A few years back the father of a woman I know shot himself because he couldn’t take his chronic pain anymore. This guy was a highly educated man–a doctor, actually—but, despite all his knowledge and connections, could not find anything to relieve him besides smoking a little grass occasionally. Like I did in my suicidal…

I recently read an interview with Dr. Paul McClelland, a psychiatrist at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore about the serious physical changes in the body and brain that can be a result of depression. These conditions or complications are among them: 1. Anorexia. Many depressed patients also have eating disorders which can cause irreversible kidney…

I thought that those Beyond Blue readers who suffer from chronic pain in addition to depression might appreciate some of the insights by Maureen Pratt, a speaker and author who focuses on spirituality, faith and wellness (www.maureenpratt.com), compiled in a Beliefnet health gallery. To get to the gallery, click here. Following is the intro. Oh,…

Warning: none of these affirmations mention dark chocolate …. so I don’t know …. To get to Beliefnet’s gallery, “8 Affirmations to Move Past Pain” click here. They are taken from Charlene Proctor’s book, “The Women’s Book of Empowerment.”

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