Watching the Sopranos marathon... and who did I just see....?

[Sympthsical]

9. I'm so glad that helped you!

I'm currently back in school to be a psychologist/therapist (still weighing the specific end game). I've never seen the show, but people keep saying I should watch it specifically for that, so it's on the list.

I wish more people would avail themselves of therapy, especially men. I struggled with depression most of my adult life. A lot of it had to do with unresolved issues from growing up a gay man. When my father died suddenly a few years ago, the grief just tipped everything right over the edge. It wasn't struggling with depression, it was being drowned by it. So, the choices were, "Ok, do I drink my way through this, or do I go see someone and talk it all out?"

I went to see someone, and it helped so immeasurably. One of the strangest things is how major depression gradually morphed into healthy moods. Everyone gets the blues. Now, I'll just get the blues sometimes and not that full-blown, soul-rending thing that was ever present and could weigh down your entire life. It's a night and day difference. And when that lurks, I now have the skills and knowledge on how to maneuver around it.

I love my therapist and want to be able to do the same thing for others that he did for me. So . . . yeah, exams and papers are life right now.

So happy that you had the wherewithal to take that option.