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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

On Health Central: How One Man Fights Depression

Some Rights Reserved by prudencebrown121 at Flickr My new post at Health Central talks about picking up on the early warning signs of depression. Since I tend to need a big picture to figure out what to do, I found it when forced by desperation to look...

Published Sun, Aug 08 2010 10:11 AM by Storied Mind

Filed under: depression, Fighting Depression, Men and Depression, men, healing, shame, anger, symptoms, recognition, self-defeating

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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