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You know, perhaps you're reading the wrong books as far as seeking tips on writing. King's book is not meant entirely as a reference, it's also a work of entertainment, which means it's not 100% gospel. Some things are thrown in there to get a laugh out of people who aren't taking it as seriously as...

I ask because it seems every time I start a new regimen, I end up feeling tired, sluggish and even more depressed than I would be without them. To date, I've been on Prozac, Effexor, Lamictal and Wellbutrin. None of them have helped me thus far. Has this been the same experience for any of you or do...

You say all that and tell me not to give up? Seems a bit like telling someone who has found out that he has a terminal disease to have a nice day. No, it's nothing of the sort. If that's all you've gotten out of what I said then I am the one who is the failed writer. You're being too self-conscious...

It might be more beneficial if you filtered the list to only include books that actually promote overcoming depression, rather than wallowing in it. I know that when I was a depressed teenager I latched on to "Catcher in the Rye" because I identified with Holden, but in retrospect it reall...

The book I felt was informative but then I came to this section on page 144 that read, "But before we go on, let me repeat my basic premise: if you're a bad writer, no one can help you become a good one, or even a competent one." Upon reading that a very real and palpable anxiety came ove...

Hello to both of you; thanks for your concern. Apparently my school only provides one free psych evaluation; after that it's $50 a pop or so. My school isn't exactly close by and they don't file claims with the insurance companies on patients' behalf. Since I had private insurance, and the copays sh...

Hey again Stat! :) What was so different about my 2nd therapist vs. all the others I went to was: He would let me talk. Really listen to what I said. Did his best to figure out what I was really saying (even when I didn't know how to put it) & talk back to me. Instead of just letting me talk, h...

I found that my 1st therapist would just let me talk but didn't really give me any strategies on how to combat/cope with things. At 1st talking was good because I didn't really have any one I could turn to at the time. At some point, though, I switched from wanting to talk to wanting to get down to...