A taste test for depression
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:25:23 +0100
" Melichar and Donaldson gave healthy volunteers a tiny dab of faint
flavor on the tongue and asked if they could taste it. The sample was so
diluted that they couldn't. The researchers then gave the volunteers
pills that boosted brain levels of one of two neurotransmitters,
serotonin or noradrenaline. To b ...
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Well I've done it!
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:19:08 +0100
As of 1st October I am off Incapacity Benefit and working 18.5 hours per
week as Service User Consultant to my local Mental Health Trust. It's been
six years since I was in employment though I have done some voluntary work
in the interim and it remains to be seen how I get on. I will be working
from home whch ...
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Ever get the impression you are not wanted?
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:52:20 +0100
But people won't come out and directly say it. So they go through a half
hearted superficial pretence of 'accepting' you.
The pathetic and sad thing is that i am addicted to posting here like
the man who coughs up shit from his lungs every morning and then
proceeds to light up that first fag of the day.
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I think my befriender is a little shell shocked
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:23:52 +0100
He came round to see how i was doing after i had emailed him in a state
on Sunday. Got round here just after 7.00 and left just before 10.00.
The poor sod was faced with me in full verbal almost non stop animated
talking mode for nearly three hours solid barring short interjections
from him !
If he had not to ...
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This is one ugly cat!
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:20:38 -0500
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/1181566,3_1_EL24_A1CAT-HM_S1.article
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when I say....
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:21:29 +0100
"I feel like shit", I don't mean I have the texture and consistency of
faecal matter.
Was at the doc's this afternoon, gave him my list of symptoms, I've to get
some more blood tests and pee tests done. I told him about the weird head
zaps I get when I start thinking about things from the past. It's quite
o ...
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Grr
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:55:54 +0100
Have got a minor problem due to a leaky hose from my washing machine.
Water drip drip dripping away. If i was not spectacularly inept at even
the simplest of mending and fixing/DIY tasks( i rank one step below an
idiot in such matters)i would have a go at sorting it myself. Yes i know
i'm really pathetic.
P ...
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Accepting and releasing emotions
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:53:53 +0000 (UTC)
I got this yesterday afternoon and have been given permission to share it
with you all :o)
September 23, 2008
Accepting and Releasing Emotions
Denying Your Feelings
Dealing with powerful emotions can be challenging, especially when we are
going through chaotic, sad, or cruel experiences in our lives. Often ...
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Ben and Jerry's to use human milk
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:42:58 +0100
http://scienceblogs.com/twominds/2008/09/ben_and_jerrys_to_use_human_mi.php ...
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go away
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:25:15 +0100
you're keeping me awake ...
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