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-11 posts tagged "Depression"
Show Some Skin | Thursday, January 31, 2019
I do not, and probably never will, identify as an optimist. I find cynicism comforting to my anxiety about the future: I’m either right about failure or pleasantly surprised by success. I look for the bad in myself and the future, because at least if I fail, it isn’t surprising. This is not my best
Pedro Dominguez | Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Leo Tolstoy had everything a man can desire, with the exception of one thing. His parents were members of the Russian aristocracy. He was a prodigious student, and of course, became a literary icon. He married, had a family and lived in a comfortably large estate. His works received countless accolades and by the time
Maeve Filbin | Wednesday, September 27, 2017
As Mental Illness Awareness week approaches with the first seven days of October, Lorraine Cuddeback, a post-doctoral scholar in Notre Dame’s Theology Department, used her installation of Theology on Fire, “Responding to Depression: Theological Insights and Pastoral Practices,” to address the topic of depression. Cuddeback specializes in the field of Catholic Social Tradition, which can
Gary Caruso | Friday, August 25, 2017
Summer is supposed to be our romanticized season of outdoor fun, vacations and relaxation — a time of fragrant meadows full of flowers with flickering fireflies and floating butterflies. However, on one of those idyllic days, my Facebook account exploded with the sad chatter that a Notre Dame classmate succumbed to a bout of depression.
Jordan Ryan | Thursday, November 3, 2016
It is an unfortunate reality that in a number of countries, mentally ill individuals are legally allowed to pursue euthanasia to end their lives. In nations including the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Colombia and possibly soon in Canada, persons diagnosed with mental or behavioral disorders may choose to end their lives through physician-assisted suicide irrespective
Matthew Macke | Tuesday, October 11, 2016
I have this playlist that I listen to late at night when I’m stitching my way back and forth, back and forth across the quad. “Bad Religion,” by Frank Ocean. “Acid Rain,” by Chance the Rapper. “Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare),” by Kid Cudi, featuring MGMT and Ratatat. Hands buried in my pockets, I pull it
Susan Zhu | Friday, September 9, 2016
Recently, I got to take an engagement-type photoshoot with the love of my life: a McDonald’s XL sweet tea. It was fun, it was easy, and I didn’t really think about what the pictures would be used for. I laughed, joked and the results were priceless. I didn’t always go about photos this way. A year
Matthew Munhall | Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Joni Mitchell’s “River” isn’t a Christmas song per se, but it’s a song I inevitably find myself listening to constantly come December. “River” originally appeared on Mitchell’s 1971 album “Blue,” her masterful meditation on heartbreak. “The ‘Blue’ album, there’s hardly a dishonest note in the vocals,” Mitchell told Cameron Crowe in a 1979 interview for
Margaret Hynds | Thursday, October 8, 2015
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last few days and haven’t heard, it’s Mental Illness Awareness Week. As the News Editor for this paper, this is a hard story for me to cover, because journalism (ideally) requires a certain level of objectivity that proves hard to maintain when the stakes are high and the
Susan Zhu | Tuesday, February 10, 2015
When Madison Holleran took her life in January 2014, the University of Pennsylvania reeled at its fourth suicide within a year, which sparked the question: “Why would these kids — top of their class, the elite, bound for success — choose to kill themselves?” The closest I ever came was a letter. I kept that letter