General Despair and Anxiety
The Magic Formula for healing various kinds of ailments and dysfunction
Do you remember how it used to be in the olden days? Walking from one doctor’s office to the next to find a cure for your condition – going through the routines of describing your medical history to yet the next counselor – trying yet another medication … For a brief moment you think that…
Read MoreThought of the Day: Thursday April 19th, 2012
Think with my own mind! My parents, even though long-gone, are still dominating my life! I am still living up to their conditions instead of using my own criteria on how I should be and what I should do. I keep telling myself that I need to think with my own mind instead of adopting…
Read MoreTerror: I am scared of my own negative feelings…
Suddenly I became aware that my well-being and peace of mind depended upon my boyfriend’s behavior. I was terrified to experience negative emotions about what he was doing or saying. I hated myself if I didn’t like the way he behaved or displayed certain habits. I dreaded that he would do something I wouldn’t be able to…
Read MoreAnita and her dilemma
Anita is a bright young woman. Her curly, long, dark blonde hair, in which blonder streaks light up with every motion of her somewhat childlike head, shines with good health. Most days she would dress appropriately for the occasion at hand. But today she feels like taking it easy. What is the point of taking…
Read MoreWhy some people never get depressed! Part 5 of 5
V The important Question: What Are You All About? (This is part 5/5 and a continuation of the blog post “Why Some People Never Get Depressed,” a comment on Geoff Watts’ article of 1/31/12 in the BBC Online Magazine. The last sentence of part four was: … I suggest that no cause has been found because…
Read MoreWhy some people never get depressed! Part 4 of 5
IV Depression Only Hits a Certain Group of People…Are you in that group? If so, here is what you can do about it? This is part 4/5 and a continuation of the blog post “Why Some People Never Get Depressed,” a comment on e online BBC News Magazine of 1/31/2012 in which Geoff Watts asks: “Why do…
Read MoreWhy some people never get depressed! Part 3 of 5
III When “Feeling-Good-About-Self” as an addictive motivation is blocked This is part 3/5 and a continuation of the blog post “Why Some People Never Get Depressed,” a comment on e online BBC News Magazine of 1/31/2012 in which Geoff Watts asks: “Why do some people never get depressed?” The last sentence of part two was ……
Read MoreWhy some people never get depressed! part 2 of 5
II. On becoming dependent on (virtual) parental approval This is part 2/5 and a continuation of the blog post “Why Some People Never Get Depressed,” a comment on e online BBC News Magazine of 1/31/2012 in which Geoff Watts asks: “Why do some people never get depressed?” The last sentence of part one was: ……
Read MoreWhy some people never get depressed! Part 1 of 5
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 MoreLeisure Time
My husband’s Cloud Computing Conferences brings me to India. While there is internet in every hotel room and I can work wherever I go, today in Chennai, I choose to spend the morning hours by myself and “unplugged.” We used to call this sort of activity leisure time. The sound of the phrase wakes in…
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