Archive for the ‘depression’ Category
A Change in Blog Direction
Posted by: HSP Woman on: February 11, 2008
I have missed sharing and recording my experiences here.
I have missed the accountability and the clarity that comes with clicking “Publish.”
Mostly, I have missed the connection and dialogue with my dear blogging friends.
But, I haven’t gone away, really.
I am still here many times a day, poking about, responding to visitors, leaving comments, reading through [...]
Coping with Coming off Psychiatric Drugs
Posted by: HSP Woman on: August 17, 2007
Here’s a taste of an eye-opening article called Coping with Coming Off.
It’s about the experiences of people getting off of psychiatric medications. It highlights the lack of information and support for people wanting to stop taking medication.
The drugs mentioned in the report:
• SSRI antidepressants (Serotonin Specific Re-uptake Inhibitors). A similar drug, Effexor (venlafaxine) has [...]
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders
Posted by: HSP Woman on: August 12, 2007
I am very excited about reading my latest book purchase.
Here it lies on my desk — shiny, fresh, and seductive. It wants me to devour it, and the feeling is mutual. However, these projects require some prep on my part. I psych myself up for the adventure. I find a new pen and a clean [...]
Maybe I’m Not Alone
Posted by: HSP Woman on: May 28, 2007
Dove Video
She is mesmerizing somehow.
As I ruminate on my lethargy, weight, alopecia, lack of being understood — this video makes me feel less alone, less strange. How can I be so tired? I’ve been 5 days now without any morning benzos. Aren’t I supposed to feel wired? [...]
Mean People Suck
Posted by: HSP Woman on: May 16, 2007
I’ve been needing to write since I returned home from our yurt excursion. Yet every time I sit down, I’m empty. Or, maybe I am just so full of it that I am expressively constipated.
I remember this feeling well. My former pdoc used to call it a “mixed state” — a [...]
Passion du jour
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 23, 2007
Maybe I’m dating myself, but does anyone remember the television show “Square Pegs”? The early 1980’s sitcom with Sarah Jessica Parker? Anyway, I can relate.
For most of my life I have felt like a square peg trying to fit into a round hole. Unlike Sarah Jessica, however, I appear to have accomplished [...]
The Sun Also Rises (or so I hear)
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 18, 2007
There are a few things I totally hate doing. Not like agoraphobia-related undertakings like eating in crowded restaurants or being stopped at traffic lights, but regular everyday stuff. At the top of the list is waking up early.
This may be because I tend to go to bed when many of my older friends [...]
I Remember…
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 14, 2007
Memories of Detox…
I remember listening to horror stories told by other patients.
There was one man who had served in the Persian Gulf during the first war, Desert Storm. He’d sit around the smoking tables and brag about killing Iraqis in cold blood. He told us about flying jets drunk. Luckily, he [...]
Coming Clean
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 10, 2007
I’ve been trying to recall all the medications I have been prescribed for anxiety and depression. (I’m sure I’ve forgotten some…)
Today, 18 years later, I take only one medication, Valium, and I am nearly off of it.
Funny thing is that I never had any symptom relief (other than complete numbing) while being poly-drugged. Now, [...]
Go ahead… get dirty!
Posted by: HSP Woman on: April 3, 2007
Another theory why playing in the dirt is healthy.
Amazing!
Instead of giving us benzos, why don’t doctors prescribe hiking? Building sandcastles? Camping?
Getting Dirty May Lift Your Mood
Bacteria found in the soil activated a group of neurons that produce the brain chemical serotonin
Treatment of mice with a ‘friendly’ bacteria, normally found in the soil, [...]
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