I. My Own Experience With Depression Forced Me to Find Answers. The following 5 blog posts are a comment on an article in the online BBC News Magazine of 1/31/2012 in which Geoff Watts asks: “Why do some people never get depressed?” Actually, I have an answer! My answer is based on 25 years of…
Read the rest...“Working with Antoinetta Vogels has provided me powerful insight into my own physical and psychological ailments. Through frequent discussions with her, I am learning to find and restore my sense of Self. Antoinetta is extremely passionate about her work in helping others, and she frequently takes time out to check-in with how I am doing,…
Read the rest...Far away, in a country hidden in a valley covered by fog, lies a village called Struggletown. It’s a village like any other and most villagers live a reasonably happy life: they work, do what needs to be done and on the weekends they usually find small pockets of time to do what they truly…
Read the rest...Today, as I was struggling for peace of mind and tranquility in my soul by trying to find a balance between ‘me doing’ and ‘me being’, I thought how wonderful it would be if I were strong enough to stand up against the drive that keeps me in the ’doing’ mode most of the day.…
Read the rest...Insomnia interferes with a lot in your life but it is also a great way to get to your real self (I experienced). As such it is a blessing disguised as a curse….I have a long history of “perceived Loss/Lack of Sense of Self if not professionally active”, to the point of 20 years of…
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