Information and opinions on health from Judy 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/863467/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/863467/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/863467/index http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/152008/at-ourselves Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:06:15 -0400 Judy Someone sent me this link to a video today that I wanted to share, not to give the message that there's always someone worse off than you are, but just because this guy has some wonderful ideas about life which can maybe leave you with a feeling of hope.  This isn't about depression, exactly, but it could be, especially if you've been living with it long-term.  The focus isn't on "What's wrong with me?" but on... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/152008/at-ourselves http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/148204/joy Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:35:00 -0500 Judy Okay, how can you not smile when you see this face???  This is my grandson and he helps remind us of what's important in life.  This is the first year he could get up the courage to sit on Santa's knee.  He didn't smile, but he didn't cry, either.  He makes all the work and stress worthwhile.  Happy Holidays! http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/148204/joy http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/147370/piece-puzzle Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:49:43 -0500 Judy For the last couple of months, I've been having a harder time than usual with depression, while trying to decrease my antidepressants on the road to getting off of them because I've been on them so long, I've started to wonder if they're part of the problem.   The other day, I saw my chiropractor and was telling her about feeling so crummy and she asked me if I was taking Vitamin D3.  Yes, I have been for a long time.  I've been... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/147370/piece-puzzle http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/145039/question-week Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:38:44 -0400 Judy   Hi, everybody!  Merely  Me is away until tomorrow, so she asked me to post her Question of the Week today.  I think most of us have had times when we’ve felt that no one understands what we’re going through or that there’s no way to explain how we feel to someone else.Or we may be afraid to talk about how we feel because the other person might think less of us or not love us.And there certainly are... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/145039/question-week http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/144790/awesome Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:49:49 -0400 Judy Just thought I'd share a picture I took the other day while riding a gondola going up a mountain next to where we were staying on the north shore of Lake Superior.  It was like being immersed in all the colors.  The sun was shining, making everything look brilliant - one of the best displays of color I've seen in years.  Pictures really can't capture it well enough to do it justice, but I tried.  It's been a little hard for... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/144790/awesome http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/144301/what-going-on Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:18:25 -0400 Judy I just commented on several shareposts, but when I finished writing on Merely Me's, I got the old error message!  I wonder if this post will even work. http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/144301/what-going-on http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/141244/distraction Fri, 08 Jul 2011 23:36:57 -0400 Judy     Merely Me's idea of distracting ourselves from depression made me think of this fairy garden I started last year with some "buildings" I found in a catalog and little animal and fairy figurines discovered here and there, including Target.  It's hard to see the details here, I know, but there are chickens, a lamb, a cow, a horse, a gnome, a fairy riding a horse while holding a baby, as well as some furnishings like a bench... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/141244/distraction http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/134670/reminder-erma Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:12:38 -0400 Judy Today, someone sent me this piece written by Erma Bombeck after she found out she was terminally ill.  A lot of us have probably seen this before, but I think it's worth looking at again, to remind us of what's important in life.   IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck (written after she found out she was dying of cancer). I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/134670/reminder-erma http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/114227/reflections Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:05:35 -0400 Judy   A week ago today, we had to make the sad decision to let Chloe go.  She was our older Shar Pei dog, but only seven years old.  About two months ago, she was diagnosed with beginning stages of kidney failure but was doing well on a prescription dog food.  After 5 days of not eating or drinking, the vet hydrated her and got her to the point of eating and she was acting like her old self for a while.  Suddenly, about... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/114227/reflections http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/111219/back-square Sat, 08 May 2010 23:37:58 -0400 Judy My younger son, who is developmentally disabled and autistic, told me yesterday that he has been feeling suicidal this whole week.  He told me this after we got home from his therapy appointment!  He told his therapist he was feeling down, but not that he was suicidal.  He's been off Abilify now for about six weeks, which was initially prescribed to help with aggressive and irritable feelings that were causing problems for him at... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/863467/111219/back-square