Depression & despair
I’ve had lifelong issues with depression & despair — though I’ve never really thought about how they might be related to PCOS or insulin resistance. I have, over time, learned the things I need to...
View ArticleHunger pangs & satiety
I don’t really have problems much with food cravings, not after two years of eating a low-glycemic diet & being sure I don’t skip breakfast. And I haven’t had a big sweet tooth for even longer than...
View Article5-HTP & depression
I learned recently that 5-HTP is an intermediate between the amino acid tryptophan (oh ye of post-Thanksgiving turkey dinner sleepiness fame) & the neurotransmitter serotonin, whose activity is...
View ArticleWaking from the grey
The grey is a term I have for one of my modes of experiencing depression. I wrote about it three years ago: The grey is like a great grey landscape of bleakness, just dust & stones. Emotionally...
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It’s all just an act… or maybe not
I created this photomosaic & posted it to my Flickr photostream on November 9, 2007 under the title It’s all just an act. This is another story about how depression & its close relative...
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Pausing under the clouds: A how-to guide for getting out of the grey
In the grey. What better time to write yet another post about depression? Or, rather, about the process of dealing with it. Over a medium-length life (so far), I’ve learned a lot about how to deal...
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