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Thanks to Beyond Blue readers Barbara (formerly known as “Babs”) and NYJLM (who writes her own blog, “So Love Is Hard and Love Is Tough” for forwarding me the link to Judith Warner’s opinion piece, “Overselling Overmedication” about the volumes of literature coming out these days about America, the Nation of Prozac, where overmedication is…

Here’s an interesting story about shopping and depression. To read the Associated Press article, click here. It begins: BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) — If you’re sad and shopping, watch your wallet: A new study shows people’s spending judgment goes out the window when they’re down, especially if they’re a bit self-absorbed. Study participants who watched a…

If I caught your attention with my title, good. That was the point. Because it was absurd (my title, I mean). Let’s celebrate AIDS! Breast Cancer! Dementia! Yeah! They are all ways of embracing our darker sides! Let’s create t-shirts that say “Suffering is Awesome!” We read those statements as unreasonable and idiotic, and yet…

Last week’s post on the Newsweek happiness article provoked many interesting comments. I especially liked this insightful one from Beyond Blue reader Mia: Such a great discussion here. And I really love the distinctions being made: “medicine” vs “drugs” and “sadness” vs “depression.” And how I love Dr. Kramer’s over-and-over-and-over insistence that we’re talking about…
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