recovering from depression

How to Die From Med Overdose?

by Nina J. G. Question by Jane Doe: How to die from med overdose? I believe I’m the most cowardly person on Earth….Firstly,I’ve been suicidal for five years now due to academic stress and various family issues and I’ve hit the rock bottom in depression.I consider suicide 24/7,like literally I think about killing myself all of the time.A few minutes ago I was in my room sobbing and wanting to die.I took a scarf and tried to wrap it around the fan and then around my neck…but as I mentioned earlier I’m a coward….I can’t even take my life….Right now I’m planning to overdose on the medicine “concor” 10 mg.My mom takes this med for hypertension.I believe OD on it will do the job by lowering my blood pressure to death and I just want to know if its gonna work or not.I’ve got eight pills here and I’ll manage to get some more.Please don’t tell me about the suicide is permanent solution to temporary proble ...

Meds vs Therapy to Prevent Return of Depression

...  vs Therapy to Prevent Return of Depression After the eight months of treatment ended, the researchers found that 18 percent of those taking fluoxetine and 18.3 percent of those only undergoing cognitive therapy had relapsed back into depression. Of those taking the placebo, 32.7 percent had … Read more on dailyRx US depression treatment effective in UK "By implementing collaborative care, primary care clinicians will see a 15% increase in the numbers of their patients recovering from depression 12 months after initiating the intervention," David Richards, PhD, RN, professor of mental health services … Read more on Healio Read ...

My Friends Dislike Me Because of the Side Effects of My Depression?

...  to get better. I’m taking medication and talking about my issues with a counselor and trying to improve my attitude; others have noticed the improvement. However, although I’ve apologized, people are still angry with me over the things I said. One girl who used to be my friend is having a party over vacation; she told me I’m not invited because I’m mean, although she has not noticed it this year. As you can imagine, this isn’t really helping the “recovering from depression” attempts. I feel worthless and horrible,because I’ve burnt so many bridges. I feel isolated; I’ve skipped school twice because I feel so alone. I know I hurt people; there’s no way to change that. I wish they had told me so I could have stopped; I didn’t realize at the time, and now I’m not sure what to do. Read ...

When Applying for Medical School Are You Required to Report Prior Military Service?

Question by Conflicted: When applying for medical school are you required to report prior military service? I’m trying to decide what I would do because I’m in a precarious situation. I was given an administrative discharge because of “depression” so if I could leave out the fact that I’d been in the military altogether I would. If I DO have to disclose the information, I’m wondering whether or not I should come right out and blab about the depression diagnosis or mums the word? Best answer: Read more... ...

Economy 2012 v Economy 2013

Economy 2012 v economy 2013 An old economist mate of ours always warned that you forecast one of two ways; regularly so you can keep changing your mind; or so far into the future that when people get there they've forgotten what you said. Economy. Our 2012 forecast: "It's going … Read more on Herald Sun Hedge-Fund Leverage Rises to Most Since 2004 in New Year While leverage means bigger losses should stocks decline, investors are betting that record earnings and valuations 9.8 percent below the six-decade average will help push the Standard & Poor's 500 Index toward the record it set in October 2007. “The … Read more on Bloomberg Read more... ...

Recovering From Depression, Anxiety, and Psychosis – a Musical Setting

  Recovering from Depression, Anxiety, and Psychosis – a musical setting – I do a brief reading from my book and play three songs to accompany it.   Orange County support groups | recordonline.com Recovery Inc. support group — 7 p.m. Thurs., Elant, 172 Meadow Hill Road, Newburgh. Self-help for anxiety, depression, fear and anger. Meetings are confidential. Call Jim, 216-9789; Marsha, 527-2205. Residential issues support group — 7 p.m. fourth … Read more on Times Herald-Record  ...

Did FDR’s “New Deal” Help the Country Out of the “Great Depression” or Just Prolong It?

Question by Romeo: Did FDR’s “New Deal” Help the country out of the “Great Depression” or just prolong it? Like a typical liberal Democrat, FDR raised taxes, increased spending on government programs, hospitals, roads, parks, etc… and increased the size of government by creating regulatory bureaus. He propped up the price of farm products by paying farmers to plow under a portion of their crops to increase the demand. I know that anti productive government jobs give people paychecks, but how does that create wealth? Read more... ...