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Ellen McGrath has written a helpful article for “Psychology Today” on boosting your self-esteem at work. I have excerpted her four strategies below, but to read the entire article, “Self-Esteem at Work,” click here. Research has shown that the more roles people fill, the more sources of self-esteem they have. Meaningful work has long been…

A few days ago I published the essay by Jon Armstrong, Mr. Dooce, on what it’s like living with someone who suffers from chronic depression. I did not cite the source for this article and I shouldn’t have excerpted its entirety. There were reasons why I messed up, but I wanted to be sure to…

I know a “happy place” sounds corny. How many times have you seen a character on a sitcom close his eyes and say, “I’m going to my happy place. I’m almost there. Up, I can’t find any parking. Hold on, I think I have a handicap sticker I can use….” But there’s some legitimate wisdom…

In “Home Coming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child,” bestselling author John Bradshaw describes his years in the seminary as nurturing, where he adopted many “new fathers” and “new mothers” to replace the abusive ones who raised him. He writes, “Another way to champion your inner child is to let your adult find new sources…

Johns Hopkins Medicine has published the following information on recognizing and treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is marked by recurrent, repetitive thoughts (obsessions), behaviors (compulsions), or both that a person recognizes as unreasonable, unnecessary, or foolish yet are intrusive and cannot be resisted. People with obsessive-compulsive disorder do not necessarily have both obsessions…

In the spirit of Columbus Day, I thought I’d discuss what we’re doing over at Group Beyond Blue (in Beliefnet’s community, or social networking site) because in my role as moderator of the group of more than 1,000 members, I am feeling a bit like Columbus. I have no idea where I’m headed. I have…

I know that I usually feature “Friday’s Question” on Friday, but since this is Mental Illness Awareness Week, I’d like to post a few articles on some successes today–a victory in the House to require health plans to cover treatment for mental illness on the same terms and conditions as all other illnesses!–and where where…

Let’s start with the good news, of course. From NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness): By a vote of 263-171, the House October 3 gave final approval to the Paul Wellstone-Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (HR 1424). President Bush is expected…

Thanks to Beyond Blue reader Larry Parker for writing the following post as part of “The Doxieman Blog” which you can get to by clicking here: I fight the good fight against stigma against mental illness. But I was taken aback by the truth of something I read recently in Pete Earley’s seminal book “Crazy.”…

Thanks to Group Beyond Blue member SoberToday who revised and edited this letter authored by Ben Oberin about HEP C to speak to those of us who live with depression and anxiety. You may read her discussion thread at Group Beyond Blue by clicking here. Having depression and anxiety means many things change, and a…
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