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Monthly Archives: November 2011
26. Healing for the Spirit
I found in my own experience with depression that healing for the spirit was the capstone of my triumphing over depression. No matter what religion we follow, we all have a spirit. It is what makes us different from the … Continue reading
25. Healing for the Soul
Except perhaps for those whose depression is totally a result of abnormal brain chemistry or totally a medical condition, like a hyperactive thyroid, the place where depression originates is in the mind, will, and emotions of the soul…and from there … Continue reading
24. Healing for the Body
Medication is probably the first thing people think of when listing tools for the body, but there is much more to consider in addition. One of the first things you should do if you slip into depression is conduct a … Continue reading
23. The Depression Healing Car
You desperately desire your depression to become better so you can move on with your life. One morning, in the fog of depression, you look outside and see a car waiting for you with signage painted on both front doors … Continue reading
22. Finding a place of shelter
If you read the psalms, you will find that King David often suffered from depression, yet he was a man after God’s own heart. Look at what David says in Psalm 55: “My heart is in anguish within me; the … Continue reading
21. Clinical Depression – from Too Late in the Afternoon
I am not credentialed as a medical doctor or psychotherapist; but I am credentialed by a five-year degree in experiential depression, in which I experienced depression head on, spent countless hours learning about the condition I had, learned from psychiatrists I worked with … Continue reading
20. A Bible Verse for Depression
The following Bible verse was given to me the morning of August 21, 2006, as I was dragging along and feeling sorry for myself in a shopping mall in St. Cloud, Minnesota. “For God did not give us a spirit … Continue reading
19. The Spiritual: A Poem from June 23, 2006
I wrote this poem about one week after I reached the most horrific stage of depression – a 1 and was terrified that I was heading into a pit so deep that I would never get out. I am absolutely … Continue reading
18. More from Tom Wootton
“Some individuals only take prescription medications and expect them to completely solve their problems. The medicine itself is not the problem. The problem is that we expect medicine alone to do the work without the help of other components of … Continue reading
17. Guest Blog: Tom Wootton
“You cannot get to Bipolar In Order by figuring out how to avoid the symptoms. Avoidance is accepting a diminished life tragically below that which is possible.” Tom Wootton Bipolar Advantage http://www.BipolarAdvantage.com If you substituted Triumph Over Depression for Bipolar In Order, … Continue reading
