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Why Writing Helps Heal Depression – 2

Why Writing Helps Heal Depression – 2 As I discussed in this earlier post, writing helps heal the depression that dominated decades of my life. That post reviewed James Pennebaker’s research, as summarized in Opening Up, but said little about...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2022 6:00 AM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, depression, Fear, anxiety, Writing

Mindfulness as Self-Help for Anxiety

Mindfulness as Self-Help for Anxiety There’s nothing like extreme anxiety to make you feel like you’re falling apart. Using a few basics of mindfulness as self-help may be a way to pull yourself back together. The all-embracing anxiety I’m talking...

Published Mon, May 05 2021 6:00 AM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Fear, anxiety, mindfulness, self-help

The Powerful Noise of Panic

The Powerful Noise of Panic Some of the most frightening moments I’ve had during long years of depression were not those of despairing mood or even suicidal thinking. Instead, they were the times of panic when I’d feel yanked into a wind...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2021 6:00 AM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Fear, anxiety, dissociation, panic, noise

Moving from Pain to Recovery

Moving from Pain to Recovery I have learned a lot about recovering from depression by studying methods for dealing with chronic pain. Now I have had a chance to turn this around. How can my skills in dealing with depression help me manage post-operative...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2013 12:41 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: family, anxiety, awareness, pain, Reslience

A Stage for Anxiety

A Stage for Anxiety (Anxiety has dominated more of my waking hours than I care to admit, yet I’ve written relatively few posts about it. While working on the next ebook, Depression Present Tense, I came across this early post that captures a typical...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2012 10:13 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: anxiety, identity, shame, self, panic

Starting on a Path toward Acceptance

Starting on a Path toward Acceptance As I try to get used to the idea of accepting rather than fighting depression, I realize that I start with good preparation. Although I haven’t worked with a therapist trained in any of the acceptance and mindfulness...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2012 10:16 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, anxiety, acceptance, control, self-help, cognitive behavioral therapy, avoidance

A Helpul Documentary on Lawyers with Depression

A Helpul Documentary on Lawyers with Depression A Terrible Melancholy is a documentary about lawyers with depression, but it’s relevant to anyone trying to understand more about the illness. Dan Lukasik, a lawyer who has lived with depression for...

Published Sat, Mar 03 2012 3:26 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: anxiety, work, stress, suicide, Depression at Work, support, documentary

Caught in Panic

Caught in Panic I think of creativity as an opposite of depression. As the driver in my life that connects and communicates, it represents everything I cannot do in the midst of the illness. Yet there was a time when it led to panic. Creativity is usually...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2012 3:39 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: depression, anxiety, creativity, pattern, Creativity and Depression, panic

Growing Up with Fear and Depression

Some Rights Reserved by D Sharon Pruitt at Flickr I’ve always wondered why the stories of veterans with PTSD, like those I’ve been reading for the recent posts here and at Health Central, have always resonated so deeply. I have nothing close...

Published Fri, May 05 2010 9:42 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, depression, Fear, family, anxiety, childhood, Growing Up with Depression, violence, rage, detachment

Why Writing Can Help Heal Depression – 2

Some Rights Reserved by lagiuspo at Flickr As I discussed in this earlier post, writing has helped heal the depression that dominated decades of my life. That post reviewed James Pennebaker’s research, as summarized in Opening Up, but said little...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2010 9:08 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, depression, Fear, anxiety, Writing, healing, recovering, creativity

Looking Out for Life

Some Rights Reserved by macropoulos at Flickr When I was growing up, no one ever talked about depression. I didn’t know what it was, and the moods I went through didn’t get much reaction from my parents. Yet I spent a lot of time isolating...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2009 11:23 AM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Fear, father, family, hurt, anxiety, mood, childhood, fighting, mother, home, Growing Up with Depression, brother

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