Comments on: Making sense of my depression http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2010/03/making-sense-of-my-depression/ News, insights and commentary into depression from Christine Stapleton. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:29:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Evon Porche http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2010/03/making-sense-of-my-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3471 Evon Porche Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:08:04 +0000 http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/?p=1375#comment-3471 Merely wanna input that you have a very decent internet site , I love the design it actually stands out. Merely wanna input that you have a very decent internet site , I love the design it actually stands out.

]]> By: Gayle http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2010/03/making-sense-of-my-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-893 Gayle Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:27:11 +0000 http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/?p=1375#comment-893 O.M.G. We've pretty much led parallel (sp?) lives! Seriously, it's uncanny. You just left off the latest part. At age 47, after never suffering with an eating disorder, I "became" bulimic. Like drinking, I was bulimic from the first purge. I'll be 50 next week. Somehow I thought after the sex addiction, alcoholism, drug addiction, bi-polar and chronic depression I had done it all but NOOOOOO, the eating disorder was just lurking, waiting for the right moment to strike. Be on the lookout! O.M.G. We’ve pretty much led parallel (sp?) lives! Seriously, it’s uncanny. You just left off the latest part. At age 47, after never suffering with an eating disorder, I “became” bulimic. Like drinking, I was bulimic from the first purge. I’ll be 50 next week. Somehow I thought after the sex addiction, alcoholism, drug addiction, bi-polar and chronic depression I had done it all but NOOOOOO, the eating disorder was just lurking, waiting for the right moment to strike. Be on the lookout!

]]> By: M http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2010/03/making-sense-of-my-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-892 M Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:41:24 +0000 http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/?p=1375#comment-892 I really appreciate your postings. Through your lessons learned, I really see a lot of my own life reflected back to me. I have been in recovery for an addiction for about 18 months now and in so many ways, my life is better than it has ever been. There are more challenges ahead, though, including a prison sentence resulting from my poor choices and behaviors. As I read your story, I start to think about my own timeline. I think about depression and admit that my life may have been even more unmanageable than I have admitted so far. The more I read and learn, the more I'm growing and learning. Thank you for sharing your journey so that others might be able to healed, too. I really appreciate your postings. Through your lessons learned, I really see a lot of my own life reflected back to me. I have been in recovery for an addiction for about 18 months now and in so many ways, my life is better than it has ever been. There are more challenges ahead, though, including a prison sentence resulting from my poor choices and behaviors. As I read your story, I start to think about my own timeline. I think about depression and admit that my life may have been even more unmanageable than I have admitted so far. The more I read and learn, the more I’m growing and learning. Thank you for sharing your journey so that others might be able to healed, too.

]]> By: PsychCentral http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2010/03/making-sense-of-my-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-891 PsychCentral Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:16:37 +0000 http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/?p=1375#comment-891 Depression Blog: Making sense of my depression http://bit.ly/9e2TWf Depression Blog: Making sense of my depression http://bit.ly/9e2TWf

]]> By: PsychCentral http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2010/03/making-sense-of-my-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-894 PsychCentral Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:16:37 +0000 http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/?p=1375#comment-894 Depression Blog: Making sense of my depression http://bit.ly/9e2TWf Depression Blog: Making sense of my depression http://bit.ly/9e2TWf

]]> By: Amanda Walton http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/2010/03/making-sense-of-my-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-890 Amanda Walton Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:05:28 +0000 http://blogs.psychcentral.com/depression/?p=1375#comment-890 Hats off to you for finding your way. I too am Bipolar, I too live with bouts of depression and I too used at a young age alcohol and pot as a way to cope with feelings I just didn't understand. I hit rock bottom 5 years ago and scared myself with my near suicidal feelings to get myself properly medicated. Since that time I've taken my meds daily, keep away from alcohol accept on a social basis which isn't often and used the well known creative energy of Bipolar to make my blessing. I now run my own advertising/promotions business, write in my blog and many subjects including Bipolar and volunteer for a Distress Centre to help others where I can. As you know the first step in solving a problem is admitting there is one. Taking the stigma off mental illness will make it much easier for those diagnosed to admit this isn't a problem but just a way of life that needs nurturing. You're a great writer and hope you keep it up, those of us who know about it need others to reassure there is a light at the end of sometimes a very dark tunnel Peace Hats off to you for finding your way. I too am Bipolar, I too live with bouts of depression and I too used at a young age alcohol and pot as a way to cope with feelings I just didn’t understand. I hit rock bottom 5 years ago and scared myself with my near suicidal feelings to get myself properly medicated. Since that time I’ve taken my meds daily, keep away from alcohol accept on a social basis which isn’t often and used the well known creative energy of Bipolar to make my blessing. I now run my own advertising/promotions business, write in my blog and many subjects including Bipolar and volunteer for a Distress Centre to help others where I can. As you know the first step in solving a problem is admitting there is one. Taking the stigma off mental illness will make it much easier for those diagnosed to admit this isn’t a problem but just a way of life that needs nurturing.

You’re a great writer and hope you keep it up, those of us who know about it need others to reassure there is a light at the end of sometimes a very dark tunnel

Peace

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