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I was going to write my own thank you note to all of the men and women who have served to protect this country, but I think John Grohol does such a beautiful job on his site. He writes: This Memorial Day in the U.S. — like every Memorial Day — we commemorate and remember…

I enjoyed reading the interview with Carrie Fisher in BP Magazine by editor Nancy Tobin. Sometimes it’s refreshing to hear a Hollywood personality and Broadway star talk about the struggles of a mood disorder. Fisher now performs a highly-acclaimed Broadway show, a one-woman performance called “Wishful Drinking” based on the title of her bestselling book,…

Lessons from celebrities who have come out of the closet as depressives.

What goes up must come down ... managing manic depression.

Most people envision mania as the woman who rings up $2000 on her master card, or the guy up all night composing music. But mania, and especially hypomania, need not be so obvious or extreme. If you suffer from a “soft” bipolar disorder (Bipolar Disorder II for one today) like I do, where the manic…

Loneliness contributes to most illnesses. How do we heal it?

From John Grohol ... 10 more ways to make friends.

Today I received this email from a Beyond Blue reader:   “I’m a Christian, and have been struggling with depression and my faith since my brother took his life 2-1/2 years ago. I joined your group for friends and tips on dealing with problems with Major Depression. I feel like I just make my church…

Like many of you, I’m always telling people I will pray for their health, and I mean it. I realize that every person I pray for doesn’t get his wish just because I’ve engaged the Guy upstairs in a conversation, but somehow I feel better knowing I put it in God’s hands. So it was…

Keep saying, "God loves me, and God's love is enough."

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