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Category Archives: My Story
The Longest Day (Epilogue)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 There are several things I’ve gained from my first experience with major dental pain. First, as advised by my dentist, I now floss my teeth at least once a day. Previously, I’d … Continue reading
The Longest Day (Part 4)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The final six hours – Tuesday 8 November 8pm to Wednesday 9 November 2am My friend and I got to the cinema with plenty of time before In Time and took our assigned seats. … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Gratitude, Happiness, Life Challenges, Life is Good, My Story, Pain
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The Longest Day (Part 3)
Part 1 Part 2 The next 12 hours – Tuesday 8 November 8am to Tuesday 8 November 8pm I got to the dental clinic just after 9:30am. I asked at reception how soon I could see a dentist, please. They … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Life Challenges, My Story, Pain
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The Longest Day (Part 2)
Part 1 The first 12 hours – Monday 7 November 2pm to Tuesday 8 November 2am As I mentioned in my previous post, I got up at 2pm and felt great. I spent the rest of the afternoon getting some … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Life Challenges, My Story, Pain
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“Be at peace, son of Gondor.”
Last week at his blog, OneSTDV posed the following questions in his Saturday Audience Participation post ‘Emotional Response to Pop Culture’: Ever seen Twilight? Thoughts? Does any pop culture “get” to you emotionally? If so, give examples and explain how/why. … Continue reading
The Longest Day (Part 1)
To my regular readers, my apologies again for missing another post last week. A few weeks before Monday, 7 November 2011 One afternoon, I opened a bag of Minties that I’d had for a while and enjoyed chewing my way … Continue reading
Posted in Life Challenges, My Story
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Antidepressants and me (Part 4)
To my regular readers, my apologies again for missing another post last week. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 After several weeks of the black dog constantly gnawing at me again, I told my psychiatrist. After some discussion and another … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Depression, Hope, Life Challenges, Life is Good, My Story, Resilience, Therapy
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Antidepressants and me (Part 3)
To my regular readers, my apologies for not posting last week. Part 1 Part 2 In late 2009, as described in this post, I went through a bad bout of depression that I thought would be temporary. But in the … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Depression, Hope, Life Challenges, Life is Good, My Story, Resilience
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Antidepressants and me (Part 2)
Part 1 So in late August 2007, as advised by my psychiatrist, I began taking one Prozac capsule a day. Four weeks went by, the time in which my body should have adjusted to my new medication. At the end … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Confidence, Happiness, Hope, Inspiration, Life Challenges, Life is Good, Life Strategies, My Story, Therapy
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Antidepressants and me (Part 1 of a semi-regular series)
As I’ve mentioned several times before, since August 2007 my life has improved dramatically thanks partly to the therapy that I continue to this day. My therapy consists of weekly 30-minute visits to a local psychiatrist where we discuss the … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Depression, Life Challenges, Life Strategies, My Story, Therapy
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