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12 Steps | Addictions | Anti-Depressives & Effects | Anxiety | Depression
Electro Shock Treatment | Holidays | Medical Care | Phobias | Suicide
Addictions and Anxiety, a Merry Go Round
I have had an irritated bowel for 9 months bowel caused by an anxiety induced stomach infection….
Manic to Forstall Depression/Anxiety
December/January are dangerous months for me. It is an iconic period that interweaves…
Confused
My granddaughter was just born with severe heart problems. I am totally confused about how…
Humility – A Way Forward
Easter is on Sunday and Lent was the prior six weeks. The Catholic practice (I am alienated…
Sugar Is After Me
It’s Christmas (Holiday) season, and I just could not stop myself from making fudge…
MONEY, HOLIDAY STYLE: DEPRESSION/ANXIETY
The December Holidays is the perfect excuse to spend money you can not afford to spend…
Becoming your own Loving Parent
Depression and Anxiety often first reveal themselves to children who live in highly dysfunctional…
Money – Power and Safety?
My greatest fear throughout my life has been not having enough money which I had control over…
Is it Depression or Shyness?
I am the type of person that appears cheerful and talkative in a social situation once I am in it. The hard part…
St. Patrick Day – The Dark Side
Someone I love is dying. My heart is breaking. From what I hear, he is much diminished given…
Acknowledging the Disease in Your Gut
I am always trying to prove to myself that I am okay or to validate that I am a flawed person…
Between Two Worlds
I am going back on my anti-depression medication after getting a perfect score on the…
Be Good to Yourself
As I write this, I am having a hard time imagining how being good to myself would look. My status…
Accepting Powerlessness
I feel like I have been brought to my knees by my anxiety/depression. I feel like I am truly powerless…
Using the Serenity Prayer to Find Reality
This morning, I woke up and felt like I did not want to move. My husband took the car, because…
Interaction between Depression/Anxiety and other Harmful Behaviors
This weekend, I have faced the facts that it is not ok to eat too much or to spend money…