Monday afternoon I started getting this annoying, dry cough. I was on my way home from an appointment, and it just popped into existence. Scratchy but not. Forceful but not. There but not. I felt fine otherwise, but holy cats! It was so annoying. By the time I went to bed, the dang thing was …
Tag: anxiety
Christmas Magic
As I wrote a little while back (Grinch and Bear It, or The Turn of the Scrooge; 12/9/18), I’m not a Christmas guy. I won’t rehash it all here. You can go back and read all about it. Anyway, last week two co-workers and I took a couple of clients to visit Santa. Watching the …
Comic Relief
It began with a battle between Spider-Man and the Juggernaut. Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1. Issue 230. Late spring 1982. I was seven-and-a-half, sick with some virus or other. I begged to get out of the house for a few minutes, and Mom agreed to let me go with her to the Waterville Market – back …
Treat Yourself Right
“This book changed my life.” It’s a claim that’s probably been around since the first book was created. And while there are plenty of legitimate instances that accompany this grandiose statement, it’s also been used more than a few times by cynical marketing departments to make a fast buck. The second book in my Thanksreading …
Why I Write: A Note From Death Row
For the past 33 years or so, I’ve dealt with anxiety and depression. Unfortunately, I’ve only know what it was for about 18 years. Prior to that, the dark hopelessness of depression was written off as being a moody kid, and the awful, ever-present feeling of anxiety in my gut was dismissively deemed an ulcer. …
