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One Last Bet
The sorry tale of my gambling addiction continues but I am placing what I hope will be my very last bet. If I do not win this bet it will cost me thousands of dollars!
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Anti-Depressant Side-Effects And Gambling
The good news is I am less depressed. The bad news is I am still gambling and I am less anxious about it because I am feeling so much better.
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Depression And Smoking
I'm a 50 cigarette per day smoker who has never tried to give up. I know why I have never tried to quit but I have kept that information to myself for the most part. Now I am sharing it.
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The Inner Child And Medication Side Effects
One of the side effects of taking medication for my depression seems to be a loss of my writing abilities so, in this entry, I have turned to my past and written a story I know well and have told often. The entry looks at how God introduced me to my inner child as well as the issue of medication affecting my ability to write.
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Seeing A Psychologist
I'm starting therapy again soon. I have been thinking a lot about what to expect and how to deal with it. This entry explores my thoughts about the subject.
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My Depression
This entry is a brief, fairly shallow, overview of the issue of depression and my experiences with it.
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Medication
The anti-depressants seem to be interfering with my ability to write entries for my blog. I write them but decide not to post them. This entry looks at that.
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Mental Illness And Treatment Compliance
I have been frustrated by clients who were non-compliant (did not obey treatment instructions) with their treatment and now I see I am non-compliant myself!
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Help Seeking
There is an important life skill called "Help-seeking" and I am not very good at it. It has taken me 50 years but I am finally ready to use this skill.
