2009 September | Depression On My Mind

Archive for September, 2009

NIH grants for mental health research

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Being a geek at heart, I was delighted yesterday when the NIH released data on $5 billion in grants it has awarded with stimulus funds. I sliced and diced the data, extracted the mental health ...

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Depression: This is what it is

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

I just slept 15 of the last 18 hours. When I finish writing this I will sleep some more. I feel guilty. I should be at work. I know what is going on. No mystery here. ...

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It is 4:48 am depression time

Friday, September 25th, 2009

I cannot sleep any longer. I have slept 24 of the last 36 hours. I am still tired but I cannot sleep. Give me a couple of hours and I am sure I could go ...

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House and Dexter: How recovery works and won’t work

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

In the last 24 hours I have watched two television programs depict recovery. I am pretty sensitive to portrayals of mental illness on television - from Quiznos commercials to the emmy award winning program Intervention. I ...

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Not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity for how long?

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

Among all the wonderful news in this morning's paper, I found a story about an "insane killer" who escaped on a field trip to the Spokane county fair in Washington last Thursday. Of course the ...

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Depression behavior: Isolation and the Brass Monkey

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

I got a new phone. It takes pictures, plays music, counts calories and tells me where I am, just in case I don't know. It's sleek and blue. It is the keeper of my schedule, ...

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Depression lesson: Play nice

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

I do not like to make sweeping generalizations but after this week, I am comfortable saying this: We are not nice. We are not tolerant. We do not play well together. I had to sign a permission ...

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Maybe I am just hard wired for depression and anxiety

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

I want the dreams to stop. They are not nightmares. They are bad dreams. Years of therapy have given me an explanation, but no solution. It seems to come down to this: I cannot control ...

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Dual diagnosis: There may be no “funding” but knowledge is free

Friday, September 4th, 2009

I had lunch this week with one of our local judges who volunteers for our drug court. Offenders charged with minor offenses can have their case dismissed if they successfully complete a drug or alcohol ...

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