Welcome to Depression Recovery

Welcome to the Depression Recovery blog! If you suffer with depression or love someone who does, you have come to the right place for encouragement and practical help. I am not a health professional, but I know the darkness of major depression and the crippling effects of anxiety and OCD that often accompany it. Living with depression, I masked my way through daily life, waking each morning feeling as though someone had died and then realizing....it was me. Perhaps you agree that a fitting definition of major depression is death without the benefit of being unconscious. If that sounds a little dramatic, then that's good. If it sounds painfully accurate, then you've come to the right place, because I also know what recovery is! Take heart, friend. I invite you to read my blog from the beginning post and onward as I have logged my progress (and lack of it sometimes), and have not only spotted the light at the end of the tunnel, but have emerged into its presence!

I invite you to email me at simmonsmg@wildblue.net if you have questions or comments as you read.

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Begin your journey to depression recovery by starting from the first post. ~ To read it, click here.

You may also click here to read all the posts for 2009, then continue in reading the archives for 2010. Please remember to start with the last post and work your way backwards to the most current post. Thank you!


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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Weight a Minute!

Hey, I'm still alive and thriving, even though I haven't posted for some time. I am happy to report that I am still free of depression (praise the Lord!) and since my last post, I have taken the training to become a director for the Nedley Depression Recovery Program. My first series will be starting here in my hometown in one week. I am very excited to get this going, and we've timed it to be finished just before the holidays and winter begin! I can't help but encourage you again to check out www.drnedley.com if you haven't already.

But onward to the meaning of the title of this blog entry. No, I didn't misspell it. The reason I'm talking about weight is because when I was suffering with depression, I went through several cycles of losing weight unintentionally, and even coming down to a weight that was concerning my doctor. I couldn't eat, and in fact, felt like gagging when I tried. So, now, when I find myself at a place where I actually have a few pounds that need to come off, I can't help rejoicing just a little that even though dieting is a pain, it is a joy to be losing weight on purpose and not because I'm sick. :-)
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  1. La Tea DahSeptember 26, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    How is your class coming along? Have you started teaching? How are your students responding to the valuable information you share?

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