I am frustrated with life. So many responsibilities to worry about: work, kids, my wife, our health, our home, our finances: the burden is real and the pressure mounts and mounts, it’s inescapable. My brain is like some storm of endless chaos, churning over and over. All I want to do is scream, but that’s … [Read more…]
I’m having a panic attack right now. It feels like I’m fighting to keep my head above water. It’s one of the worst feelings in the world and it comes over you like a sudden wave, crashing down and trapping you. I’m standing in my kitchen and I’m scared out of my mind, and it’s … [Read more…]
I thought about killing myself last night. I had had a good week off from work; the week ended with a really great birthday celebration for me, and I felt really happy. And then, well, I didn’t. It came over me like a tsunami, a wave of awful darkness that swallowed me up whole. I … [Read more…]