About Depression

I have been reading much more material as of late on depression. It's a topic that I find fascinating, in part, because I have experienced it and because it's so common and mental health professionals say it is highly treatable. I do believe there is more evidence-based techniques than ever, yet there is so much information out there that is not evidence-based, people who are depressed see a smorgasbord of options and tend to see them all as equal.

But it's not so. One belief is that psychotropic medication is one of the best ways to alleviate depression, yet, it isn't. It does help mitigate depression but its success rate is not that great. 

I'll ramble on this topic more in the future.

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Reading More Psychology

 I have been reading more on psychology since the presidential election is over. I do feel more at peace. And therefore it feels good to be reading more in my field rather than skittishly reviewing the national news to see what bizarre--and harmful--things have been done by President Trump.

I have been reading specifically on clinical depression and plan to try to get some articles published. Better days appear to be here, at least for a while.

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Still Happy as We Dodged an Errant Bullet

I know Trump supporters are angry, probably more angry than most Biden supporters realize. And I know there are various reasons people supported Trump--some because he will put conservative justices on the Supreme Court, some because of his racial and ethnic views, some because of his stance on immigration.

One thing, though, those people don't realize, or play down in their own minds, is that Trump had the makings of a dictator. Democracy was in peril.

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New President

Donald J. Trump is no longer president of the United States. Joe Biden is.

What more is there to say?

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Election Day Draweth Nigh

 Tomorrow is Election Day. I guess it's said every presidential election that this is "the big one." In other words, that whatever presidential election it is, many people see it as the most important. Yet, it is hard to argue that tomorrow's election is not at least one of significant.

I do think Joe Biden will be our next president. But, last election I was positive--as were a number of political writers--that Donald Trump would not be the president. 

What almost all can agree on is that tomorrow is a fraught election. Though, hopefully, it is one where the leader is reasonably honest and competent. We do need that.

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