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Because I’m on vacation this week, I’ve decided to publish posts from the two-week test pilot of Beyond Blue back in October of 2006, two months before its initial launch in December 2006. We’ve come a long way! Although I’ve suffered from depression and anxiety from the moment I was induced from my mother’s womb,…

Thanks to my editor, Holly, for finding this fascinating study about serotonin and spirituality. I’ve argued in many places that I swear we depressives are more religious. It turns out that high image brain scans are documenting a biological underpinning for religiosity, related to the neurotransmitter serotonin. The only thing I’m confused about if those…

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…

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,…
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