One of the bad things about depression is that it can sneak up on you and blindside you when you least expect it. Another bad thing is that you may not realize that you have it until your entire life is unraveling around you. Consider too that there are a lot of different kinds of depression: seasonal, manic, post-partum and more. My symptoms were not the c...
Depression is Some stories on Literotica are hard to read. They may hit too close to home, or describe cruel or violent events, or contain so many errors that the reader is distracted from the narrative flow; No matter the cause, the reader is no longer willing to suspend disbelief (cf. Coleridge, Samuel Taylor). The story fails because the reader is no lon...
Angela wandered away from the encampment once again. The youngest of the crew of explorer-scientists, she was highly curious, and wanted to know – simply for her own self-knowledge – just why Caroline remained away from the landed starship for longer than anyone else, and just why Caroline always seemed to go to the same location. When Angela noticed Carol...
I have received so much positive feedback from people that I decided to share some more tips that I forgot about the first time around and some great advice from some of my readers. Thanks to everyone that left comments and emails. It is really great to get such a positive response from so many people. It does great things for my ego! * 1) Depression kills...
OK, it's not really a myth. It's just been mythologized quite a bit. Why all the concern and studies over the last 200 years? Why is it even a question - that needs answering? Ever watch any porn? I've watched quite a bit the last 5 years, all freely available now on the I-net, and I have noticed the "money shot" occurs in basically 100% of all man-woman s...
Alone in a room smothered by darkness, with only torrential rain beating against the window breaking the silence, Simon Matthews lay back on his couch. Not for the first time in recent months, he succumbed to his overwhelming feeling of paralysis. He'd been plagued with a bad lower back for months, but recently the pain's severity had increased, managing to...
There are no underage characters in this Humor & Satire. All characters portrayed are over 18. * Are you sad and thinking about taking anti-depressant medication? If you are, then you need to read this. Are you depressed and already taking anti-depressant medication? If you are, then you need to read this. During a recent visit to the Hershey Medical Ce...
This is the tale of Skyler Peterson. He is currently asleep at home and unaware of what is soon to occur. This was the fateful day that Gaia would unlock his latent power, allowing what was once dormant to emerge. His eyes were soon to be opened to the coexisting world of the Abyss, a place where the creatures of legend, yore, and magic exist. Dwarves, pixie...
There are no underage characters in this Review & Essay. All characters portrayed are over 18. * Susan Jill Parker refuses to take anti-depressant medication. Yeah, no kidding. Is Hannah depressed? Of course she's depressed. She's a Mennonite. Not to write anything bad about Hannah, about Mennonites, and/or about the Amish but I thought to myself how hap...
Susy Wendall took the small piece of paper out of her jean pocket. She looked up at the building and saw that the address matched the address on the piece of paper. Big Robbie's Magic Healing. What kind of business was this supposed to be. She felt awkward and silly coming to a place called Big Robbie's Magic Healing. This was the place Charlie Sanders, an...