If you are reading this blog today, and are a family member who is depressed and wishes they had a family that understood how the disease of depression has taken over our whole life, then this Dep-Anon 12 Step recovery group is for your family. Starting this Monday, August 22, at 2PM EDT and 1PM … Continue reading I wish my family had a depression support group→
Dep-Anon, a 12 Step recovery program for families and friends of the depressed, has recently had its Manual and program guide published (2021) by Depressed Anonymous Publications. The Dep-Anon Family group has but one purpose: To help families and friends of the depressed. We do this by practicing the 12 Steps of Depressed Anonymous ourselves: … Continue reading Dep-Anon Family Group, a must for families with a depressed loved one→
THINK OF OTHERS! Keep your heart free from hate, your mind free from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love, scatter sunshine, forget self. Think of others, and do as you would be done by. –Anonymous Print out this healing prayer, pray it throughout your day.
I like to play chess. In fact, there are some Pro basketball players who also like to play chess. I am sure that there are many others who like to play chess. I would imagine that generals on the battlefield use the skills of chess playing to rout the enemy. My brother played chess. He … Continue reading The game of chess taught me a great lesson→
Many of us face this existential question: Why am I here? For me this depressive the question Why? is crazy making. I can jump up on the mental gerbil wheel and go around seemingly forever. The question Why? creates suffering for me – I need to let it go. OK, so Why is not healthy … Continue reading Why am I here?→
“It’s compelling to have friends and a support group of like people who you can listen to and try to help. There is something very affirming and powerful and healing about that. It is the very reason that Depressed Anonymous works so well.” Dep-Anon is a 12 step mutual aid program of recovery for families … Continue reading Family members of the depressed have their own group – Dep-Anon→
We believe that what we think, what we say, and what we do impact our depression. We believe that depression can be managed by applying the principles of the 12 Steps. All are welcome!
