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Hi, back in the 70s and 80s I worked in my family's health food store. We sold lots of vitamin and mineral supplements. I even went out of state to study the benefits of supplementation for a variety of reasons. So I'm good with using supplements and have known a lot of people who were avid believer...

Hi there. I do understand how you feel. For many years I worked in the control room of a public tv station. I was good at what I did, even with the depression that has dogged me all my life. I felt useful, liked and valued and that meant a lot to me. Then things changed. I got a new supervisor. I ha...

I just spent well over an hour on a post only to be logged out when I went to post it. Damn it. Maybe I'll try again another time.

I am 55 and just going through a divorce now. For months I had the divorce papers, but could not bring myself to deal with it. My wife's attorney has filed for a default judgment since I am non responsive which will mean she will get everything she wants. I am angry about it, but also feel powerless...

Well my situation is different in that I only have a little trouble with anxiety. However I definitely improve when I'm interacting with others and I love kids. Mostly I'm around my own kids, but being around any other people helps pull me out myself. Being alone is definitely the worst situation I ...

To put it simply and honestly, I was born here and am frightened of the prospect of moving somewhere else. At least here I have my two sons and a brother and sister in law who love me. I function poorly and could easily become another homeless man. Yes, loosing the weight was a good moral booster. I...

Both you fellows sound a lot like me. I'm 55 and getting divorced. Been a chronic depressive since I was a teenager and am having a hellova time getting back to work. For months now I've been laying around the house listening to left wing podcasts and eating too much. I've never smoked a cigarette a...

I know you know this already, but yes following your girlfriend on facebook and Twitter is not going to help you. I can't really talk though, I do a number of things that I know aren't good for me, but feel good at the time. It sounds like you had a great relationship, at least from your point of vi...

I have limited experience with anxiety and none at all with paranoia, but I was seeing a therapist recently who told me about her issues with anxiety. She said that getting a fair amount of regular exercise (like every day for her) made a big difference in her ability to make it through the day. Als...

I want to explain that last bit in my previous post. It's not just because I'm sure your family loves you, you see when I was eleven my seventeen year old sister killed herself. Her boyfriend had recently broken up with her and it hurt her terribly. The thing I took away from that experience was how...

Hi there, so sorry to hear of your troubles. I know it's not the kind of thing that is easy to talk to your parents about. I had a decent relationship with my folks, but never told my dad about my depression and have only recently said anything about it to my mom. I hope you can keep up with the swi...

Hi, I too am unemployed do mostly to health issues. I had a job at the local public tv station f 16 years, but they let me go when it seemed like I couldn't keep up with the technology. Then my marriage of 18 years ended when my wife asked for a divorce. I have two boys aged 10 and 13. My wife wants...

Hi there, I wonder if anyone here has experience with really long term depression. I started calling a local crisis line 40 years ago when I was a teenager. First walked into a mental health clinic when I was 19, took my first antidepressant when I was 25 and have been on at least a dozen since then...