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New Series of Personal Stories at Recover Life from Depression

You shouldn’t miss this first in a series of personal stories at Recover Life from Depression. The series will be a major feature of the new site in order to show you the many forms recovery can take. In this initial post, Donna-1 recounts the turning...

Published Thu, Apr 21 2011 4:36 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, Writing, awareness, community

Declaring Independence from Depression

Some Rights Reserved by iChaz at Flickr Here’s one part of a post from a couple of years ago, written a few months before I knew I’d really gotten past depression. Stephany at Soulful Sepulcher had suggested that I try assuming this: I have...

Published Tue, Sep 07 2010 1:57 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, depression, independence, shame, self, mind, shadow

Meditation and Treatment by Tweet

Some Rights Reserved by dicktay2000 at Flickr When deeply depressed, it’s not the fear of failure I carry but the fear that success is getting too close. When I’m living in the timeless Now, what happens to hope, to a future, to recovery? I think...

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 11:46 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, feeling, Fear, treatment, meditation, acceptance, success

Relationships in Conflict: Depression’s Role

Some Rights Reserved by ComputerHotline at Flickr Depression is a natural enemy of close relationships. It helps build tension and conflict as a once-loving partner either withdraws into emotional isolation or turns angry and blaming. I suppose that’s...

Published Sat, Jul 24 2010 2:11 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, Partners to Depression, partner, Connecting, psychology, conflict, responsibility, emotional reasoning, Causes of Depression, confirmation bias, emotions

Great Self-Help Therapy for Depression: Why Don’t I Do It?

The force for change and healing can start with excitement and promise, then slowly dissipate until settling back into the stillness of depression. There are great self-help therapies to achieve well-being, and I have great intentions to get them all...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 12:01 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: depression, therapy, Depression Symptoms, procrastination, well-being, self-help, intention

Forgiveness and Escape from Depression

As many know it, forgiveness is a feeling that can’t be forced, one that often comes after a long inner struggle. I’ve lived with the need for many forms of forgiveness, and each has been important in my recovery from depression. I’ve...

Published Fri, May 20 2011 9:07 AM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, depression, family, loss, anger, forgiveness

What Do You See in the Mirror When You’re Depressed?

Some Rights Reserved by Atiqah Aekman W. at Flickr Here’s a post I wrote at Health Central about a year ago. There are a couple of China Beach stories I keep coming back to, and I hope this one is as helpful to you as it has been to me. Quite a...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 10:16 AM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, depression, belief, therapy, self-esteem, acceptance, shame, Symptoms of Depression

The Effect of PTSD on the Families of Combat Veterans

These two videos convey a sense of what’s it’s like to live with a veteran suffering from combat-related PTSD. The first briefly profiles a family portrayed at greater length in the film, This Emotional Life, shown on PBS earlier this year...

Published Tue, Apr 27 2010 2:30 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: family, PTSD, video, veterans, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 10:12 AM by Storied Mind

Filed under: life, Recovery, change, depression, therapy, Fear, identity, Explanations, treatment, illness

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 08 2010 2:06 PM by Storied Mind

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

Healing Power in a Human Voice

Healing Power in a Human Voice Have you heard or felt a wave of healing power in a human voice? Voices can carry many influences. They can scar like a knife edge or terrify with a scream, but here I want to talk about the power of voice to restore lost...

Published Wed, Aug 15 2012 11:12 AM by Storied Mind

Filed under: feelings, emotion, healing, ceremony, mindfulness, culture, voice

Revisiting: Recovery and Creative Experience

All that I am, all that life has made me, every past experience that I have had – woven into the tissue of my life – I must give to … new experience. … [The] past … has indeed not been useless, but its use is not in guiding...

Published Tue, Jun 07 2011 1:15 AM by Storied Mind

Filed under: life, Recovery, change, creativity, experience

Depression and Worry: Tales of Mere Existence

I hope you enjoy these classics. They’re good notes to end the summer on. 1. How to Cope with Depression Lev Yilmaz: If you’re feeling down, go to your Co-Workers, Elders, Family and Friends for help. They are sure to give you great, great...

Published Wed, Aug 31 2011 8:00 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: depression, family, friends, Depression Symptoms, worry, coping

First Storied Mind eBook Out Soon – Help by Taking our Poll

First Storied Mind eBook Out Soon – Help by Taking our Poll Next month, I’ll be publishing the first in a series of Storied Mind ebooks. It’s called Surviving Depression Together, and it’s based on the major Storied Mind posts about sustaining a...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2012 10:23 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: story, Blogging, poll, ebooks

A Blog Has Ended – A Great Resource on Recovery Remains

I’d like to offer a tribute and thanks to Gianna Kali for the incredible work she has done at Beyond Meds over the last four years. She has not only created a major resource on recovery but has done so during a difficult and often debilitating withdrawal...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 12:31 PM by Storied Mind

Filed under: Recovery, treatment, psychiatry, spirituality, medications, alternatives, withdrawal

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