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Melancholy and depression: my natural history

Melancholy has been my tendency for as long as I remember. By melancholy, I mean a way of seeing the world that is introspective, that experiences feelings, and especially sadness, very fully, and that feels misunderstood. These are the main points, as I know them.
Crises of separation tend to cause depression for me. The first [...]

Update on the job front, part 2

Maybe I’m a step closer to getting out of this horrible atmosphere at work. My stress level right now reminds me of last summer, when the coworker first made death threats. I couldn’t sleep then, either, but I was more afraid to do what needed to be done–leave.
A follow-up on my Monday interview today let [...]

Written out. Maybe.

My writing seems to be slowing. There’s more to say, but it’s unmanageable. The paper journal is filling up, and some nights I fall asleep, writing in it. But I am no longer looking for a post or an email that makes it all clear.
Much of the writing I do implies a kind of absence, [...]