Comments on: The black dog: sometimes it’s impossible to get out of bed http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/18/barns-on-the-black-dog-sometimes-its-impossible-to-get-out-of-bed/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: wyane http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/18/barns-on-the-black-dog-sometimes-its-impossible-to-get-out-of-bed/#comment-34729 wyane Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:23:36 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/18/barns-on-the-black-dog-sometimes-its-impossible-to-get-out-of-bed/#comment-34729 Thanks Greg. A few years back, Craig Hamilton of ABC Grandstand came clean on his battle with the BD on during a regular rugby league broadcast on ABC Radio. We need to remove the stigma of speaking about this (men, in particular, that is). Good one. Thanks Greg. A few years back, Craig Hamilton of ABC Grandstand came clean on his battle with the BD on during a regular rugby league broadcast on ABC Radio. We need to remove the stigma of speaking about this (men, in particular, that is). Good one.

]]> By: warwick fry http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/18/barns-on-the-black-dog-sometimes-its-impossible-to-get-out-of-bed/#comment-34700 warwick fry Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:40:15 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/18/barns-on-the-black-dog-sometimes-its-impossible-to-get-out-of-bed/#comment-34700 Greg, You logged into me. Vitality ... umm how do you do that? You just did with that piece, and it reminded me how to keep doing it myself. Thanks. Greg,
You logged into me. Vitality … umm how do you do that? You just did with that piece, and it reminded me how to keep doing it myself. Thanks.

]]> By: John Horsley http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/18/barns-on-the-black-dog-sometimes-its-impossible-to-get-out-of-bed/#comment-34628 John Horsley Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:36:50 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/18/barns-on-the-black-dog-sometimes-its-impossible-to-get-out-of-bed/#comment-34628 Well done Greg to publicise the feelings that so many of us feel on a regular and agonising basis. My way of coping is to accept the depression hits like any physical pain or twinge, which is just nerve-ends sending self- protective messages to the brain. Just as the pain or twinge will ultimately pass, as will the mental pain and anguish - and try not to dwell on the expectation of the downward spiral into that bottomless desparate suicidal pit of despair and paranoia. Well done Greg to publicise the feelings that so many of us feel on a regular and agonising basis. My way of coping is to accept the depression hits like any physical pain or twinge, which is just nerve-ends sending self- protective messages to the brain. Just as the pain or twinge will ultimately pass, as will the mental pain and anguish - and try not to dwell on the expectation of the downward spiral into that bottomless desparate suicidal pit of despair and paranoia.

]]> By: Heathdon McGregor http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/18/barns-on-the-black-dog-sometimes-its-impossible-to-get-out-of-bed/#comment-34626 Heathdon McGregor Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:23:44 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/18/barns-on-the-black-dog-sometimes-its-impossible-to-get-out-of-bed/#comment-34626 Greg may I recommend a book that helped me, Depression and how to survive it by Spike Milligan and Dr Anthoney Clare. I found this to be a great help in my worst days. It is a biography of Spike Milligan's depression and a history of treatment. Food for thought Greg may I recommend a book that helped me, Depression and how to survive it by Spike Milligan and Dr Anthoney Clare. I found this to be a great help in my worst days. It is a biography of Spike Milligan’s depression and a history of treatment.

Food for thought

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