By Alex Hudson BBC News Poet Luke Wright has to be in a relaxed, stress-free frame of mind to begin writing Byron was “mad, bad and dangerous to know” according to one lover, Keats was driven to distraction by obsessive love and Sylia Plath ended her own life.Depression, madness and insanity are themes which have […]
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I am a member of Depression Forums and I wanted to share my story with others in the hope that it provides them with the knowledge that for me: This IS a Light at the End of the Tunnel for me and it can be for you. My name is Daniel, I am 19, I’m […]
How families are changing and connecting in our multicultural, e-centric world. An Uncertain New Year – Let’s Make It Happy What separates the hopeless from the hopeful? By Dr. Ana Nogales,Jan 11 2011 – A new year has just begun-a time we associate with renewed energy and hope. And yet I see more unhappy people […]
How to Deal with Your Children’s Anxieties Over Celebrating the Holidays with Separated or Divorced Parents. Holidays can be a time to anticipate with excitement and happiness, or with anxiety and sadness, depending on what is happening in your life and family. For children of separated and divorced parents, the holidays are often a […]
Boks relay what they’ve found in research and in life Howard Gardner, the Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, moderated a discussion with Derek Bok , who recently penned “The Politics of Happiness: What Government Can Learn From the New Research on Well-Being,” and his wife Sissela, who is the author of “Exploring Happiness: From […]
A father’s story His family’s journey from depression and attempted suicide After driving aimlessly in the dawn, he pulled his car over to the side of the road, walked to the back of the car, crouched and put his mouth to the exhaust pipe of his car. That’s when he knew he’d reached a crisis […]
“There’s no point in talking to you: you don’t understand me. You don’t even know me.” A teen spits these words at a parent, who is hurt and outraged. How can her own child say these things? She’s worked hard to know her own child, learning to read his feelings from voice and gesture, learning […]
Depression Sometimes Casts A Dark Fog Over Our Thinking Hi, I was going to write this post as a journal entry to myself as I’m feeling very low and panicky at the moment. However on the off-chance that it might be of benefit to some of the good, nay great, folks on DF I […]
I just received the following comment from Suzanne: Hi Julie, Like everyone here who has responded I’ve gained weight on my meds–50 lbs. in about 12 yrs. & now am on meds for high blood pressure & high cholesterol & am testing in the diabetic range (both parents were diabetic). I actually had a very […]
In 1996, SSRI antidepressant medications were considered perfectly safe by the FDA. Now, these very popular drugs are required to carry a warning: “Antidepressants increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior (suicidality) in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD) and other psychiatric disorders . . . ” Unfortunately, these warnings came too […]
