A little musing today. I was reflecting that depression often causes problems of expression. Pent up feelings and thoughts just don't know how to get out into the world. I remember working with a homeless man with a drug dependence issue. In spite of bagging a recent job, he went on a drug binge. He fell into a deep depression and just couldn't seem to get out of it. He was … [Read more...]
How Adrian Plass Beat Depression
Adrian Plass is a well-known and widely respected Christian writer and raconteur who suffered a breakdown and major depression in 1984. Adrian Plass became aware that something was wrong when he hit a level of tension at work which did not ease. He was already doing stressful work in residential care for youths. His tension and anxiety continued to worsen until it became … [Read more...]
How Emma Thompson Beat Depression
Emma Thompson is an award-winning British actress. She’s also battled severe depression for most of her life that has at times crippled her. Her first encounter with depression was when she was acting in Me and My Girl: I think my first bout of that was when I was doing Me and My Girl, funnily enough. I really didn’t change my clothes or answer the phone, but went into … [Read more...]
How JK Rowling Beat Depression
Harry Potter: one of the most recognisable names in the modern world. The boy wizard was largely developed during an episode of severe depression for author J.K. Rowling, who fought her own dementors by creating the magical world of Hogwarts in her tiny Scottish apartment. Rowling was in her late twenties with a young child to provide for whilst on unemployment … [Read more...]