Depression, anxiety and addiction are leading to high suicide rates in the Military

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Maj. Gen. Mark Graham speaks openly about mental health and his familyâ€&trad…

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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 many… Read More

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Depression TV From WebMD

Check out this website I found at webmd.com.
It is called “Depression TV and it has a whole series of 3 minute videos with excellent questions and answers. Depression: When Should I Seek Help, Depression and Loss of Libido, Depression and Rage – Are they Related, and many more. I think this is one of the few video sites I have seen that succinctly

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Raising a Child Perfectly Does NOT Guarantee a Perfect Child

The article I have written voices my disagreement with the bulk of thinking by a writer named Laurie Couture. What follows is one of her statements about how awful it is that childrens’ rights are ignored. The author goes on to suggest that if children had all the rights they should have and we could meet all their needs (i.e a world of no spanking, no traditional school discipline, etc) –  it would likely result… Read More

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Down? Depressed? Amazing New Drug You Must Ask a Doctor About…

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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… Read More

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Depression – Lighten the Fuck Up

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I realized the other day that depression and anxiety were not exactly subjects that I could make “fun” in terms of my blog. In fact, being in a really good mood, I didn’t even want to sit down and write about depression, because it… Read More

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You Could Be Depressed – Millions of People Are – And Not Even Know It!

Major Depression affects 15 million people, or 7% of the U.S population every year. Translated, this effectively means that 1 in 14 people suffer at least 1 major depressive episode that lasts two weeks or more each… Read More

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Gene Linked to Both Alcoholism and Depression

I have been preaching for years now that I believe most people who are alcoholics began drinking (or drugging) to help kill the pain of a mood disorder. For whatever reason until today I had not known that there was empirical scientific data backing this notion up. Nobody really knows if you can be an alcoholic first, and then that triggers a long-term depressive episode, or visa versa. If you have an alcohol or… Read More

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Depressed About Age? Let George Carlin Fix You Up

Click here and your worries about age will drift away… PhilosophyForOldAge_GeorgeCarlin

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Addicts or Depressives and Self-Destructive Thinking

The famous inspirational business writer Napoleon Hill wrote 16 lessons about how to succeed in business. One of them focused on how you THINK as a person. He was so convinced you could “think” yourself to any degree of success he wrote a second book called “Think and Grow Rich”.

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Depression – Questions to Ask Your Doctor

Some people have difficulty addressing the subject of depression. I Borrowed a questionnaire from I-Village that my readers may be able to use. Start your conversation with these simple questions to make SURE you are not catching a case of depression. Remember, you could have Dysthymia, also, which is just a long-term low-grade depression. Untreated though, it can turn into major depression. Trust me, these are not a place you want to find yourself —… Read More

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