100 Requests and the Pathway to Hope
A strange sensation came over me today. I was still somewhat depressed from the remnants of a great weekend to the polarity of an empty house. So I’m glad there is a clinical diagnosis for it ( https://rickbeeman.blogspot.com/2025/10/adjustment-disorder-with-depressed-mood.html ) so it shows that I’m not alone. This whole depression thing is such a novel concept. I like to think of myself as the most optimistic guy on the planet. Yet these circumstances are really challenging me. One of my places of refuge is the school. I try to leave my home issues behind. The students don’t know and most don’t care what I’m going through. I might have mentioned something about the separation at the beginning of the year but they have minds like goldfish when it comes to other people’s problems. They have dire (in their minds) issues of their own. I try to be the cool, firm but fair teacher. I do have a few issues with students a...