Home Health Emotional Health 12 Steps Toward Freedom from Depression 12 Steps Toward

di meliora · Dec 07, 2012 at 10:40 PM

Therese Borchard's prelude to what follows:

Four years ago, I almost gave up.

After trying 23 medication combinations, seven psychiatrists, two hospitalization programs, and every form of alternative therapy available--from homeopathic remedies to yoga--I assumed I was one of those unfortunate statistics with treatment-resistant depression, a Humpty Dumpty type who would never recover from the fall of a nervous breakdown.

There was no magic that happened between then and now, the day my book about my recovery hits the shelves. I just kept on getting out of bed. Even on the days where my thoughts were cemented in the black stuff, in negativity and toxic emotions, I tried to pick up one foot and place it in front on the next.

Here are the tools I picked up along the way, the 12 basic lessons that help me in my mission to stay "Beyond Blue," or at least out of black for as long as possible.http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/Emot...epression.aspx

Click here to see the slides: tools

A gutsy lady who would not quit.

Dec 08, 2012 at 08:21 AM

thanks for sharing this.

awebb198488 · Dec 10, 2012 at 09:36 AM

Thank you for sharing your twelve steps. I found that I am already doing the majority of these things (minus the fact I drink too much caffeine)

It feels good to know that I am pretty much doing all that I can to help myself.

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Anonymous32451 Guest Posts: n/a	Dec 08, 2012 at 08:21 AM #2 thanks for sharing this.
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awebb198488 Member Member Since Nov 2012 Posts: 236 11 76 hugs given	Dec 10, 2012 at 09:36 AM #3 Thank you for sharing your twelve steps. I found that I am already doing the majority of these things (minus the fact I drink too much caffeine) It feels good to know that I am pretty much doing all that I can to help myself. __________________ Amanda Keep Calm and Carry On Bipolar II GAD CURRENT MEDS: Effexor 225 mg/day Geodon 80 mg/day Buspar 20 mg/day
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