I wanted to write about a simple, straightforward, “just do it” topic today. It has to do with dogs and how important they can be to us.

First of all, briefly, in an earlier post I suggested that anybody who is depressed should try to create a mission in life. Well for me (with the help of my dog) the entrepreneurial project I have been working on for 18 months launched this week. It is … Read More

My Dog was There in the Depths of My Depression. is a post from: Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction

While I only mention alcoholics in the title, the theory applies to addicts as well — as I believe they are one and the same anyhow. I began this as a response to an author who had said that addiction began as pure escapism from life. I ended up writing out my main message to those who suffer from addiction, and think perhaps some professionals may … Read More

Alcoholics Drink for a Reason That Likely Can Be Controlled is a post from: Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction

Depression TV From WebMD is a post from: Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction

I am as guilty as anybody is , I’m sure, who sits down at their computer with a stated goal in mind, and before you know it you are clicking away at links that catch your eye and you have all but forgotten what you were going to do in the first place. When you think about it, you may have developed some goal in life — be it … Read More

Have a Mission in Life — Then Track Your Web Time To See Your Progress! is a post from: Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction

I have five rules I have developed over the years that help keep my depression at bay. If I break any one of the rules, I’m at risk of having a depressive episode — and for me there is nothing at all in life that is worse than one of these episodes or even compares to how low these put me on the mood scale. And, they have seemingly gotten deeper and more painful if … Read More

Five Ways I Deal with Depression is a post from: Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction

I just read an article on alcohol, drugs, and crime and I find myself stunned at the numbers, when you consider that of the people in jail, about 89% of them perpetrated their crime while on drugs or alcohol. I believe there is a much MORE stunning number behind the drug and alcohol problem that the medical world has not totally cracked open, however.

This is evidenced by the large number of … Read More

Mood Disorders are Behind 80% of People’s Addiction Problems is a post from: Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction

I just watched a 12 minute motivational speech by a guy named Shawn Achors (and I usually can not bear those speeches a la Tony Robbins where  people have been promised their whole miserable life can be fixed in 3 hours) but this guy was different. He posits that our society is basically broken because of the way we are raised to always compete and advance. Specifically he made up an example by saying what … Read More

Have You Found That Maybe You Aren’t As Happy in Life as You Thought You Should Be? is a post from: Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction

I was adopted and later in life searched for my biological parents, who I eventually found. To my utter surprise, I found that my biological mother and father had had a “love fling” and I was the product of that, which occurred before they were married – forcing them to have me in secret and give me away. The really amazing part is they ended up getting married and having two more … Read More

Down? Depressed? Amazing New Drug You Must Ask a Doctor About… is a post from: Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction

Best Way to Beat Bipolar Illness — Don’t Try and Do It Alone. is a post from: Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction

of men and women in (NOTE: Please read the articles at the end of this entry)

The other day on the radio I heard some shocking statistics about depression and suicide as it relates to the military. Personally, I don’t think there could be … Read More

Depression, anxiety and addiction are leading to high suicide rates in the Military is a post from: Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction