A study came out last week that dealt “A Decisive Blow to the Serotonin Hypothesis of Depression.” It’s all anyone in the mental health world seems to be able to talk about. Some people are incredulous, wondering how this could have happened. Others are angry that they were ever prescribed medication for depression in the…
This is a topic I’ve written about before, probably most notably here: The Conversation Around Mental Health Is Long Overdue – And We’re Screwing It Up | Nutmegger Daily – Quality writing on many topics. For some reason, though, it seems to be easily forgotten. I hope, in my writing, it is always clear that…
It’s almost impossible for me to trust myself during, and just after, a depressive episode. I wrote this piece about confidence, Confidence | Nutmegger Daily – Quality writing on many topics, a little bit ago. Not trusting myself seems like a similar phenomenon to lacking confidence, but I think it’s different in some important ways….
Over the weekend, a bipartisan framework for “gun safety” legislation was announced. It contains four things that probably won’t make any substantive difference but are better than nothing: Encouraging states to adopt “Red Flag” laws, closing the “boyfriend loophole”, enhancing the review process for buyers under 21, and clarifying what it means to be a…
There’s a symptom of my depression that I never hear anyone talk about. Depression has completely destroyed my confidence. And it’s not just during a depressive episode. I lack confidence even when I’m feeling good. This is a fairly recent development, in the last ten years or so. It dates to just before I was…
A few weeks ago, I wrote this piece: Getting Help | Nutmegger Daily – Quality writing on many topics. It talks about the labyrinth people need to run from feeling bad to getting treatment. At the end, I mentioned that I was just scratching the surface. Today I want to talk about a different frustrating…
A while ago, I wrote this piece: Guns and Mental Illness | Nutmegger Daily – Quality writing on many topics. I’d be happy if you read it, of course, but it covers two main points. First, it talks about the ubiquity of mental illness. Virtually everyone, at one point or another, struggles with their mental…
In the past week, I’ve run across three different articles that all discuss different types of therapies. This one at theconversation.com is about types of therapy that have been tested and shown to achieve real results. This one at Aeon.co is about types of therapies that harm rather than help. And this one in The…
A little more than a month ago I wrote this post: Mental Health – Let’s Have This Conversation | Nutmegger Daily –. Every post since has been about mental health in one way or another. It seems like a good time for a check in. First, I am a little bit better. However, I still…
One of my least favorite symptoms of depression is the intrusive thoughts. (For the record, I don’t actually have any favorite symptoms.) Intrusive thoughts probably happen to everyone from time to time. I can’t be sure because of the problem of other minds and such, but psychologists claim it happens to everyone sometimes. There’s a…
