Happily one year and a few months sober, after close to a decade of progressively heavier drinking and self-destructive tendencies. After the first three months or so last year, dealing with the day to day of people having alcohol around me started to become much, much easier, until the past month or so, where the urge has hit me substantially harder. Seasonal? Just part of the territory?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 22, 2013 -
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Light therapy for depression that gets worse in the winter: when does it start working? Any tips?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 15, 2012 -
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Has anyone tried light therapy? I started using a SAD light therapy light and am experiencing some weird side effects...
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 1, 2011 -
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I'm considering therapy for the first time. How to clearly express what I want to work through there, and what to expect? Snowflake details inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 24, 2011 -
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One of the people at my job had to quit due to a heart attack. I volunteered to buy a gift on behalf of the office, but I have no idea what to get. What should I get for someone who is sick and probably in a dire financial situation?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 15, 2011 -
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Compulsive web-browsing completely dominates my life. How do I physically stop myself from using the internet?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 26, 2011 -
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I think I recently emerged from a long term funk (perhaps dysthymia, or long term mild depression, but I'm not going fix on a diagnosis). I've had a few
awesome weeks recently, but also a few that were just as bad as before. The trouble is: I'm not used to feeling good, so I don't understand what I can expect. Help me understand this.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 14, 2010 -
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Am I unhappy because of my relationship or am I just unhappy in general and attributing it to my relationship?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 28, 2010 -
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Why am I such a pathetic sad-sack these days, and how can I shape up before I drive all my friends away?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 14, 2009 -
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Why would a 21 year old guy have ED issues for no apparent reason? [NSFW] [personal drama]
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 1, 2009 -
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Is it normal to become exhausted after feeling intense anger or sadness that is accompanied by no particular physical activity?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 3, 2008 -
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Should I suck it up and extend an olive branch or wait for her to contact me? [Long, long post. Apologies]
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 13, 2008 -
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I'm a 22-year-old female, dealing with a relapse of depression/almost-quarter-life crisis. I'm doing the therapy + medication thing, but what else I can do to help me get out of this rut? How do you deal with relapses of depression?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 14, 2008 -
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