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I have been asked by a few people of late as to my motivation for writing this book.
The answer is twofold. I had to find a way to deal with my demons, which even after all these years, seemed so reluctant to leave. Secondly and I believe just as important, was to reach out to others. It’s ... Views: 1082
Home decorating decisions are often heavily influenced by the homeowner’s personal style and preferences. A home should make a statement about the homeowner, but there is plenty of room to creatively accomplish this. Your decorative choices play a major role on mood and mental health, so home ... Views: 1081
When suffering from clinical depression, people have different ways of confronting it. Some acknowledge it, face it just like any problem, and seek help. Some ignore it as if it doesn’t exist. And others simply accept that it’s there but they don’t do anything about it. In fact, they don’t even ... Views: 1081
There are times in just about everyone's life when the question, "Am I suffering from depression?" emerges. The mere fact that you are asking yourself this question though isn't necessarily a reason to search for a prescription for an antidepressant.
Clinical depression can be distinguished ... Views: 1079
As a small child, even as young as two years old, I felt an overwhelming responsibility to my father. I felt that, although he was physically stronger and certainly older than I, it was up to me to protect him because he was fragile and vulnerable. It was many years later that I learned of my ... Views: 1078
Nicole and I are asked by our clients to simplify complex ideas so that they can put these ideas into action. That's something that we love to do. If any idea becomes too complex it becomes very difficult to put those very good ideas into action. Below, we have listed 7 steps to help you move ... Views: 1077
Millions of people around the world have learned how mindful meditation can reverse depression. Now you can use this powerful tool to vastly improve your quality of life.
Mindful meditation has the ability to reduce stress, relieve depression and anxiety, and lower your blood pressure, ... Views: 1076
1. Why did you decide to share your story with the world?
Answer – This is a very good question and one I have asked myself many times over. The answer is not very black and white; it’s was a combination of many factories. It truth at first it was a way of trying to heal myself, if I could ... Views: 1076
Coping with depression requires one’s partner and family to understand the difference between depression and sadness.
Sadness usually refers to a sense of loss, grief or upset in response to an event typically recent in one’s life. While sadness can be intense, it usually runs its course as ... Views: 1076
There are more people on capacity benefits due to mental health problems than the total number of unemployed people on job seekers allowance. By 2030 depression will be the world’s most common illness according to the World Health Organisation.
As evidence suggests that Cognitive Behavioural ... Views: 1075
Have you ever felt so stuck; it seemed that you were never going to become unstuck? Did you ever feel that way, and then you made your way to freedom just to end up right back to the place of deep stuck-ness; where there seems to be no options, no ideas and/or hope for actually moving forward. ... Views: 1075
The best postpartum depression treatment includes avoiding full length mirrors for at least 6 months. After that baby comes out, postpartum depression can easily happen once you look in the mirror. Give yourself a break if you aren’t looking fabulous just yet. Remember your midsection has ... Views: 1075
It's a tradition that could be especially helpful in the wake of the recession, as people work to overcome the potentially devastating psychological effects associated with layoffs, foreclosures and the loss of businesses.
Fortunately, Americans have come together to help one ... Views: 1074
Sciatica is a condition that originates mainly from the compression and irritation of the spinal nerve roots. It results in excruciating pain through the buttocks and down the leg especially when sitting or standing, coughing or sneezing, bending backwards or walking long distances. There are ... Views: 1073
Nearly eleven percent of American women are on antidepressants. How
did a condition once thought to be so rare become epidemic? Many
factors contribute to the disease, yet experts agree that stress is
the main cause of the physiological imbalances that give rise to
depression. Evidence ... Views: 1073
We live in a high paced, high stressed world.
Most of us suffer from some sort of stress, myself included.
Busy busy busy all of the time.
Not even enough time to stop and take a deep breath and relax for a moment.
Everyone working full time, longing for each day to be over so you ... Views: 1072
Hi! I am Santa Rosa California psychologist, therapist, and counselor Dr. Eric Ryan—I often use mindfulness techniques and principles in my psychotherapy practice to help you experience greater focus, attunement, and become fully present. Learning to be present, to truly live in the moment, ... Views: 1069
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It has been just over a year now since the wake of Robin Williams's suicide resulted in a variety of questions and open forums for exploring & sharing information on the subjects of mental health & well-being, especially depression. I thought it a potent time to re-share the following ... Views: 1066
There is a flip side to the much advertised holiday joy, optimism, hope, generosity, peace on earth and good will to all. For some there is a dark side present known as the holiday blues. It can be filled with self criticism, loneliness, self doubt, stress, anxiety and pessimism.
The images of ... Views: 1066
Prescription Anti-Depressants, Tranquillizers and Sleeping Tablets are regularly prescribed by doctors to treat anything from bereavement to postnatal depression. While there are many responsible and caring doctors out there, there are also many who over prescribe. This may sometimes be due to ... Views: 1066
What is an Epidemic? The rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something. With almost 7 million people being affected by Generalized Anxiety Disorder in the U.S. alone, and 40 million people suffering from some type of mental health issue, we have ourselves a problem that is growing at ... Views: 1066
Carl Jung was not an inventor like all the other dream interpreters of our world. He was a true researcher who looked for the meaning of all the symbols of our history, in all civilizations. I continued his mission in order to prove to the world the value of his discoveries, in order to simplify ... Views: 1064
Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease. It tricks the brain into thinking that drugs are essential, despite negative consequences. Addiction compels individuals to go to great lengths to acquire their drugs of abuse. In 2013, more than half of new illicit drug users were under 18 years of ... Views: 1064
Depression, anxiety, stress all seem to be the words or “diagnoses” that so many people have been “labeled” with these days. It’s all over the media, with all these advertisements of all these “little wonder pills” to make you feel better and the sad thing is that so many would rather take ... Views: 1063
As we get older we can feel isolated and alone. Everybody has the ‘blues’ sometimes, but depression is a different thing. You can find difficulty in sleeping, or doing your job, you can feel anxious or maybe can’t concentrate. Anyone with these symptoms could have depression. This is a common ... Views: 1063
At one time, mankind didn’t need alarm clocks. The human life cycle was based on planting and harvesting seasons, and the body cycle was based on tending to survival needs. “Up with the chickens” was a normal alarm clock – You would arise when there was light, and ready for sleep when the sun ... Views: 1062
Just how Are Anxiety Attacks And Depression Associated?
Anxiety attacks are when the entire body reacts towards stress. Generally the stress is something that happens to the individual that is experiencing the attack. A lot of times, the anxiety will be brought on by depression. Depression ... Views: 1061
The many ads out there and selective researchers have always suggested that many of the drugs for depression work. However, it is depressing to learn that most chemical treatments for this malady hardly work. Well, some do work, but afterward depression sets in again. Your doctor probably told ... Views: 1059
We’re about to head into what is likely your busiest time of the year, and yet songs joyfully remind us that it’s THE most ‘wonderful’ time of the year.
Most people wouldn’t agree.
Expectations for the holiday season seem to grow exponentially each year, but in reality, all you need to do ... Views: 1058
There are many reasons to stop taking psychiatric drugs. One reason is to restore the range of normal human emotions that allow us to experience life. Psychiatric drugs blunt emotional responses, creating a zombie-like effect. In handling grief and pain, we are able to process and understand ... Views: 1057
When I got into health care several years ago, I thought naively that I don’t want to work in mental health. By declaring this, I was of the mindset that I would not then have to treat people with depression. I did not want to feel down and hopeless like they did. Well guess what? If you ... Views: 1056
People who engage in regular exercise, including walking, show improvement in their depression, comparable to people treated with antidepressant medication, demonstrating that exercise and depression recovery are linked. Exercise has none of the harmful and potentially deadly side effects of ... Views: 1056
Stress and depression are some of the problems that make people seek out meditation as a way out of their problems. There are two major types of depression - one is the type that is caused by external forces such as the way people treat you, circumstances around you, hardship, illness and other ... Views: 1056
Depression is hard to deal with, but there are things you can do in order to feel better about yourself. Depression makes it hard to do what you need to do to start feeling better, though. It can drain your energy, drive, and hope. Overcoming depression is not quick or easy, but it is ... Views: 1055
Depression is a state of mind in which one feels low and shows utter disinterest or rather aversion towards any kind of activities. A depressed person suffers from a melancholy or sadness far exceeding the normal level of sadness or grief. Depression is viewed in the light of psychology, ‘the ... Views: 1054
Have your child suddenly started shouting without any reason, is he or she has started doing poorly at school? Well it can be because your child is suffering from depression. Depression in children has come under light from last few decades only, and still now most of the parents take it as bad ... Views: 1053
If that title has the ring of a typical fitness course to it, there’s a good reason. There are a lot of similarities between mental fitness and physical fitness. A mind burdened with useless attitudes is as unhealthy as a body blanketed with layers of fat. And wouldn’t you know, just like there ... Views: 1053
Spending an afternoon working on the car, gardening, or even cleaning the house can be fun when we have an interest in the project. Yet, we can also find joy in the chores and tasks we don't especially like. All we need is a change of attitude, a different approach, a little music, or some help ... Views: 1053
Being joyful can be challenging when life feels heavy, dark and meaningless. Often people experiencing depression are confused, tired and overwhelmed and do not know how to find relief, meaning and joy. If you feel unmotivated or powerless or you are seeking relief from depression, the five ... Views: 1052
Today is the start of a new day. You wake up in the morning and the first thing that hits you is the fact that you don’t have a job. With the huge amount of unemployment and layoffs, you are not alone. But, in this case,
“misery does not love company.”
Most people are now hit with a feeling ... Views: 1052
Mental health is one of the most dynamic parts of our bodies which often gets ignored while taking care of our physical attributes. Our mental health comprises of our physiological, emotional and social well-being and affects our actions, feelings and thoughts in both positive and negative ways. ... Views: 1051
Christmas is generally a time for joy, giving, receiving and thinking of others. For some people however, Christmas brings about fear, trepidation and anxiety.
As schools are about to break up for the festive season, some pupils in particular may be filled with dread and the thought of having ... Views: 1051
We achieve happiness and bring meaning and purpose into our lives only as we learn to embrace a higher purpose for our existence; when we learn to expand our worldview beyond our own wants and needs. Meditation teachers, yoga instructors, personal growth coaches, and virtually all mental health ... Views: 1051
You may be thinking that the title of this article is too dramatic... But in actual fact it's extremely accurate!
Any Doctor will tell you that chronic stress conditions lead to thousands of serious illnesses and deaths every single year. A situation that appears to worsen as the pressures of ... Views: 1050
The depression treatment provided to you through dream therapy is guaranteed salvation. You receive free psychotherapy and guidance forever. Your doctor is the wise unconscious mind that possesses eternal wisdom.
The wisdom contained in the dream messages proves God's existence. There are ... Views: 1050
Are these the most annoying words ever spoken?
What do these people think? Do they think you’re really trying your best to worry about it? No, in fact you’re almost certainly trying your hardest NOT to worry … but it’s constantly on your mind.
But the truth is that the more you try NOT to ... Views: 1050
What does depression mean to you? Depression is a very serious mood disorder that can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, race, social status or ethnicity. Depression is an illness that affects your body, mind, disposition, sleep and your thoughts. This condition can be caused by many ... Views: 1050
Depression is chemical imbalance in your brain but chemical imbalance is not from your birth. There was a time when you were not depressed rather you were happy and peaceful but over a period of time you developed a few habits consciously or unconsciously which led you to depression. Now those ... Views: 1049
Although many people may be familiar with counselling, not everyone has heard of or even taken advantage of telephone counselling. Doing a counselling session over the telephone can offer great benefits such as additional privacy and mobility in addition to confidentiality and access to a full ... Views: 1049
Online Counseling is a very effective and also very convenient option for many people. Convenience is one of the main factors - people are often too busy to take the time to drive to and from a therapist's office. It is much more time-efficient to simply turn to your computer and make that Skype ... Views: 1049