Overcoming depression in writing

How to overcome depression

Writers and poets have a higher rate of clinical depression than the general public, but it’s what makes them more creative, compassionate and insightful. Here’s how to make a weakness …

Free Mental Health Resources

Hope and mental health

 Hi, I’m Jim. I deal with mental health issues. Yep, I have clinical depression, ADD, OCD and, just to keep things interesting, I’m on the very mild end of …

Emojis

Emotions real, but not reality

During the American Civil War, the Confederate Navy filled Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico with mines, which at the time were called “torpedoes.” As flag officer David Glasgow …

pen and darkness

Writing in the Dark

Hi, I’m Jim. I have clinical depression. That’s probably a bit of a shock to those who know me simply as a humor writer and motivational speaker. But through medication …

Worry

You may be depressed if . . .

While at a recent writer’s conference, five or six us started talking about depression. We went around the table. “I’m on Prozac.” “I’m on Welbutrin.” “I’m on Paxil.” Around the …