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(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/84292 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292 http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/93822/falling-friday Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:58:00 -0500 Merely Me Hey there!   It is another Friday believe it or not.  Just wanted to check up on all of you before the weekend.  It is getting darker here earlier.  Time to hunker down and get cozy before winter comes.   So for free falling Friday why don't we do a little stream of consciousness writing?  This is where anything goes and you just let it all hang out.  Here is my stream for today...     Night... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/93822/falling-friday http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/93708/military-kills Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:55:57 -0500 Merely Me   If you have been watching or reading the news  tonight there has been a horrific report from a military processing center at Fort Hood Texas where a soldier has opened fire killing 11 people and leaving 31 wounded.  The soldier's name has been released as Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.  Hasan was the 12th person to be killed in this tragedy when authorities had to use lethal force to end the on-going... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/93708/military-kills http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/93668/depression-week Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:03:11 -0500 Merely Me   Hey there   It is Thursday already and time for another Question of the week!  I am just trying to get my sea legs here and catch up with everything.    My question this week is about sexuality. Specifically...has depression affected your love life?  If it has affected your love life how are you coping with this?  Has intimacy with your spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend or loved one suffered due... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/93668/depression-week http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/93268/public-socially Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:32:53 -0500 Merely Me Last week at about this time I was sitting in a grand ballroom of a hotel waiting to give a presentation.  And to many people this would not be a big deal as some people do this sort of thing all the time.  But for little ‘ol Merely Me this was a huge event.  Matter of fact, this was my first official public presentation at a conference.  Shhh!  Don't tell anybody.   The last time I spoke in "public" was for... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/93268/public-socially http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/92839/falling-friday Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:36:33 -0400 Merely Me Hey everybody!   It is "Free Falling Friday"   This is your chance to say it like it is...let it all out...and feel free to just be yourself.    This has been a wild week for me.  I went to a conference and I was actually a part of the conference as in...I gave a presentation.  This was HUGE for me.  It is a big deal for me to just go the supermarket by myself without kids.  So this was one of those... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/92839/falling-friday http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/92721/depression-week Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:23:50 -0400 Merely Me Hi guys!   I iz here!   Just got back from a conference.  Hey...it is a big deal for me to go to the supermarket so for me to go to a different city and talk...wow...hey...that was HUGE!  I will write about the experience soon.   I am just glad to be back home.  I am really a home body for sure.  Home seems all the more sweet when you have been away.    Know that I have missed you guys and... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/92721/depression-week http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/92587/choose-pumpkin Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:01:30 -0400 Merely Me   You always know it is getting close to Halloween when they air "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" on TV.  I find it comforting that this show has been on the air from when I was a kid many decades ago.  It is a time honored tradition to sit on the floor, eat popcorn, and watch Linus wait for the Great Pumpkin for the hundredth time.  You know exactly how it ends but the allure is still there, as though you are... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/92587/choose-pumpkin http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/91954/falling-friday Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:20:08 -0400 Merely Me Hey all!   What's going on in your world?    I am going to be speaking at a conference on Monday.  Yeah...little 'ol me.  I will need some heavy duty deoderant I will maybe some buckets under my arm pits!    I will be nervous for sure.  But this is my chance to say why I am blogging and writing about my experiences on-line.  I am an old timer of sorts.  Why I was blogging before the... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/91954/falling-friday http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/91824/depression-week Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:43:07 -0400 Merely Me Hey everybody!   It is time for a question.  Hope you all have doing okay.  This week has been up and downy for me...had a ton of Multiple Sclerosis symptoms yesterday.  I never know what to expect each day from either my physical disease or my mood.    I remember a saying that is supposed to be a curse of, "May your life always be interesting."      My question today is, "Would you rather have... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/91824/depression-week http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/91549/medication Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:35:18 -0400 Merely Me Hello everyone!   Hope you are all surviving the day.  I am running a little behind here and I am sorry for not being as responsive as I want to be.  I will try to get here as soon as I can to respond to your posts and questions.    We are going to continue our discussion about medications with the antidepressant, Zoloft.  If you have had any experience taking this medication please do share your stories... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/84292/91549/medication