Information and opinions on health from nanypat 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/808975/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/808975/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/808975/index http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/139067/memorial-day Sat, 28 May 2011 20:14:02 -0400 nanypat There is a big problem in this country and it the responsibility of every person in this country to get it fixed. Our men and women who are serving our country in the military are being denied mental health services to help them heal from PTSD /TRAUMA/DEPRESSION. They are killing themselves while waiting for appointments, medication, and benefits to live on. Most of us who have a bad day don't have a clue what living with depression is like.... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/139067/memorial-day http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/137998/happy-mother Sun, 08 May 2011 18:30:55 -0400 nanypat My biggest blessing in life is having been given the priviledge of being a mother, and now a grandmother. I was taken to dinner, given cards and gifts including new pictures of my granddaughters, but best of all was hearing the words I love you and the hugs that went with them.   My parents have been gone for quite a while now, and as was common during their time, people didn't always say those words or display much affection. Though deep... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/137998/happy-mother http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/136589/living-past Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:19:17 -0400 nanypat Sometimes I get so confused after therapy. I saw my pdoc today. We were talking about some writing I had done about a student of mine that committed suicide many years ago. It ended up that my reaction to that event began my unraveling. I had built up such walls around me so no one could see my depression,my abusive marriage, the results of my neglectful and abusive childhood, that it took something that big to reduce me to tears that would not... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/136589/living-past http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/132726/therapist Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:09:38 -0500 nanypat As most of you know already, I am building a relationship with a new Psychiatrist/therapist after having abruptly lost my last one of 20+ years so therapy is not new to me. I wonder ,though, how others deal with the times when their therapist goes away either on business( which tends to be the case of mine this time) or vacation. Of course, I realize that everyone has a life outside of their career, but I sometimes find myself feeling sad,... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/132726/therapist http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/130219/how-to-let-go Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:05:10 -0500 nanypat I am not new to depression. I have suffered with chronic severe depression for over twenty years. Sometimes are better than others, but it was the anniversary of the last time I saw my pyschiarist of 20+ years yesterday. It was an abrupt end due to circumstances(loss of licence) and I am having a really hard time. I have always dealt with suicidal thoughts and impulses, again sometimes worse than others. I do have a new doc with whom I am... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/130219/how-to-let-go http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/128997/sadness Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:48:00 -0500 nanypat I try so hard to distract myself from my depressive feelings but it gets to the points I can't concentrate on anything. I have suffered from chronic severe depression for 20+ years and meds don't help me much. Over a year ago I lost my Psychiatrist of 20+ years ( he lost his license for a reason I am unaware of).It took a long time but was very fortunate to get hooked up with a new one I knew of and liked from a previous hospitalization(he... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/128997/sadness http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/118332/air Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:44:25 -0400 nanypat Talk about a tough day! I woke up this morning feeling like I was weighted down by 100 pounds I couldn't see, just felt. My depression has always been hard to handle, but I usually feel the spiral heading down that slippery slope. Not this time. Wow, I feel like I never should have slept because I don't know what happened. I have been on countless antidepressants and they have either not worked or stopped working after a short time. The one I... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/808975/118332/air