Tag Archives: major depression

“Your hand looks so nice in mine”

Posted on 08/04/2013 by ericmcclanahan

It’s a Sunday and calm; I haven’t much to do and am doing so with great aplomb… Continue reading →

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“I have nothing to say but I feel like my mouth is open”

Posted on 07/04/2013 by ericmcclanahan

I’m over blaming this year; 2013 is innocent of all the flak people have been giving it. It’s not the environment, not the economy, not the weather; it’s me. I am the one that’s broken. That said, I’ve stopped feeling … Continue reading →

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“Seaside and down on the wayside”

Posted on 05/07/2013 by ericmcclanahan

My dreams are volatile, the skin I’m in screaming for claws. I’ve been acutely aware of my femoral artery lately; it undulates in my body when the world slows down, singing to my fingernails, nearby blades, shards of porcelain. Inside … Continue reading →

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“Well, me, it’s nice talking to myself / a credit to dementia”

Posted on 02/24/2013 by ericmcclanahan

Wherein I meet the man charged with keeping me sane… Continue reading →

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“Have a seat, a cup of wine, have a good cry”

Posted on 02/19/2013 by ericmcclanahan

Wherein I lose my shit and gain my sanity… Continue reading →

Posted in Decentness | Tagged major depression, mental-health | 2 Comments

“They keep calling me…”

Posted on 02/18/2013 by ericmcclanahan

Wherein I say all the things in text that I can’t say in person… Continue reading →

Posted in Decentness | Tagged Angry, major depression, Sadness | 1 Comment

“Don’t fret, precious; I’m here / step away from the window”

Posted on 02/17/2013 by ericmcclanahan

Wherein I lose my shit… Continue reading →

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“Swallow whole / lose myself in you”

Posted on 01/16/2013 by ericmcclanahan

Wherein I start talking about my depression and then get all self-entitled-ish, which as much as I appreciate, I honestly never thought I’d be a proponet of… Continue reading →

Posted in Decentness | Tagged Angry, Buddhism, death, family, isolation, life, loss, love, major depression, music is my drug, physical symptoms of depression, Sadness, separation, The Blind, Too Much Thinking | 1 Comment

“A violent reaction / struggling only to keep myself alive”

Posted on 02/02/2012 by ericmcclanahan

Wherein I dream… Continue reading →

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