If you and your family are religious, your faith helps keep you all close. Regardless of the God you worship, your faith acts as the cement that seals your family together as one wholesome unit, and ultimately brings you all closer together with every day that passes. However, in daily living, it can be difficult to bring…

    Recently I had a medical scare. It got me thinking again about life and death. As a depressed person, I’ve thought of life and death before. Lots. So what made this time different? Well, it’s because my attitude towards life has shifted towards a more positive, encouraging one. I want to live that…

The loneliness of depression is real. It’s as painful as any physical pain. Loneliness comes from abandonment by friends and family. It’s the feeling that you are completely alone in the world. That no one cares for you. If you were to die today, no one would notice, care, or miss you. One of the…

  Did Jesus fight depression? After all, knowing he was going to die a horrible death sometime in the future must have weighed heavily on Jesus. The human part of Jesus would have experienced fear, anxiety, and certainly some amount of depression. So how did Jesus fight depression? Find someone who listens without judging you.…

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