Information and opinions on health from Charles Bivona at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/512013/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/512013/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/512013/index http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/512013/88190/freewriting Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:34:12 -0400 Charles Bivona Maybe I'm dying.  I have one of those stomach-aches you feel in your spine. My stomach is distended.  The ache is coming in waves and cramps of newly felt muscles.  I ate something very bad.  My body doesn’t like me.  My mind is the cause.  I'm going through an emotional shifting, of sorts.  I think.  I don’t know.  Maybe I’m dying. My father was a sick man.  My father was... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/512013/88190/freewriting http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/512013/88187/depression Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:24:56 -0400 Charles Bivona   Why does everything feel so bad? I feel like I’m doing nothing. I feel like I’m doing nothing worthwhile. I feel like my life has been pointless. I feel like I’m falling apart.   It’s just because you’re sick, she tells me. You’re just a little sick right now.   I didn’t teach today. I wanted to write. I didn’t. I slept for three hours this afternoon. I woke up... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/512013/88187/depression