Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
I woke up this morning after dreaming of my childhood. I was the street that I grew up on in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada (pictured on the left is Terrace, B.C.). It was the winter and I was walking with my friends in the snow, which was very deep and hard to step through.
As we were walking along the side of the snow filled street, we came upon a family of starving people. They were suffering from frost-bite and their faces were red with blisters and sores. We (my friends) stopped and walked through the even deeper snow bank to help pull these poor souls back onto the street - with the intention of bringing them to shelter, and helping them in every way we could.
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008
This post is regarding the choice to use anti-anxiety medication, or the choice to not take anti-anxiety medication, but first off, I want to say hello to all the visitors on Sane Advice. I hope you are all keeping a balance and taking action to find an even better balance.
When To Consider Taking Anti-Anxiety Medication
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Hello all. I wanted to thank you for your kind words over the last few months. Really did not expect to have this may people on my web site. I’m extremely happy to see individuals taking action towards a balanced mind-set.
I wish that there was not such thing as anxiety and panic attacks. Every time I read a comment from a visitor to Saneadvice who is suffering from anxiety it saddens me. Then I’m at least glad they are researching anxiety, and they are on their way to taking action. I pray that the summer of 2008 will be a summer to remember as the summer you began the “lighting up” process.
I’ve noticed a common thread in all of our stories. By and large, we all seem to have self-medicated at one time in our lives, and some of us are still self medicating. Some use alcohol and some use marijuana for example (I’ve used both in the past).
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Since I discovered my addiction to stress, worry, and basic silliness almost 24 years ago I’ve been through every possible technique for reducing stress, increasing appetite, sleeping better, and generally feeling better. Regardless if you are using medication or not, it really comes down to how you look at your world and yourself .
Regardless of whether you use medication to help with depression or anxiety, how you treat your mind and body are critical to your over-all well being.
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