Karen Swartz, M.D.: How Do You Move Beyond Blue?
For today’s “How Do You Move Beyond Blue?” post, I have published a comprehensive update of some fascinating studies that will lead to more effective treatments for depression and other mood disorders. This valuable summary by Karen Swartz was...
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Therese Borchard
Hi ALL,
I really hate to dump this on ALL of you, so early in the year, but A. Frenda Meine,(who I like to think/hope is the Holy Spirit, but then with bi/multi polar, you never know !) has been dumping on me since the beginning of the year, so too bad! Bear in mind that I don’t "no" crap about anything (or is that know ?) but I do claim to be the worlds greatest conspiracy theorist (the government should hire me, dammit !)This is my theory as relayed to me through A. Frenda Meine (I don’t take credit or blame for anything…yeah, right !)
We now have surrounding us, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year (discounting leap year, of course) electronic vibration/signal/polution. There is TV, Radio, Cell Phones, Vid Games, etc,etc,etc (not to mention all kinds of other radio activity) The human body was not designed to take that kind of bombardment. And it gets worse everyday! This could very well account for all of this dis-ease, dis-order and screwed up polarity in this world. On top of all that, the scientific prediction is “The Poles shall shift 15 degrees, and shall also reverse” . . . The Bible states in Revelation “The Earth shall be shaken in its orbit”
Here’s one that will scare the crap out of ALL of you living in the Metropolitan Area. I just learned from a retired cop friend of mine (not to be confused with A. Frenda Meine) that a friend of his went to help during the 911/ WTC incident. His is now very sick and apparently the government is studying everybody from that area, to see what their sickness was caused by. It appears that he did not have a mask during his volunteer work there., and he is now coughing up human flesh and bone remains . . .Guess what, on a average day, there is over 10 million people in that city, and none of them had masks on ! (except the Michael Jackson types, if you catch my drift !) Oh Yeah, all of that so called pollution had been blown westward, especially into NJ. On top of that, they built this cool observation bridge one “Ground Zero” so touriss from all over thw world can get a good sniff of mass pain!
Now let’s go back to long-time-ago India. It appears the was a high epidemic of Leprosy, and they discovered that it was cause by the burning of bodies on funeral pyres, since the poor people , could not afford to bury they relatives in a proper fashion. (guess what, they also inhaled burned body parts) . . . Now let me take you all the Way back to ancient Rome and their conquests. I don’t know how many of you know this, but the Romans also burned all the dead bodies (because they were not about to waste a lot of labor in burying them) and the place they burned them was in Gahanna, the town dump “It would be better to be cast in Gahanna . . . , etc,etc” (now perceived as Hell) . . . (guess what more breathing dead bodies, more leprosy !)
And finally (whew !) “CrudeOil” is fossilized fuel! . . .BINGO ! Expect to have a very serious outbreak of leprosy in this country (and I don’t even want to think what our government is going to do about it, but you can be sure it will cost trillions . . . what’s after trillions ? (if you catch my drift !) Hey! How else will the prophesies be fulfilled . . soon the Messiah !
LUV 2 ALL
WIZDUMB
Too quick to be stupid
Hey ! Did you notice, they got a picture of me in the upper right hand corner ! They shortened my name to just DUMM, but that's OK, it's nive to be finally recognized !
LUV 2 ALL
WIZDUMB
too quick to be stupid
Interesting stuff -- but the footnotes made the story, Therese.
That, and your own (and thank G-d) lifesaving connection to one of the authors.
This is a fantastic article (of course)!
Thank you :-)
One more thing, on the ad about Energy Hog, there is a lot of tips to conserve energy, and a whole lot of vid games for kids. (of course I just had to go to the kids site !)
LUV 2 ALL
WIZDUMB
just another pig in the poke
Wow - now I know why I cannot reason my way out of anxiety and depression. Thinking makes it worse! And as person who tries to put mind over matter, it shows me that I am only making myself worse. Great insight and thank you for sharing it with all of us.
“Depression Can Be Treated, Depression Can Be Defeated”
“Happiness Is Cool. Happiness RULES”
Just as there is a part of our brain that controls our heart rate, body temperature, and breathing, there is a part that controls our moods and emotions. Some people require medication to help control their blood-sugar level. Some people require medication to help regulate their moods and emotions. Our bodies don’t always function perfectly every hour of every day. That’s why we need science and medicine to live better, more productive lives. Society will accept a malfunctioning pancreas or kidney more than it will accept a malfunctioning brain. It accepts that we don’t have full control over some organs, but not the brain. It’s time that common sense became more common in this world. My best hours are spent with my “Sane Circle of Friends”. Some are near, some far away. I can always count on them to lift me up and allow me to live in a better world.
WiseSteven
while i agree that depression can be treated and defeated, it's good to see that doctors are at leastBEGINNING to discover the phyiological components that make some of less successful in the struggles against it. As a diabetic, no one has EVER told me to "keep a stiff upper lip" or "pull myself up by my bootstraps" since everyone pretty much "gets" that there is a physiological deficiency. Yet my depressions frequently ellicit those types of comments, along with that most-dreaded platitude,'but you have so much to be thankful for!" Thank you, therese, for once again alerting us to the cotting edge research. It provides (for Me at least) another tool for my toolbox which I can take out and display when family and friends are gibing me one of their "I'm only saying this for your own good" speeches. My late father used to proclaim that all I really needed was "a good, swift kick in the butt!" and I'd be fine. I still hold out hope that depression bipolar disorder, and other mood disorders will get their due within my lifetime, and knowing about this kind of research olnly strengthens that dream. How nice it would be not to have to hide anymore, huh?
**As a diabetic, no one has EVER told me to "keep a stiff upper lip" or "pull myself up by my bootstraps" since everyone pretty much "gets" that there is a physiological deficiency.**
Funny, Margaret, that's what my severely (really life-threatening) Type I diabetic sister tells me about my condition routinely.
I've had two suicide attempts. Whose condition is life-threatening and whose isn't? We're pretty even-stevens, as far as I'm concerned.
(And I literally cannot imagine battling two such difficult diseases at the same time ... you're quite amazing just to do so, Margaret.)
WOW...for the past decade I have had much treatment (medications) and
therapy. It's been worse than a lost decade. So many folks trying so hard to help...and mostly I was just worse and worse and worse. I try
to follow the latest research regarding depression/bipolar, but missed this work. Years of trying so hard to get out of the pit...
beating myself up over and over again when I fail...and I usually fail.
Therese...thank you so much for posting this to your blog. Thank you,
thank you, thank you. Thank you for the information you provide. I
am going to let myself off the hook...what a relief that will be.
Nancy (the seashell one)
It's just good to know this is'nt my fault. My brain is malfunctional. That's a good oneliner. Thank God I can find humuor when I need it most. " Dear God...Draw me a picture, show me the line. I'm only human, You are divine. Throw me a rope, I'm at the end of mine. You're my best hope, my spiritual vine. I needed some peace in the aftershock. I threw down a fleece and you sent me a flock!"
I like what you said Lynn about "my brain is malfunctioning". I have to remember to use that line when my brain wires get crossed and short circuit (open mouth insert foot kind of stuff).
I definitely have suffered from the "negative depression" and it still likes to head butt me but with my "self-esteem file" suggested by Therese, my support group of AA and knowing "my brain is malfunctioning" I only need to start telling my AA friends what kind of thinking my brain is doing (they know me better then myself,my other friends and family) they have my head back on straight fairly quickly.
Hugs,
Nancy a.k.a. sixlittlekitties
Hello there,Betty here. I have been cursed with mental and emotional problems, and I am a Bi-Polar. I blame mine on the complete Thyroidechtemy I had at age 25. I had a huge goiter, and had been treated incorrectly for 5 years, a quack doctor!!!!
The thyroid gland controls so much in the body that most people don't even think about it.
My theory of how my life long adult depression feels. It's like my life id going by me,but I am not in it.
I just found this blog. How wonderful to find a site that shares simikar feelings, and also has interesting and helpful articles to learn from.
The best thing anyone can do to make a deeply depressed or suicidal person feel better is, just chatting with them about nothing, or anything, and ofcourse not bringing up any mention of their depression. I am always so lonely and don't have anyone to talk to, that when I do have someone to talk with, like my councelor at my mental health clinic, I always feel so much better when I leave there.
Talking is such a great release for the mind and body, for me personally.
All people just want to be noticed by someone that they are ALIVE, and that someone in the world CARES whether they live or die.
In my suicidal thoughts, which ofcourse I have been told are distorted thinking at the time. I convince myself that all my kids hate me, no one on earth cares if I live or die, and they would never miss me if I hung myself anyway
About Britney Spears, The person who wrote, There but by the grace of God go I". I say that all the time, and it is so true. Britney does need help, but she needs to be treated like a normal human being, and have the media stop hounding her every mood. No mother really wants their kids taken away. I hope she can find a good mental health person to talk to, she would be able to afford the best help she can find. She is an extremelyfrazzled state right now. Get better soon Britney.
I'm so behind on my BB reading. I'm so glad I didn't skip this one. Very recently I was wondering if it was just me who had a hard time getting out of a negative mood. I did consciously decide, that night, to not have that negative event turn into a negative mood lasting a week or more. It is a relief to read that it may not all just be 'in my head'.
Do NOT recommend the mood disorder center
Hello, of course I came to visit your site and thanks for letting me know about it.
I just read this post and wanted to say it is full of number one resources. Some I am familiar with. For those who don’t know these other sites they are in for a treat as there is a lot to learn there.
Dr. Payne should not interface with patients as she should remain as a researcher only. Very destructive as a clinician.
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