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6 Dimensions of Psychological Well-Being

6 Dimensions of Psychological Well-Being Recovery should aim at restoring psychological well-being as well as ending the symptoms of depression. Naturally, you get into treatment to stop the pain of those symptoms. It’s a huge achievement if the treatment...

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

Filed under: Recovery, healing, psychology, psychotherapy, symptoms, self, well-being, personal growth

Psychological Flexibility, Well-Being and Doubts about Recovery

Psychological Flexibility, Well-Being and Doubts about Recovery I’ve been wondering: How could it be that I have recovered from depression but still deal with symptoms almost every day? Can both things be true? Recently I’ve come across new ways...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2020 6:00 AM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, healing, psychology, psychotherapy, symptoms, well-being

A New Model of Recovery from Mental Illness

Some rights reserved by falcon0125 at Flickr My understanding of recovery from depression came from experience with the standard treatments: psychotherapy and medication. Until the 1990s, I worked exclusively with psychiatrists for both. In that setting...

Published Sat, Sep 09 2010 3:51 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, treatment, psychiatry, healing, holistic, mental health, government, consensus, policy

The Problem of Now in Recovery from Depression

Some Rights Reserved by monkeytime at Flickr For a long time, I found it hard to relate to the idea of living in the present moment as a method of recovery from depression. The present never seemed all that attractive when I felt smothered by its darkness...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2010 2:06 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, identity, healing, detachment, acceptance, awareness, consciousness

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...

Published Wed, May 05 2010 12:05 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, depression, treatment, Experience with Treatments, trauma, healing, relationship, PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, trust, pattern

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

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...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2010 1:02 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, feelings, depression, inhibition, Writing, trauma, expectation, healing

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