Hey, I've been lurking here for a while now and I feel like it's time to tell my story. Since I am not a native speaker, I apologize for any linguistic errors. My story of struggling starts circa 2 years ago after i finished school. Then i went on holidays for about 2 weeks and got a job...

Hi all, We've been talking about implementing a new section on the board. The idea of the new section is to provide members with their own threads to track their progress and goals in treatment. Weekly Goals section fizzled out, and the blogs don't seem to get read and commented on like the...

http://www.webmd.com/depression/news/20140916/blood-test-spots-adult-depression-study Depression affects nearly 7 percent of U.S. adults each year, but the delay between the start of symptoms and diagnosis can range from two months to 40 months, the study authors pointed out. "The longer this...

In my life, I've had two bouts of chronic (i.e., 24/7) DP and currently am in one now. Both times, there was the same trajectory of the illness: a (somewhat) sudden onset and then a very slow but constant recovery. Through all of it, I always felt that there was constant, incremental progress...

Is this progress? In the last year I have felt more connected to the world, less fear, confusion, obsessing, and a lot less disturbing existential thoughts. A lot of this change has been through examining my childhood and adult relationships from a more grounded perspective and throwing out...

Hey everyone! My second blog entry is up:) It's updated every Friday, check it out and look at the first one if you haven't already. Follow if your heart so desires.:) Thanks everybody for the support!