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Simi on Self-Esteem
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I was moved by the comment made by Beyond Blue reader Simi on the combox of my post “Video: My Self-Esteem File.” I was happy to see this site. I am a therapist myself, and I also suffer from depression. It took me a long time to acknowledge my depression. It wasn’t until I lost…
Bipolar Disorder: A Kind of Learning Disability
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I have a learning disability called bipolar disorder. My thought process is severely distorted at times, making me believe that the plastic spider in front of me is real, and if I don’t exert all my energy into swatting it, the thing will leave me with a bite bigger than my knee. That sounds absurd,…
Dick Cavett: Smiling Through
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Thanks to Beyond Blue reader Larry Parker for forwarding to me Dick Cavett’s blog post on depression. It’s marvelous. I’ve excerpted a few paragraphs below. To read the entire article, click here. I thought it was interesting that he mentions libido and the ability to read as depression main two victims, because you know about…
Dear God: On Living Mindfully and Learning to Pause
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Dear God, In the Gospel of Matthew (14:22-33), we read: After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and precede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. My mom constantly refers to this…
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