“Something in the Way” by Nirvana is deeply reflective of Kurt Cobain’s well-known struggle with depression.
“Children of a Lesser God” is a song from Tropic of Cancer’s new album Restless Idylls. This album touches upon themes of helplessness, romance, and wrestling with one’s…
Leonard Cohen talks about joining a zen monastery and his personal troubles. “Good work is produced in spite of suffering …a victory over suffering.”
One Year is a collaborative installation by mothers who lost children due to violence. It was created by MamaCITA artists Janice Hayes-Cha, Brenda Howell, Julie Mann, Karen…
When we think of death, dying and grief, no one therapist has had the impact and staying power as that of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Her five…
By: Danna Hobart Nights stretch out like a black cat across my path, shadows writhe and sprout in my nightmare’s wrath. Full moon sings me…
The lyrics evoke someone dealing with depression but finding themselves “erased” by the medication. The lines: “I’m trying, but I’ve gone through the glass again, just…
Untitled painting by Unica Zurn. Zurn struggled with depression from the age of 41 and onward, and this struggle is reflected in her writings and…
The artist, Clay, describes Depression Comix as a graphical representation of personal experiences with depression and other mental illnesses. Many of Clay’s comics depict an…
By Sylvia Plath Tulips is among Plath’s poems that deal with her experience with depression. Plath committed suicide in 1963—she was 30 years old. …
