Posts Tagged ‘grief’

Why Depressed Men Leave – 1

Written by john on February 9th, 2009
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About a year ago, I wrote a series of posts about my experience with the fantasies of a better life that often prompt depressed men to leave their families. You can find the first of those stories here, here and here. Those brief pieces tell only a small part [...]

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And Like Goliath Will Be Conquered…?

Written by john on December 7th, 2008
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As I’ve noted before, Real Depressed Men Don’t Cry – well, hardly ever. I’ve had Bob Dylan on my mind lately, he’s about the last person you’d think would trigger those droplet-things that have a wet way of blurring your vision. Have you seen I’m Not There
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Guilt, Grief and Regeneration

Written by john on September 27th, 2008
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A breakthrough to healing can come at the most unexpected time. The other night I was trying to divert myself by watching a mystery episode from an old British series. Instead of taking my mind off things, this story pushed me into a past history I had long [...]

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Shame and Family Violence

Written by john on March 1st, 2008
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Some years back I took part in a series of group sessions that focused on helping people confront and deal with inner shame that had haunted them since childhood. It was the first group in my experience that got me to interact with other people not just through talk but through dramatic [...]

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A Mother, Depression and Grief

Written by john on January 22nd, 2008
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When my mother died, I didn’t know what I felt. Throughout my life, I had been struggling to shed the influence of her searing and shaming words, her anger, at times rage, above all, her depression during my childhood. How many of us spend adult years still trying [...]

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Real Depressed Men Don’t Cry

Written by john on October 17th, 2007
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Not sure where the following came from, but it turned up on my cyber doorstep recently. I guess some men have trouble living up to their fantasies.
Ok – everybody knows depressed people have these outbursts of grief and crying for no apparent reason. At least some people do. But certainly [...]

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