Winston Churchill called it the black dog in the corner - that sudden dark mood that springs out of nowhere and overtakes one's world. I think he said it well, certainly describing the experience better than the sterile scientific term: clinical depression.
The scientific approach sounds so cold - as though emotional pain is just a condition to be addressed analytically and coolly. But those of us who struggle with the black dog know that it takes some whispering, some empathy, some understanding to overcome the darkness. Bless the listeners of the world for their willingness to do just that.
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