Constantly Talking About Your Problems with Friends May Make Things Worse
I found an interesting report in a current issue of Developmental Psychology that suggests a limitation of constantly talking about your problems with friends - at least if you are a teenager girl. Dr. Amanda Rose studied 813 children and teens for 6 months and saw that girls who spent a lot of time co-ruminating with peers (constantly talk about their problems with friends) are more likely to develop depression and anxiety than those who did not. While it makes sense to talk about problems, there are limitations especially when problems are continually talked about. Dr. Rose suggested that these results may also apply to adults. Read more
Relationships, Research, and Resources
Welcome to the June 5, 2007 edition of carnival of depression, bipolar disorder, and mental health journeys.
In the depression category, Angela presents an important topic for women who are pregnant or have just delivered. For more information about this subject, please read my comprehensive review of the book, A Deeper Shade of Blue.
Jeff gives an honest and reflective look at the question, “am I depressed, and is this the kind that requires medication?” I find some of us migrate toward extremes - either denying there is any problem and refusing to seek help - or immediately labeling ourselves with multiple illnesses and begging for pills. We can save ourselves a lot of grief (not to mention risks of side effects) by spending some time asking ourselves some tough questions. Read more
Therapy Appointment Guide by Scott Davis
When Scott submitted his article series on therapy appointment to my mental health blog carnival, I excluded his entry from the carnival edition. I wanted to dedicate a post on the article series he had written.
I was impressed by both the comprehensiveness of information Scott shares and the personal approach he takes in writing these articles. Scott’s Finding Your Marbles blog is becoming a unique voice in the mental health blogosphere, and I thank him for sharing his writings with us.
What I’ve done is to give you an outline version of Scott’s article series. You can get an overview of the content that you can expect from each article in the series, and you can visit a specific article that catches your interest. Read more