False Advertising

Oh!! I must say I really get upset when I see that TV advertisement for some drug that is being promoted (I can't remember the name) for treating depression. It's not that I'm opposed to ads for anti-depressants. I would not have made it if I hadn't taken one way back at the beginning of my journey (see my whole story by going to the first post and onward). But this particular one is the one where the sad, gloomy cartoon lady is walking around with this black blob hanging over her. That's her depression. She is saying how her regular anti-depressant didn't help, so then she added this other one and now she feels "better." Even at the end of the commercial when the black blob has decreased in size, it is still there with her, lurking in her life. But she's just glad she's "better" and says that now she can handle her depression. Through the whole commercial she calls it "my depression" like it is an arm or a leg or some other part of her body that she can't shake. Oh!! I am so frustrated because that gives the message to viewers with depression that they can only hope to be "better" and that "their depression" has to be a part of their lives forever and that the best they can hope for is for it to shrink in intensity. Wrong!!! If you haven't checked out my journey from start to finish, please do. More important, check out drnedley.com to see how you can go through his recovery program at home. Or maybe there is a recovery program going on in your area. Email them at their web site and find out. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to live with the black blob forever.

Still Recovered!

Wow, it's been way too long since I've left a post here. Sorry! For those of you who are returning to this blog from time to time, I want to remind you that I'm more than happy to receive messages from you.

Well, I just want to report that after over two years since going through the Dr. Nedley Depression Recovery program, I'm still doing well. Do I still have problems in my life? Yes, I sure do. In fact, there are some things going on that really have me concerned. Some of the same things I was concerned about when I was living with depression. But what I am noticing is that I am not experiencing actual depression. I am sad sometimes, yes. But I'm not crippled by it. I am concerned, but I'm not having panic attacks. I can feel bewildered at times, but not hopeless. The reason is because it is now possible to have concerns about things that may be depressing in themselves without experiencing depression as an illness. This is quite a revelation! This is proof that we truly can recover from depression! Even when life gets hard again. Good news, huh? Please remember, friend, that you don't have to live with depression either.... no matter what's going on in your life. Temporary depression is normal for situations like losing a loved one, the loss of a job, loss of a dream, etc. But if that depression lingers on and on without any improvement, you will want to consider the possibility that you have major depression. If this is your first visit, please start at the beginning of my blog posts and follow through with me as I posted my journey from darkness to light. Check out drnedley.com