Posts Tagged ‘Karl Menninger’

Surviving Work, Surviving Depression

Written by John on June 28th, 2008
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Some Rights Reserved by |spoon| at Flickr 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 [...]

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Tags: depression, energy, Getting It Done When Youre Depressed, Julie Fast, Karl Menninger, living, Man Against Himself, obsession, optimism, suicide, surviving, Therese Borchard, transition, work
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Depression Against Life

Written by John on March 30th, 2008
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Some Rights Reserved by xip at Flickr 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 [...]

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Tags: depression, Karl Menninger, Kay Redfield Jamison, life, Man Against Himself, Night Falls Fast, self, shame, suicide
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