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DEPRESSION IS REAL
I found this article in a blog I subscribe to. ________________________________________ Depression, like all mental illness, comes in many shapes and sizes. It can take years or just days to diagnose your mental illness based solely on the symptoms that … Continue reading
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A Sermon Of Truth About Depression
The message below comes from a pastor named Kathy Hurt, who went through two bouts of depression and is now not ashamed to discuss it. It is much like my story. I couldn’t write How I Escaped from Depression until … Continue reading
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MY FAMILIAR COMPANION
MY FAMILIAR COMPANION I follow James Edgar Skye on his blog called Bipolar Writer James Edgar Skye. He posted this entry in which he refers to depression as his familiar companion. In my book, How I Escaped from Depression, I refer … Continue reading
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317. The Death of Robin Williams
The Following article was posted yesterday on Focus on the Family about Robin William’s suicide. On a personal note, a good friend who was a serious Christ-follower committed suicide four years back, and I believe with all my heart that … Continue reading
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315. An Invisible Illness Can Be Hard to Understand
There are no handicap parking stickers for people with depression, no leg braces or casts, no crutches or wheelchairs. It’s an invisible illness. The symptoms can be observed but some suggestions to overcome depression can be as patronizing as telling … Continue reading
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314. More Depression in the World Today
The rate of antidepressant use in the United States rose by 400 percent between 1988 and 2008, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are some reasons why: There is much more awareness these days of mental illnesses. … Continue reading
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298. Stopping a Suicide
What would you say to a young man who told you he was about to commit suicide? “Don’t do it. For God’s sake, don’t do it.” And you’d read all about him the next day in the newspaper. People who … Continue reading
284. Vincent van Gogh’s Mental Illness
Those who have studied Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) are well aware that he had an eccentric personality and unstable moods, committing suicide at the age of 37. Less known is that he suffered from depression and that there are bipolar … Continue reading
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Triumph Over Depression 