Articles about Depression
13 free articles, newest first. Every one is a few minutes long, written in plain language, and open to everyone with no account.
When Your Appetite Disappears
Food has stopped appealing and you forget to eat. Why appetite goes when you are struggling, how to eat by the clock instead of by hunger, and the signs worth seeing a…
When You Are Sure You Are a Burden
The thought that people would be better off without you feels like a plain fact. Where that belief comes from, why it is so convincing, and what to do with it tonight.
Thinking About Coming Off Your Medication
You feel better and you want to stop. What makes stopping go well, what makes it go badly, and the questions worth asking the person who prescribed it before you change…
The First Weeks on a New Medication
Side effects before benefits, a waiting period nobody warned you about, and a lot of second-guessing.
When You Are Sleeping Far Too Much
Eleven hours and still exhausted, naps that eat the afternoon, a bed that is the only comfortable place.
The Long Empty Sunday
The day with nothing in it and nobody to speak to, stretching from breakfast until dark. Why Sundays are the hardest day for so many people, and how to make one bearable.
When Washing and Dressing Feels Like Too Much
The shower, clean clothes, brushing your teeth: the ordinary things go first when your mood is low.
Parenting While Depressed
You have nothing left and they still need breakfast. How to parent through a low stretch without the guilt convincing you that you are ruining them.
The First Hour of a Heavy Morning
On the mornings when getting out of bed is the whole task, the usual advice is useless. A smaller, more forgiving plan for the first hour of a heavy day.
When You Stop Enjoying Things You Used to Love
The music sounds flat, the hobby feels like a chore, and seeing friends is one more task. What it means when enjoyment goes missing, and how it usually comes back.
Loving Someone Who Is Depressed
They have withdrawn, and nothing you try reaches them. What actually helps a partner or friend in a depression, what quietly makes it worse, and how to stay well…
Feeling Nothing at All
Not sad, not anxious, just blank. Numbness is one of the least talked-about ways of struggling, and it can feel like there is nothing to fix.
Getting Through a Low Day
Some days everything is gray and heavy and nothing seems worth the effort. You do not have to fix the day.