In this podcast, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about akathisia--an intense inner restlessness brought on as a side effect of medication. Symptoms include anxiety, agitation, and a compulsion to move or to walk about. He also shows you how you can take your medication in a way that greatly reduces the risk of akathisia.

In this video, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch presents the eighth episode of his new audiobook, When Going Through Hell...Don't Stop! A Survivor's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Clinical Depression, adapted from the print book of the same name.

This episode is Chapter 4: How I Coped With Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings. In this video, Douglas describes his struggle with thoughts of suicide, which arose from his experience of unbearable pain that seemed to have no end.

In this podcast, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch talks about Dysthymia a condition of low-grade depression that can keep you living in the gray zone. Fortunately, dysthymia can be treated using a combination of cognitive and behavioral strategies that we talk about on this channel. In many instances, medication is not needed.

In this podcast, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch presents the seventh episode of his new audiobook, When Going Through Hell...Don't Stop! A Survivor's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Clinical Depression adapted from the print book of the same name.

This episode is Chapter 3: Treading Fire-Part 3. In the podcast, Douglas describes what he calls "A Day in the Life of Living In Hell." He tracks the events of a typical day of his suicidal episode, as he tries to bear unbearable pain, one hour at a time.

This podcast describes how as a survivor of major depression, I found the coping resources to cope with my suicidal thoughts and feelings.

In this podcast, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch present the sixth episode of his new audiobook, When Going Through Hell...Don't Stop! A Survivor's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Clinical Depression adapted from the print book of the same name.

This episode is Chapter 3: Treading Fire-Part 2. In the video, Douglas further describes his life at Day Treatment where he struggled day by day to keep himself alive in the face of a life-threatening depressive illness.

In this podcast, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch presents the fourth episode of his new audiobook, When Going Through Hell...Don't Stop! A Survivor's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Clinical Depression, adapted from the book of the same name.

This episode consists of Chapter 3: Treading Fire-Part 1. In this podcast, Douglas recounts his brief stay at an inpatient psychiatric facility, followed by an outpatient program called Day Treatment where he finally found the structure and support he was looking for.

In this podcast, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch presents the third episode of his new audiobook, When Going Through Hell...Don't Stop! A Survivor's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Clinical Depression, adapted from the book of the same name. This episode is Part 2 of Chapter 1: There Is No Room at the Inn, in which Douglas describes his search for an inpatient psychiatric facility.

In this podcast, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch presents the third episode of his new audiobook, When Going Through Hell...Don't Stop! A Survivor's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Clinical Depression, adapted from the book of the same name.

In this podcast, author and depression counselor Douglas Bloch shares his experience of what he sees as the #1 cause of depression. To put it succinctly, people fall into depression when they experience a "broken heart" caused by loss of love. The loss can occur with a spouse, significant other, child, parent, or pet. However, there is healing for this, through finding new sources of connection and community.