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Depression Soup 2009 ?
doesn't have a long list of ingredients . Start with a clean 55 gallon drum. Add 50 gallons of water. Several ham hocks or a diced pork roll, one large onion, 2 pounds Collard greens, one whole box elbow macaroni. Place drum on concrete blocks & heat with wood from below. Simmer for one hour, serve
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Recovering from depression requires action. But taking action when you’re depressed is hard. In fact, just thinking about the things you should do to feel better, like exercising or going out with friends, can be exhausting.
It’s the Catch-
Self Help Tips:
1: Cultivate supportive relationships
2: Take care of yourself
3: Get regular exercise
4: Eat a healthy, mood-
5: Challenge negative thinking
6: Know when to get additional help
Helping a Depressed Person

When the Economic Depression Turns Medically Depressing
It is no accident that the word “depression” can be applied in an economic context,
as well as a psychological one. The pathology and prognosis of an economy on the
ropes and of a mind under siege have similarities that we can learn from. In both
cases—whether an individual or a nation is depressed— the mood is low, or irritable,
or both. But when people become clinically depressed, they suffer more than a loss
of joy or sense of peace. They often lose concentration, energy and self-
by Dr. Keith Ablow
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The Road to Recovery from Psychological Depression
Mysteriously and in ways that are totally remote from normal experience, the gray drizzle of horror induced by depression takes on the quality of physical pain ... it is entirely natural that the victim begins to think ceaselessly of oblivion. WILLIAM STYRON