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earlyriser on Depression
Tuesday, March 13 2012
Addiction and more importantly addiction recovery, has a huge impact on my life. I've shared before all of my results. Does depression play a part in an addicts life? Does depression signal a relapse? Do the intense urges to give in to an addiction get worse during a depressive episode?
I often wonder and have been keeping close watch as... Read more
Both my parents smoked. As a young child the candy cigarettes (the real gateway drug) were cool..we were like the grownups. It was no consequence that I started to smoke before I was 10. By 13 I was hooked. I would steal cigs from my parents who never seemed to miss them. At 16 I convinced my mother to let me smoke. When I... Read more
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earlyriser on Depression
Sunday, February 26 2012
The other day my wife and I were out shopping. We were chatting and having a good time. Then all of a sudden I crashed. I became super depressed. It was like was being pressed down by a huge weight. I told my wife this. She and I talked as we browsed the aisles. I told her I was okay and I was. I was worried that this "flat" mood I was in was... Read more
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earlyriser on Depression
Saturday, February 18 2012
There's something weird going on. For about three weeks I have been feeling "Flat". No extreme highs and no deep lows.
My whole life has been filled with extreme and intense emotions. I was either very angry or completely withdrawn....never anything in between..like now.
I told my pdoc about the "flatness" he said "its... Read more
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earlyriser on Schizophrenia
Saturday, January 15 2011
This sharepost is inspired by Christina's post about the Arizona mass murderer. She asked for my comment. I thought a few days about this.
I post a lot about my life, mental health diagnosis (MHD) and things in general.
One topic that I haven't posted much about lately is stigma. Stigma. That's a word that doesn't... Read more
