Finding Help: How to Find Help Through Psychotherapy
Millions of Americans have found relief from depression and other emotional difficulties through psychotherapy. Even so, some people find it hard to get started or stay in psychotherapy. This brief question-and-answer guide provides some basic information to help individuals take advantage of outpatient (non-hospital) psychotherapy.
Melissa Miles’ Therapy FAQ
by Melissa Miles Introduction So many people have asked me questions about therapy and there is so little information out there on the web that I decided to write this Therapy FAQ. Its purpose is to help people who are not yet in therapy but would like to try…
alt.support.depression FAQ Part 5 of 5
alt.support.depression FAQ – Part 5 of 5 Here you will find the FAQ from the alt.support.depression newsgroup. I have made no changes other than (very) minor formatting. As you can see, the FAQ has not been updated since 1994, therefore some of the information, especially regarding antidepressants available, is…
alt.support.depression FAQ Part 4 of 5
alt.support.depression FAQ – Part 4 of 5 Here you will find the FAQ from the alt.support.depression newsgroup. I have made no changes other than (very) minor formatting. As you can see, the FAQ has not been updated since 1994, therefore some of the information, especially regarding antidepressants available, is…
alt.support.depression FAQ Part 3 of 5
alt.support.depression FAQ – Part 3 of 5 Here you will find the FAQ from the alt.support.depression newsgroup. I have made no changes other than (very) minor formatting. As you can see, the FAQ has not been updated since 1994, therefore some of the information, especially regarding antidepressants available, is…
alt.support.depression FAQ Part 1 of 5
alt.support.depression FAQ Here you will find the FAQ from the alt.support.depression newsgroup. I have made no changes other than (very) minor formatting. As you can see, the FAQ has not been updated since 1994, therefore some of the information, especially regarding antidepressants available, is somewhat out of date. However,…
Depression as a Medical Illness
The following story describes, for anyone who’s never experienced it, what it’s like, and for anyone currently suffering a similar experience, the story offers hope, because this story has a happy ending. At least, it’s been happy for several years now. The greatest fear I have ever felt, a…
A Note About Antidepressant Treatment
Finding the effective antidepressant for the depressive is at this point far from an exact science, although the outlook is improving as we discover more about depression. Doctors for the most part take their best guess based on their experience and the prevailing wisdom. They consider the type of…
What to Do (On and Off the Web) While You’re Waiting for Your Antidepressants to Kick In
I’ve been there; I’ve done that. I’ve suffered from depression nearly my whole life and wasn’t diagnosed till I was 27. I know all the stages you go through when you’re waiting those six interminable weeks for your antidepressant meds to start working. So, as my gift to you,…
Darren’s Letter
Most of us who have accepted our mental illness have had those moments of profound irritation or anger when we hear the subject of mental illness and its treatment used as a source of comic relief. Prozac has been relentlessly marketed, and has become a household name, and therefore…