James at “Finding Optimism” lists his own top five blogs on depression. I berated him about not including Beyond Blue on his list, and he insisted that the list was compiled BEFORE he checked out Beyond Blue. I believe him for now. However, you know what it’s like inside the brain of a manic depressive, your paranoia surfaces at the most inconvenient times.
Here’s what James says:

I’ve taken some poetic license here. The blogs aren’t 100% about depression, although they don’t drift far away. And they aren’t in the Top 5 by consensus, since I am the sole judge and arbiter.
1. “Furious Seasons”
http://www.furiousseasons.com/
Written by a seasoned journalist, who describes his blog as “one man’s attempt to make sense of mental illness in America”. Excellent commentary on the medical approach to treating mental illness.
2. “A Beautiful Revolution”
http://www.abeautifulrevolution.com/blog/
You either get it, or you don’t. Well, I don’t know about me. But it is great stuff.
3. “Space and Time”
http://embracingmyinsanity.blogspot.com/
Small posts about everything and nothing. Personal, humorous and self-deprecating.
4. “The Splintered Mind”
http://thesplinteredmind.blogspot.com/
Deals with neurological disabilities – ADHD, depression and the like – using plenty of attitude and dry humor.
5. “The Pursuit of Happiness”
http://happinesspursuing.blogspot.com/
This blog is subtitled “one man’s battle against depression,” which is an apt description. The anonymous writer is on a lonely journey to find out what is wrong with him and which treatments to try. It’s a new blog, not self-indulgent and very moving.