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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:19 AM Original message |
PSA concerning Depression |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
1. What you said. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
2. RECOMMENDED! |
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
3. I deal with MCD every day. |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
4. kicked, reced, been there doing that nt |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
5. How is this disease, this illness diagnosed? |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Here is the irony with mental illness... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. That's a fair assesment. |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
39. Another problem is that many doctors are quick to label everything as depression |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Forgive me for being skeptical, but you'll need to back up your claim with some facts. n/t |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #42 |
88. I probably can't give you the kind of facts you want. Whatever I may claim is based |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #88 |
94. I meant to prove that "many doctors are quick to label everything as depression" n/t |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #94 |
98. OK.. well that is just a generalization... based on what I hear from people, and how loosely |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #98 |
103. Okay, I just think it was that type of "generalization" that the OP meant... |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:44 AM Response to Reply #103 |
192. interesting.. I'm not sure how you see it that way but |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:32 PM Response to Reply #192 |
251. "I'm not sure how you see it that way but" |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:42 PM Response to Reply #251 |
253. aha.. you got me there. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:45 PM Response to Reply #253 |
254. Yes, but, I try not to guess what other people are thinking. I can only speak for myself. |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:06 PM Response to Reply #254 |
259. I understand.. I was just laughing at myself |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #98 |
119. beats hell out of the highly addictive valium that drs used to presribe automatically |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #94 |
115. just google "depression". BAM #1 site (paid to be there) GlaxoSmithKline website for ya. |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:13 AM Response to Reply #115 |
187. I have gotten benefit from ADs; also from Omega-3 and St John's Wort |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #115 |
193. Yes.. I saw this in particular when my kids were in high school. |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:59 AM Response to Reply #193 |
210. As someone who has had ADD my entire life, |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #210 |
214. I don't agree with you, because I've worked in a school, and raised kids, and have seen |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 03:52 PM Response to Reply #214 |
231. EXCELLENT post. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #231 |
238. Also agree. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #214 |
237. You and Raksha are essentially both right. |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #214 |
271. I'm sorry I went off on you like that, but this is very much |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:16 AM Response to Reply #271 |
274. thank you |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #210 |
230. I don't agree, as long as we're going off anecdotal evidence... |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #230 |
239. That must be a fairly recent phenomenon. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #39 |
97. Emotional Trauma changes your brain |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #97 |
153. YES! I have read and heard that as well. Emotional trauma can actually |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #153 |
157. With magnetic stimulation - differences noted in the brains of depressed subjects |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #157 |
158. Excellent. Thanks so much. |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 01:46 AM Response to Reply #97 |
168. Hell yes it does!! |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #97 |
226. More links on brain differences |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:07 AM Response to Reply #39 |
186. With all due respect |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:56 AM Response to Reply #186 |
196. I'm not sure why you posted this response, or if it was actually related to what I wrote. |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:03 AM Response to Reply #186 |
198. also.. I'm not peddling any quack cures! |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
41. When you go to the right kind of doctor... |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. I had a GP once slap me on the back and say.... |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. If it's depression a GP is not the right doctor. n/t |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. True, I was getting treated by the proper specialty... |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:36 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Yeah, you wonder how someone with that kind of attitude would even consider... |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 01:50 AM Response to Reply #49 |
169. Bush's New freedom crap |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:58 PM Response to Reply #169 |
258. OMG. |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
120. probably went through Med School before 1970 too. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:47 AM Response to Reply #120 |
203. Good point! |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #45 |
216. I wonder if the social stigma is worse with men? nt |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
100. Good analogy n/t |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
185. The DSM provides specific clinical criteria. It's not difficult for doctors to diagnose. |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #185 |
189. This definition is a joke |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #189 |
190. I pointed out that this is only an excerpt - there are many other parts, |
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Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:32 PM Response to Reply #185 |
272. The problem with this list and the diagnosis of depression |
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Flying Dream Blues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
6. I agree. Thanks for a valuable post! nt |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
8. Seconded |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. the stupidity about drugs |
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Arnold Judas Rimmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
56. Depends on what you mean by "medication" |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #56 |
109. I never heard of that till now. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
111. yeah the beauty of your "alternative " cure is that they never have to prove |
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Arnold Judas Rimmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:41 AM Response to Reply #111 |
163. If a medication is working well for someone, that is a good thing. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #111 |
233. What about pasta? |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
20. hey! It works for diabetes, crohn's & other diseases. Doesn't it? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
47. Me. Fucking. too. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
9. Yes, depression is a 'mental illness' that can be solved with 'mental effort'. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Tell someone with chronic, major depression... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. I have, but it takes more than just 'telling someone to go for a walk'. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Please don't tell me what I would know... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I'm not 'up to' anything. |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #13 |
191. Depressed people cannot tie their own shoes? |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #191 |
245. You are right about regular exercise, but with serious depression, so often, |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Depression is often the result of sleep apnea. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. Yep, water and air.... |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
44. "depression is often a symptom." Please provide proof for your claim. n/t |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
65. It can be both a stand alone or symptomatic. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #65 |
77. With sleep disturbances and depression, it may be a chicken-egg thing as well. n/t |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:10 PM Response to Reply #77 |
145. That's one of the traps. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:26 AM Response to Reply #145 |
175. Or, instead of self-medicating, a doctor prescribes something... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #175 |
220. And you get very fat. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #220 |
252. For someone without any training whatsoever in medicine, you sure post a lot. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:54 PM Response to Reply #252 |
256. Aren't you a gem. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #256 |
262. Wrong. Your presumptuousness is overshadowed only by your "medical degree" |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:07 PM Response to Reply #262 |
268. Wow... |
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Arnold Judas Rimmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 02:13 AM Response to Reply #252 |
278. How about a medicine that doesn't make you gain weight? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:59 PM Response to Reply #44 |
68. Do you really not understand the statement? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #68 |
78. "Hope that helped." I'm not the one who needs help here. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #78 |
92. I read the OP. I never disagreed with it. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #92 |
116. "unhinged"? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #116 |
138. You've lied and made claims you can't back up. That's pretty unhinged. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #138 |
149. I have committed no crime. n/t |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #68 |
194. Thanks for posting these links |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:30 PM Response to Reply #44 |
99. My depression was a symptom. |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 01:42 AM Response to Reply #99 |
167. Splenda caused me a depression bout |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 01:56 AM Response to Reply #44 |
170. Sleep Apnea robs you of sleep |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Thanks, 'Doctor'. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. What's your issue? |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #30 |
125. Your hubris, mostly. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #125 |
135. There is no 'hubris'. You're seeing things that aren't there. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. Thanks for diagnosing the rest of the planet. I guess I'll throw my |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. How ridiculous. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. ROFL.... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. You're nuts. I never said that I speak "For the entire population of clinically depressed people." |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I am only adverse to bullshit dressed as expertise. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. So now you're saying that proper diet, excercise, hydration, and the rest are "bullshit"? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. Nope: Your claim that you can "solve" clinical depression with |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. I never made such a claim. You're employing selective ignorance. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. What does the "subject" line read on response number 9??? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. Oh my God. I know I said I wasn't going to bother until you could deal in reality, but you need some |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Your sarcasm is making you seem defensive. n/t |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #61 |
70. That's not sarcasm. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. If you don't want to admit being even a little sarcastic... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. Are you being ignorant on purpose? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #84 |
89. I have committed no crime. n/t |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. Be sure to do a little hair splitting...your meaning was clear from the rest of your |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #64 |
74. You 'can' solve depression. Why are you so sure you can't? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. And you have been.....dangerously uninformative. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #76 |
83. "...dangerously uninformative." Best. Comment. Of the thread. n/t |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:17 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. Really? Explain how? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #87 |
90. For someone who prescribes "introspection" you should be able to achieve that on your own. n/t |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #90 |
93. IOW- you have no idea how to back up that ridiculous claim. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #83 |
127. aw, shucks. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #74 |
95. you cannot "solve" or "Cure" Clinical Depression not in all cases |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #95 |
102. I never said you could cure 'all' depression. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #102 |
107. "You 'can' solve depression. Why are you so sure you can't?" |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #107 |
112. Ohferchrist'ssake. I really thought I would be dealing with people for whom it was understood. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #112 |
114. whoah, whoah.... slow down bro |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #114 |
117. Well, I was going to apologize, until the 'childish and vindictive' comment. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #117 |
124. You'd Have a Point If Your Own Post was More Clear |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #124 |
131. You didn't read the exchange as I suggested. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #131 |
136. Oh my.... you were not clear and that explanation further |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #136 |
143. You had a chance |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:44 PM Response to Reply #74 |
126. If multiple people misunderstand you, 'Doctor' |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:16 PM Response to Reply #126 |
133. Yet there are plenty who did. Many of whom didn't see fit to try and pick a fight |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #126 |
224. I've seen that claim before, but I don't think it tends to hold up. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:21 PM Response to Reply #224 |
261. No need to be puzzled.... |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #46 |
197. If it works for some people - how can it be "bullshit"? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #38 |
48. "I'm afraid you have quite a bit to learn." I'm hoping your inner physician told you that... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. ? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Saaaayyyy - You aren't a Scientologist, are you?? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. Hey! You don't know the history of psychiatry; I do! |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Nevermind, I finally got it!! |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. Yes. I was being glib. n/t |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #60 |
67. Rofl: Are we going to have to jump on Oprah's couch, now??? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #67 |
82. Oprah's couch needed jumping. |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #82 |
128. Yep. Absolutely. Mr. Hairplug gives me the creeps. |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:18 AM Response to Reply #60 |
173. I hate scientology.. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:21 AM Response to Reply #173 |
174. The history of psychiatry is really a history of mankind. |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:29 AM Response to Reply #174 |
179. Some of us are humane |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #55 |
206. That was my very first thought also. nt |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. "there must be a full moon coming or something." |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #59 |
71. Why do you insist on lying? |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. I have committed no crime. n/t |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:26 PM Original message |
You're getting pretty well beat up here. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
110. It's only 'getting beat up' if you're wrong. They aren't even on the same page. |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:12 PM Original message |
I meant "getting beat up" in the sense |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
144. Yeah, I think they were just looking for a scapegoat. |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:03 PM Response to Reply #144 |
147. I knew it ! I KNEW it ! |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:13 AM Response to Reply #144 |
188. they are being stupid, obtuse,and childish. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #188 |
234. No, these, for the most part, are otherwise intelligent and respectable posters. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #110 |
204. In our day and age, absolutism seems to be the default mindset. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #204 |
243. From where you are, I can't even tell you how hard such a transition would be. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
40. What you said. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
79. Yep, it's 'hit' or miss with the drugs. The real problem is when a doc prescribes them |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
43. "...better treated with proper diet and activity" one of those activities is take your medicine. n/t |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
81. Read #79. Otherwise, sure... that can be one of those 'activities'. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #81 |
85. You do realize that the psychiatry that existed when L. Ron Hubbard was institutionalized... |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
105. I think it's the bedside manner that trips you up |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:45 PM Response to Reply #105 |
140. That's the problem... I never said that. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #140 |
160. well... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #160 |
219. Yes, that is the best way to treat it. I never said it always works or it's the only treatment. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:46 PM Response to Reply #219 |
264. okay. the "dr. eldritch" is the comix vampire then? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #264 |
267. You most certainly have. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:53 AM Response to Reply #267 |
276. fwiw. your reply is a prime example of why people assume you're an asshole |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 01:48 AM Response to Reply #276 |
277. Which obviously gives you an excuse |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
108. Just like cancer, eh? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #108 |
137. Thank you, I know that. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #137 |
207. where did you get your information about what depression is? |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #207 |
250. I do not, have not, nor will I 'claim medical experience'. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
129. Yes, these things are important - but some with Depression are at a point where |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #129 |
141. Yes, I know... in fact I never said otherwise. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #141 |
150. Oh, it's impossible to explain. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #150 |
155. How do you mean? |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:28 PM Response to Reply #155 |
161. I meant for people who don't understand anything about it or its cause |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #161 |
232. Oh yes. |
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freeplessinseattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
146. doesn't sound like you've "solved" it |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #146 |
263. ? |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 01:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
165. I have to agree with you. |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
171. Sometimes it can,sometimes it can't |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #171 |
265. Absolutely. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:08 AM Response to Reply #9 |
199. That's crap. |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #199 |
266. Learn to read. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
200. In the long term, depression can be "prevented" by knowing the warning signs |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #200 |
208. I have never had depression triggered by any situation in my life. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
223. Diet and exercise help, but do not completely erase my own depression. I need |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
11. An "Enlightened:" Society? |
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MonteLukast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Exactly right. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. You are correct...I got an email today. |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:13 AM Response to Reply #11 |
172. Thinking without feeling is one half of it |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
15. My name is Jack Rabbit. I am depressed. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
217. Yes; I have a feeling we're just taking baby steps toward understanding it. nt |
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tannybogus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
17. Dick Cavett explained depression this way: |
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varkam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I think that's an excellent description of an MDE. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Great description. Thank you for posting this. n/t |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. I have one I've used |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. Thanks for the reminder |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
130. Wow! That's excellent! |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
24. I like to call it the darkness. |
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Arnold Judas Rimmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
69. Sucks ass when your own family thinks you can just "snap out of it", huh? |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. I had to stop talking to my family over that shit. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:17 PM Response to Reply #73 |
86. my family was all to aware. |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
121. Muddy pit, too wide to straddle comfortably, with very heavy muddy shoes |
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AnarchoFreeThinker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
28. kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicked and reccccccccccccccccccccc'd |
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soleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
37. I suffered from major depression for several years |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
101. Well done. |
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soleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #101 |
106. Meds and therapy |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #106 |
122. The many meds act on different receptors in the brain, and the receptors can reach |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
57. An issue that I believe is largely ignored and so I'll give you a kick.... |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
63. Thank you |
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Arnold Judas Rimmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
72. After a thread last night, and now this one, I'm convinced we have pharma lobbyists on this board. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #72 |
91. And cultists. Now, what's up with THAT!? n/t |
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Arnold Judas Rimmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #91 |
96. Yeah, but let's leave them out of this thread |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #96 |
104. They're already here! (Hi Tom! Hi Kirsty!) |
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kerry-is-my-prez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
113. My boyfriend's dad committed suicide and there's also some very deep wounds for family/friends. |
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Marnieworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
118. And it is often a FATAL ILLNESS |
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tannybogus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
123. I have fought depression since 1975. |
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MadrasT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
132. Wholehearted |
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easttexaslefty (740 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
134. Amen, brother |
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bonito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
139. . |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
142. The only advancement seems to be the big pharma and pills |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
148. I'll kick that. -n/t |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
151. IMO too many people wrongly think mental Illnesses are a moral fault. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
152. There are TV ads that I have seen that say the same thing. It REALLY physically hurts... |
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Tindalos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
154. Thank you for posting this. |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
156. I've had bouts with depression most of my entire adult life. |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
159. I read an article by Dick Cavett, who suffered chronic depression, |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:17 PM Response to Reply #159 |
225. Oh, do I ever hear that! |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
162. Mindblowing that so many don't actually get the fact that the brain is a physical organ |
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Qutzupalotl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
164. One thing that helped me |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
166. depression sucks.it really does. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:40 AM Response to Reply #166 |
177. I tend to agree. It's interesting to look at extreme situations, e.g. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:59 AM Response to Reply #177 |
178. for example... |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 05:21 AM Response to Reply #178 |
180. You misunderstood the information in the article - you're wrong |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #180 |
221. I've read the original paper: here it is: |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #221 |
222. And.... |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:41 PM Response to Reply #222 |
227. and |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #227 |
229. The relevant quote: |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #229 |
235. I noted those b/c the counter arguments noted potential flaws in the studies |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #235 |
270. I have my own anecdotal experiences, on both sides of the coin. |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:27 AM Response to Reply #177 |
183. Take a look at the work of Viktor Frankl |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #183 |
228. Yes. Existential psychology |
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tannybogus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
176. When I was depressed, I knew I was causing a lot of pain. |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:06 AM Response to Original message |
181. At a time when mental health is the red-headed stepchild, I'm glad this thread is doing so well. |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
182. depression |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
184. This is a great discussion. There are many excellent responses here. n/t |
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Apollo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:53 AM Response to Reply #184 |
195. I agree. It's just a shame about some of the anger and grumpiness! |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:17 AM Response to Reply #195 |
201. word |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:20 AM Response to Reply #195 |
202. "It worked for me, so therefor it will work for everyone" |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 09:57 AM Response to Reply #202 |
205. You've lost me. I didn't see that in this thread. |
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klebean (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #205 |
212. as a clinical social worker |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #205 |
255. Perhaps you should read a few more posts |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
209. Therapy and antidepressants never worked for me, meditation did. |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #209 |
211. I think you're definitely on to something. |
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klebean (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #211 |
215. "stepping back and observing my thoughts" |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 04:22 PM Response to Reply #215 |
236. I meant observing them non-judgmentally and with acceptance. |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:01 AM Response to Reply #211 |
273. ...and so you meditate. |
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klebean (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #209 |
213. great contribution to this thread! |
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Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #209 |
247. In my own experience, that's just one piece, though it's an important one. |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
218. Well said |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
240. This thread is depressing. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:11 PM Response to Reply #240 |
241. Then don't read it. It is important to many here. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #241 |
242. Not the OP |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #242 |
244. Then do not respond to the OP, and perhaps clarify exactly what you mean. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #244 |
246. Yes, Lord philboy. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #246 |
249. LOL! We both know you did not hide this... |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 07:55 PM Response to Reply #240 |
257. Hahahaha! |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
248. Moved. n/t |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
260. Error: you can only recommend threads within 24 hrs... |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-12-08 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
269. We have finally acknowledged that my mom has major depression. |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-13-08 12:46 AM Response to Reply #269 |
275. If she knows she has to do something, it's a good start. |
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