It's strange to come back here, age 40, having had more than a year's respite. I shall have to look through everything with stomach-churning clarity and grasp just how sick I was.
More coming soon. Well, once I've dealt with everything.
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One man's fight with mental illness and the stigmas accompanying it
Resources
- "Holy crap! I didn't even know you were ill! What happened?"
- "So, are you getting better, or worse?"
- "Why are you blogging about this?"
- Definition of clinical depression (CD)
- Definition of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
- Definition of cognitive distortion
- Definition of anxiety attack
- About venlafaxine and/or effexor XR
- "How do I support a friend or relative who suffers from depression?"
- "How do I support a friend or relative who suffers from GAD?"
Topics & issues
- Fighting back: bonus uppers
- Fighting back: counselling
- Fighting back: eliminating anxieties
- Fighting back: epiphanies
- Fighting back: group therapy
- Fighting back: music as therapy (creative outlet)
- Fighting back: physical exercise as therapy
- Fighting back: recovery plan
- Fighting back: support network
- Fighting back: therapeutic writing
- Symptom: injustice
- Topic: alcohol (self-medication)
- Topic: cigarettes (self-medication)
- Topic: clinical depression
- Topic: cognitive distortion
- Topic: discontinuation/withdrawal
- Topic: dogs and their idiot owners
- Topic: Effexor/Venelafaxine
- Topic: employment
- Topic: finances
- Topic: generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
- Topic: insomnia
- Topic: marijuana (self-medication)
- Topic: relationships
- Topic: religion
- Topic: side effects
- Topic: suicide
- Topic: terrorism
- Topic: xmas