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.

Starting Your Journey

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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Monday, June 6, 2011

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
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