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The Depression Triptychs: A through D
Arts & Crafts / by ChrisAmerica
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September 18th
...See more TW - Substance use Here seems as good a place as any to share this work. The Depression Triptychs is a series of triptychs (a piece of art comprised of three panels) I produced about 14 years ago amid a prior period of deep depression. A. the Unreasonable Triptych And, yes, the influences for the first and third panels are acknowledged on the final pieces.
Trying To Find (or Create?) My Place Here
7 Cups Leadership / by ChrisAmerica
Last post
September 16th
...See more I have yet to find a community (or listener) I feel comfortable with. It would be great to have a group/community/listeners for mature, self-aware individuals with the intellect to articulate and discuss their issues knowledgeably and coherently. Any advice, insights, and/or support in the matter would be greatly appreciated.
Incomprehensible Esoteric Listener Hierarchy
General Support / by ChrisAmerica
Last post
September 20th
...See more Sage, Connoisseur, Master (WTF?!), Proficient, Supporter, Explorer, Novice These don't even follow a coherent taxonomy.  Is there a reference guide available?
Hi?
Newbie Hub / by ChrisAmerica
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September 21st
...See more I'm here to reengage with professional and peer-based care for my mental health. I'm a divorced, 57yo, cishet male of color with a 14yo trans child. Until recently, I had a 20+ year career as a professional creative in the ad/mktg/brand biz. I'm coming off a period of intense distress developed over the past year-and-a-half due to unemployment, depleted finances/savings, loss of car, relationship challenges, physical health issues, and, as the saying goes, "much, much more!" Some of the ongoing specifics that underlie my … dis-ease: * 8 of 10 on the ACEs scale * Clinical Depression * Anxiety Disorders (Social + GAD) * Substance Use Disorders (alcohol + other drugs, 27 years clean + sober as of 9/1/24) * High Functioning Autism (late Dx) * ADHD (the AD part, late Dx) * PTSD (late Dx) And, FWIW * MS (heat sensitivity in a warming world—my skin, the body's largest breathing organ, feels like it’s suffocating sometimes) * Eczema (annually recurring full body, including face—in addition to insatiable itching it feels like wool is inside my skin)