Anxiety Road Podcast: Depression

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ARP 366 - Postpartum Support for Dads

With attacks on mom and non-mothers, it is easy to forget there are dads that might need assistance too. Giving birth can be a challenging experience.

There are anxiety conditions that can occur because of pregnancy. In this very short episode, I have a resource from Postpartum Support International (PSI) that might be helpful to the fellas that are finding themselves on the Anxiety Road.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned:

Postpartum Support International (PSI) has a page specifically for dads needing assistance with anxiety or depression generated by pregnancy or birth of a child.

There is also a telephone helpline in English and Spanish 800-944-4773, or you can text help to the same number. The helpline is available from 8am to 11pm Eastern time.

PSI also has an app that can help parents access help and support as well as a community that understands issues related to the condition. You can find it at the Apple or Google Play App Stores.

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Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements.

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

ARP 348 - Bear Grylls App and Men's Mental Health Resources

Anxiety, Depression, Suicide

In 2024, of the things we have to change is the active cultural block against men seeking mental health treatment. We don't have time for it.

All hands on deck or at least pull the ropes trying to point the ship in the right direction.

This episode is a little different because it is resource focus. Go to Helpguide.org to learn about therapy or to Heads Up Guys to learn about stress. Or use the Mettle app from Bear Grylls.

What I don't want you to do is suffer, grit your teeth and take it. Because that is causing some good people to reconsider their time on the planet.

If the assholes won't go, why should you?

Just saying.

In this episode, a look at a few men's mental health resources.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned:

U.S. National Institute of Mental Health page on Men and Mental Health and their page on What is Anxiety?

Infographic from Mental Health America about Mental Health for Men

The Canadian website called Heads Up Guys have self-guided courses on anxiety, mindfulness and depression topics. It is a project of the University of British Columbia. The site has a lot of information dealing with depression, with roadmaps, stress management tips and more.

The Anxiety and Depression Association has a dedicated page on anxiety that includes statistics, symptoms and links to other pages about treatment options.

Adventure Bear Grylls is the co-founder of a new mental health app for men. It is called Mettle. You can find more information at the app website https://bemettle.com/

Australian Beyond Blue gateway page about men and mental health topics.

UK Mental Health Foundation page on Why Men Don't Talk About Mental Health

ARP Episode 161 Finding a Therapist, contains a list of therapists directories.

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ARP 344 Diabetes and Anxiety Resources

Anxiety, Depression, Education, Resource

If you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and anxiety or depression, you have to deal with both conditions at the same time.

It is a challenge but not impossible. There are resources and options to help you deal with treatment.

This is just a quick mention of some of those resources that could be of assistance to you or someone you know.

P.S. I had some kind of glitchy thing happen and I slapped some music to try to cover it up. I need to go to remedial audio school.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned:

American Diabetes Association Behavioral Health Toolkits for folks with Diabetes who might be experiencing anxiety.

American Diabetes Association Mental Health Directory

U.S. Centers for Disease Control page on 10 Tips for Coping with Diabetes Distress and Diabetes and Mental Health

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ARP 324 - Explaining Depression via Games

Anxiety, Depression, Symptoms

The American Psychiatry Association defines depression as loss of interest of activities once enjoyed, and that the symptoms must last longer than two weeks before an official diagnosis.

There isn't just one kind of depression and they don't all generate from the same source.

For people that have not experience depression, it is really hard for them to understand. Or they try to related to something that has no relationship to the actual condition.

You can tell they don’t know about when they offer responses like, “you just have to get out of yourself.

So this episode is a two-fer. It is for people that have an anxiety condition that may or may not have a side order of depression. You'll need info on what is is and some of the treatment options.

And, if you need a friend or loved one who doesn't connect with what you are experiencing, there are games and simulations that can help them get a glimmer of understanding.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned:

There is a story from New Hampshire Public Radio about a meeting at Dartmouth University with the current and prior Surgeon Generals meeting to talk about the need for ‘stronger communities’ to address mental health crisis.

The Verge article about Google shutting down the podcasting app. Option 1 is to move over to the YouTube Music App. Option 2 is to find another podcasting application.

The American Psychiatric Association has information about depression, the various types and some of the treatment options. There is also a short explainer video to help those that take in information visually.

Helpguide.org post on Depression Symptoms and Warning Signs.

Celeste is a game where Madeline journeys up Celeste Mountain with her anxiety. There is an 8-bit version that can be played on the website. The modern version can be found on various playing devices.

Actual Sunlight, a game/narrative about the experience of depression. You also can find it on Google Play, Nintendo, Switch and other gaming platforms

Depression Quest, old school web based HTML journey of depression and discovery.

The Braaains podcast if you want to know more about that tasty organ known as the brain, mental health issues disability representation. The podcast also shows how the topic is reflected in tv, movies and media.

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Show 325 - Minding the Line Fly Fishing Movie and PTSD Resources

Alternative, Depression, PTSD, Therapy

After missing last week, I was determined to get an episode up. I recording and edited it.

The SOS software decided to garble my speech.

And then it stopped working.

So I turned to my phone and made something happen.

This is a quick look at the new movie called Minding the LIne, which is a fictional movie about fly fishing, PTSD and coping as best you can.

I'll get the rest of the episode re-jiggered and try again.

I might have to miss an episode or two, it is getting hectic at Amalgamated Salt and Brimstone and some times you have to yield to the sulfur.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned:

Mending the Line

Blue Sky Entertainment official movie trailer on YouTube.

Field and Stream interview with director Joshua Caldwell about the movie and the challenges in bring it to the screen.

Variety.com review of the Mending the Line film.

RogerEbert.com review of the film.

PTSD Resources

National Institute of Mental Health information page about PTSD and you can download the PDF booklet

Department of Veterans Affairs National Center on PTSD The Center also has podcast called

PTSD Bytes where you can get small audio chunks of information about the condition and tips for handling it.

Helpguide.org page on what is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and your treatment options. This site also has veteran specific information and has info on the various types of PTSD.

Psychology Today post on Conquer Anxiety, One Small Step at a Time, A solution-focused approach to overcoming fear, worry, and stress.

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Pebble in the Road - Fight the Reaper

Depression, Suicide

For those of you that don’t understand about the experience of depression, I have two websites that might help folks get a grip on it.

The first is Will O’Neil’s Actual Sunlight. It is a fictional narrative game about the experience of living and trying to exist in a depressive state.

Another expression of the experience is an old school HTML website called Depression Quest.

It is an interactive experience about living with depression.

What am I talking about this?

In this episode, a word or two about Heather Armstrong and a few resources that might help you understand depression a little bit more and a resource or two to help some of you stay on this side of the life fence.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned:

Washington Post article about Heather Armstrong.

The website Live Through This

Will O’Neil’s Actual Sunlight

Old school HTML interactive narrative Depression Quest

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Show 320 Graphic Novel Memoires about Anxiety

Awareness, Book, Depression, Worry

Long time listeners know that I am a connoisseur of the sequential arts.

It is truly the theater of the mind because I can co-create with the artist to experience an environment or an adventure.

I bring this up because sometimes healing can come from unexpected places. Like a graphic novel or a comic book.

Three of the books talk about the experience of having a perpetual negative voice interfering with the quality of their lives.

Three of the books speak to what they have done to connect with their better selves.

In this episode a look at five graphic novels memoires about anxiety.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned:

Marie and the Worrywart by Jen Woodall. The cover gives a good example of going from being normal to transition into symptom flare up. It is published by Silver Sprocket Press.

MonsterMind: Dealing with Anxiety and Self-Doubt by Alfonso Casas does not have just one voice but a committee such as Mr. Past Traumas, Mr. Fear, Mr. Social Anxiety, Mr. Impostor Syndrome, Mr. Sadness, Mr. Doubt and there may be more hiding in the rafters.

The Worrier’s Guide to Life by Gemma Correll, world champion over-thinker. What if everything you saw negatively came into being. As if it was an overly to every single thing you laid eyes on.

For example, you are looking into an ice cream case and see rocky road kill or cookies & clams.

The Last Gay Man on Earth is a photo memoir that has Ype Driessen. All I know is that there is a sentient robot vacuum cleaner involved. The publisher is Street Noise Books.

Also on the Andrews McMeel website is a book by Debbie Tung, Everything is Ok. But it isn’t because we are talking about anxiety and depression. This is a graphic memoir about how she navigates the highs and lows of her experiences.

Improve: How I Discovered Improv and Conquered Social Anxiety by Alex Graudins.

What do you do when you have a bad case of social anxiety? Alex’s decision is to sign up for an improv comedy class. The publisher is First Second but the link is to the Macmillan website book listing page.

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Show 314 What Is Ro Mind?

Anxiety, Depression, Medication, Telehealth Treatment

Update 2024 - Although the mental health only therapy explainer page is still listed on the website, it seems that there has been a downsizing of the medical services offered.

Per the main page of the website, they no longer list anxiety, depression and seasonal affected disorder conditions. When I select the "What We Treat" menu, there are no mental health services.

I will have a separate recording about the change but the recording below is more of a historical archive of what was going on in February 2023.

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The virtual mental health marketplace is an ever-changing land of what was impossible is now possible. Whether or not it should be is a question for another time.

Now might be a good time to ask those questions because there are a lot of new players that are being created outside of the traditional medical education and practice system.

This week, I'm taking what I call a window shopping view of a company called Ro.co and Ro Mind.

They provide medicine, medical education via pre-recorded video and medical management services for people that anxiety, depression and seasonal affected disorder only.

I'm still working out my thoughts on the Ro Mind telehealth service.

On the one hand, if you already have a therapist or a mental health provider that can't prescribe medication, this might be a good options.

But there are issues and concerns I have about self diagnosing without a medical checkup. Anyway, this is a quick look based on what I found when I visited the website.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned:

Cleveland Clinic post on what things stress can do to your body.

2024 Update - Ro.co Mental Health page that explains considering using online therapy. I don't know how long this will remain on the website.

Mental Health America has a screening test for anxiety.

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Show 287 Risk Factors for the Big Dip

Anxiety, Depression, Suicide

It is May it is U.S. version of Mental Health Awareness Month.

Treating mental health concerns is just as important to treat as conditions for physical health.

The need for mental health care is needed across all levels of society. Neither poverty nor wealth should be a barrier to access quality mental health treatment.

Suicide is not something I want to talk about. I always want to focus on what you can do.

Finding resources and keep putting that foot in front of the other. Rest when you need to but keep on going.

In this episode, a quick look at the some of the symptoms of entering the darkest of places.

Resources Mentioned:

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has information, survivor stories and help for people in trouble and resources for the family and friends that want to help or understand.

Jenny Lawson has a new book called Broken, In the best possible way. Jenny has anxiety and treatment resistant depression. She is also a great writer who can make you laugh and come to tears in the next paragraph. You can also watch a five minute-ish interview of Jenny by CityLine on Youtube.

Mental Health America has a resource page on finding treatment resources.

Suicide Prevention Lifeline has stories from survivors, the fact, how to talk about suicide and pages of resources.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

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Pebble in the Road Acknowledging Burnout is Ok

Awareness, Depression, Therapy

Burnout is when it is really hard to put two sentences together and have them make sense.

Burnout is you want to do is stay in bed under the covers. Because it is safe. They can't get to you there.

Except that you can't. You have to go to work, do that thing. Complete the task. Make nice to people who may or may not deserve it.

Dr. Candance Good in a post on Psychology Today states:

"Burnout was common before the pandemic. But now pile on two years of uncertainty, civil unrest, irritability in the political climate, disruptions in work and childcare, and fear.

These circumstances can trigger a stress reaction in our bodies; burnout is the physical reaction to that stress."

In this short episode, a word or two about burnout.

Resources Mentioned:

Helpguide.org page on Burnout, Prevention and Treatment.

Candace Good MD, M.D. post on Psychology Today on Why Self-Care Is Not Enough to Beat Burnout

Burnout is real. Here’s how to spot it—and recover. article on PopSci by Isobel Whitcomb

The Conversation - How to recover from burnout and chronic work stress – according to a psychologist

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

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ARP 269 - You Don't Choose Depression

Depression

No sane or crazy person would. But that doesn't stop the market place and the uninformed from saying stupid stuff.

This is a pebble in the road about what is depression. I'm thinking if I make enough pebbles, I'll get an episode out. It is hard when you have to fight for every single word.

There are people writing articles, books and podcasts. Many of those people want you to spend money on thinking yourself out of the diagnosed version of depression.

It doesn't work like that.

One way to think about depression is being enveloped into a fog life of no highs, no lows just gray.

Everything is gray. And that voice in the head that is telling you it will never get better because you aren't worth getting better.

And you have to fight through that fog and that awful voice just to stay alive and prove it wrong.

There are people you don't know who are doing wonderful things but they are fighting through the fog too. Some of them have stated they have the condition. Others keep it on the down low. Either way, it is a struggle.

One of the resources that I mention in the episode is for the National Institute of Mental Health booklet on Depression. You can read it on their website or download the PDF version.

Resources Mentioned:

Helpguide.org post on Depression Symptoms and Warning Signs

National Institute of Mental Health booklet on Depression.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

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Show 267 Misdiagnosis - Physical Symptoms

Awareness, Depression, Doctors, Panic, Stress, Treatment

Last time I gave a very brief description of misdiagnosis and an example or two. This is a follow-up to last week’s pebble in the road.

If you have a health, medical phobia or descriptions of medical conditions make you anxious, you might want to skip this episode. If you have cardiophobia, stop, do not go on, this is not the episode for you.

Honestly, I got overwhelmed with the number of similarities between mental and physical health issues.

Talk about information overload. So I thought about it and decided to break it up in manageable parts. Why didn’t I think about this last week?

Because my tendency is to want to give the whole pizza pie instead of a slice. Except it isn’t pizza pie but lots and lot of words. It can be a bit much.

Anyway, this time a quick look at the physical illnesses that can mimic anxiety symptoms.

Resources Mentioned:

CNET video on a possible new treatment for severe depression via a brain implant.

2015 Psychiatric Times, Managing Anxiety in the Medically Ill.

Dr T. Jared Bunch, MD post on Everyday Health on Is It Anxiety or Heart Disease? Sometimes It's Hard to Tell the Difference.

From ADAA.org is a post on Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with info about the interrelationship between the two conditions. Very Well Mind has a lot of information about panic attacks and IBS

Creeky Joints on Anxiety and Arthritis: What Causes It, and 14 Healthy Ways to Cope

U.S. Centers for Disease Control page on Diabetes and Mental Health

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

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A video about Depression via WHO and Mathew Johnstones

Depression, Support, Symptoms, Treatment

Repetition is important. Not just via text or someone telling you about what to do. There are many things in this video that I have mentioned as a resource or an option. I'll keep on doing it.

But when you are in deep it is hard to hear or believe it. What is true? Is it true for me? The black dog of depression will probably lie to you and tell you no.

I hope that this video by the World Health Organization (WHO) will help more people to understand that there can be colors again in your life besides blah and soulsucking.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

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Show 262 Depression Negative Talk Symptoms

Depression, Resource, Symptoms

There is a study reported by the medical journal The Lancet about the increase in levels of anxiety and depression during the pandemic. The first sentence in the report got me thinking.

Mental disorders are among the leading causes of the global health-related burden

I have to look up the meaning of burden because I've never thought of my anxiety as a burden. A thorn, a pain in the ass, or at best, this thing that I have, but not a burden.

It has two meanings. a load, typically a heavy one.

Or the main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument.

The Lancet is a UK publication and I'm an American bringing other meaning to the words used to describe mental health issues.

At first, I took it as the world was burdened with people who have a mental health condition. Then I thought, maybe they mean the people that have a mental health condition that have the burden?

I might be wrong about this, but I think this is the UK's English way of expressing a thesis statement.

In this episode, a definition of depression and negative talk (or cognitive dissonance) symptoms when it comes to depression.

Negative talk symptom isn’t the opposite of so-called happy or positive thoughts. It is a pattern of thinking that is designed to invalidate the worth of a person or their value to other people.

Resources Mentioned:

Ad Age Mental Health is the Monumental Brief that Needs the Power of Our Industry.

American Psychiatry Association explanation page What is Depression?

Downloadable booklet – What is Depression? from the National Institute of Mental Health Also by NIMH, Signs and Symptoms of Depression.

How Does Social Media Play a Role in Depression? a post by Very Well Mind

Social Media and Mental Health via Helpguide.org

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

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Show 259 What is Serotonin?

Brain, Depression, Food, Stress

I was reading an article that said I should eat pineapple to increase my serotonin level. I also seen other articles about kiwis, avocados and other foods.

In those articles you might find something about serotonin ability to calm you down.

Or to help with anxiety. Or depression.

This one got me a little twitchy. Because the article mentioned the pineapple should be inside of a sugar cake of delight.

This is like a person pointing to the ice cubes inside an alcoholic drink. And trying to convince themselves they are hydrating with water.

This is the short version:

Which brings up the hackles in me about so-called superfoods.

The special formulas. And buzzwords on parade.

I think what ticked me off was the implication that the implication of a fruit inside of a sugar based cake becomes a healthy alternative.

In this episode, a look at what is serotonin and what it does to the mind and body.

This is the longer version:

Resources Mentioned:

San Diego Union Tribune article about men ignoring their mental health issues.

The Dana Foundation is a non-profit that provides information about the brain and brain health for kids and adults. Has a good explanation of Neurotransmitters.

The Hormone Health Network is a website connected to The Endocrine Society, the world’s largest organization of endocrinologists, representing more than 18,000 physicians and scientists.

Endocrinologists look at the things that effect hormones and glands. Not only do they have a page about Serotonin, but they also have a page about the relationship between hormones and stress.

They also have a little something about dark chocolate. 1 oz. a day will help mood, A1C levels, stress reduction and heart health.

The National Health Service in the UK has a post on how to get Vitamin D for those living in the United Kingdom. It is different than what folks in the US need to consider.

From Harvard Health: Serotonin The Natural Mood Booster. The have a series on the feel good hormones.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

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Show 252 Anxiety and Iceberg Beliefs

Culture, Depression, Phobias, Resource, Support

An iceberg belief is a self-limited thought. And one of the strange things about it is that some of those self-limiting thoughts can come from your family, broadcast and social media or your culture.

Anxiety and anxiety symptoms can amp up or bring to the surface some of those embedded thoughts.

Those thoughts can pop up as you watch a video. A car racing down the street. A song that brings up a memory. Or it is 1:57pm and you got a way to go before the end of the day.

You are whipping on yourself that working, doing, being isn't enough. You feel mediocre or less than you think you should be. Sometimes a bunch of commercials try to reinforce that statement.

"Just buy Cranko and you will feel or live better."

The iceberg belief can add fuel to your anxiety about a situation. That may or may not be true.

In this episode, a definition of a self-limiting thought, some examples and a few resources to ponder.

In the News:

Washington Post article about how men ignore their mental health issues.

U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Brochures and Fact Sheets page on mental health conditions. You can download a pdf or even have a copy of the brochure mailed to you.

There is also a NIMH brochure about Men and Depression, it explains what depression is, causes and treatment options.

Resources Mentioned:

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are – Brené Brown. You can find the book or audiobook at almost any book vendor. On her website there is a page with a Brave and Brokenhearted manifesto.

Mark Manson's page on What are limiting beliefs?

Meg James from Australia has a worksheet on Limiting Belief that you can work though.

On the InsightTimer website there is a course from Meg on Simple Tools for Self-Acceptance. The first section is free and gives you an idea of what to expect.

Pickthebrain.com worksheet on self-limiting thoughts with an action step.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

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Show 241 - Learning from Ernest Hemingway

Addiction, Brain, Depression, Mood, PTSD, Resource, Sleep, Suicide, Support, Trauma

I generally don't talk about famous people unless they self-declare their illness or there is a compelling reason. Not in a million years did I think that I would have something to say about Ernest Hemingway.

I knew he was a writer. I knew that he seem to love adventure and liked the ladies both within and outside of the bonds of matrimony. And that he was thought of as a manly man.

So when I heard that there was going to be yet another documentary about Hemingway, I couldn't drum up any reason to watch.

Until I learned more about the man. There are multiple levels to his physical and mental pain.

You got family trauma. Not to mention an undiagnosed hereditary disease attacking his organs.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Bipolar Disorder with two other mood disorders s riding in the backseat.

Arthritis. Depression and anxiety. Self-Treating with alcohol.

Indeed he was a messed up man. Who wrote great books. Who was given the Nobel Prize for Literature.

He was a pip but he was also human. Sometimes good. Sometimes a jerk.

In this episode, a quick look at the things that in hindsight, Ernest Hemingway can teach us about dealing with our situation and being proactive about taking care of our bodies..

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned:

Hemingway - A film documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novic.

Ernest Hemingway: a psychological autopsy of a suicide by Christopher D. Martin.

PBS News Hour How mental health struggles wrote Ernest Hemingway’s final chapter by Dr. Howard Markel.

The American Chronic Pain Association has a number of links to pain management resources. Mr. Hemingway would have been eligible for at least six of them.

There is good stuff at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. They have information about Hemochromatosis.

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance FAQ page about depression and mood disorders. They also have on-line support groups. There are also resources at ADAA.org and the National Institute of Mental Health and Medline Plus pages on Bipolar disorders.

If you suspect that someone you know is trying to take themselves off planet there are somethings you can do to help. Bethe1to offers five action steps to help a person in need.

The Gospel at Colonus a retelling of the Greek play with an African-American twist. It is available on DVD but your could take a gander at the play on YouTube. The music is therapeutic and provides another example of somebody having a rough road in life.

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Show 239 There is grief in anxiety too.

anger, Book, Depression, Therapy

One of the great things about WandaVision is that there was a shared communal place for joy, life and grief. Now the comic book nerd in me is huffing and puffing about conflating three different story arcs in the series.

I normally don't like it but WandaVision gets a special dispensation for just how well it can be done.

This episode is about grief. Anxiety can be a dance partner with it or make it presence know. But grief is a powerful thing. Do not disrespect when it walks into the room.

Have all the feelings. Yes.

Don't ignore it. Don't pretend like it isn't there and life goes on.

It will find you and make you listen.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned:

Social Anxiety Kyle is a website that has some free resources, a link to the Social Ninjas podcast and a course for those of you that have social anxiety.

My father was famous as John Le Carre, my mother was his crucial covert collaborator. Essay on The Guardian website.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control page on Grief and Loss, learn about the symptoms and what you can do to help your healing.

Grief is love with no place to go by Fred Guttenberg. Mr. Guttenberg has written a book called Find the Helpers: what 9/11 taught me about recovery, purpose and hope.

Mental Health America has coping tips and suggestions on dealing with grief.

Modern Loss is a website that talks about grief. All of the forms of grief and the ways other people have found to make their way through. Excellent resource. Start with 10 Ways to Overcome Grief-Related Anxiety, how to find the way back to yourself.

One more for the road, the American Psychological Association Grief: Coping with the loss of your loved one.

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Taraji P. Henson on Living with Depression and Anxiety | Body Stories | SELF Video

Anxiety, Culture, Depression

We have to change. We have to pave the path of healing. One of the things we can do is talk about it. Say the words "I'm in trouble and I need help."

This is Taraji P. Henson talking about her depression and anxiety in an interview via Self Magazine.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources:

Taraj P. Henson called Peace of Mind. It is a series about mental health issues concerning the Black/African American community. It streams on Facebook Watch on Monday and Wednesdays 9am Pacific and 12 noon Eastern time.

Mental Health Resources for Black, African American, Melanated and Adjacent People

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Show 229 Loneliness or Finding Joy Where You Can

Depression, Stress, Therapy

Loneliness can come and go. But if it is on-going then that could be a form of chronic loneliness. Chronic loneliness can also intermix with anxiety and depression. That is never a good thing.

I removed mention of Anna Magnani from the episode, it was running too long. Magnani is another person that can make you reconnect to feelings and emotions.

Anna Magnani was fierce. She was a first class, A1 scene stealer. I have great sympathy for any actor in any film she appeared in.

In body, presence, and using the craft of acting, she made you look and listen to her. In her films, she commands you to be with her. If you can find the film, The Rose Tattoo, or any of her Italian language films that will keep you engaged for a bit.

To get a sample of her talent, there is a retrospective video from Izzy at Be Kind, Rewind.

Look, loneliness is complex. It is tough. I wanted to say something about it and to let folks know that they are heard, even in their loneliness.

I'm trying to chip away at a very large rock. It is going to take a while.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

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From the 1990 Tony Awards - Michael Jeter and Brett Barrett clip "We'll take a glass together" and acceptance speech.

Retrospective on actor Michael Jeter by The Back Focus.

From Be Kind, Rewind, retrospective on actress Anna Magnani. I wanted to give a shout out about her but I cut it from the episode. You should know about Anna Magnani.

Loneliness Resources:

Dept. of Veteran Affairs Harry Truman Memorial Hospital recordings on relaxation techniques.

From Oprah.com an online version of the Loneliness Quiz.

CIGNA page on Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Loneliness

Anxiety.org page on Loneliness Makes a Bigger Impact on Your Mental and Physical Health Than You Might Think

Psychologist Clarissa Gosney video on Tips for Surviving Social Isolation During the Covid-19 Pandemic

From Mindful.org A Loving-Kindness Meditation to Cultivate Resilience

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