At Health Central: Recovery and Denial of Feelings
Written by john on February 19th, 2010
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Just a note to point you to this new post at Health Central.
I hope you’ll drop by and leave a comment.
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Archive for the ‘Men and Depression’ Category
At Health Central: Men and Depression
Written by john on January 30th, 2010
Just a note to let you know that I’m starting a series about men and depression at Health Central’s depression site.
I know it’s controversial to talk about differences in the way men and women experience depression. It’s always easy to let stereotypes take over. But the influence of social roles seems to me inescapable, [...]
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Talking to Depression – 2
Written by john on July 5th, 2009
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I’ve written an overview post in this series on Depression Central, and I hope you’ll have a look at that. Thanks.
Talking to a depressed partner can be more than frustrating. It can feel hopeless when you’re faced with a slammed door shutting you out completely or a furious attack [...]
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Family Fury in a Small Space
Written by john on June 6th, 2009
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This is a story I had to get out of my head onto paper purely for healing. It’s still hard, though, and I may not be getting it right – best I can do for now. A name has been changed, but otherwise this is the way I can [...]
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Early Steps Toward Recovery
Written by john on March 27th, 2009
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Lynn left a comment on Why Depressed Men Leave that ended with a question I’ve been thinking about all week. She summarized the wrenching story about her bipolar husband and his blaming her for everything that was wrong with him. Then she asked me how I gained the [...]
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Work, Identity and Recovery – 1
Written by john on March 19th, 2009
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Understanding what work means for my sense of personal identity, for a basic acceptance of who I am, has been a central issue in making progress in recovery over this past year. Yet it seems strange that both my identity and feelings of self-worth should so depend on what [...]
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