The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs by Dr. Stephen S. Ilardi presents a set of practices that can prevent and heal depression. His TLC (Therapeutic Lifestyle Change) has six components. They're all common sense measures, each helpful in itself. The power of the program comes from doing them all at once. The first thing to do is to get enough omega-3 fatty acids in your diet. Then make sure you're keeping busy with activities that keep you from brooding... Read Full Story
Last week, I went to Danny Evans ' book signing here in Escondido. It was pretty deceiving, since we walked into the large bookstore and explored the entire store without finding Dad Gone Mad or anything that remotely looked like there was an event going on somewhere in the vicinity. In fact, we almost left, my friend making fun of me for driving such a long way on the wrong night, or driving to the wrong location. Then, I asked an employee to help me figure it all out once I had the Dad... Read Full Story
And how do you know for sure it’s depression?
I can’t get myself wanting to do the things I used to enjoy. I don’t want to go out with friends anymore.
But I don’t cry all the time, and I don’t think about killing myself. Sometimes I’m really hard on myself.
I don’t want to be [...] Read Full Story
Now-a-days how common depression is? So common that it is thought of as the common cold of mental illnesses. However, this is not to understate the severity of depression which is one of the leading indicators of suicide. One in six of us will experience a major depressive episode in our lives. Causes of Depression: There are a number of factors and causes that may increase the chance of depression and make your life's live unhappily... Read Full Story
Most of us know at least one person who has been diagnosed with depression. Maybe you think that you may have depression? Do your emotions fit the criteria for depression? Clinical depression affects millions of people. Understanding what depression is can be a first step towards getting the right help. Let’s look at some of the facts.
All of us experience blue moods once in a while. We all experience feelings of sadness. It is just a normal part of going through life. When those blue... Read Full Story
My laptop is broken and so too is a little of my heart. Coincidence? Probably not. I think I'm getting writing withdrawal symptoms. I am, therefore, attempting to write my blog today on our teeny, weeny ickle laptop with the teeny, weeny, ickle keys. Not an easy feat for a lady with talons that are much too long and a tendency to type very fast and with great force when pissed off. I shouldn't be pissed off. Not really. It's a waste of energy that, thanks to sleepless nights, I don... Read Full Story
Happy days, sad days--a year holds a ton of emotions. Tonight, my dice rolled depression. In craps terminology, I guess that means I got as lucky as throwing "snake eyes." Maybe next time you'll blow on my dice, dearest Ether....feeling lucky?
Dear Ether,
I did a very bad thing today. I gave in to my depression and pretty much slept the day away. I hate myself for doing it. I was on such a good roll for the past week or 2 and today I caved. It’s funny. I woke up this morning and... Read Full Story
Yawn..... Still struggling with this. People say I need to have a little self compassion as I am only newly in recovery, still getting over a break-up, etc, etc. I'm a bit frustrated though. So I thought I would list some of the things that are GOOD in life today, and since I stopped drinking: 1. My boys are great. Healthy, happy and having a much better relationship with me since I gave up the sauce. Shouting, tutting and cursing have decreased significantly in my house over the last 9... Read Full Story
