The other night, around 6 p.m., I went to a depression and bipolar support group. Despite having had dysthymia for many years, I had never attended this kind of group.For one thing, I believed that psychotherapy and medication was all I needed to keep on an even keel.
For another, I am one of those people who feels I don't want to share "my... Read more
It is not uncommon for people to tell me that using antidepressants is against their better judgment.
"I'm not that depressed."
"They don't do any good."
"I'll lose my sex drive!"
"I don't want to become dependent."
"I've tried one; it didn't work."
"I've read that they're really harmful. I take herbal medicine instead."
Let me take... Read more
It's time again to talk about an unpleasant subject. Unpleasant for me, and probably unpleasant for those of you who are depressed and have a spouse or lover or companion or partner who is not depressed.
I was married for 46 years. My wife died only a few months ago.
For many of those years, I had dysthymia, and thought that my problems... Read more
Over the years, I've learned a few things about depression that would have surprised me when I first started having symptoms. More importantly, I've learned a few things about myself.
If I'm angry at someone, but afraid to state my anger, I can get depressed. It used to take days or weeks before I figured out the cause.
If someone's angry at me,... Read more
Recently, I got a wonderful review from a journal called Publisher's Weekly. The book in question is BLUE GENES, a memoir that comes out this Fall.
I read the review (bookstores read the journal to decide what to buy for their clientele) and said, "That's marvelous, but who are they talking about? Not me, surely."In other words, I... Read more
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