On a lazy summer Tuesday I decided to post a list of interested Black Dog related links. Enjoy
Head Fake, How Prozac sent the science of depression in the wrong direction - thanks to Black Dog reader Jennifer!
Sleep Deprivation is not a Badge of Honor
Can You Become a Creature of New Habits?
Didn’t sleep that well last night as I was jarred from a very deep sleep by the airhorn of a weather alarm radio telling me there was a severe thunderstorm watch. A watch, not a warning. There’s no way I can see to turn off the ‘watch’ alert and only have it go off for the more serious ‘warning’. Because of my interrupted sleep I had to force myself to run when all I really wanted to do was crash on the couch. Running, sometimes it’s magic, sometimes it’s just work and sweat. Still there’s always a sense of accomplishment when I’m done and that’s worth something.
Just a reminder that PBS is showing the following tonight.
“DEPRESSION: OUT OF THE SHADOWS†TO PREMIERE ON PBS MAY 21
Comprehensive Look at Depressive Disorders Focuses on Individual Experiences – Including a CEO, a Successful Entrepreneur, a Gang Member and a Journalist – Along with Leading Medical Experts
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Documentary to Promote Dialogue on Depression Through Public Awareness Campaign in Partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness and YMCA of the USA
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Jane Pauley to Host Post-Broadcast Panel Discussion
It may not have been the sleep of the innocent last night but I had been very much out of it, dead to the world as they say. I kept hearing “Dad, dad . . . DAD!” It finally pulled me out of a deep R.E.M. coma. A light from the hallway silhouetted my son’s head poking through the door. Usually he’d be telling me he’s home or asking for money to go out.
“It’s really bad outside. I think we’re in trouble.”
For those of you unfamiliar with Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (aka Cognitive Therapy) you can get a good idea of what it’s all about here - Three Minute Therapy.
Don’t let the title fool you. There’s a lot of very sound advice here.
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Thanks to Mark Jaquith at Tempus Fugit.
Just came across an interesting article. Enjoy
Movie star Owen Wilson is reportedly out of the hospital and recuperating at home from his attempted suicide. It turns out he’s not alone in his celebrity world (or the common folk for that matter!). There’s quite a few famous people who suffer from depression and attempted suicide. Here’s a list that may surprise you. Keep in mind how the black dog is an equal opportunity afflict-er! Also keep in mind how they all bounced back and overcame bottoming out. There’s always hope.
