I was listening to a speech the other night and as I focused on the message I began to think about the variety of responses which could evolve from the words shared. At this time, I began to think deeper about how powerful our words can...Read full post  →

FDA Pulls Generic Version of Wellbutrin XL 300 mg

By Brendan McLean, NAMI Communications Coordinator

Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a press release stating that Budeprion XL 300 mg, a generic version of Wellbutrin...Read full post  →

Wow, what a weekend! Starting with my daughter having this bizarre reaction to a medication called Reglan. She went into complete body muscle spasms and muscle cramping every six hours. After three emergency visitis and one hospital stay at CHOP the...Read full post  →

On November 15th, the Delaware County Task Force is having their annual conference entitled "Suffering in Silence: the Stigma of Suicide" and I will be presenting about online resources for people with depression. I'm very excited about this...Read full post  →

For many years in the past I have attended this Holloween dance and when I was younger, I would dance non-stop for hours on end and it was some of the most joyfull times of my life. Well, this weekend the dance has arrived again. I need to live my...Read full post  →

Today was an incredible day, starting with my involvement at a spiritual retreat at St.Eugene's. Two weeks prior I was invited to speak about spirituality, so for two weeks I have thought about my topic, "Are we spiritual?"
 
Today was the...Read full post  →

Sometimes people with disabilities or illnesses feel like they are forgotten and that they do not exist. Many times people give up on the relationship because they cannot maintain the emotional support needed to keep the relationship going with...Read full post  →

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ShareYourBlues with the help of St.Marks United Methodist Church is proud to announce we are starting a support group for people affected by depression. With the help and support of Rev. Jim Elliot we were able to move forward with the commitment to...Read full post  →

I did get about 3 hours of sleep tonight but then I woke up wide awake at 1 AM and it doesn't look like sleep is happening before I have to "get up" for work. I do feel slightly hypo, but stable and in control of the situation. I know I need to work...Read full post  →