depression

Mar 31, 2022

Writing, though lost for words

Hi, friends! It’s been quite a few days since I last posted and I felt it would be good to share what’s been happening and what’s on my mind. In all honesty, I’m not sure what to write and I had to push myself to ‘put pen to paper’, so apologies if this article isn’t Continue reading

Reflections

blog, blogger, Christianity, depression, End Times, faith, Islam, Mental Health, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, Theology, writing
Nov 4, 2019

Why Are You Cruel, Lord?

I feel incredibly frustrated and rather angry. All I want is to feel peace and joy. I know, Lord God, that You could grant this for me easily. I have suffered too much, Lord, and I don’t want to harm or enslave or punish anyone, all I want is peace. I’m so tired of struggling, Continue reading

God, Suffering

Anger, anxiety, blog, depression, despair, faith, fear, frustration, Philosophy, punishment, religion, Theology
Mar 4, 2019

Spiritual Clouds

Good morning, friends. I have just been looking through my drafts and found this post which was written nearly exactly a year ago. I’m not sure why I didn’t hit the publish button on this one, but I like the way I reflected in this post, so I thought I’d share it with you today. Continue reading

Mental Health, Personal

blessing, Christianity, depression, faith, feelings, God, Jesus, medication, prayer, Spirituality, struggle, Theology
Jun 14, 2015

A Prayer of Thanks

Today, Almighty Father, I give you thanks. When I was an unbeliever, you were shaping and moulding my character; working out a plan for my life with great care and intricacy. You sent teachers to help me through struggles and to develop my curious mind. Lord, I was lost in a wilderness for so many Continue reading

God, Prayers, Suffering

depression, despair, gratitude, love, pain, prayer, suffering, thanks
Feb 9, 2014

Fighting stigma: Are things really changing?

I recently took part in an anti-stigma photoshoot for The Sun newspaper. The shoot was in connection with the Time To Change campaign, a major initiative from the mental health charities Mind and Rethink. The idea is to get people talking openly about mental illness, in the hope that open conversation about the reality of Continue reading

Mental Health

depression, discrimination, Elefriends, mental illness, mind, OCD, Rethink, schizoaffective disorder, stigma, Time To Change

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My name is Steven Nicholas Colborne.
I’m a philosopher and author living in the United Kingdom. On this blog, I write about matters of philosophy and religion and share a variety of personal articles.

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Writing, though lost for words

Why Are You Cruel, Lord?

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Fighting stigma: Are things really changing?

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