Blake Butler writes movingly about his late wife, poet Molly Brodak.
depression
Posted inHighlight, Science & Nature, Writing
How Should We Talk About Suicide Online?
“People are dying after joining a “pro-choice” suicide forum. How much is the site to blame?”
Posted inEditor's Pick
‘I Couldn’t Do Anything’: The Virus and an E.R. Doctor’s Suicide
“I couldn’t help anyone. I couldn’t do anything. I just wanted to help people, and I couldn’t do anything.” Dr. Lorna Breen was “a consummate overachiever, one who directed her life with assurance.” Then the pandemic hit.
Posted inNonfiction
What Do We Do With Feelings Now That They Don’t Matter Anymore?
Sarah Miller thinks about climate change and other current horrors, and what it’s like just being sad forever.
Posted inFiction, Highlight, Quotes
Sit Back, Relax, and Try Not To Think About the Hole We’re Making In Your Skull
You can understand how the dura mater connects to the arachnoid mater, but that doesn’t mean you understand the mind.
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Sports
How Rob Krar Helps Others Outrun Depression
“I think a good way to describe my depression is an inability to feel happiness. It’s just this gray zone. I have this beautiful life that I can’t appreciate.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The Backcountry Prescription Experiment
Mathina Calliope goes off her antidepressant and into the woods.
Posted inNonfiction
The (Loud) Soundtrack to My Struggle with Faith
After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Anna Gazmarian grapples with her evangelical upbringing, and finds solace in screamo music.
Posted inNonfiction
Grandiose and Claustrophobic: ‘Prozac Nation’ Turns 25
Elizabeth Wurtzel’s bestseller is deeply rooted in a specific, Gen-X cultural moment. Can it still speak to us in 2019?
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The Rejection Lab
Alison Kinney visits a Stony Brook University laboratory where the physical and emotional effects of social rejection are studied, and becomes a subject herself.