depression | depression
Aug.14.2008
Those of you who've read Before the Storm know that one of the main characters, Laurel Lockwood, develops post partum depression after the birth of her baby Maggie. With the depression undiagnosed and severe, she begins to drink as a way to escape her sadness and shame. She continues to drink wine...
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Aug.11.2008
Well, August isn't the kindest month for me this year. The penultimate reason is the loss of Aunt Jessie. Jessie was a formidable , lovely, faith-filled soul. I really can't say enough here about Jessie.
Here's some thoughts of sorrow... This has gone from a board comment reply to a poem to an...
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Aug.10.2008
It's been a few weeks, thanks to me being buried with work, deadlines and getting ready for my late summer/early autumn jewelry sale. But there are new things for you to check out in the world of Joetry.
KS Augustin interviews me here about my writing, my past work as a playwright and dramaturg...
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Aug.05.2008
Hide & Seek: How I Laughed at Depression, Conquered My Fears and Found HappinessWendy AronKunati Press, Softcover $14.95 (256pp) 978-1-60164-1588
There's no lack of self-help books aimed at people who suffer from depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, or neuroses. Nor do we face a dearth of...
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Aug.05.2008
Issue: August 1, 2008STARRED: Hide & Seek: A Neurotic's Hilarious Journey.Aron, Wendy (Author)Sep 2008. 256 p. Kunati, paperback, $14.95. (9781601641588). 616.85.Aron draws on her training as a screenwriter and her experience as a television sitcom writer to tell a hysterically funny account of...
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Aug.04.2008
DAILY EVENT MEDICAL EDITOR Dr. Immer Kronkhite answers a reader's question:Dear Dr. Kronkhite, This morning as I was putting on my double layer hydrophobic Coolmax running socks my big toe fell off. On the advice of my holistic wellness consultant I have been taking 25,000 I.U.'s of Vitamin D a...
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Jul.31.2008
Not much has happened today really. I have stepped neatly off the world for a day and spoken to no-one and not gone out of the flat at all. Bliss. Except I did nip quietly down to the shared hallway to pick up the post. It's all finances - groan. Honestly, I think the postman has seriously gone...
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Jul.14.2008
Can happy writers produce great art?
I must admit, I'm a skeptic. I like my writers skirting at the edge of life. I like them alcoholic and drug-ridden, depressed and suicidal. As if the page is the only thing that is keeping them alive.
I don't believe in the happy-writer.
I am certain, that if...
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Jun.24.2008
Wow, dug this one out of a box--what a difference "NOT DRINKING SO MUCH" makes.
Oh, like you don't find sad clowns interesting--shut up.
Enjoy!
A Sad Clown Named Arpeggio
His day was like the rest of them,a slewing of raindrops drizzlingstaccato through his brokenopen driver's side...
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May.05.2008
I recently came across a list of Depressed Thinking Distortions and, in a stunning epiphany, realized that while I'm not depressed, historically, my relationship to my writing career has been. Ugh. I've sworn to change, to recognize my "distortions," and so far, it's working really well...
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