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    A Sad Parallel: Reflecting on the Suicide of Mary Kennedy

    MAY 18, 2012 12:18AM

    By Lea Lane


    Topics: mary kennedy, suicide, readapted post, health, robert kennedy jr., westchester county new york, depression

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 733 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Gewgaws and Zen Koans

    APRIL 30, 2012 4:23PM

    By Steven Bridenbaugh


    Topics: music, healing, zen, philosophy, depression, mental illness

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    • 25 Ratings
    • 1632 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Didn't you know something was wrong?

    MARCH 7, 2012 8:34AM

    By 7June


    Topics: survivor of suicide, grief, suicide, depression, suicide prevention, survivor support

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 1333 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Mental Illness: The Struggle To Make It Better

    FEBRUARY 28, 2012 11:20PM

    By Colony of Losers


    Topics: come out campaign, depression, colony of losers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 2117 Views
    • 49 Comments
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    Is Sadness a Mental Illness?

    JANUARY 26, 2012 1:48PM

    By Diane Barth


    Topics: grief, depression, sadness, diagnosis, dsmv, psychiatry, medication, psychotherapy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 2837 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Occupy Woolworth's: A Labor Story from the Great Depression

    DECEMBER 14, 2011 4:24PM

    By Bob Simpson


    Topics: economy, labor, occupy, wall street, depression

    • Editor's Pick
    • 55 Ratings
    • 3540 Views
    • 82 Comments
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    In Defense of Taking Psych Meds

    NOVEMBER 17, 2011 6:29AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: pray away the gay, abilify, lunesta, ambien, mental health, belief/religion, stigma, mental health, anxiety, panic disorder, depression, pray away your troubles, no stigma, getting help, suicidal ideation, suicide, antidepressants, cymbalta, mood disorders

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 3134 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Anniversary of My Mental Breakdown and Loss of a Friend

    NOVEMBER 3, 2011 2:26PM

    By Colony of Losers


    Topics: jason lionel walsh, life, love, suicide, torment, depression, mental breakdown, colony of losers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 475 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Free

    NOVEMBER 2, 2011 7:54PM

    By nervousrek


    Topics: death, family, cremation, depression, humor, comedy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 3129 Views
    • 33 Comments
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    The Dark Side of 45

    OCTOBER 4, 2011 1:42AM

    By divorcedpauline


    Topics: baclofen, mother's little helper, tinnitus, psychiatrist, depression, prozac, middle-age

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 2095 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    My Modern Love Reject

    SEPTEMBER 3, 2011 8:55AM

    By Dorri Olds


    Topics: living together, depression, alcohol, coming of age, youth, drugs, love, romance, relationship

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 1813 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Uncertainty

    SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 4:14AM

    By Curtis Hagedorn


    Topics: gone with the wind, scarlett, roosevelt, social security, recession, depression, sewing, worry, uncertainty, julie andrews, sound of music, china, bangladesh, hattie mcdaniel, vegas, steve wynn, belief/religion, books, business, economy, environment, family, gay/lesbian, health, news, politics, science, technology, television, video

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 653 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Are Eating Disorders and Shopping Disorders Connected?

    AUGUST 16, 2011 2:43PM

    By Diane Barth


    Topics: health, anxiety, depression, impulses, feelings, buying, diet, weight, hide, secret, binge, compulsive shopping, eating disorders

    • Editor's Pick
    • 76 Ratings
    • 2632 Views
    • 101 Comments
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    Uninvited

    AUGUST 12, 2011 7:43AM

    By Joan H.


    Topics: depression, sadness, disappointment, fighting the demons, he is always waiting

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 1818 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    Freedom: 18 Years after a Suicide Attempt

    JULY 4, 2011 7:16PM

    By Marissa Mullins


    Topics: hope, ptsd, freedom, july 4th, wholeness, mental health, depression

    • Editor's Pick
    • 35 Ratings
    • 2617 Views
    • 45 Comments
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    Depression and Weed - A Girl's Story

    MAY 31, 2011 10:33PM

    By Beth Mann


    Topics: beth mann, life, women, depression, marijuana, cannabis

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 4906 Views
    • 30 Comments
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    My Friend Has Anorexia and I don't want her to die

    MAY 12, 2011 7:52PM

    By Colony of Losers


    Topics: comedy, open call: pop culture saved my life, colony of losers, depression, anxiety, politics, mental health, depression, family, belief/religion, colony of losers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 16 Ratings
    • 1708 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Facebook Depression Is No Laughing Matter

    MARCH 31, 2011 6:19AM

    By Ken Honeywell


    Topics: facebook, twitter, social media, depression, os

    • Editor's Pick
    • 70 Ratings
    • 3266 Views
    • 70 Comments
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    Come Out: The Face of Mental Illness

    JANUARY 2, 2011 7:16PM

    By Colony of Losers


    Topics: politics, schizophrenia, harvey milk, depression, anxiety, colony of losers

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 1238 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    My Body, the Stranger Who Stalks Me

    DECEMBER 20, 2010 10:21AM

    By Blissfit


    Topics: mom body post baby belly, depression, boot camp, fitness, tummy tuck, postpartum, rectus abdominus, diastasis, body image

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