Depression: The Long, Dark Road
February 26, 2009
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Lisis, you are wise beyond your years. Your blog covers so many aspects of “life” and you say just the right things, helpful things. You are much more insightful than any psychologist or psychiatrist. Thank you for making my mornings of reading your blog to the start of a positive day for me. D
Aww… you’re welcome, D. I love that you start your days here, with me! In fact, YOU are the reason I set my posts to publish at the crack of dawn; to make sure a new post is waiting for you when you first long on.
I don’t know if I’m any more insightful than the PSY’s, but I’m sure to be more accessible and affordable (at least according to my experiences with them so far)! I just want to reach out to as many people as possible so they know, no matter what they are going through, it can get better.
Thanks for your comment and for being my constant visitor here.
Hey, Lisis … this is a post I can really relate to! Depressed from an early age (9), throughout my formative years. But don’t you feel blessed, in the end? I think I have a depth of faith, humility, courage in some ways, empathy, that I wouldn’t have if I hadn’t suffered this way. Without the crucifixion, there’s no resurrection, just ordinary mundane life. My life is extraordinary
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I have just discovered your blog, and I am grateful to have found it. I look forward to digging through the past blogs to mine for more gems. Thank you for talking about the taboo topics……depression, and other mental health issues. It is a very lonely place to be when you suffer from chronic low grade depression as I do and have since my teen years. I’ve been in therapy for many YEARS and it helps a bit, but DAILY moderately intense cariovascular EXERCISE( fast walking, reclining stationary bike, or a Walk Away the Pounds video 3 miles) is the only thing that keeps me afloat. If you can do it outside all the better. Also 5 minutes of meditation twice a day seems to further bolster my resiliance. I found some hopeful and helpful information in a book title When Your Body Gets The Blues. A website with the same name was also very helpful. Hope you are well.
Thanks, Cyndie! Welcome to Q4B!!
I really appreciate you sharing the techniques that have worked for you so far… you never know who will read this and find exactly what they need to make it through a tough patch. I’ve never heard of that book (or website), but will certainly check it out.
As for those taboo topics, they are near and dear to my heart, having dealt with several mental illnesses in my family. I know they aren’t the funnest topics to cover, but I believe it’s SO important for us to start talking about them so they can become LESS taboo. After all, they really aren’t as rare as everyone would like to pretend. And when you have them, or care for someone who does, it can feel so tremendously isolating. I just want you, and other readers to know, you are not alone.
It is unfortunate that there is still so much social stigma in the United States around issues of mental health. Even while there has been a lot of awareness, there are few people who will actually talk about struggling with depression, bipolar, or any of the other mental health conditions. But it is SO common: 1 in 10 or even more numbers than that are dealing with a mental health issue. Thanks for your sharing of your journey, for it is in community that we are not alone.
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