July 2010 - Storied Mind - The Network of Care

Fantasies of a Perfect Future in Depression and Emotional Abuse

Some Rights Reserved by gandhiji40 at Flickr I’ve added two posts on emotional abusers at Health Central (here and here). In one I compared the behavior of a depressed man who acts abusively with that of a true emotional abuser. It occurred to me...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 6:10 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery

Pema Chodron: Spiritual Teachers are Troublemakers

Belatedly, I need to thank Isabella at change therapy for mentioning Pema Chodron in a post a couple of years ago. That was the first I’d heard of this prominent Buddhist teacher. Isabella listed Chodron’s The Places That Scare You among the...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 10:39 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, Buddhism, teaching, spirituality

GentlyMental’s Week for 2010-07-11

Read this great statement: moritherapy's mental health camp talk: insanity in the workplace http://bit.ly/aa3il8 # Who am I talking to in my head all day? Who's in there or really out there whom I need to convince? Of what? # Powered by Twitter...

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 12:30 AM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery

Meditation and Treatment by Tweet

Some Rights Reserved by dicktay2000 at Flickr When deeply depressed, it’s not the fear of failure I carry but the fear that success is getting too close. When I’m living in the timeless Now, what happens to hope, to a future, to recovery? I think...

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 11:46 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, feeling, Fear, treatment, meditation, acceptance, success

What Comes After Recovery from Depression?

Some Rights Reserved by Mike Baird at Flickr In response to a recent post, Clinically Clueless commented that, for her, recovery was a process, not a destination. She needed to keep aware of it, like those recovering from addiction, in order to catch...

Published Fri, Jul 16 2010 12:58 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: life, Recovery, depression, pattern, practice, reconnecting

Relationships in Conflict: Depression’s Role

Some Rights Reserved by ComputerHotline at Flickr Depression is a natural enemy of close relationships. It helps build tension and conflict as a once-loving partner either withdraws into emotional isolation or turns angry and blaming. I suppose that’s...

Published Sat, Jul 24 2010 2:11 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, Partners to Depression, partner, Connecting, psychology, conflict, responsibility, emotional reasoning, Causes of Depression, confirmation bias, emotions

We Are Most Definitely Not Pleased

Some Rights Reserved by Felinest at Flickr I’m a paws-on kind of guy so I get really upset when they’re tied behind my back. Truly, deeply, combustibly upset, especially with the self-imposed deadline for my new website fast approaching. For...

Published Tue, Jul 27 2010 12:42 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery

Relationships in Conflict: Action Against Depression

Some Rights Reserved by extranoise at Flickr In recalling how couples I’ve encountered have dealt with conflict in their relationships, two moments come to mind. These were just glimpses, but they stand out as the extremes. Once during a visit to...

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 4:08 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, depression, emotion, Connecting, communication, conflict, anger, breakthrough, harmony

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Fantasies of a Perfect Future in Depression and Emotional Abuse

Pema Chodron: Spiritual Teachers are Troublemakers

GentlyMental’s Week for 2010-07-11

Meditation and Treatment by Tweet

What Comes After Recovery from Depression?

Relationships in Conflict: Depression’s Role

We Are Most Definitely Not Pleased

Relationships in Conflict: Action Against Depression