Welcome to the July 4, 2007 edition of carnival of depression, bipolar disorder, and mental health journeys. Congratulations to those of you whose submissions were accepted to this edition – and thanks to the authors who took the time to submit an entry. Even though I may not be able to include all submissions to [...]
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Welcome to the June 26, 2007 edition of carnival of depression, bipolar disorder, and mental health journeys. Here are my four selections for this edition of the carnival. Entries were chosen based on original content, theme relevance, and “personality”. Congratulations to Mercurial Scribe, BP Professional, Chris614, and James Bishop. mercurial scribe is not feeling that [...]
Welcome to the June 5, 2007 edition of carnival of depression, bipolar disorder, and mental health journeys. In the depression category, Angela presents an important topic for women who are pregnant or have just delivered. For more information about this subject, please read my comprehensive review of the book, A Deeper Shade of Blue. Jeff [...]
I will just be listing the entries that I had selected for this edition, instead of the long-winded commentaries that I’m wont to make in previous editions. I have not been feeling well and have not been at the computer very much these days. Nothing to lose sleep over – I just need to take [...]
Trent announced an interesting article that is published in the May 2007 issue of Harper’s magazine that has a provocative premise: “true depression is actually an extremely rare event and the prevalence of depression in America is manufactured.” Three factors that were listed included 1) people who are melancholic were often diagnosed as depressed, 2) [...]
Talia commented about a woman’s experience with abuse at the hands of a mentally ill sibling, and asked a very good question: “how much sensitivity do the mentally ill deserve?” This and the original article from the abused woman hit home for me, because I know both sides. I have experienced depression, and the type [...]
Barbara‘s article on emotional invalidation has a lot of details to help you recognize emotional invalidation and the many forms it comes in. What I’d like to see is a follow-up article addressing ways to respond within yourself and to the other person when you know you are facing emotional invalidation. GrrlScientist was recent sent [...]
