People who are depressed frequently feel stuck in bad circumstances and use terms like “always” to characterize them as unalterable. Motivate them to see areas that could use improvement and change.
Like “always,” people who are depressed may use “never” to describe unpleasant situations they think would never end.
I met Dana Harland in a small office above a coffee shop that smelled better than it brewed. She listened without interrupting as I told her everything—years…
My father said it loudly enough for everyone in the restaurant to hear, turning a family lunch into a public lesson about my supposed failures. At thirty-four,…
The morning our family vacation fell apart, the Atlantic looked too calm for what was coming. We were staying in a rented beach house in North Carolina,…
Bennett left that night without another argument, making several quiet trips to his car as Elise watched from the doorway. Each box he carried away seemed to…
The days after graduation felt strangely unreal, as though the world had shifted while everyone else continued as normal. Daniel stayed close but kept his distance, careful…
I walked into court holding my newborn son while my husband’s lawyer smirked as if the outcome was already decided. Evan Reed sat at the front table…