Unless you’ve been living in a geekness Faraday cage for at least the last twenty years, you will have some idea who Wil Wheaton is. To many, he’s Wesley Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation, to others he plays himself (or an evil version of himself) on Big Bang Theory, to yet others he’s Fawkes from The Guild. To folks oblivious to things off the Internet he’s @wilw: a blogger and prolific tweeter, and sometimes is on TV.
On his blog today, Wil posted about his depression. His experience is almost exactly like mine, in terms of the initial reluctance to seek treatment and the eventual realisation that life does not have to be that way if we seek some help. I blogged a while ago about the start of my treatment, but Wil writes so much more succinctly and neatly than I do that it’s worth his take. Like others who have commented, thank-you Wil for sharing your experience and helping to break the stigma.
I have decided that I need to be open about the other major change in my life, but it’s going to take a while to find the right words.
Crossed Wires 