I’m depressed and I’ve had to work really hard at even getting my wife to acknowledge my condition. It has got better but yesterday we went to visit my aunty and uncle in the country. he has had long-term depression like me and it just amazed me how open they were in their house about . . . → Read More: Stop Whining About Your Wife and Start Getting Your Life Back
 2 comments - (Comments are closed)  anger/irritability, antidepressants, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, medication, meditation, parenting, R+R, relationships, stress management, therapy  anger, antidepressants, anxiety, depression, discipline, Hartman, husband, marriage, medication, medication side-effects, meditation, parenting, Philadelphia, philadelphia psychiatrist, psychiatric medicine, Psychiatrist, relationships, therapy, wife “So, Mrs. Kapsmanjacketter, on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the most depressed you have ever been, how have you been feeling since our last visit . . . ” And so, yet another rapid fire med check begins in the land of managed care. How many times have you, my devoted . . . → Read More: Measuring Success . . . "I think I'm a 5" Comments are closed antidepressants, depression, medication, meditation, R+R, relationships, stress management, therapy antidepressants, depression, discipline, Hartman, medication, medication side-effects, meditation, Philadelphia, psychiatric medication, psychiatric medicine, relationships, side effects, therapy For all of you who do not celebrate Christmas . . . substitute your own holiday here. Regardless of where you live or who you associate with, this time of the year brings rituals of togetherness, reflection, thankfulness, giving, receiving and hope. The artificialness of this is annoying to many . . . perhaps most. . . . → Read More: Against all odds . . . getting into the Christmas spirit 2 comments - (Comments are closed) depression, medical illness, meditation, R+R, relationships, stress management, therapy christmas, Hartman, meditation, Philadelphia, psychiatry, Thanksgiving, therapy I have been accused of many things in my life . . . but none so on target as . . . (gulp) . . . an optimist . . . YIKES . . . a rare breed, these days. What with the economic down turn, the violence in the world, the price of . . . → Read More: Pollyanna waves the pom-poms 4 comments - (Comments are closed) anger/irritability, anxiety, book reports, depression, medication, meditation, parenting, relationships, stress management, therapy Add new tag, book reports, cognitive behavioral treatment, Hartman, major depression, Philadelphia, Psychiatrist, the secret, therapy I have been on Interferon/Ribovarin (HepC TX) and also have Chronic Fatigue Sydrome separate from HepC. I have been on TX for 6 mos now and the depression is TRULY starting to come through. MY CONCERN is that I am 10 months drug/alcohol free, menopausal & bipolar. I have NOT taken anti-depressants since 2006 because . . . → Read More: Managing Bipolar During HepC Treatment Without Losing Your Liver Comments are closed anger/irritability, antidepressants, antipsychotics, bipolar disorder, depression, fish oil, medical illness, medication, medication side-effects, meditation, mood stabilizers, therapy Abilify, Bipolar, cymbalta, depression, exercise, fish oil, Hartman, Hepatitis C, interferon, lamictal, lithium, meditation, Philadelphia, Psychiatrist, recovery, sedation, Seroquel, SSRI, substance abuse, wellbutrin So here we are folks . . . half way through the year! Here in the northern hemisphere, the sun is high in the sky and hot hot hot. The roads are clearer on the morning’s ride to work with people taking off and schools closed. I’ve taken a little time off and hope to . . . → Read More: A mid-year assessment . . . a new start 2 comments - (Comments are closed) meditation, R+R, relationships, stress management, Uncategorized Add new tag, Hartman, meditating, nature, Philadelphia, Psychiatrist, quiet, relaxing, resolution, zen I started writing this entry months and months ago after a conversation with one of my long time patients. She was referring to her husband’s tendency to . . . do, do, do, do, do . . . and to have great difficulty getting him to settle down and just . . . be. I . . . → Read More: On being a human being Comments are closed anger/irritability, anxiety, depression, meditation, relationships, stress management Hartman, Kabat-Zinn, meditation, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction |
   
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