The madness of depression is, generally speaking, the antithesis of violence. It is a storm indeed, but a storm of murk. Soon evident are the slowed-down responses, near paralysis, psychic energy throttled back close to zero. Ultimately, the body is affected and feels sapped, drained.

Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (ed. Open Road Media, 2010) - ISBN: 9781936317295