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Monday, December 1, 2003

Read everything Lazarus has to say about depression.

He has a great deal to say about this illness, and says it much more completely and eloquently than I ever could. I am learning more about this condition from Lazarus than I had been able to glean from my own readings. I'm learning more from him that I have been able to pick out of the brains of all... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 27, 2003

No Depression Today

Today, this afternoon and evening, I get to partake in the greatest therapy ever devised for a person recovering from severe depression. I'll be spending that time with the people I love most in all of the world: my son, grandson, and granddaughter. Oh, and my daughter-in-law too. I've become right... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 16, 2003

Severe Depression -- An Interlude

No one seemed interested in this topic, so I was about to move on to something more productive in which I could actually make contact with people. But I've had second thoughts. There seems to be a lot of "bluemooditis" going around along with some states verging on real depression. I've also noticed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 14, 2003

Severe Depression, Part 3

October 5, 1996. That date sticks in my mind with the other most important dates in my life. The birth of my son, my grandchildren, the day I was separated from active duty and got to come home again, our wedding anniversary, to name a few. Only this one was not a happy memory. It was one of my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 10, 2003

Severe Depression, Part 2

So there I was, sexually dysfunctional along with all of the other negative side effects of Prozac and none of the benefits. I was sleeping half of the day and all of the night. I had no energy, no appetite, and no interest in anything. Not even sex. It was not long after the 4th of July in 1996 and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 6, 2003

Severe Depression, Part 1

That's what the diagnosis was 71/2 years ago. It took them over a month of hooking me up to every damned piece of medical equipment I'd ever heard of -- and a handful that I hadn't heard of -- before they gave me the good news. By that time, after being a human pincushion for weeks, I could have... Sign in to see full entry.

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