New: drmichaelmangoldAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzansteemhive-183959hive-180932hive-150122hive-185836uncommonlabphotographylifehive-166405hive-183397hive-144064bitcoinhive-139150hive-188619krsuccesshive-101145hive-180301hive-124908hive-103599hive-109690hive-184714TrendingNewHotLikersmkmangold1 (44)in pitsofdespair • 2 years agoPits of Despair Part Six: The Final ChapterVI Meh. I did not have the energy. I’m still here. I came this close to being a collateral damagee. So many others were not so fortunate. In an article from May 28th, Zaria Gorvett of the BBC…mkmangold1 (44)in pitsofdespair • 2 years agoPits of Despair Part 5V My bed is backed into a corner of the room. It faces East but there is no sun. It is mid April and I am slipping away into darkness. I spend most of the day and night in bed, huddled in the…mkmangold1 (44)in pitsofdespair • 2 years agoPits of Despair Part 3III I took my first college Psychology class in 1978. Harry Harlow's unethical experiments on Rhesus monkeys at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were all the rage. After his wife died of…mkmangold1 (44)in pitsofdespair2 • 2 years agoPits of Despair, Part 2II I have a saying: "No good deed goes unpunished." My reward for serving an eight month medical mission in Nicaragua was five muggings in two nights over the Thanksgiving weekend in 2013. I…mkmangold1 (44)in pitsof-despair • 2 years agoPits of Despair Part 1My boarding room in Milwaukee had one window which faced East. Unfortunately, it also faced a tall brick building, so my access to direct sunlight was limited. I did not have Seasonal Affective…