So here's a snapshot of me doing chores on a Saturday morning. I'm working at my computer in the living room and remember that I wanted to put the sheets from my husband's and my bed in the wash. I head down to our room and notice on the way that my son hasn't made his bed. I head back to the living room and tell him he needs to make his bed.... Read more
I realize that when you're trying to talk to someone with clinical depression, it can be frustrating. It's kind of a mine field if you have never experienced depression yourself. The situation's complicated by an issue on the depressed person's side. It's very hard for someone with depression to communicate how depression feels.
But there... Read more
Depressed women face a higher risk of giving birth to pre-term babies than women who are not depressed, new research shows. According to the research study, published last week in Human Reproduction journal, women with severe depression are twice as likely to deliver early (at fewer than 37 weeks) as women who are not depressed. Women with less... Read more
Occasionally, I wish that every single person on earth could experience one day of clinical depression. Not all at once, of course. Geez, would that bring everything to a grinding halt or what? No, I wish everyone could experience it as a rite of passage, like getting your driver's license. Actually, I also wish this about being disabled. You... Read more
I talked in a previous blog about school avoidance, and how it can be caused by clinical depression and anxiety in a child.
My son Lawrence started kindergarten this school year. He was in a wonderful preschool the past two years, where he thrived. Of course we were concerned that he would have a little trouble adjusting to starting... Read more
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