Glass Teeth

Glass Teeth

Here is Fiona’s final post on the subject of depression. You can find Fiona online here. Feelings of spite remain hard to contain. I like to pretend that nothing bothers me, I know this is a lie. Things get under my skin. When something does lodge there, I find myself obsessively engaged with it, turning … [Read more…]

Death Meditation

Here is Part Two of Fiona’s contribution to the blog and the subject of depression. As before, you can find Fiona online here. Outside of therapy and taking a lot of medication; I practice death meditation—Maraṇasati for those that are Buddhist—as outlined in the Hagakure but the practice exists in Theravada and Tibetan Buddhism. Every … [Read more…]

Mirror People

Mirror People

I mentioned in the last post that I’d be introducing guest bloggers to discuss their own take on depression. Here is my friend Fiona sharing her own insights, along with some interesting new entries for the Depression Dungeon. You can find Fiona online here. Empathy is an Agony I don’t know how to start writing … [Read more…]