Information and opinions on Depression from Lu Pens 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/837919 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/57998/story-cont-5 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:01:01 -0500 Lu Pens 1972.....   Mom and Dad wanted to talk to us, we couldn't believe what they told us. That mom was going to have a baby. We were shocked, if mom was having a baby that means that mom and dad do it! That's what our first thoughts were, we couldn't quite grasp that. I think we had basically just realized what was involved in making a baby, I was 12 and Chrissy was 10 or 11. I remember we went to the basement to do laundry after they told us.... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/57998/story-cont-5 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/57032/story-cont-4 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:58:35 -0500 Lu Pens 1970..... This is when my sister and I came to realize that with just it being us, our parents and ourselves, how much we really didn't seem to matter to them. The only thing that brought us any direct attention was to make sure that we acted properly and didn't cause any embarrassment to our father when around his boss. My sister and I had our first plane ride, when we flew into O'Hara Airport you could see the John Hancock building from the... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/57032/story-cont-4 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/56730/story-cont-2 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:11:36 -0500 Lu Pens I tell this story with my one sister, Christine by my side, November 25, 1961, because she was there for it all and to this day we still need each other to deal with it all. Further into the story my parents have another daughter, Lynn, so I had another little sister, born on April 18th, 1973, but I don't want to get ahead of myself. I've heard people say they can remember being in the womb, if I did remember that far back, I would say most... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/56730/story-cont-2 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/56560/continued-3 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:49:01 -0500 Lu Pens 1967.......... The next place we lived in was a old farm house out in the country close to the Susquehanna River, and about 20 minutes from my Grandparents house. I loved it there the only way it could have been better would have been if we would have actually lived on a working farm. One of our neighbors had daughters our age, Christine & Lauren Sanders, we thought it was so cool that our sisters had the same name and our names both began... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/56560/continued-3 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/53522/survivor Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:58:22 -0500 Lu Pens Share your stories with me,  and I'll share mine with you.  It makes it better to get it out sometimes. I have lots of issues that in turn have effected my health.  Always willing to listen and pray for you.   http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/53522/survivor http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/52159/survivor Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:00:01 -0500 Lu Pens Which are you? Do you know? do you think it matters? These are my personal opinions and feelings on this subject. The only experience I have in the field of psychology has been learned "on the job training", 20 years of therapy and in trying to live a normal life with my demons. What I've learned is that when you realize your not alone in the terror, it makes it better. I think because it does make you realize that what happened to you is not... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/837919/52159/survivor