Isolated in a World Full of Lonely People

October 20, 2017June 10, 2018 GuyOnAWireLeave a comment

Dedicated to Wes.

I just found out that I lost a friend I had grown to know very well over the past three years to suicide. We worked together on a few shorts in Maine and he always seemed happy (well, as much as any of us anyway). He had recently been taking care of himself; eating right, working out, and working towards his goals. But in the end, his thoughts were too much for him to contain and he took action albeit in the wrong direction.

I’m devastated not only because we lost him but sad that we feel so isolated in a world full of lonely people. If only we could get together more, talk more frequently, and learn to break away from feeling ashamed to reach out then this wouldn’t happen as often as it does.Read More »

Depression Supression

May 7, 2017May 9, 2017 GuyOnAWire6 Comments

I wrote a post yesterday about working through a depression regarding my financial & creative funks. The response was overwhelming, to say the least– well, on Facebook; I can’t for the life of me figure out how to get people to comment directly through WordPress. I wrote a post about the nurses’ strike one time that elicited several comments, but that’s about it.

The reason for the follow-up is that I wanted to demonstrate the effect that these responses can have on an individual experiencing such a low. We all scroll through Facebook and ‘Like’ or ‘Haha’ or ‘Sad’ or ‘Wow!’ a post about kittens and Trump, but we rarely talk to each other and never ask how anyone else is doing.

Another Bout With Depression

May 6, 2017May 9, 2017 GuyOnAWire4 Comments

Hey everyone,

Jamie of GuyOnAWire.com, Not Quite Hollywood, and We Need Movies here. I wanted to give you all an update for my lack of content these past few weeks– and to a further extension; the past few months.

The short answer: Depression.

The long answer?