Posts Tagged ‘Karl Menninger’

Surviving Work, Surviving Depression

Written by john on June 28th, 2008
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A few months ago, Therese Borchard of Beyond Blue was describing in one of her insightful videos the nature of her belief in Catholicism. She had been accused of being a “cafeteria Catholic,” picking and choosing which of the Church’s teachings she would accept. She emphasized that she read [...]

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Depression Against Life

Written by john on March 30th, 2008
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WARNING: THIS POST HAS POSSIBLE TRIGGERS
Anon for Now recently commented on the sense of renewal in life that served as a deterrent to suicide. This struck me as capturing the most baffling aspect of the temptation to end life. For what does the evidence of life on earth point [...]

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