Battling Depression

Myths …

We added a new page, called “MYTHS”, which can be accessed by clicking that button up there in the top menu just under our top masthead title.

We set-up this page to keep track of any popular “Myths” and/or “Facts” that might be of interest to those Battling Depression, or are just looking for information about depression. We hope to keep it up to date by adding sites and “myths” found during our blog postings .. and posting myths from other sites that we visit on our way!

http://www.battling-depression.com/myths/

There’s no reason to spread the myths .. Learn the Facts!

Myths …

We added a new page, called “MYTHS”, which can be accessed by clicking that button up there in the top menu just under our top masthead title.

We set-up this page to keep track of any popular “Myths” and/or “Facts” that might be of interest to those Battling Depression, or are just looking for information about depression. We hope to keep it up to date by adding sites and “myths” found during our blog postings .. and posting myths from other sites that we visit on our way!

http://www.battling-depression.com/myths/

There’s no reason to spread the myths .. Learn the Facts!

Singer/songwriter MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER suffers from clinical depression - an illness which has plagued her since childhood.

The 48-year-old country star kept her battle private until last month (APR06), when she revealed her lifelong secret at a book festival. The singer explains, “I was so…afraid people would find out.” She adds her illness, “Is so mysterious to me. It’s caused me a lot of pain.”

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[MORE: CHAPIN CARPENTER BATTLED CRIPPLING DEPRESSION]

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Overall, children who reported experiencing bullying at the beginning of the school year were up to four times more likely to develop symptoms of depression, anxiety, bedwetting, abdominal pain and tension during the school year, Fekkes and colleagues report in the May issue of Pediatrics.

“This supports the hypothesis that the stress of victimization causes the development of somatic and psychological health problems,” they write.

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