tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19702247.post113725422382127842..comments2023-04-15T10:41:32.256-05:00Comments on Dear Reader: A Very Limited Way to Handle SadnessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19702247.post-1137286211051729162006-01-14T19:50:00.000-05:002006-01-14T19:50:00.000-05:00Speaking of "biochemical blues", when I was a teen...Speaking of "biochemical blues", when I was a teenager, I used to have bouts of the blues. What is this? I asked myself. I'm usually a happy person. I finally recognised that this happened just a day or two before I started my period each month. After that, when I would get blue, I'd only have to remember to check the time of month. Sure enough! There was a direct link. I later learned that the best cure for the blues was to sing the blues. <BR/><BR/>Another point of interest: what's all this emphasis on handling depression with medication? Hey, sometimes the world is a depressing place. Pain is a symptom that something needs to change. Depression could be a symptom that would best be handled by finding out WHY you are depressed and handling the source of the depression, not doping yourself up to kill the pain. <BR/><BR/>And finally, there is a way to handle depression that is lasting and effective, without drugs, and it will change your life. It's <A HREF="http://www.blehert.com/info/vital_links.html" REL="nofollow"> Scientology</A>Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713738446753465370noreply@blogger.com