Successful Strategies For Dealing With Depression

Posted on August 9, 2016January 28, 2017 by Cathy Wild

This is the second in a series of posts about depression. You can read “Understanding Depression: A Woe That Is Wisdom” here.

If you grapple with periods of depression, then you know that one of the most insidious symptoms of this often persistent mood-disorder is the feeling of being isolated. At such lonely times it can be difficult to remember that we are not alone in our suffering. According to The World Health Organization, about 121 million people worldwide suffer from depression. In this country, one in six individuals will experience some degree of depression or chronic anxiety sometime in their lives. More …

Understanding Depression: A Woe That Is Wisdom

Posted on July 23, 2016July 14, 2020 by Cathy Wild

There is a woe that is wisdom, a woe that is madness—Herman Melville

From the moment I was born, depression began to weave itself into the fabric of my life. Alone and frightened by the responsibilities of a new baby, my emotionally fragile mother sank into a black hole from which she only occasionally emerged. At a very young age, I threw myself into trying to understand the enigmatic forces that had taken my mother from me and that threatened to debilitate me as well. More …