by
yumers on Depression
Sunday, July 24 2011
One of the things that binds me and the boyfriend together is our extensive experience with depression. Because of our shared illness, we’ve definitely accumulated some unresolved issues that influence how we think, and ultimately influence how we interact with each other. Nothing is really going wrong in the relationship, but I really felt... Read more
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yumers on Depression
Thursday, July 21 2011
My friend is an undergraduate student at Middle Tennessee State University, and is conducting research into the barriers which people perceive when they try to access mental health services, and whether or not a person's race influences their perception of those barriers. He is conducting a series of online focus groups, each night from July 21st... Read more
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yumers on Bipolar
Monday, July 18 2011
Surely we’ve all bought “How to” guides for our respective illnesses from Amazon or other booksellers, but The British Psychological Society is offering a guide about bipolar disorder for free! “Understanding Bipolar Disorder” provides an overview of the current state of knowledge about why some people tend to... Read more
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yumers on Depression
Monday, July 18 2011
When I come home, I am greeted each and every time by my cat, Simon (see above). Lately, he’s been sitting on my sweater that’s on the table, but other times, he trots on by to say hello. It’ll be seven years in September since I adopted him as a little kitten from the humane association. In the time that I’ve known him, I... Read more
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yumers on Depression
Tuesday, July 12 2011
I finally went to the diagnostics place this morning to get my blood drawn in order to have some tests done. On the form that my psychiatrist gave me to take to the testing place, there was a code: “v58.69″ scribbled in the billable codes section. I got curious so I looked up what it might mean. Apparently, v58.69 means... Read more
