Testing Depression:
A journey through severe depression, hospitalization, and medication.

 

If this is your first time here, you might want to read in reverse order, from the beginning. "Testing Depression" is my true story about being hospitalized for depression.

A quick summary up to this point:

I arrived at the hospital in a police car. I was examined by the entry nurse, and then by a doctor on the unit. I met two nurses, Meg and Dorothy, and two other patients, Charlie and Louisa. I was on fifteen-minute checks. I struggled to remember the causes of my depression. My only medication at this point was Ortho-Tricyclen (birth control pills).

April 7, 2005

Please Read This <—

Dearest readers,

I need all the help I can get with spreading the word about my stories.

If you do any of the following:

  • Link to me or blogroll me
  • Post excerpts from my stories in your blog
  • Tell a friend or relative about my blog, in person or via email

then I will be infinitely grateful.

In return, I can dedicate a post to you or a friend. For example, I can put something like this at the end: “This entry is dedicated to John. Jennifer is thinking of you and loves you very much.” Or: “This entry is dedicated to Kathy, who is having a hard time right now and needs your love and support.”

Within the dedication I can make your name a hyperlink to your blog or website, upon request. (But no commercial sites, please.)

Gratefully,
Aurora

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1 Comment »

  1. Thanks for visiting my blog. I will be blogrolling you and coming back to visit again. Thanks for talking about it. It’s such a taboo, most including me are only able to allude briefly to it. To be so frank is inspirational.

    Comment by sheweevil — April 11, 2005 @ 3:23 am

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