Depression

Can You Train Yourself to Be Happy and Lead to Greater Success in Your Life?

by DPK March 26, 2012Depression

I just read a great article by Shawn Achor on the CNN site called “Is happiness the secret of success?” . Achor cites studies and figures to make the case that it does, indeed, pay off to be more happy than not. For someone who suffers from depression like me this isn’t earth-shattering news, but [...]

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Involuntarily Committed: Days 8 to 10

by DPK August 31, 2010Depression

Day eight dawned like the previous seven, waking up early and drinking non-caffeinated coffee for an hour or two while trying to focus and read an Adrian McKinty book I had received from my paperbackswap membership before going into the hospital. The novel’s “hero” is a heroin addict so it wasn’t the best reading material [...]

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Are You Crazy? Join The Mental Health Social Network

by DPK April 26, 2010Depression

Now I don’t mean “crazy” in a derogatory way because I suffer from bipolar illness and I am also a mental health advocate. But I had to get your attention somehow There’s a rather new website out there called Mental Health Social that is free for anyone to join. I highly recommend it. I’ve been [...]

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Give Yourself TIME To Recover From A Depressive Episode

by DPK April 18, 2010Depression

Well, I haven’t posted on this blog or ANY of my blogs in over a month. Can you guess the reason? If you said I was depressed, unfortunately you were right. It was about six weeks of misery with little help from my psychiatrist. So how did I come out of the depression perhaps you’re [...]

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