Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.

There are a variety of techniques to help people change the kind of thinking that leads them to become depressed. These techniques are called cognitive behavioral therapy.

Depression comes back over time in about 90 percent of people on antidepressants. Studies show that relapses are far less common when people are treated with psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy works, and some types of therapy have been shown to be much more effective than antidepressants over the long run.

The doctor-patient relationship is critical to the placebo effect.

I do a lot of research on the placebo effect, not just in depression but in irritable bowel syndrome, pain, arthritis of the knee, migraine, asthma.

Antidepressants can have troubling side effects and are addictive for some people.

Your smile is a flower of your joyful soul.

He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in His love than in your weakness.

Fools "Sell Out" Where Angels Fear to Tread

Bessie?” I looked down at the bull serpent. “But… he’s too cute. He couldn’t destroy the world.”-Percy Jackson

I'm just trying not to get run over. That's number one. Number two is you gotta catch the guy in front of ya.

The universe is eight billion years old, the last two billion of which have produced intelligent life. During this time not one hour of absolute equity has prevailed.

May all of our relationships be gateways to sharing in the highest love and sweetest joys, and to awakening to our full potential.

One path alone leads to a life of peace. The path of virtue.

History is absolutely my thing.

My high school experience was pretty good, but my middle school experience was god awful. It was horrible. I got picked on like no tomorrow.