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Can you describe what you do on a daily basis to stay healthy?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:26:00 -0800

Can you describe what you do on a daily basis to stay healthy? :

Andrew Solomon: When I began researching depression, I was a real medical conservative. I thought it was all about the meds. But now I believe that there are multiple elements involved.

For me, the medications are essential; I’ve tried going off them over and over, and I feel fine for a little while, and then I begin to come unraveled again. So I no longer make those rash experiments. I also see a therapist once a week for a 90-minute session, and I find that very stabilizing. Sometimes it feels like a little bit of a nuisance, but I know there is a trained professional keeping an eye on my mental health. My therapist can give me advice or steer me in directions that help me avoid catastrophe.

I also try to lead a fairly well-regulated life. Sleep is my great indulgence, and I get eight hours every night. Being chronically overtired raises stress levels in a bad way and is responsible for a lot of depressive breaks. I am not by nature strongly drawn to exercise, but I make sure that I work out at least three times a week, because studies have shown that regular exercise can be as effective as medication in bringing people out of a depressive state and in keeping them out of it. I also limit my alcohol intake (alcohol is a depressant). I avoid caffeine, and I am careful about diet.

Most of all, I try to keep my life in balance. I attempt to be among people who can countenance my occasional lapses. The secure knowledge that they are there can prevent those very lapses from taking place. And when I feel as though I’m getting super-stressed, I pull back. If I have another breakdown, it’s not going to be useful to anyone.

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Never Not Funny | Pardcast-a-thon | 11.25.11Lisa Loeb

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:08:50 -0800

Never Not Funny | Pardcast-a-thon | 11.25.11

Lisa Loeb

Never Not Funny | Pardcast-a-thon | 11.25.11One of the great...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:06:48 -0800

Never Not Funny | Pardcast-a-thon | 11.25.11

One of the great photos that can be found in Portroid’s Smile Train Charity fundraiser book!

RIP Wacom Tablet (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:22:03 -0800

RIP Wacom Tablet (Taken with instagram)

fredflare: Reblog this post - ONLY once per blog! - and then...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:17:39 -0800

fredflare:

Reblog this post - ONLY once per blog! - and then you’re entered to win… a dozen donuts??
Yes, once againfredflare.comis gonna overnight you a dozen donuts from my fave NYC spot The Doughnut Plant.

And, what the heck, I’m also gonna throw in a $50 gift certificate tofredflare.com

I’ll pick winner on 2/10. Good luck! xo, Keith

A dozen creme brûlée donuts please.

My Strange Addictions Season 3 starts up again this Sunday on...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:54:00 -0800

My Strange Addictions Season 3 starts up again this Sunday on TLC!
Here you see a man who has “intimate relations with his car”, a girl who is addicted to drinking nail polish, and a woman who eats 900 cat treats a day.

I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need to Get...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:16:00 -0800

I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need to Get By
Method Man feat. Mary J Blige

“I hate you.” (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:47:00 -0800

“I hate you.” (Taken with instagram)

Jay has coincided his visit to see me with this show! Double...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:02:50 -0800

Jay has coincided his visit to see me with this show! Double Happiness!

paulftompkins:

LOS ANGELES. Less than 50 tickets remain. Come. Celebrate.

This is my favorite pen. It has a plastic fountain nib and I...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:30:00 -0800

This is my favorite pen. It has a plastic fountain nib and I just found out it was discontinued… in the 90s. (Taken with instagram)

Forget about the badge! When do we get the freakin’ guns?!

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:48:44 -0800

Forget about the badge! When do we get the freakin’ guns?!

Weird Kit Kats at Nijiya in West LA.

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:21:00 -0800

Weird Kit Kats at Nijiya in West LA.

Jay and I made a rule that whoever plays Wang or Dong on a...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:56:11 -0800

Jay and I made a rule that whoever plays Wang or Dong on a triple word tile automatically wins.

This came up while I was trying to figure out who the Pod F....

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:18:00 -0800

This came up while I was trying to figure out who the Pod F. Tompkast announcer was.

I don’t know why I was so surprised to see this kind of thing, but you’ll be happy to know these people exist and they’re online and ready to talk on okCupid right now.

Photo

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:48:40 -0800

UCB-LA | Comedy Bang Bang | 01.31.12

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:44:27 -0800

UCB-LA | Comedy Bang Bang | 01.31.12

UCB-LA | Comedy Bang Bang | 01.31.12 Tonight’s host, Sean...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:34:16 -0800

UCB-LA | Comedy Bang Bang | 01.31.12

Tonight’s host, Sean Patton.

@TapaBoyLA: The only Filipino food I’ll eat that’s...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:37:33 -0800

@TapaBoyLA: The only Filipino food I’ll eat that’s not made by my parents. (Taken with instagram)

I contributed to Portroids creator, Rick DeMint’s charity...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:26:00 -0800

I contributed to Portroids creator, Rick DeMint’s charity project for Smile Train, where he took polaroids of all the guests on Never Not Funny’s 12 hour podcast taping.

Guests included Lisa Loeb, Jon Hamm, Amy Poehler, Jesse Thorn, Graham Elwood, Andy Richter, Dave Holmes, Janet Varney, Joe Lo Truglio, Todd Levin, John Ross Bowie, Greg Behrendt, and more…

All profits go to Smile Train, a charity to give children cleft palate surgery.

You can purchase the book through blurb here.
Or you can donate directly to Smile Train here.
It only costs $250 to provide a child with the surgery.

priest guy. (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:37:05 -0800

priest guy. (Taken with instagram)