Published: January 6, 2026 Introduction In this article, I want to talk about my depression and how it impacted my ability to form friendships. Not just healthy friendships, but friendships at all. My goal is to help people understand why a boy or young man… Read More »Waiting For The Bell: The Connection Between Men’s Depression And Friendship
This article is part of my series on depression. In this piece, I want to talk about what has happened to me over the last three months, and it has to do with my childhood abuse. Then I want to connect that to the healing… Read More »What Is The Power Or Remembering And Forgiveness When Struggling With Depression?
Why I’m Writing This I wasn’t sure what I was going to talk about for this article in my depression series, and I decided to discuss the difference between young depression and middle-age depression. I thought about making the title “The Difference Between Young Depression… Read More »What Are The Differences Between Young Depression And Middle Age Depression?
Introduction I write an article series called “One Man, One Mountain: A Man’s Struggle with Depression.” It’s about my personal journey with depression and what it’s like to be a man in America dealing with this condition. The main reason I wanted to write this… Read More »Why Can Depression Be Hard To Diagnose And Treat?
Introduction I want to talk about the sexual abuse I suffered as a young boy. There’s a lot to say, so this might end up being longer than I initially planned. It’s difficult for me to discuss, but I believe it’s important to talk about… Read More »What I Remember (and Don’t Remember) Of My Childhood Sexual Abuse
Antidepressants can be a controversial subject. I’m not a doctor, so I can’t give medical advice. But I am a person who has struggled with depression for 20-30 years, and for more than half that time I’ve been on antidepressants. I want to share my… Read More »My Experience With Anti-Depressant Medications
I’ve been writing a series of articles about my personal struggle with depression on my website, landonblake.com. It’s been difficult for me to find time to continue this series, but I believe it’s important to talk about depression because we don’t discuss it enough, especially… Read More »My Journey Towards Treatment of Severe Long-Term Depression
Not Really A Hero My father had deep flaws. He was an alcoholic. He became angry and violent when he drank. He fought depression. He was sexually dysfunctional. He had an unbalanced and unhealthy love for the women in his life. He sexually abused children… Read More »Not Really A Hero – The Connection Between Father, Son, and Mental Health Struggles
Introduction What does severe depression actually feel like? If you haven’t suffered from it, you likely don’t understand. If you don’t understand that, you also likely don’t understand how it can lead to suicide. I’ll try to explain both what severe depression feels like and… Read More »The Connection Between Severe Depression And Suicide