Comments on: How I Suffered From Clinical Depression and Came Back From It http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/ The Blog about Personal Development and Spirituality by Myrko Thum Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Myrko http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Myrko Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:41:16 +0000 http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/?p=1057#comment-310 Thanks all for the kind comments on this post. Kim, I learned that there are many people with similar stories. It is really amazing how many people shared similar personal stories with me. After all, depression is not uncommon: "Approximately 18.8 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year, have a depressive disorder." - http://www.depression-guide.com/depression-statistics.htm Davina, depression seems still to be unterrated. First there is the possible misconception that it is the same thing as a bad mood. Secondly it is just, that you cannot possibly imagine the state if you was never in it. It is very, very without meaning, energy and joy. In that way it is almost like the experience of spirituality, I had a hard time explaining that, too - although that's on the opposite side of the spectrum of consciousness and very positive and energizing :) Brian, it is a fact the we learn the most from negative experiences (or failures). You can learn from positive experiences, but learning from negatives ones comes more naturally it seems. Unfortunately ;) Flora, I like to add to the note about responsibility for ourselves: the whole experience, which took several years, really removed the belief that there is someone taking care of me, other than me. To say that you are the only person who is responsible to help you is a pretty harsh statement, but in the end it is true. It may be nice or we are lucky if there are people in our lives that do and CAN take care, but you can't count on it. The only person you must count on is yourself. That's what I learned in this situation. Aaron, I am certainly thankful for the lessons it taught me. It really helped me to mature. Maybe it even had a spiritual component to it, which at this time I could not discover.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('310','Myrko'); return false;">Reply</a> or <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('310','Myrko','Thanks all for the kind comments on this post. \r\n\r\nKim, I learned that there are many people with similar stories. It is really amazing how many people shared similar personal stories with me. After all, depression is not uncommon: \"Approximately 18.8 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year, have a depressive disorder.\" - http:\/\/www.depression-guide.com\/depression-statistics.htm\r\n\r\nDavina, depression seems still to be unterrated. First there is the possible misconception that it is the same thing as a bad mood. Secondly it is just, that you cannot possibly imagine the state if you was never in it. It is very, very without meaning, energy and joy. In that way it is almost like the experience of spirituality, I had a hard time explaining that, too - although that\'s on the opposite side of the spectrum of consciousness and very positive and energizing :)\r\n\r\nBrian, it is a fact the we learn the most from negative experiences (or failures). You can learn from positive experiences, but learning from negatives ones comes more naturally it seems. Unfortunately ;)\r\n\r\nFlora, I like to add to the note about responsibility for ourselves: the whole experience, which took several years, really removed the belief that there is someone taking care of me, other than me. To say that you are the only person who is responsible to help you is a pretty harsh statement, but in the end it is true. It may be nice or we are lucky if there are people in our lives that do and CAN take care, but you can\'t count on it. The only person you must count on is yourself. That\'s what I learned in this situation. \r\n\r\nAaron, I am certainly thankful for the lessons it taught me. It really helped me to mature. Maybe it even had a spiritual component to it, which at this time I could not discover.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks all for the kind comments on this post.

Kim, I learned that there are many people with similar stories. It is really amazing how many people shared similar personal stories with me. After all, depression is not uncommon: “Approximately 18.8 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year, have a depressive disorder.” - http://www.depression-guide.com/depression-statistics.htm

Davina, depression seems still to be unterrated. First there is the possible misconception that it is the same thing as a bad mood. Secondly it is just, that you cannot possibly imagine the state if you was never in it. It is very, very without meaning, energy and joy. In that way it is almost like the experience of spirituality, I had a hard time explaining that, too - although that’s on the opposite side of the spectrum of consciousness and very positive and energizing :)

Brian, it is a fact the we learn the most from negative experiences (or failures). You can learn from positive experiences, but learning from negatives ones comes more naturally it seems. Unfortunately ;)

Flora, I like to add to the note about responsibility for ourselves: the whole experience, which took several years, really removed the belief that there is someone taking care of me, other than me. To say that you are the only person who is responsible to help you is a pretty harsh statement, but in the end it is true. It may be nice or we are lucky if there are people in our lives that do and CAN take care, but you can’t count on it. The only person you must count on is yourself. That’s what I learned in this situation.

Aaron, I am certainly thankful for the lessons it taught me. It really helped me to mature. Maybe it even had a spiritual component to it, which at this time I could not discover.

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]]> By: Aaron Gaul http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Aaron Gaul Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:09:55 +0000 http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/?p=1057#comment-309 Thank you for your moving story from the heart. I believed that depression stretches your consciousness allowing for a greater capacity for compassion and understanding. Although, at the time of depression, like stress, your experience of the world becomes a very narrow or flat. Aaron<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('309','Aaron Gaul'); return false;">Reply</a> or <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('309','Aaron Gaul','Thank you for your moving story from the heart. I believed that depression stretches your consciousness allowing for a greater capacity for compassion and understanding. Although, at the time of depression, like stress, your experience of the world becomes a very narrow or flat.\r\n\r\nAaron'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thank you for your moving story from the heart. I believed that depression stretches your consciousness allowing for a greater capacity for compassion and understanding. Although, at the time of depression, like stress, your experience of the world becomes a very narrow or flat.

Aaron

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]]> By: Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:13:44 +0000 http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/?p=1057#comment-290 Hi Myrko, Thank you so much for the courage to tell us about a very painful, but powerful time in your life. Your story resonated with me on several levels. 1. We must never forget that only we are responsible for our lives. Even though we are not medical doctors or psychiatrists, we are the only ones who can measure the severity and intensity of our body and mind sensations. For this reason we must educate ourselves so that we can be activate participants in our diagnosis and treatment. I've experienced driving anxiety twice in my life that was so bad that I spent hours planning my route before going anywhere, trying to avoid the freeway mainly. When on the freeway I started to feel lightheaded and felt like all the traffic around me was going to fast. Living in a car culture in So. California, this dictated the course of life for over a year. To make matters worse, I was also anxious when I was a passenger in a car as well. My first visit to a doctor convinced me that she wasn't going to be any help. She prescribed a medication that had a warning: Do not operate heavy equipment or vehicles while taking this medication. So, like you, I was on my own to find a proper diagnosis and solution. 2. Everything that happens has a seed of positive change. It's the efforts we put forth to rise above and work through our problems that strengthens us. It sure is hard to see it this way when you're in the throes of pain, anxiety, depression of any other debilitating condition. But it's true nonetheless. Thanks again for your self-disclosure. It means a lot as part of my own self-growth. <abbr><em>Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D.´s last blog post: <a href="http://coloryourlifehappy.com/blog/2008/10/06/one-small-thing-one-monumental-moment/" rel="nofollow">One Small Thing, One Monumental Moment</a></abbr></em><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('290','Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D.'); return false;">Reply</a> or <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('290','Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D.','Hi Myrko,\r\n\r\nThank you so much for the courage to tell us about a very painful, but powerful time in your life.\r\n\r\nYour story resonated with me on several levels.\r\n\r\n1. We must never forget that only we are responsible for our lives. \r\n\r\nEven though we are not medical doctors or psychiatrists, we are the only ones who can measure the severity and intensity of our body and mind sensations. For this reason we must educate ourselves so that we can be activate participants in our diagnosis and treatment.\r\n\r\nI\'ve experienced driving anxiety twice in my life that was so bad that I spent hours planning my route before going anywhere, trying to avoid the freeway mainly. When on the freeway I started to feel lightheaded and felt like all the traffic around me was going to fast. Living in a car culture in So. California, this dictated the course of life for over a year. \r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, I was also anxious when I was a passenger in a car as well.\r\n\r\nMy first visit to a doctor convinced me that she wasn\'t going to be any help. She prescribed a medication that had a warning: Do not operate heavy equipment or vehicles while taking this medication. \r\n\r\nSo, like you, I was on my own to find a proper diagnosis and solution.\r\n\r\n2. Everything that happens has a seed of positive change.\r\n\r\nIt\'s the efforts we put forth to rise above and work through our problems that strengthens us.\r\n\r\n\r\nIt sure is hard to see it this way when you\'re in the throes of pain, anxiety, depression of any other debilitating condition. But it\'s true nonetheless. \r\n\r\nThanks again for your self-disclosure. It means a lot as part of my own self-growth.\n\n<abbr><em>Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D.&#180;s last blog post: <a href=\"http:\/\/coloryourlifehappy.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/06\/one-small-thing-one-monumental-moment\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">One Small Thing, One Monumental Moment<\/a><\/abbr><\/em>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi Myrko,

Thank you so much for the courage to tell us about a very painful, but powerful time in your life.

Your story resonated with me on several levels.

1. We must never forget that only we are responsible for our lives.

Even though we are not medical doctors or psychiatrists, we are the only ones who can measure the severity and intensity of our body and mind sensations. For this reason we must educate ourselves so that we can be activate participants in our diagnosis and treatment.

I’ve experienced driving anxiety twice in my life that was so bad that I spent hours planning my route before going anywhere, trying to avoid the freeway mainly. When on the freeway I started to feel lightheaded and felt like all the traffic around me was going to fast. Living in a car culture in So. California, this dictated the course of life for over a year.

To make matters worse, I was also anxious when I was a passenger in a car as well.

My first visit to a doctor convinced me that she wasn’t going to be any help. She prescribed a medication that had a warning: Do not operate heavy equipment or vehicles while taking this medication.

So, like you, I was on my own to find a proper diagnosis and solution.

2. Everything that happens has a seed of positive change.

It’s the efforts we put forth to rise above and work through our problems that strengthens us.

It sure is hard to see it this way when you’re in the throes of pain, anxiety, depression of any other debilitating condition. But it’s true nonetheless.

Thanks again for your self-disclosure. It means a lot as part of my own self-growth.

Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D.´s last blog post: One Small Thing, One Monumental Moment

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]]> By: Brian http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Brian Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:34:50 +0000 http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/?p=1057#comment-279 Myrko, Wow, you went through quite a bit my friend. It is uplifting to see that you grew from your depression. Learning from troubled times makes us stronger. I will take your three lesson learned to heart. Thanks for posting this... Brian<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('279','Brian'); return false;">Reply</a> or <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('279','Brian','Myrko,\r\n\r\nWow, you went through quite a bit my friend. It is uplifting to see that you grew from your depression. Learning from troubled times makes us stronger. I will take your three lesson learned to heart. \r\n\r\nThanks for posting this...\r\n\r\nBrian'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Myrko,

Wow, you went through quite a bit my friend. It is uplifting to see that you grew from your depression. Learning from troubled times makes us stronger. I will take your three lesson learned to heart.

Thanks for posting this…

Brian

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]]> By: Davina http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Davina Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:10:21 +0000 http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/?p=1057#comment-275 Hi Myrko. At the end of your post you wrote, "Thank you for reading". I have to say Thank You for writing! I have a lot of respect for your courage and perseverance. Depression is an ugly word and rightfully so! The statement your friend made, "Life feels like standing on the fast line with cars passing by and you are not part of it," is so true. I've felt like that before. Thanks for sharing such a personal story. I believe this will send some hope to a lot of people.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('275','Davina'); return false;">Reply</a> or <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('275','Davina','Hi Myrko. At the end of your post you wrote, \"Thank you for reading\". I have to say Thank You for writing! I have a lot of respect for your courage and perseverance. Depression is an ugly word and rightfully so! The statement your friend made, \"Life feels like standing on the fast line with cars passing by and you are not part of it,\" is so true. I\'ve felt like that before. Thanks for sharing such a personal story. I believe this will send some hope to a lot of people.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hi Myrko. At the end of your post you wrote, “Thank you for reading”. I have to say Thank You for writing! I have a lot of respect for your courage and perseverance. Depression is an ugly word and rightfully so! The statement your friend made, “Life feels like standing on the fast line with cars passing by and you are not part of it,” is so true. I’ve felt like that before. Thanks for sharing such a personal story. I believe this will send some hope to a lot of people.
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]]> By: Kim http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Kim Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:47:25 +0000 http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/?p=1057#comment-274 I fairly understand your experience, I can't say I went through the exact same thing but me too had health problems which doctors couldn't exactly point out what it was then I was mentally and emotionally going crazy...and physically. I did not admit the fact that I was depressed because of all these events but after I admitted it and tried to come back up in my life..I did. Took couple of months. A lot of self growth books, healthy diet, change of lifestyle, positive thoughts, and more but consider my age, I have experienced and grown a lot... :) Keep the blogs coming. i love it.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274','Kim'); return false;">Reply</a> or <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274','Kim','I fairly understand your experience, I can\'t say I went through the exact same thing but me too had health problems which doctors couldn\'t exactly point out what it was then I was mentally and emotionally going crazy...and physically. I did not admit the fact that I was depressed because of all these events but after I admitted it and tried to come back up in my life..I did. Took couple of months. A lot of self growth books, healthy diet, change of lifestyle, positive thoughts, and more but consider my age, I have experienced and grown a lot... :) Keep the blogs coming. i love it.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I fairly understand your experience, I can’t say I went through the exact same thing but me too had health problems which doctors couldn’t exactly point out what it was then I was mentally and emotionally going crazy…and physically. I did not admit the fact that I was depressed because of all these events but after I admitted it and tried to come back up in my life..I did. Took couple of months. A lot of self growth books, healthy diet, change of lifestyle, positive thoughts, and more but consider my age, I have experienced and grown a lot… :) Keep the blogs coming. i love it.
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]]> By: Psiplex http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Psiplex Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:50:23 +0000 http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/?p=1057#comment-272 Deep honor and respect for your courage and forthrightness in sharing. Humbled to read your steadfast belief in completing your journey. Perhaps the goodness that was commuted in relating your triumph will bless us in ways we will soon enjoy having the light of your victory to split our own darkness. Sending respect light and love along with deep thanks. One Love<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('272','Psiplex'); return false;">Reply</a> or <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('272','Psiplex','Deep honor and respect for your courage and forthrightness in sharing. Humbled to read your steadfast belief in completing your journey. Perhaps the goodness that was commuted in relating your triumph will bless us in ways we will soon enjoy having the light of your victory to split our own darkness. Sending respect light and love along with deep thanks.\r\n\r\nOne Love'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Deep honor and respect for your courage and forthrightness in sharing. Humbled to read your steadfast belief in completing your journey. Perhaps the goodness that was commuted in relating your triumph will bless us in ways we will soon enjoy having the light of your victory to split our own darkness. Sending respect light and love along with deep thanks.

One Love

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]]> By: Albert | UrbanMonk.Net http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Albert | UrbanMonk.Net Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:36:39 +0000 http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/?p=1057#comment-270 Hey Myrko, that's one really great inspiring story. I agree completely with point number 3 - nothing else really matters except growing consciousness. All happiness comes from the inside, we just have to be conscious of it :) <abbr><em>Albert | UrbanMonk.Net´s last blog post: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheUrbanMonk/~3/406058890/" rel="nofollow">6 Immediate Fixes for Breaking Bad Habits: Behavioural Mastery, Part 4</a></abbr></em><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('270','Albert | UrbanMonk.Net'); return false;">Reply</a> or <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('270','Albert | UrbanMonk.Net','Hey Myrko, that\'s one really great inspiring story. I agree completely with point number 3 - nothing else really matters except growing consciousness. All happiness comes from the inside, we just have to be conscious of it :)\n\n<abbr><em>Albert | UrbanMonk.Net&#180;s last blog post: <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/TheUrbanMonk\/~3\/406058890\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">6 Immediate Fixes for Breaking Bad Habits: Behavioural Mastery, Part 4<\/a><\/abbr><\/em>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Hey Myrko, that’s one really great inspiring story. I agree completely with point number 3 - nothing else really matters except growing consciousness. All happiness comes from the inside, we just have to be conscious of it :)

Albert | UrbanMonk.Net´s last blog post: 6 Immediate Fixes for Breaking Bad Habits: Behavioural Mastery, Part 4

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]]> By: Myrko http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Myrko Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:20:09 +0000 http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/?p=1057#comment-269 Stacy, I hope so, yes it is really something I would have needed back then. I found a lot of support later using the internet mainly. The internet is a great medium for connecting about special topics. :)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('269','Myrko'); return false;">Reply</a> or <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('269','Myrko','Stacy, I hope so, yes it is really something I would have needed back then. I found a lot of support later using the internet mainly. The internet is a great medium for connecting about special topics. :)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Stacy, I hope so, yes it is really something I would have needed back then. I found a lot of support later using the internet mainly. The internet is a great medium for connecting about special topics. :)
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]]> By: Myrko http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Myrko Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:17:53 +0000 http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/?p=1057#comment-268 Evelyn, to answer what triggered the condition: I think the first event was a purely physiological phenomenon. I think it was a minor stronke or at least a circulatory disorder in the brain. The more important trigger was the helplessness to deal with the situation and to get help from other people. It is a typical way to develop a depression (s. also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness ). The problem was that there was no explanation for what happened (loss of sight and speach) and no attempt to take it serious from the outside. I became convinced that I am physical ill in the brain. So with the initial event my psyche developed the condition then. As I wrote: I was the only one who put things into the right direction. I told my doc that I want to go to a psychiatrist, I told the psiachatrist that I want to have a tomography. All these things were necessary for me to heal. I somehow was still able to do these right things and I learned responsibility in an extreme way. The docs (4 of them) had no real impact at all. I totally lost faith in docs that way. If I go to a hospital or even a check-up, I know that I am responsible for to whom I go and what happens. I think I am a kind of tyrann for any doc today, because I want to know every detail :) So yes, in the end it was pure determination to live.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('268','Myrko'); return false;">Reply</a> or <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('268','Myrko','Evelyn, to answer what triggered the condition: I think the first event was a purely physiological phenomenon. I think it was a minor stronke or at least a circulatory disorder in the brain.\r\n\r\nThe more important trigger was the helplessness to deal with the situation and to get help from other people. It is a typical way to develop a depression (s. also http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Learned_helplessness ). The problem was that there was no explanation for what happened (loss of sight and speach) and no attempt to take it serious from the outside. I became convinced that I am physical ill in the brain. So with the initial event my psyche developed the condition then.\r\n\r\nAs I wrote: I was the only one who put things into the right direction. I told my doc that I want to go to a psychiatrist, I told the psiachatrist that I want to have a tomography. All these things were necessary for me to heal. I somehow was still able to do these right things and I learned responsibility in an extreme way.\r\n\r\nThe docs (4 of them) had no real impact at all. I totally lost faith in docs that way. If I go to a hospital or even a check-up, I know that I am responsible for to whom I go and what happens. I think I am a kind of tyrann for any doc today, because I want to know every detail :)\r\n\r\nSo yes, in the end it was pure determination to live.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Evelyn, to answer what triggered the condition: I think the first event was a purely physiological phenomenon. I think it was a minor stronke or at least a circulatory disorder in the brain.

The more important trigger was the helplessness to deal with the situation and to get help from other people. It is a typical way to develop a depression (s. also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness ). The problem was that there was no explanation for what happened (loss of sight and speach) and no attempt to take it serious from the outside. I became convinced that I am physical ill in the brain. So with the initial event my psyche developed the condition then.

As I wrote: I was the only one who put things into the right direction. I told my doc that I want to go to a psychiatrist, I told the psiachatrist that I want to have a tomography. All these things were necessary for me to heal. I somehow was still able to do these right things and I learned responsibility in an extreme way.

The docs (4 of them) had no real impact at all. I totally lost faith in docs that way. If I go to a hospital or even a check-up, I know that I am responsible for to whom I go and what happens. I think I am a kind of tyrann for any doc today, because I want to know every detail :)

So yes, in the end it was pure determination to live.

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]]> By: Stacey / CreateaBalance http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Stacey / CreateaBalance Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:59:30 +0000 http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/?p=1057#comment-267 Thank you for sharing your personal story. I know others will benefit from learning about your journey. Sharing our stories reminds us that we are not alone. It is uplifting. And I appreciate your courage to share. I know I will share this post with others! <abbr><em>Stacey / CreateaBalance´s last blog post: <a href="http://createabalance.com/yes-oprah-really-did-call-me/" rel="nofollow">Yes, Oprah Really Did Call Me</a></abbr></em><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('267','Stacey \/ CreateaBalance'); return false;">Reply</a> or <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('267','Stacey \/ CreateaBalance','Thank you for sharing your personal story. I know others will benefit from learning about your journey. Sharing our stories reminds us that we are not alone. It is uplifting. And I appreciate your courage to share. I know I will share this post with others!\n\n<abbr><em>Stacey \/ CreateaBalance&#180;s last blog post: <a href=\"http:\/\/createabalance.com\/yes-oprah-really-did-call-me\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Yes, Oprah Really Did Call Me<\/a><\/abbr><\/em>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thank you for sharing your personal story. I know others will benefit from learning about your journey. Sharing our stories reminds us that we are not alone. It is uplifting. And I appreciate your courage to share. I know I will share this post with others!

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]]> By: Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/2008/10/how-i-suffered-from-clinical-depression-and-came-back-from-it/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:56:07 +0000 http://www.AwakeBlogger.com/?p=1057#comment-266 What a life story!! I'm so glad to learn that you emerge a much stronger person. I am just wondering whether you know what triggered your condition. Also, how did you take charge of yourself? Was it from the assistance of your psychiatrist or psychologist? Did you read books or just sheer determination to pull through in the end. <abbr><em>Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map´s last blog post: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/attractionmindmap/~3/409244071/" rel="nofollow">How Would You Cross The River?</a></abbr></em><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('266','Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map'); return false;">Reply</a> or <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('266','Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map','What a life story!! I\'m so glad to learn that you emerge a much stronger person.\r\n\r\nI am just wondering whether you know what triggered your condition. Also, how did you take charge of yourself? Was it from the assistance of your psychiatrist or psychologist? Did you read books or just sheer determination to pull through in the end.\n\n<abbr><em>Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map&#180;s last blog post: <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/attractionmindmap\/~3\/409244071\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">How Would You Cross The River?<\/a><\/abbr><\/em>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> What a life story!! I’m so glad to learn that you emerge a much stronger person.

I am just wondering whether you know what triggered your condition. Also, how did you take charge of yourself? Was it from the assistance of your psychiatrist or psychologist? Did you read books or just sheer determination to pull through in the end.

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