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Positive Friends Impact Depression’s Effect
Depression lies. It convinces you, ‘“My friends don’t want to be around me.” “I’ll just bring everyone else down.” “I am not worthy of having
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How to Help a Depressed Loved One
Depression is like quick-sand. Your loved one may be stuck. Stuck with a lack of energy, stuck in loneliness, stuck in isolation, stuck unable to
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Is Self-Care Selfish? Is It Wrong?
Self-care begins with self-respect.You have been deeply loved by God. You are one of His masterpieces. Self-care flows from God’s love. “Love your neighbor as
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Four Myths About Depression That Need To Change
Four Myths About Depression There are myths about every area of life. Here are four depression myths that need to be dispelled. First Myth: Traumatic
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My Experience with Side Effects of Bipolar Meds
When I was first diagnosed as bipolar, I didn’t care if treatment had side effects. I only wanted to be out of the hell-hole of
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Forgiveness
Standards set as a child by parents can carry into adulthood. If you were scolded because you didn’t make good enough grades or were always
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When Your Depressive Thoughts Go Round and Round
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,” Romans 12:2 My depressive thoughts
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Managing Bipolar Fog and Thinking Difficulties
Sometimes my brain feels like a dense fog. I have trouble thinking for the right word for common objects. Not a good thing for a
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People Pleasing and its Dangers
While growing up and well into adulthood, my focus was on trying to get people to like me. I was always extremely careful about saying
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