So the way out of the nightmare is laid before us: reduce pain and increase resources. Somewhere below is something you can do for yourself, for those you love and for those whom you have been commanded to love, if you believe in that sort of thing. These lists are from Conroy, pp. 300-302. My remarks are in brackets.
Suicide Prevention for All of Us
So the way out of the nightmare is laid before us: reduce pain and increase resources. Somewhere below is something you can do for yourself, for those you love and for those whom you have been commanded to love, if you believe in that sort of thing. These lists are from Conroy, pp. 300-302. My remarks are in brackets.
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Out of the Nightmare: Recovery from Depression and Suicidal Pain
Suicide is not chosen; it happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with pain.
David L. Conroy had me at the opening sentence. I read it first at Metanoia.org and knew it came from somebody who had been there. I recommend the website for help and insight from the insider's perspective. If you are thinking about suicide, read this first.
David L. Conroy had me at the opening sentence. I read it first at Metanoia.org and knew it came from somebody who had been there. I recommend the website for help and insight from the insider's perspective. If you are thinking about suicide, read this first.
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OMG!!! That's What They Said!
First, how did I ever start reading so much about depression, medication and the brain, the topics of Prozac Monologues? Well, it was after I took two antidepressants that made me crazy and one that made me sad. Then I was back in a psychiatrist's office, and she said, You have to weigh the costs and benefits. And I took her seriously.
But the information she gave me and that I found on the prescription information sheet wasn't very much information at all, not the kind that would have helped me when I was taking the antidepressants that made me crazy. I knew this because I had read them, and they didn't help me. I will write more about this some other time.
The Language Of Doctors And Scientists
But the information she gave me and that I found on the prescription information sheet wasn't very much information at all, not the kind that would have helped me when I was taking the antidepressants that made me crazy. I knew this because I had read them, and they didn't help me. I will write more about this some other time.
The Language Of Doctors And Scientists
Fact of the Month -- Suicide
It's June, the month with the highest suicide rate for persons with major depressive disorder. So my posts this month will be on the topic of suicide. Note to friends: This is not a coded message. I personally am okay right now.
Today's post introduces the "Fact of the Month" feature. And today's fact comes from David L. Conroy, Out of the Nightmare, who gets his information from the Statistical Abstract, 1989.
Statistics -- More Suicides Than Homocides
Today's post introduces the "Fact of the Month" feature. And today's fact comes from David L. Conroy, Out of the Nightmare, who gets his information from the Statistical Abstract, 1989.
Statistics -- More Suicides Than Homocides
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy -- aka Cake or Death
Books on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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