Epsco and my school’s library have recently made some changes in their systems that promise to work wonders for my productivity. They’ve added a little feature that we in the blogging world have all come to know and love: a little something called RSS. Continue reading “Academic RSS”
Month: August 2006
Depressed
“Well Jon, it sounds like you’re depressed.”
“No kidding.”
“Well, it’s important to say it. When I was a kid, I used to get 2-3 colds a year, but I was raised to insist that my sinuses were just sensitive to air pressure changes. But you know, colds have a set of typical symptoms, things like a runny nose and a stuffy head, and they typically last 7-10 days. My air pressure reactions were remarkably similar to colds. It was really helpful for me when I realized I had a cold and not some bizarre genetic maladaption.”
“Well, that’s nice about your cold and all, but what does that have to do with me?”
“Depression is a lot like the common cold. It has a definable set of symptoms, tends to last a certain period of time, and it happens to a lot of people. Most importantly, though, it’s something that happens to you, not who you are.”
“Um, ‘kay…”
“The good news is that while you can’t cure the common cold, it is possible to cure depression.” Continue reading “Depressed”
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