The crazies have taken over!
When I think of what and whom is crazy, I don't imagine or envision monsters or demons, at least not in the typical sense. What I come up with is the image of a polite person in suit...
View ArticleA depression free Christmas
The holidays often bring on depression. In fact, the very nature of celebration can cause the individual to feel even more depressed than usual. It heightens your awareness of what you're missing....
View ArticleDepression eve or ...?
Driving through downtown Seattle this morning, with the rain intruding on my thoughts, I couldn't help but think of the many hundreds of people in our fair city who are not looking forward to...
View ArticleIs Santa depressed?
The Queen Anne neighborhood used to be a festive place at Christmas time, with brightly decorated trees, the tinkling of Salvation Army bells, and holiday music in most stores. That's all but gone,...
View ArticleMake every holiday a depression free work of art
I follow the teachings of an Indian spiritual master named Thakur, who dreamed that he could travel anywhere in the world and feel as if he had never left home. However, if he were to come to Queen...
View ArticleLooking at depression from the inside out
A fascinating thing happened as I watched my wife and daughter decorating our Christmas tree: as they began to string the lights around the tree, starting at the top, my daughter commented that it...
View ArticleAnother famous victim of prescription drugs
Teena Marie, known as 'Ivory Queen of Soul,' dies AP, Dec 27, 2010 6:22 pm PST The self-proclaimed "Ivory Queen of Soul," whose many classic hits included "Lovergirl," Square Biz" and...
View ArticleNew Year's/depression resolutions
This is a good time to make a list of New Year's resolutions related to any and all depression issues. For starters: * Resolve to get off your meds! If you're on any anti-depressants - it'...
View ArticleConfront depression as you would any other problem
Depression can be far more innocent, preventable, and curable than many other serious issues and conflicts - if we bother to put it in proper perspective and treat it accordingly. It is caused by a...
View ArticleEngineering your depression
We hear and read so much about various forms of plant and animal engineering these days and go about our business as if it's all okay. It's not. We're surrendering our lives for the...
View ArticlePrescription pad mentality - the American drug craze
For the umpteenth time in recent weeks, years, and decades, I listened to a young person with some relatively ordinary problems, describe their visit to a doctor, who, within minutes reached for his...
View ArticleIf you had it to do over again - would you be depressed?
I've worked with many people who suffered depression for the greater part of their adult lives, and every one of them experienced a much higher level of regret than non depressed individuals. In fact,...
View ArticlePsychiatrists are depression mongers
History is replete with examples of innocent and relatively intelligent people being tricked or coerced into doing something that may jeopardize their lives. Nowhere is this more evident than in...
View ArticleYou need a million to retire - which is depressing
According to the economic experts, under current conditions, you need a million dollars to retire ... which has millions of Baby Boomers reaching for their depression pills. Since that's the case,...
View ArticleThere's no fool like an old depressed fool
Truer words have never been spoken! As much as I can point my finger at younger folk who have unfortunately been indoctrinated into the depression/medication program, it's the older generations who...
View ArticleDepressed zombies in our midst
I don't need to watch a horror movie about zombies devouring human flesh, etc., to recognize the true source and meaning of these popular films - it's as plain as cauliflower pretending to be a brain...
View ArticleGroundhog Day for the depressed
Have you ever seen the movie "Groundhog Day?" It's the story of a guy that keeps waking up to find that yesterday hadn't happened. Fascinating idea. Why not use it as the basis for...
View ArticleDepression exists only in the eyes of the beholder
We can perceive anything in life as we see fit. If we're schooled in the ways of depression, by a family member or friend, through the convictions of an uninformed society, or as a result of a quack...
View ArticleAn unusual way to work through depression
My dear friend Neil Selden shared the following with me recently: Hi darlings! BEING EVERYBODY, GOING EVERYWHERE “Laugh at your own suffering, and weep for the grief of others.” Thakur“The deeper that...
View ArticleWhat in the name of psychiatry ...
The common dictionary definition of psychiatry is ... "The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders." I think it should be amended to read, " ... For the purpose...
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