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How do I know if I’m depressed? I feel sick. How can this be in my mind? How do I get out of the pits? What do I do when I feel like giving up? Is this a phase I’ll get over? Clinical depression can strike at any age. When it happens … more

Danny returns to his high school five years after graduation and has an erotic encounter in the wrestling room, where he grapples with an important figure from his past and faces his own personal demons.This 5000-word story contains graphic… more

“When the heat is on and the battle is raging, know that as long as you are standing strong in the Lord, you won’t be shot down or burned up by your circumstances.  Think in terms of God’s power.  As long as you stand with God-and don’t giv… more

When Stormie Omartian was a child, her mother would lock her in a closet and say, “You are worthless, and you’ll never amount to anything.” How did a young girl who grew up in an abusive home learn to overcome her past pain to find emotiona… more

Becoming a mother is rarely what you expect.Jane Roper never expected she’d have twins—or that they’d be such a spirited twosome. She didn’t expect that finding the right balance of work and home would be so tricky. And she certainly didn’t… more

An essay written from a personal viewpoint of somebody suffering from clinical depression. It is intended to be read by those close to people suffering from clinical depression, so that they can gain a better understanding of the illness, o… more

Until the early 1980s, there was no official diagnosis for depression in children. But children can, and do, become depressed. In fact, the National Institute of Mental Health now estimates that 2.5 million youngsters under eighteen have ex… more

Living With an Impostor is a unique look into one man’s mind and heart as he struggles to cope with clinical depression and a wife who is evaporating before his eyes into the pit of dementia that is Alzheimer’s disease. Infusing it all is h… more

“The Last Chronicle of Barset” is a magnum opus and sparkled for Trollope’s keen interest in human psyche. It is considered superb for its multi-dimensional characterization that tackles clinical depression with reality, sympathy and pathos… more

Clinical depression is a serious, often fatal illness that is so common it’s hard to recognize. Researchers estimate that almost 20 percent of the population meets the criteria for some form of depression at any given time. And that doesn’t… more

Written for wives, girlfriends, mothers, and friends, this accessible discussion of clinical depression in men outlines the causes of the disease and offers advice on how to help a male loved one who may have depression. Using true stories … more

Crazy in America shows how people suffering from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, and other serious psychological illnesses are regularly incarcerated because alternative care is not available. Once behind bars, they ar… more

Nyima Chante Robbins struggles in all kinds of denial. It’s been three years since she was first diagnosed with clinical depression, and she still believes she’s just burnt out.Suddenly homeless again, she holds up in a motel trying desper… more

On the snowy Colorado morning of his eighteenth birthday, Parker Wilder wanders aimlessly through the woods, completely unaware of the mental condition that is the cause of his isolation. His sister, Julie, labors over a birthday cake, sure… more

Back CoverIn this candid and courageous account, Steve Scott – a long-term sufferer of severe clinical depression – describes the nightmare he and his family have lived through for so many years. He looks back to his teenage years, where he… more

“The Last Chronicle of Barset” is a magnum opus and sparkled for Trollope’s keen interest in human psyche. It is considered superb for its multi-dimensional characterization that tackles clinical depression with reality, sympathy and pathos… more

Dana Hawkins knows what it means to struggle with difficult circumstances: a challenging childhood, an eating disorder, clinical depression, suicidal thoughts, debilitating physical pain, financial struggles, court battles to adopt a needy … more

Dana Hawkins knows what it means to struggle with difficult circumstances: a challenging childhood, an eating disorder, clinical depression, suicidal thoughts, debilitating physical pain, financial struggles, court battles to adopt a needy … more

For all of my adult life, I have experienced sadness through the mind of clinical depression, a very real, very serious psychological disorder (disease) that manifests itself to the outer world only in behavior. What I had perceived as sadn… more

Seventeen million people in the United States suffer from clinical depression, and more than fifty million people find themselves in prolonged emotional lows. Now, for every sufferer, there is hope. Not only are effective counseling methods… more