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Patterns of Recovery from Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Some Rights Reserved by Guanatos Gwyn at Flickr My mother survived two heart attacks but died twice before her death. That’s the way she saw it. Her heart stopped both times, but she fought her way back. The second heart-stopping attack occurred during...
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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...
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Depression Therapy: Lonely Talk in a Crowded Room
Some Rights Reserved by M@nuDia at Flickr Therapy for depression usually meant talking about the world I was seeing, the thoughts I had, the pain I felt, the judgments about me I projected onto others – all me, all the time. Once, I was talking...
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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...
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New Post at Health Central on Fighting Stigma
Some Rights Reserved by jef_safi at Flickr I’ve published at Health Central’s MyDepressionConnection.com called Fighting Stigma in the Military and the Stigma Within. I’ve tried to link the stigma anyone with a mood disorder can encounter...
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Terrence Real on Depression, Self-Esteem & The Relationship Grid
Film clip courtesy of Changing Our Minds, a film about depression. I keep looking for Terrence Real videos with little success. This one, an excerpt from Changing Our Minds, a film about depression, is by far the best, though much too brief. (I believe...
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Wed, Mar 03 2010 8:58 AM
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Why Writing Can Help Heal Depression – 1
Some Rights Reserved by jamelah at Flickr The subtitle of Storied Mind is Writing to Recover Life from Depression, and I’ve often wondered why it is that writing down my experiences could be so helpful in recovery. When I was just starting this...
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Reflections in Mind: Sherwin Nuland’s Recovery from Depression
Some Rights Reserved by onkel_wart at Flickr An important part of my recovery has been exploring emotional memory when I respond so deeply to a story or song or even just a moment in a film that somehow reaches right inside. A feeling long held back flows...
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Fri, Feb 02 2010 10:59 AM
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Trying to Explain Recovery from Depression
Some Rights Reserved by spettacolopuro at Flickr A friend recently asked me if I could help him understand the change for the better I’ve experienced in the last couple of years. At the same time, a reader here asked if I could elaborate on what...
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Fri, Dec 12 2009 1:48 PM
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Is There Comfort in Depression?
Some Rights Reserved by Andy Saxton at Flickr The question continues to puzzle me: How did I get over depression? That deep change began about 18 months ago, and it’s been a year since I knew for sure that something fundamental had shifted. The...
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Mon, Nov 11 2009 10:12 AM
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Doubt is Depression’s Last Stand
Some Rights Reserved by drp at Flickr It’s been one thing to get depression out of my life. It’s been another to get it out of my memory. Still holding on, it keeps playing tricks with the past. Vivid memories of old words and actions while depressed...
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Talking Honestly about Depression
Some Rights Reserved by exper at Flickr I’ve always had trouble talking honestly about depression, in therapy or out. Even though much of its influence is gone, this remnant of depression is still holding on. I was always able to report the latest news...
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