Lights In The Darkness

When I first started writing this particular blog (I actually had a blog before this one, but it was very random and unfocused.), all I wanted to do was share my own personal experience of living w…

I can’t say I was a huge fan of it, but occasionally in my younger days I would watch the Canadian sketch comedy show The Kids in the Hall. One of the funnier skits I ever saw on there involv…

I now have no living parents. I’m not sure how I should feel about that.

I’m sure we’ve all looked at someone who claimed to suffer from depression and thought, “Yeah, right. What could that person possibly have to be depressed about?” The truth …

As someone who takes an antidepressant daily, I’m always interested in studies measuring their effectiveness. This latest study from the journal The Lancet is pretty comprehensive, so I thoug…

I’m doing some maintenance to the site, so I haven’t had much time to write this week. As a result, I’d like to share a pretty fascinating interview with crisis counselor Gerry Gr…

I’ve taken an unexpected interest in instrumental music lately. I’m thinking this stems largely from the fact that I like to hear instrumental solos, which no one seems to take anymore …

Occurrences of depression in today’s society have increasingly been met with more and more understanding from the public in general. That’s my impression, at least. What was once regard…

I’ve been struck with a nasty bout of writer’s block this week, so I apologize for not posting as much content. Because I want this blog to be a service and not just my personal soundin…

I don’t know anything about college football, and I don’t know anything about Tyler Hilinski, save for one very important detail.

Even though the only real writing I do these days is for this blog, I still consider myself a writer, and I often wrestle with exactly what a writer’s responsibility is. I mean, it seems some…

I jammed the ring finger on my right hand playing basketball when I was in the 7th or 8th grade. I remember it hurt at the time, but being young and invincible I didn’t think too much about. …

I have a great fear in my heart that rock ‘n’ roll as I once knew it is dead. I hope I’m wrong about that, but I find myself growing more and more irritated these days as I try to…

I didn’t really do anything Sunday. I mean, I guess I watched some of the NFL playoffs and a little college basketball. I also practiced on my guitar a little. I played with my three boys, an…

I think of all the characteristics of depression, the one that surprises me most often is how intense the highs and lows are. Very deep lows are almost to be expected, but one would not expect the …

Unbeknownst to me, World Introvert Day has been celebrated since 2011. Its origins can apparently be traced to a blog post from Felicitas Heyne titled “Here’s Why We Need a World Introv…