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Agoraphobia

My Get Up And Go Got Up And Went

In the days since I last posted here, boy have I slipped back down.  It seems like one thing after another. The washing machine broke; we were able to scrounge up the money to buy a used one, and then the dryer broke. Our kids asked when we were going to get a new one [...]

' August 5th, 2009 at 08:40pm 6 comments

Basic Care For Those Suffering From Mental Illness

These ten basics are the foundation of the treatment program that I recently took part in at a local hospital. I thought that they might be useful to other readers, so I am typing them up to post here. To hopefully avoid any confusion I’ll type my words in italics, and those from the hospital [...]

' July 22nd, 2009 at 04:13pm 6 comments

Choose Life

The number one thing that I wish to say is that the kindness and support I’ve received here from my readers has meant so much to me. I printed out the comments and I carry them with me one the bus to and from the hospital. I am still struggling with agoraphobia, depression and panic [...]

' May 30th, 2009 at 02:20am 6 comments

On My Way

I have wrestled with the idea of how to write this, or whether or not to write this. When I first started this site I knew that I wanted to reach out to others who were suffering from mental illness and their families. I believe that I have done that to the best of my [...]

' May 12th, 2009 at 06:30am 20 comments

SHAME

When I first started this site I imagined that it was going to be my way of reaching out to others who were living with depression and panic disorder. I thought that having lived with these illnesses for so long I would have something to say that might help others. I quickly realized that in [...]

' March 24th, 2008 at 02:57pm 11 comments

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