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On Fridays I will address a question related to depression and find the answer from an expert. If you have a question you want answered, please ask it on the combox of this post, and I’ll try my best to do some research and feature it in an upcoming Friday post. On Friday, I usually…

One of the things that first impressed me about Gretchen’s blog was her Twelve Commandments: 1. Be Gretchen.  2. Let it go. 3. Act as I would feel. 4. Do it now. 5. Be polite and be fair. 6. Enjoy the process. 7. Spend out. 8. Identify the problem. 9. Lighten up. 10. Do what…

“Bah, Humbug” spelled backward is “Gub, Muhhab,” which is Hebrew for “close your mouth during the holidays.”

On the same discussion thread, “Dear God: A Little Venting” at Group Beyond Blue, member Luthitarian posted his letter (below), and then … God answered him! What a cool concept. God’s response is the post after this one. From Group Beyond Blue member Luthitarian: Okay, God, I know my wife is standing in line to…

As I mentioned in my last post, on the discussion thread, “Dear God: A Little Venting,” Group Beyond Blue member Luthitarian posted his letter to God, and then wrote a poignant reflection on what God’s response would be. Other members did the same. Reading these responses from God was so empowering. I think it’s a…

Aim to be more like the Easter Bunny, who doesn’t keep a naughty/nice list, and less like Santa, the judgmental guy in the red suit with high cholesterol.

How do you think a depressed brain would look as compared to a non-depressed? I know you guys like visuals … so here’s my guess. To view the YouTube video, click here.To read more Beyond Blue, go to www.beliefnet.com/beyondblue, and to get to Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community, click here.

The more I research and read about depression, the more questions I have about this brain disease, and the more I realize I don’t know. For example, it’s difficult to wrap my brain (no pun intended) around the “circuit-board” model of major depression–the connection between specific sets of nerve cells in different regions of the…

Make sure to stock your freezer full of dark chocolate: it’s better frozen and it makes a wonderful substitute for sex.

A month or so ago, I posted my angry letter to God on a discussion thread at Group Beyond Blue called “Dear God: A Little Venting” (which you can get to by clicking here) and encouraged members to write their own letters. I was taken aback by the intensity and pain and compassion in those…
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