Jul. 16, 2008
Going through the "Big D"
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As Toby Keith would say,
"We talk about your dreams and we talk about your schemes
your high school team and your moisturizer creme We talk about your nanna up in Muncie, Indiana We talk about your grandma down in Alabama We talk about your guys of every shape and size The ones that you despise and the ones you idolize We talk about your heart, bout your brains and your smarts And your medical charts and when you start " Even though I know several moms who are or have taken prescription medication like Prozac for the problem, for some reason depression is still a rather taboo subject. I don't mean PMS or postpartum or menopausal depression but just good old fashioned "I don't feel like getting out of bed today" depression.
I did some research and found that the problem is a real problem faced by some famous women today and they are talking about it!
The following ladies are sharing their story:
Beth Moore shares her own story of dwelling in desperation in this book she wrote Teri Maxwell's experience with depression - read "A Journey Through Depression"
It has only been the past eight years that the Lord has given me freedom from the at-times-devastating depression that I had struggled with.
Sally Clarkson's struggle -
For me, it's been a very difficult and lonely road with times of loneliness and depression," she admitted. "I'm trying to minister to (other mothers) what I wished I had had. Being a wholehearted mother is such a vital and important task that will impact eternity, but there's no support saying to you, 'Your kids are fine and you're doing great.' Our culture worships SATs and there's no importance given to children being able to think or be kind."
Battling the Deadly D: Depression by Cindy Rushton
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/CindyRushton/391676/ The next time I go through the "Big D" I'll find comfort in knowing I'm in good company because I
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