I've been dealing with a long bout of depression. I've had clinical depression--major depressive disorder--for over a decade, but the current depressive episode has been ongoing for a little over two years. It hits in the afternoon and lasts until bedtime. It's miserable. I hate it. It saps all joy of doing things and takes…
The Wargame Explorer has always been a website that is dedicated to learning new things, trying new games, and being my own personal exploration of the wargaming community at large. But recent issues, predominantly with the way that Google algorithms deal with hobby websites, have caused me to take a step back and reevaluate the…
So, wargaming and mental health. Big topic.
I've written before about this, and it's easy enough to find the information online, but I have several severe mental illnesses, including anxiety, depression, OCD and schizophrenia. I have been sick for about thirteen years, nine of which were pure hell. But, four years ago I was put…