What a beautiful contribution you've made to the literature about depression.  As a person who at 46 was hit for the first time by my first episode of bewildering anxious depression, and as a fellow therapist who until the really had little understanding of the illness, I wish I had had access to your writing back then.  Your descriptions alone would have helped me to feel less alone.

Re: "What It’s Like Inside a Depressed Person’s Head"
 
A brilliant explanation.

I was looking for something or someone who can explain exactly about this thing - I didn't know how to describe the condition in words myself.

Thank you very much, Cynthia.

Cynthia, I LOVE your work and print your articles for my clients who find them very helpful! l thank you for your clarity and wisdom. 

I hope that you keep sharing your Friday insights  as they are so well done and always gives cause to pause and to seed a new thought in that aids in expanding consciousness, independently and collectively.  That I see as one of your many ways of contribution to the transformation of the planet, one person at a time, one Friday at a time,  with sharing these wonderful tidbits of wisdom and insights you have gleaned in your own transformational journey.  Thank you for sharing your gifts so generously. 

Dear Cynthia~

I have been receiving your e-mails for some time.

I just wanted to thank you for your invaluable work.  The fact that you

freely share your insight and knowledge is a rarity in this world and

much appreciated.

Your information is well thought out and presented concisely, with

intelligence, in a  through manner.

Thank you for sharing your gifts.  There are people out here in the

world who would not otherwise have access (IE lack of funds) that are

deeply appreciative and benefiting from your work and generosity of

spirit.

I hope the Gods watch over you and keep you inspired, prosperous,

healthy, loved and anything else your heart desires and your soul

needs.

With Gratitude,
 

 I am all about content, especially with you.. You are offering so much

to all of us. I have recommended your site to several people and hope

they took me up on it.

Cynthia, you are definately a giver.. rare in this world today. I

admire and respect you, and believe me those are things hard for me to

do.

God bless, and have a great holiday.. I would wish kindness be shown

you... and that your efforts to lift women up... and to help heal the

wounded are rewarded.

Cynthia:
 
Thank you so much for your prompt response.  My goodness, I am in awe

of your caring response...
 
Thanks again for the wealth of information and your quick response.  I

feel better knowing that just one other person has affirmed what I am

going through with compassion.
 
Regards to you, and if you would not mind, I may have more questions or

will keep you posted...

(Experience of Depression: Hopelessness) this is a fantastic article...once again great insight from cynthia lubow...really really helpful...thanks for all your work to help and heal others...with gratitude, kim

Once again your message  regarding hibernation came to me at the most perfect time, and has applied to how I am feeling exactly at this stage in my life. I do believe God works through people and you are certainly one of the messengers. Reading your email let me know there is a woman out there who understands me. 

 I just want you to know I appreciate very much your emails of informaton and caring.

Thank you Cynthia for helping me to put this all into perspective!!!  I

definitely would prefer to spend the rest of my time having fun with my

children.

THANK YOU FOR THIS - Probably the most valuable email I've received in

a long time.

I'd also like to thank you for your website. The time you put into it

and the resources you've made available really make it stand out from

some of the others I've looked at. I will spend more time there reading

your articles and taking advantage of all the good info.

Thanks so much,

Hi Cynthia,
Wow! You have given me so much to think about. I know I will need to

re-read your last newsletter at least 20 more times to digest all the

great suggestions it includes. You write so well Cynthia. It was so

clear and easy to understand and made me say to myself, "Why of course.

 Why don't I do that?" I think if I were to incorporate even 1/3 of

your suggestions, my life would be happier. Well, let's see if I can

follow through on that. I imagine that you have helped many, many

people with this one newsletter. Thank you.

I have found your emails life altering. You seem so proactive that it gives me hope!

Clicked on your Facebook ad and found one of the most non-annoying

therapist websites I have ever come across.  Lots of useful info

available from the site without joining anything and terrific

resources.  But just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated your

site.

I just wanted to say thank you for your web page about lesbians inseminating. My partner and I have been trying for just over a year and have experienced many of the feelings you outline. It is so helpful to see those things in print.

Once again, thank you for your compassion and giving
me the strength to seek help.

What is important is the generosity you so freely share with your helpful information.

 I just want to thank you for your website and your generosity of information.

I would love more information from you! I think your insights and clarity are a special gift that you should by all means continue to share

Thanks, that's a lot of things to read over again and again and contemplate. Appreciated!
 

I really love your emails and have found them very informative AND useful.  You aided me in seeing perfectionism in a whole new way.  The cognitive perceptions / distortions in small sound bites work.  It helps me to pause, reflect and often pulls a thread.  which was rooted  in an old belief or unexamined worldview, that with a presentation of another perspective, causes many things to shift into a new place , creating a space for another paradigm or personal point of view to emerge.

Hi, Cynthia. Your description of how therapy works is crystalline, beautiful, reassuring and challenging. wonderful writing.

There is no need to respond but I just want you to know how very grateful I am for your insights and suggestions.

Your discussion of "atypical" depression especially strikes home, since I've suffered from exactly this kind of deep depression since 2007 (after a few weeks of a manic episode).

It's a true gift to find words that embody what I'm going through, since no others in all my years of searching have come even close.

Thank you so much for listening and, again, bless you for your illuminating words, which offer at least some measure of healing communion.

With a bouquet of thanks and best wishes,

 

Thank you for taking the time to send these emails.  They are very informative and helpful, and I learn a lot from them.