A few days ago there was an interesting article in the New York Times, “The Feel-Good Gene,” Continue reading Marijuana for Anxiety
Category Archives: Anxiety-Depression
Alan Watts: Anxiety and the Self
A few days ago I wrote a post about the thought of Alan Watts, and yesterday I wrote about depression and anxiety. These posts reminded me that Watts wrote about anxiety too. Continue reading Alan Watts: Anxiety and the Self
Depression & Anxiety: Freedom Without Responsibility
Consider these two questions: 1) Are you responsible for being depressed or anxious? And 2) Should you feel guilty or ashamed of being depressed or anxious? Continue reading Depression & Anxiety: Freedom Without Responsibility
Depression: Whose Fault Is It?
I was recently involved in a discussion about someone who had committed suicide. I don’t know the details but evidently, the victim was a successful, mid-career man, suffering from depression. A major contributing factor was job stress. Continue reading Depression: Whose Fault Is It?
A Poem for the Depressed
“Hang in There” (An Original Poem)
Like a boxer staggering on the ropes
don’t condemn yourself for being hit, Continue reading A Poem for the Depressed