http://www.belljar.co.uk/ The Glass Belljar - practical help for people suffering with depression. Copyright Unusual Publishing Ltd, all rights reserved 2008-07-08T00:00+00:00 daily 2008-07-08T00:00+00:00 http://www.belljar.co.uk/cases/820 From my early childhood I was bullied and used to go to school with knots in my stomach. I am 44 now and feel those feelings again because of a bully. The result is I am ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/cases/819 My brother died just over a year ago. He committed suicide one drunken evening. It wasn't the first time he had tried but each attempt he had made was when he was drunk and when he ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/cases/818 It's been 5 days, since my girlfriend finally had enough of my apparent lack of interest in the relationship and told me it was over. I've been getting palpitations over the last 2 days, have barely ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/cases/817 this problem has made my life even worse.i already take zymbalta,ativan,lantus for my diabetis.cholesterol,blood pressure medicine.i haveall this health problems and this isn't making my lifeany easier.i am a waitres,so that means I have to smile,talk ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/casecomment/569 hi I have been off a drug called citalopram for 2 weeks now and have been finding it really hard to cope . I have just started taking a herbal tablet called kalms to try and ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/casecomment/569 i have tried various anti - depressents over a nine year period, some helped but the' shakey hand' - symptoms of some became to much and i'd have to switch drugs. venlafaxine was a good one ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/casecomment/818 Andrew, this is a normal reaction, and it's horrible I know. You have to be practical now... First off, can you get signed off work for a bit? do you have any leave left? then - ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/casecomment/669 Hi Everyone, I have been on this drug for just two months. Although I initially questioned its beneficial effect, it is very early days& looking back to how I was 3 months ago I feel I ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/advice/205 I have been depressed and off work for two months now and I fear going back as my self confidence has taken a dive. I find an activity that you need to focus on and concentrate ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/advice/204 People told me that the depression wasn't all in my head. But it WAS all in my head - it was in my thoughts, and in my brain chemistry. Your treatment has to make sense to ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/advice/203 I would also say that volunteering or helping others in some way can really make you feel positive about yourself. I still remember the good feeling I got from putting some change in a breast cancer ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/advice/202 That is really good advice [from the previous poster]. After 8 months of hell I am finally beginning (i think) to turn a corner. everyone says you come out of it stronger, and I think I ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/creative/349 Empty words pecky crow bird sittin on my head fools staring batteries low great crack opening to swallow me up and the ghost of the good lord walking away with his back to me boochie ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/creative/348 Rain sprinkling down upon my face Cleansing my very soul teardrop raindrop Both falling together Creating a unity a harmony And I start to feel alive I wait for the day sunshine will come I wait ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/creative/347 Feel the pain but do not be a martyr to it. Fight it. Depression hates activity, Depression hates action. It cowers away in a corner, until you cannot see it or feel it anymore. It goes, ... http://www.belljar.co.uk/creative/346 start to come round and I look at myself how long was I gone? sitting alone. no sound. no TV on. silent. still. wrong. where was I? besides sitting here. between black and grey. despair in ...