If you think having frequent lackluster sex inches you closer to drawing the shades and diving head first into a Bell Jar-type depression—you may actually be correct. Bad Relationships May Be Genetic

A recent study of 295 women between the ages of 20 and 65, both pre- and post-menopausal, proved that those most dissatisfied with their sex lives are also significantly less content in general. Keep in mind, however, that "dissatisfied" doesn't mean "non-existent." All the women surveyed were getting laid at least twice a month, 90 percent with a regular partner. So it isn't … Read More

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Our buddies Em & Lo (EmAndLo.com) have a great weekly column featuring dream interpretation. Even if you're not into dream interpretation, it's always worth a read. If you're like me, you rarely remember your dreams, so it's reading columns like this or watching The Cell. Anywhom, the dream read in question starts with an evil monkey (not dissimiliar to the one who lives in Chris Griffin's closet) and ends with secrets and lies. Very interesting read.

Next, former YourTango contributor Jessica Wakeman has a recurring bout of the blues. And not the regular blues like you get after seeing … Read More

I could have just said "I don't know" or deflected the question. I didn't have to say anything. But when my boyfriend's parents asked me over a family dinner the other night what I might want write a book about, I answered honestly: my struggles with depression.

Surprised, I think, neither parent said anything in response, which made me feel nervously awkward. But then another relative chimed in with her own depression story. She said when she started taking anti-depressants, she would sleep all day, so I shared that Lexapro used to make me conk out, too. Then the relative … Read More

Love Bytes: Four must-click sex, dating and relationship links.

Couples gain weight and other qualities from each other. [TresSugar]

On average, men gain 14 pounds when their partners are pregnant. The plumper papas credit the sympathy weight to reasons like wanting to make their partners feel better about their own weight gains.

It's not only mothers who battle depression. [Limelife]

One guy sounds off on "carpet" proceedures. [Divine Caroline]

Need a dating coach? You might not want this guy. [College Humor]

Spirituality is simply the willingness to be open to the concept that there are forces at work in this world that are beyond our comprehension. Some people refer to those forces as Nature, The Universe, or G-d. It doesn't matter what you call it, as long as you know it isn't you, because it's when you think that you are running your own life, and that it's up to you to make everything work out perfectly, you are setting yourself up for stress-related illness and Depression.

As it pertains to divorce, which is one of the most stressful things a person … Read More

There's a special desire that overcomes some people after a thoroughly satisfying roll in the hay, and unfortunately, it's not for ice cream, cigarettes or Jon Stewart.

More likely, it's for Kleenex, a dark corner, and back-to-back screenings of Beaches and the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.

That's because a significant share of the population is predisposed to the post-coital blues.

Lest you think: "What's the big deal? Don't we all get a little sad after 2-for-1 happy hour-induced sex with what's-his-name in accounting?"—think again.

The post-coital blues are bigger than mere disappointment and more painful than outright embarrassment. They're a legitimate … Read More

You know the world of science has taken a dark and dangerous turn when new medical fix-its are based off fictional, humorous props in Woody Allen films. In Allen's 1973 film Sleeper, a frustrated, frigid society in 2173 step into an Orgasmatron (a dressed-up closet) to induce orgasms. 

Pretty cool idea—for a movie.

Well, it appears the researchers at Oxford's University of psychiatry have spent too many stoned nights watching Woody Allen and are feverishly working on a brain chip (2008 version of a closet) that will help those suffering from anhedonia (depression) enjoy sex and experience orgasms. Scientifically speaking, this follows along the same idea Read More

Ah, the holidays. Families gather; cold weather prevails; light dwindles; routines are rearranged, yet good cheer is generally expected. The time of year that can be a source of great pleasure can also bring a good amount of pressure.

Love Buzz asked Rochester, NY-based psychiatrist, Alice Tariot, MD, to help us understand holiday season stress and give us some tips on how to help ourselves and our partners effectively manage it.

Love Buzz: Why have the holidays come to be associated with heightened stress levels?

Dr. Tariot: The holidays are a complicated time and raise different emotional issues for different … Read More

Lauri Ticas, 37, had been married only a year when the depression that had plagued her on and off most of her life returned. Her doctor put her back on antidepressants, Zoloft this time, and her once passionate relationship with her new husband, Julio, went cold. And not just the sex—when she did orgasm, the so-so sensation was hardly worth the effort—the bond they shared changed, too. It felt, she says, as if a wall had been erected between them. Even during her favorite time together—holding each other and talking for a few minutes in bed each night before … Read More