Depression Expert JohnD shares Depression management news and commentary at MyDepressionConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4446 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4446/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4446 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4446/94646/depressed-talk Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:01:00 -0500 JohnD We hear it so often, I think everyone takes it for granted. Women talk about feelings. Men don’t. Women are relational and talk things through with the people they trust. Men do their feeling in private behind a brick wall. Or they don’t do feeling. They explain. Here’s the cause, here’s the effect, here’s what you do - so what’s all the feeling about?There’s no question that much of this is true, but... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4446/94646/depressed-talk http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4446/86281/depressed-feel Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:03:48 -0400 JohnD Quite a while back, there was a TV series about a group of nurses in the Vietnam War. It was called China Beach. In one episode of this powerful drama, a soldier who had lost a leg from the knee down is back home, feeling lost and depressed about his life. Desperate for a loving human bond, he drives a great distance to find the home of one of the nurses who’d taken care of him “in country.” He finds her and talks stumblingly... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4446/86281/depressed-feel http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4446/81314/aging-depression Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:19:19 -0400 JohnD Merely Me's beautiful post on the losses of growing old ended on a sense of acceptance about leaving behind people and events long gone and moving through life stages with faith in the possibilities of the future. Those wonderful reflections made me realize how differently I used to experience the passing of years. For me, it was all anguish looking back and fear looking ahead. I was so much in the grip of depression, anger and anxiety, and most... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4446/81314/aging-depression http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4446/76346/depressed-men Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:53:09 -0400 JohnD I've been married for well over 30 years and spent most of that time in one phase or another of depression. My wife experienced a lot of pain because of my behavior, and we came close to splitting up more than once. From reading dozens of stories online, including many sent to my blog, I know that what happened to us is not uncommon - though the ending is often less happy than it was for us.   The stories I read - mostly from women - tell... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/4446/76346/depressed-men