Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction » Death http://dontdiecrying.com Depression and anxiety are two common conditions that lead to self-medicating with alcohol and/or drugs. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:53:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Addiction Wins Again – Comedian Greg Giraldo Dies After Relapsing http://dontdiecrying.com/2011/11/15/addiction-wins-again-comedian-greg-giraldo-dies-after-relapsing/ http://dontdiecrying.com/2011/11/15/addiction-wins-again-comedian-greg-giraldo-dies-after-relapsing/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:41:30 +0000 Tom Rees http://dontdiecrying.com/?p=728
Greg Giraldo in San Francisco
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In Hollywood, it seems almost accepted that a certain number of stars will die because of drugs or alcohol. While I didn’t follow Giraldo, I do find it amazing that days before he relapsed he was scheduled to do a recovery gig. I can’t emphasize in this blog enough how badly addiction really needs to be seen as a disease — just like cancer — and more attention needs to be given … Read More

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]]> http://dontdiecrying.com/2011/11/15/addiction-wins-again-comedian-greg-giraldo-dies-after-relapsing/feed/ 3 Corey Haim – Dead, likely of a drug overdose. The disease of addiction and more… http://dontdiecrying.com/2011/10/07/corey-haim-dead-likely-of-a-drug-overdose-the-disease-of-addiction-and-more/ http://dontdiecrying.com/2011/10/07/corey-haim-dead-likely-of-a-drug-overdose-the-disease-of-addiction-and-more/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:35:19 +0000 Tom Rees http://dontdiecrying.com/?p=253 I never knew who Cory Haim was until I saw the A&E Special – The Two Coreys. It was themed on these two extreme once A-level teen stars, Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. Feldman was married to a fairly normal and nice girl who couldn’t stand the fact that Corey Haim had moved into their house. Haim was a slob, the Feldman’s were neat. Haim had no respect for Feldman’s wife — he lived in … Read More

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]]> http://dontdiecrying.com/2011/10/07/corey-haim-dead-likely-of-a-drug-overdose-the-disease-of-addiction-and-more/feed/ 3 Don’t Die Crying — When the moment arrives, how will YOU feel? http://dontdiecrying.com/2011/05/02/dont-die-crying-where-did-this-title-come-from/ http://dontdiecrying.com/2011/05/02/dont-die-crying-where-did-this-title-come-from/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 08:57:45 +0000 Tom Rees http://dontdiecrying.com/?p=83 A very common heart problem is called an “arrhythmia” — in fact I am fairly sure I read somewhere that upwards of 15% of people or more experience heart arrhythmia at some point in their life. “Cardiac arrhythmia” is a term that encompasses a whole bunch of different conditions that can occur when the electric circuitry of the heart muscle is thrown out of whack and results in one’s heart beat becoming too fast or … Read More

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]]> http://dontdiecrying.com/2011/05/02/dont-die-crying-where-did-this-title-come-from/feed/ 0 A Brilliant Writer Describes Depression in Such a Way it is a “Must Read”. http://dontdiecrying.com/2011/02/02/a-brilliant-writer-describes-depression-in-such-a-way-it-is-a-must-read/ http://dontdiecrying.com/2011/02/02/a-brilliant-writer-describes-depression-in-such-a-way-it-is-a-must-read/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:05:04 +0000 Tom Rees http://dontdiecrying.com/?p=159 I just read several of the most inspiring posts by another writer yet since having been introduced to this whole blogging thing. The blog is called “Drunk in Cardiff”, authored by “The Drinker”, and subtitled “The long walk to recovery from alcoholism and depression”. Just the subtitle makes one who has been through this whole journey want to jump on his work, I believe. So at the risk of losing the 3 people who may … Read More

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