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Unhealthy Self-Talk: Yelling at Myself

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

I felt like the magazine was yelling at me. As I read the borrowed copy of “Runner’s World,” article after article made me feel like I was not running enough. I identify myself ...

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My Adversity, My Son

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

I watched "Hawthorne" on TNT tonight. One of the story lines was about a woman who came into the ER with a broken arm and during the examination she was discovered to have many bruises ...

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Last night I went to a convenience store. I was joking with one of the two female cashiers working the late night shift when this guy stormed in, shouting obscenities, totally agitated. I was scared—sure ...

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Hiding Behind the Pulpit with Bipolar Disorder

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

I have an illness that affects nearly 1 out of every 17 Americans, and affects 1 out of every 5 families. This disease is chronic in nature, and can only be controlled, not cured. It ...

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Too Much Togetherness Solution: A Hat

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

As a child I remember my great aunt saying irritably, “I promised you ‘for better or for worse’ but not for lunch!” ...

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When Everyone Else Is Married with Children

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

It started in my mid-twenties. At first it was a slow trickle, then the downpour exploded. Almost all of my friends started getting married. I was a bridesmaid so many times that ...

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Yoga Journey

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

I started going to yoga classes when I was a sophomore in college. This was in 1995, so the yoga craze had not yet begun. I didn’t know much about yoga, but liked ...

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Quitting Therapy

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Yesterday I quit therapy. This was a big decision; one I thought long and hard about. Psychotherapy has always been helpful, but I simply didn’t want to go anymore. My sessions had ...

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An Unlikely Reminder of Personal Growth

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

I think it really sucks you jumped to such a conclusion before taking anything I would have to say into consideration and also feeling the need to tell me of your planned selfish act. Based ...

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Three Men, One Month: The Match.com Journey Continues

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

I have now been on roughly a month’s worth of Match.com dates. None of them was completely awful, but some were definitely better than others. Date One: The Liquid Hater I started with a man I ...

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Mother’s Day Thoughts by a Mommy of Angels

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

I have been thinking. I have 6 Angels waiting for me in Heaven. I have miscarriages. The couple weeks surrounding Mother's Day contain several significant dates for me anyway. May 8th was the 7th anniversary ...

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My Relationship with Running

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Running has become one of my favorite things. It provides me with goals that are measurable, is 100% for me, clears my head, and provides me with an immeasurable amount of confidence and self ...

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Match.com — Again

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

I gave in. I signed up for Match.com again. Awesome new men were not appearing in my life without any effort on my part, so I decided to try online dating again. Online dating ...

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Another Antidepressant Journey

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Today I have spent a lot of time on the phone with both a nurse and my psychiatrist. Our big topic of the day? How to get me off Celexa. I started ...

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Sylvia Plath’s Legacy

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

For someone who has only read her biography and never read any of Sylvia Plath’s actual poetry, I spend an awful lot of time thinking about her. That’s because I suffer from chronic depression ...

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