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Even though depressed people may share a common cluster of symptoms such as sadness, sleep problems and/or exhaustion, suicidal feelings, an inability to feel pleasure and a variety of physical discomforts, conditions and illnesses, this doesn’t mean that these symptoms are the result of the ... Views: 1372
All people experience moments of sadness. For most people, these feelings persist for only hours or days. Almost one-fifth of the world's population, however, are diagnosed with clinical depression, which causes depression that lasts for weeks, months, or longer. These feelings cause the person ... Views: 1371
Depression drains you of many things, among them are self-drive, hope, and energy. It makes it difficult for someone to feel better, makes people wonder if there is even a manageable solution.
Getting over depression is not easy or quick, but it is also not impossible, you cannot flick a ... Views: 1370
With all the stress in this day and age, it is not uncommon for people to experience periods of depression. To deal with this problem, many are taking anti-depressant medication. Doctors are prescribing these drugs for treating symptoms caused by the epidemic of low serotonin in this country. ... Views: 1370
The holiday season steriotypically has always been portrayed as a time of fun, joy and warmth with family, friends and colleagues. But it can also be a time of pain and high expectations. And the inevitable disappointments that follow those expectations are often to blame for holiday stress, ... Views: 1370
Recently, as I was surfing around the web, I found yet another website offering misguided, uninformed and irrelevant advice to people who are stressed, depressed or anxious. The site had the following advice for sufferers:
“Most people who become stressed, anxious or depressed do so because ... Views: 1370
Really! You don't have to have a bad day unless you choose to have a bad day. Every single day is a new beginning. A new day to live anyway you choose.
So you can choose to be happy or not. Yes, there's lots of things that can happen on a daily basis that could rob you of your joy but it ... Views: 1369
I like to think I am fearless, and in many ways I am. But in some ways I am not. One of the most noticeable ways is in regards to my business. I fear not having enough income to pay my bills. I fear I will not be able to make the business what I want it to be. I fear that I made a mistake making ... Views: 1369
If you have ever been abused we all have them. Days that we either choose to push back into the recess of our mind, or we have completely lost all memory of them. To this very day I still recognize this trait within me. In truth the only difference is that I no longer feel the need to revisit ... Views: 1369
Stand up tall!
Sit up straight!
Stop slouching!
Have you ever stopped to think why children and teenagers around the world have been hearing these commands since what seems like the beginning of time?
It’s most likely because it took our prehistoric ancestors millions of years to ... Views: 1368
It is not infrequent for parents to deduce behaviour in their child as a passing stage, considering how fast fads seem to come and go through out childhood and adolescence. However it is important to recognize that while they may not be able to take part in the world as an adult they are just as ... Views: 1367
May 4, 2011
Decision And Depression
Scientific studies show that people who feel they have no control over their life are more prone to depression, but people who feel they have control over their life in general are happy and positive.
Therefore we can say in a generality that a ... Views: 1367
It happens to so many of us – the holiday season passes, and we find ourselves in January feeling tired, moody, overwhelmed, and maybe even antisocial.
Here are some common experiences of the winter months:
- You feel unusually tired or irritable
- The holiday season has left you ... Views: 1367
Are you Stressed or Depressed? Try Yoga!
It's well-known that yoga has numerous health benefits and is often recommended for physical ailments such as back pain, but it's interesting to delve into the use of the ancient technique to improve mental well-being and provide a healthy outlook on ... Views: 1367
There is a way to learn how to fight depression that can change your life. Depression is a horrible illness that robs you; it robs you of life and love. When you cannot function and do the basic things in life then you are being robbed and that is exactly what this illness has done to millions ... Views: 1366
We’ve all been through a dark night of the soul at some point in our lives. Wallowing in self-pity, feeling abandoned, betrayed, let down, filled with anger at the unjustness of life in general. It’s not a good place to be, or a good feeling….in fact, it can make you feel physically ill and ... Views: 1366
Depression affects nearly 16 million Americans annually, and a large portion of those people take antidepressant drugs.
While antidepressants have been shown to help those with moderate to severe depression, they are usually less effective for those with mild depression.
If you don't ... Views: 1365
Let us say you want to be dependent on a particular pond for a year-round supply of fish. Suppose the pond completely dries up in summer. Would that pond be a reliable source of food for the whole year? NO WAY!!!
It would be better to depend on a large supermarket for your supply of fish. A ... Views: 1364
Dear Dr. Diana,
Last year, the holidays were a time of great sadness for me. It was the first Christmas and New Year that I have experienced on the heels of a terrible divorce. I was in love with my husband and didn’t want the divorce. A couple of months ago I started feeling better than I ... Views: 1363
In today's day-to-day lifestyle, depression is a very familiar disorder. It affects every eighth man and every fourth woman (scary I know). Many of us are actually unaware of the symptoms of depression which include feelings of desperation, compulsive negative thinking, increased or decreased ... Views: 1362
Depression is a real problem for thousands of people young and old. There are lots of remedies and treatments put forward to sufferers to try and help. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. Many sufferers fall into a spiral of no work, therefore no income, and these increased feelings of ... Views: 1361
If a convicted serial killer moved in next door – would you choose to invite them round every day, feed them, ask them to stay over or even move in? Of course not! But many of us, every single day, live with the biggest serial killer the modern world has known – STRESS. We have invited it in and ... Views: 1361
Why are so many people depressed or unhappy with their life? I believe that it is because we have become a culture of negativity. Somewhere along the way our focus has changed from what is and could be to a very negative what should have been. This way of thinking has taken a very firm hold in ... Views: 1361
Are you tired of the Christmas ads yet? You know the ones that show happy families together for the holidays, having the best time of their year, not a care in the world, and surrounded by those that they love and love them.
Unfortunately, this is not the reality of many people during the ... Views: 1360
The primary reason for the boost of social problems is the tension Skilled by the individuals by the everyday issues they are facing. Because of tension there is going to be loss inside relationships and distressed families. Whilst considering these families the children from those families are ... Views: 1360
Depression or “depressive reactions” is a mood response that is often brought on by the stresses and strains in our lives. For some, it can be triggered by a serious loss, a difficult relationship, financial problems or any overwhelmingly stressful situation. For others it may be set off by ... Views: 1359
Crippling confusion governs our treatment approach to the mental-health epidemic of clinical depression. Typically, sufferers who ask what causes their depression are told it’s a mysterious and complex brain disorder.
This answer does a grave disservice to millions of suffering Americans. ... Views: 1359
Aside from psychotherapy or a frequent visit to a professional, treatment for depression also needs the right medication to completely cure the disorder effectively. Supplements now has a big role in curing such disease. Depression can be treated naturally using the right supplements.
Below ... Views: 1358
An Alternative View of an Epidemic
by Ram Giri
Over 120 million people suffer from serious depression worldwide. Most of them live in the richest countries in the world, where, one would think, people have less reason to be depressed. What’s going on?
What the statistics don’t tell us is ... Views: 1358
When we make the empowered decision to take back control of our lives, there is another hard fact that we need to face up to. While going through the trauma that engulfed our life’s for so many years, there is always going to be a fall out. Mine was the peace and protection I thought I had ... Views: 1358
Depression Doesn’t Care
I often think of the things I say in my books. I have to use the ideas myselfwhen I get sick. It’s not as though I have become super human in managing thisillness. (I wish.) One thing I often write about is how depression could careless about the reality of your life. ... Views: 1353
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The recession is now over two years old and I met a friend in the radio station who was then running a restaurant. He is also a Music Hall buff and he entertained his restaurant guests across the alley from the restaurant in a small Music Hall.
Barry Britten, my friend,had a thriving business ... Views: 1352
When we're in a depressed state, it seems as if it's never going to end. But everything changes over time. We can facilitate the rapidity of a change to more positive territory through actions of our own, such as those suggested below. No matter how bad things might be, or get, you always have ... Views: 1351
We all have thoughts that seem to take on a life of their own in our heads. For some of us they are negative, destructive thoughts that have been with us since childhood. Dad may have called you bird legs or a teacher in frustration said you were stupid. What they said not only stuck but was ... Views: 1351
Regardless of how many tragedies occur in this country due to mental health issues, for many Americans there is still a stigma attached to those who suffer. Few are willing to openly address the issue. Tragedies such as Adam Lanza's mass murder of over twenty innocent elementary school children ... Views: 1350
When unsettling times occur, your emotions can get the best of you. Fear and doubt can creep in and the feeling of hope seems to be lost.
When faced with a problem have unsinkable hope.
Whether it's hope for yourself or another person, it may appear to be out of reach or just beyond your ... Views: 1350
Who do we see when we look in the mirror? You should be so comfortable with the face you were born with. We have seen ourselves grow and change, from the pictures we have witnessed when we were children. The truth is we never see the real us, the reflection always differs from the way that ... Views: 1350
During my 6 year struggle with generalized anxiety disorder I must have visited over 30 different doctors for my health anxiety and panic attack symptoms. I remember the day that things started turning around for me though, together with a number of factors such as getting to the point of 'no ... Views: 1349
Did your lover dump you? Are you feeling blue...ANGRY... hurt..confused?
I understand. My new lover, who said he was crazy about me and would do anything for me, left for a meditation retreat and seven weeks later, I still haven't heard from him. Of course, he may have experienced ... Views: 1348
“Stop Asking why they keep doing it and start asking why you keep allowing it.” ~Charles J. Orlando
Today we are going to address leaving a narcissist emotionally and physically. Many people feel they cannot leave physically because of logistical concerns (e.g. money, no support system, ... Views: 1348
There was a day, when I was 6 months pregnant, with 13-month-old twins when my 10-day estranged first ex-husband finally came home from a “business trip”, only to tell me, now mom at home, that he did not love me anymore and needed to leave “to figure out why”. Ten minutes later, he packed up a ... Views: 1348
I want to write about something so important today. What do we do when life looses it’s magic? How do we move forward into the beauty within and before us every single day? How do we stop our obligations, other people’s judgements and difficult circumstances from taking away the beauty in our ... Views: 1347
Constantly leaving and being persuaded back into the trap of an abusive relationship is a cycle that needs to stop, and you can stop right now. This cycle will not end until you completely end all contact with your partner. Do not under estimate the power they have over you, and stop ... Views: 1346
When these words are spoken they are always received differently, depending on the impact they have on the person hearing them. For those of you like me who have gone through this experience, we also have a magnitude of different responses. Every one of us has a different story to tell. But ... Views: 1345
We live in a fast and frantic world, we are in a never ending pursuit for money, luxury, respect. We are spending our time trying to please, our wife, our boss, our children, our parents, our friends. Ego leads us, and it’s very important to us, how our environment sees us. When we lose we get ... Views: 1343
Coping With Depression After Divorce for Men can be a difficult thing when everyone seems to have turned against you. I know a couple of months after my separation, after I finally realised that this was not going to go away I fell into a state of extreme sadness that it seemed would never leave ... Views: 1343
Sleep is the single greatest and cheapest form of rest, repair and rejuvenation for the human body and mind, but often the very first thing sacrificed by today’s high performing professionals. Our 24/7 access to work, light and carbohydrates has completely deteriorated the quality and quantity ... Views: 1342