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    Pre-existing Condition

    MARCH 29, 2012 5:05PM

    By jennipenni


    Topics: open call, medication, eating disorder, anorexia, mental health, bipolar, health care, obamacare story

    • Editor's Pick
    • 15 Ratings
    • 2240 Views
    • 22 Comments
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    Maybe Private School is Cheaper than Ritalin

    JANUARY 31, 2012 4:55PM

    By Holly Robinson


    Topics: school choice, charter schools, montessori, private schools, stimulants, psychotropic medications, mental health, child psychiatry, boys, school adjustment, education, hyperactivity, adderall, ritalin, adhd, add, parenting

    • 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
    • 3 Ratings
    • 2206 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    An Obsessive Romantic Attraction

    SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 9:18AM

    By bonnie bernstein


    Topics: blue eyes, hudson valley, arsenic, love, divorce, limerence, obsession, alzheimers, car, keys, toyota, corolla, mechanic, mens issues, gas, womens issues, soap opera, soap operas, mental health, rielle hunter, john edwards, state police, gossip, life stories, dog

    • 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
    • 17 Ratings
    • 1362 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    My Struggle In The Lyme Light

    JUNE 24, 2011 10:02AM

    By George MacMillan


    Topics: bipolar disorder, mental illness, mental health, nature, health coverage, health insurance, lyme disease, ticks, doctors, science, politics, health, environment, medicine

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 4905 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
    • 14 Ratings
    • 1808 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    A Little Bit Bipolar

    APRIL 26, 2011 10:06AM

    By divorcedpauline


    Topics: mental health, mental illness, custody evaluation, divorce, demi lovato, catherine zeta-jones, antidepressants, lamictal, cyclothymia, bipolar ii, bipolar

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 1705 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Good Morning Japan, We love you.

    MARCH 17, 2011 5:59AM

    By Andrea Wainer


    Topics: open+call, open call, panic, fear, hysterical, crying, charity, earthquake, american children, japanese, flood, help, devestation, mental health, horror, family, children, tsunami, japan

    • Editor's Pick
    • 41 Ratings
    • 3543 Views
    • 50 Comments
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    The Kids Aren't Alright

    JANUARY 28, 2011 1:04PM

    By Nikki Stern


    Topics: mental health, college students, emotional well-being, stress, latest survey, news

    • Editor's Pick
    • 60 Ratings
    • 4570 Views
    • 83 Comments
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    A Schizophrenic Becomes Psychotic & The Nation Goes Nuts

    JANUARY 9, 2011 3:36PM

    By Dr. Spudman44


    Topics: belief/religion, family, health, open+call, mental health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 31 Ratings
    • 2836 Views
    • 42 Comments
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    State of Mind: when depression creeps in

    DECEMBER 17, 2010 12:07PM

    By Christine Macdonald


    Topics: stripping, drugs, clinical depression, true story, mental health, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 33 Ratings
    • 1579 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    The View From the Bottom: Homelessness in America - Preface

    NOVEMBER 23, 2010 5:16PM

    By Whindbagg


    Topics: community, mental health, compassion, social services, redemption, homelessness

    • Editor's Pick
    • 56 Ratings
    • 1573 Views
    • 67 Comments
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    More than just the Winter Blues

    NOVEMBER 19, 2010 11:24AM

    By FusunA


    Topics: el condor passa, thanksgiving, winter depression, seasonal affective disorder, mental health, health, aromatherapy, light therapy, open call, turkey

    • Editor's Pick
    • 10 Ratings
    • 8805 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    The Hospitalization I Regret the Most; Locked Up on 9/11

    SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 8:50AM

    By Gerri Luce


    Topics: gerri luce, mental health, psychiatric hsopitalization, eating disorders, anorexia, twin towers, world trade center, 9/11

    • Editor's Pick
    • 38 Ratings
    • 2582 Views
    • 69 Comments
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    Come to the Dark Side - I have Chocolate Chip Cookies

    AUGUST 3, 2010 8:56AM

    By Linda Seccaspina


    Topics: recipe, punk, gob, choclolate chip cookies, food, dark side, mental health, foodie tuesday, food/drink

    • Editor's Pick
    • 39 Ratings
    • 1681 Views
    • 56 Comments
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    Crazy? Read here to find out if you are. Or could be.

    FEBRUARY 11, 2010 12:19AM

    By mypsyche


    Topics: dsm, revision of diagnostic manual, what is your diagnosis, mental health, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 1906 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    I Have PTSD

    SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 11:12AM

    By Homer Langley


    Topics: veteran, mental health, war, iraq, ptsd, health, belief/religion, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 9 Ratings
    • 1572 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    These Donuts Suck

    AUGUST 10, 2009 9:59PM

    By Cristiona de Pisan


    Topics: insurance, schizophrenia, lupus, depression, mental health, fix it already, donut hole, what jackass thought of this, medicare donut hole, medicare, obama, healthcare, politics, family, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 41 Ratings
    • 3638 Views
    • 54 Comments
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    Funny, They Don't LOOK Disabled: Invisible Disabilities

    JULY 27, 2009 8:56PM

    By Hells Bells


    Topics: disability, invisible disabilities, adhd, parenting, lovely life, psychiatric illness, mental health, bipolar, my friend beth finke and her son gus, group home, my kids are not assholes

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