A Bout of Numb Depression.

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Sometimes depression is like a hard punch to the gut. It hits you all at once, empties you of air. Leaves you stunned and disorientated, and grasping for a bearing.

Overtimes you can feel it slipping over you and into you. It permeates the skin. It slowly takes over.

I had it coming. I was pushing myself a bit too hard. I was ill a few times. Then I made serious effort to quit drinking and…