I was able to go advocate for a friend. Another member of the support group took her to the hospital, and I stayed with her until she was admitted. It was quite the wait, and I slept in (oops!) but it was totally worth it. I can’t stress enough how important satellite support
I knew that the euphoria that Rory felt after coming home from the hospital wouldn’t last. I knew his lack of depression also wouldn’t last. But since on his new medications, he sees and experiences the world through a whole new lens, and I think that is catching up with him. I wasn’t sure what
[Guest post by Jenny, aka The Girlfriend.] I battle anxiety generally, and deal with much stronger (read: debilitating) anxiety and panic attacks on a less regular basis. I’ve had a couple of minor bouts with depression. But the rest of the time, I’m a very functional adult. Having had my own experiences with the above,
