Storied Mindhttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/atom.aspxCommunity Server2020-04-06T06:00:05ZDepression Present Tense Now Available/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2023/07/21/depression-present-tense-now-available.aspx2023-07-21T15:00:00Z2023-07-21T15:00:00ZDepression Present Tense Now Available My latest ebook, Depression Present Tense, is now available at Amazon and the other major online retailers. Like Surviving Depression Together and A Mind for Life, it draws together a number of posts from Storied Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2023/07/21/depression-present-tense-now-available.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=167221" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxStoried Mind Ebooks Ready to Go!/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2022/07/26/storied-mind-ebooks-ready-to-go.aspx2022-07-26T13:00:00Z2022-07-26T13:00:00ZStoried Mind Ebooks Ready to Go! Well, it took a little longer than I expected, but the two Storied Mind ebooks are now available at most of the major online sites, including Amazon, Apple iBooks, Kobo, B&N Nook and a lot of others I’ve only Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2022/07/26/storied-mind-ebooks-ready-to-go.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=163355" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxUpdate on the Storied Mind Ebooks/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2022/06/29/update-on-the-storied-mind-ebooks.aspx2022-06-29T15:22:20Z2022-06-29T15:22:20ZUpdate on the Storied Mind Ebooks Just a note to let you know that I have finally edited and reformatted the two Storied Mind ebooks (Surviving Depression Together and A Mind for Life) to enable them to be read on Kindle, Kobo, Apple iBooks and other Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2022/06/29/update-on-the-storied-mind-ebooks.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=163194" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxWhy Writing Helps Heal Depression – 2/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2022/01/03/why-writing-helps-heal-depression-2.aspx2022-01-03T14:00:55Z2022-01-03T14:00:55ZWhy 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 Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2022/01/03/why-writing-helps-heal-depression-2.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=162034" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxRe-Reading the Story of Depression’s Meaning/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/12/06/re-reading-the-story-of-depression-s-meaning.aspx2021-12-06T14:00:30Z2021-12-06T14:00:30ZRe-Reading the Story of Depression’s Meaning There are no more beautiful and moving stories of healing than those told by Rachel Naomi Remen. Kitchen Table Wisdom is one of those books I come back to again and again. Each of its brief stories renders Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/12/06/re-reading-the-story-of-depression-s-meaning.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=161788" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxDepersonalized, Derealized, Dissociative and Disappearing/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/10/25/depersonalized-derealized-dissociative-and-disappearing.aspx2021-10-25T13:00:06Z2021-10-25T13:00:06ZDepersonalized, Derealized, Dissociative and Disappearing I had a comment on a post at Health Central that described an experience the writer called dissociative. During a therapy session she had become so remote that she couldn’t focus on the discussion Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/10/25/depersonalized-derealized-dissociative-and-disappearing.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=161463" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxA New Model of Mental Health Recovery/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/10/11/a-new-model-of-mental-health-recovery.aspx2021-10-11T13:00:05Z2021-10-11T13:00:05ZA New Model of Mental Health Recovery My understanding of mental health recovery came from experience with the standard treatments: psychotherapy and medication. Until the 1990s, I worked exclusively with psychiatrists for both. In that setting, I can’t Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/10/11/a-new-model-of-mental-health-recovery.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=161360" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxDepression Diagnosis – 2: What Does It Mean to You?/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/07/12/depression-diagnosis-2-what-does-it-mean-to-you.aspx2021-07-12T13:00:33Z2021-07-12T13:00:33ZDepression Diagnosis – 2: What Does It Mean to You? Once you have a depression diagnosis , what does it mean to you? I’ve heard a lot of reactions, ranging from a feeling of comfort to dismay to a shrug of the shoulders. A diagnosis is simply a Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/07/12/depression-diagnosis-2-what-does-it-mean-to-you.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=160584" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxDepression Diagnosis – 1: The Person or the Disorder?/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/06/28/depression-diagnosis-1-the-person-or-the-disorder.aspx2021-06-28T13:00:52Z2021-06-28T13:00:52ZDepression Diagnosis – 1: The Person or the Disorder? A depression diagnosis usually marks a turning point in your experience of the illness. Up to that point, you may have downplayed the seriousness of mood problems, or you may have been less aware Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/06/28/depression-diagnosis-1-the-person-or-the-disorder.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=160475" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxUpdating Storied Mind/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/06/21/updating-storied-mind.aspx2021-06-21T13:00:05Z2021-06-21T13:00:05ZUpdating Storied Mind This is just a short note to let you know that after ten years I have to update Storied Mind. That means a lot of changes: a new theme and background images, removing some features and generally simplifying things on the back end Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/06/21/updating-storied-mind.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=160408" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxMindfulness as Self-Help for Anxiety/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/05/31/mindfulness-as-self-help-for-anxiety.aspx2021-05-31T13:00:46Z2021-05-31T13:00:46ZMindfulness 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 Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/05/31/mindfulness-as-self-help-for-anxiety.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=160265" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspx6 Dimensions of Psychological Well-Being/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/05/03/6-dimensions-of-psychological-well-being.aspx2021-05-03T13:00:06Z2021-05-03T13:00:06Z6 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 Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/05/03/6-dimensions-of-psychological-well-being.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=160065" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxThe Powerful Noise of Panic/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/04/19/the-powerful-noise-of-panic.aspx2021-04-19T13:00:22Z2021-04-19T13:00:22ZThe 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 Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2021/04/19/the-powerful-noise-of-panic.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=159971" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxDoes Finding Purpose in Life Help You Overcome Depression?/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2020/04/20/does-finding-purpose-in-life-help-you-overcome-depression.aspx2020-04-20T13:00:36Z2020-04-20T13:00:36ZDoes Finding Purpose in Life Help You Overcome Depression? Finding purpose in life that goes beyond your personal needs is often mentioned as a major step in overcoming depression. That’s a hard thing to imagine, though, when you’re in the middle of a Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2020/04/20/does-finding-purpose-in-life-help-you-overcome-depression.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=157323" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspxMartin Seligman’s Approach to Cognitive Therapy/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2020/04/06/martin-seligman-s-approach-to-cognitive-therapy.aspx2020-04-06T13:00:05Z2020-04-06T13:00:05ZMartin Seligman’s Approach to Cognitive Therapy Many people with depression believe that nothing good will ever happen for them. The norm is failure and disappointment, the exception is success, and when something good does happen, it doesn’t Read More......(<a href="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/blogs/storied_mind/archive/2020/04/06/martin-seligman-s-approach-to-cognitive-therapy.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="https://community.networkofcare.org:443/aggbug.aspx?PostID=157218" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttps://community.networkofcare.org:443/members/Anonymous/default.aspx