Chronicles of Sadness: Mike’s War

Note: Many of you might be familiar with my semi-regular postings about my own dealings with depression and anxiety and overall mental health. That is my war. I am willing to share my own war with you all to shine the light on mental health. My dear friend, Mike is willing to share his own […]

Ugly and Proud

A little over a week ago, I got into a disagreement with a coworker. It was small and petty and completely unattached to anything work-related. What the argument was about really isn’t important. It was a “nothing” exchange. The whole thing was bizarre and completely unwarranted: I listened to the agressiveness coming from this person not with fear (because unfortunately, as a […]

Online Dating: 4 Common Profile Mistakes To Avoid

We live in troubling times, y’all. The world is basically a giant dumpster fire and we’re just living in it. We have all kinds of crazy real world problems to deal with and yet, somehow, we still want a partner in this crappy world. Whatever.  Online dating seems to be the most popular way to […]

Chronicles Of Sadness: Feeling Worthy

When you’re living with depression, there’s a lot of shit going on in your head. I mean… like duh, way to state the obvious, but hey… someone has to. What a lot of people don’t understand is that living with depression is just that- living with depression. Just because you’re dressed and out of the […]

Chronicles of Sadness

de·pres·sion dəˈpreSH(ə)n/ noun noun: depression; plural noun: depressions 1. feelings of severe despondency and dejection. “self-doubt creeps in and that swiftly turns to depression”   It’s pretty common and it’s not just what you see in the movies. Well, not always. It’s not always dramatic fits of runny mascara and snot. It’s not always filled with manic […]