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     • Churchill did have dark moods during periods of his life when his talents were underutilized or he’d suffered serious personal or professional losses. His term for these moments was “Black Dog,” a common description of Victorian nannies to characterize their charges.
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   Why did Churchill call his Black Dog a black dog?

   • I don’t like to stand by the side of a ship and look down into the water. A second’s action would end everything. A few drops of desperation. Churchill knew it and named it his “black dog”, following Samuel Johnson (who, like many great men, suffered from the great disease of manic-depression).

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   Did Moran respond to Churchill's 'nerves' and 'worries'?

   • There is nothing in Colville’s diary entry concerning Moran responding to Churchill’s mention of ‘nerves’ and ‘worries’ with a pronouncement that his ‘trouble – I mean the Black Dog business’ is responsible.

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   Did Churchill believe he is a glow worm?

   • Churchill, who said “I do believe I am a glow-worm,” believed in his destiny. As a young man he did not feel he could be killed as he rode in a cavalry charge heedless of bullets. When faced with defeat he licked his wounds and found a new project.

   Leading Churchill Myths – The Myth of the “Black Dog”

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   Was Churchill a melancholy person?

   • But none of these arguments are considered in any detail here. Attenborough contrasts Storr’s opinions with Sir Martin Gilbert’s countervailing view that Churchill’s melancholy (except for the depression in his very old age) was brief, never disabling and usually a reaction to personal misfortune or thwarted ambition.

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   Mar 22, 2013 · He was a man with a huge personality who enjoyed life, family and the fulfillment of destiny without the hobble of a debilitating mental illness. The myth of the “Black Dog” as Churchill’s metaphor for a severe clinical mood disorder is just that—a myth.

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   Jan 23, 2015 · Churchill knew it and named it his “black dog”, following Samuel Johnson (who, like many great men, suffered from the great disease of manic-depression). Churchill was so paralysed by...

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   Oct 26, 2018 · Churchill's reported periods of ‘black dog’ before 1911 may correspond to the ‘prolonged fits of depression’ reported second hand by Moran: but the exact nature of this ‘black dog’ is uncertain.

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   Sep 23, 2011 · But in a strange conjunction of events, it may have been this same black dog - together with the intervention of a loyal friend during a few fateful days in early May 1940 - that enabled Churchill ...

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   Nov 17, 2023 · Nov 17, 2023 2 min. Introduction: Leadership Amidst Personal Adversity. Winston Churchill, renowned for his indomitable spirit in the face of national crisis, also battled personal challenges, notably his periods of depression, which he referred to as his 'Black Dog'.

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    The best documented case of depression of a political leader is that of Winston Churchill [the authors refer-ence Storr1,2 and Moran5 to support this contention].. . He ruefully characterized his depression as ‘my black dog’, a faithful companion, sometimes out of sight, but always returning.

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    Jan 20, 2016 · “Winston Churchill and the ‘Black Dog’ of Depression” – by Wilfred Attenborough. By JOHN H. MATHER MD. | January 20, 2016. Churchill and the ‘Black Dog’ of Depression: Reassessing the Biographical Evidence of Psychological Disorder, by Wilfred Attenborough.