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Archives for August 2011

Depression and Worry: Tales of Mere Existence

by John Folk-Williams

I hope you enjoy these classics. They’re good notes to end the summer on. 1. How to Cope with Depression Lev Yilmaz: If you’re feeling down, go to your Co-Workers, Elders, Family and Friends for help. They are sure to give you great, great advice… 2. Things I Have Worried About Lev Yilmaz: Just a […]

Filed Under: Depression Symptoms Tagged With: coping, depression, family

My Top 10 Depression Information Websites

by John Folk-Williams

Depression Anxiety Newspaper Headlines

Information about depression and mood disorders is fairly easy to come by online, but it’s not always up-to-date, accurate or detailed enough to be helpful. I’ve been reviewing many of the major mental health websites to figure out which are the most helpful for understanding the illness and deciding what to do about it. I’ve […]

Filed Under: Resource Tagged With: psychiatry

11 Relationship Traps of Depression

by John Folk-Williams

Relationship trap

Depression sets relationship traps for both partners. Everything can change quickly between two people, and it’s crucial to be able to spot these changes as soon as possible. Here are 11 signs of the illness that seem perfectly designed to undo the bonds of closeness. Humor, talking and doing things together, sharing special moments – […]

Filed Under: Relationship Tagged With: blame, intimacy, partner

Antidepressants: My Personal 10-Point Guide

by John Folk-Williams

Antidepressants

Trying to get a balanced view of antidepressants is becoming harder by the day. Supporters of antidepressant use shoot down the statements of those activists who reject the use of psychiatric medications. Those activists, in turn, debunk the simplistic claims that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, describe the drugs as useless or worse and go after the pervasive influence of the pharmaceutical companies.

Those who’ve used medications for years are taking sides as well. If your life has either been saved or shattered by these medications, you’ll talk and write passionately about your experience. You want others to get the information that’s guided you, but misinformation is everywhere.

Filed Under: Psychiatric Treatment Tagged With: antidepressants, relapse

How Does Depression Change You? Can You Ever Be Yourself Again?

by John Folk-Williams

Fractures and Changes

Have you ever wondered if multiple episodes of depression change you so much that you’ll never get back to your old self? Most people I hear from say: I want to be myself again. That’s their definition of recovery. Can it happen?

I found an interesting discussion about long-term changes in an online journal called Medicographia. The editors posed a question to psychiatrists and researchers from around the world and printed their responses together.

Here’s the question: Is the patient really the same after a major depressive episode?

Filed Under: Depression Symptoms, Healing Tagged With: brain, change, remission

I Can’t Let You In

by John Folk-Williams

Stone Statue of Man's Face

Depression isn’t a one-time disaster in a life relationship. You think you’re through the great crisis, but little by little you feel the weight pressing down again. The stone face that wordlessly says “I can’t let you in” is back. It kept coming back to me and my wife for decades, and each time it […]

Filed Under: Depressed Partners Tagged With: depression, love, shame

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