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Treating depression early and effectively can prevent it from becoming more severe and lasting longer. The type of depression a person is suffering with will determine the best choice for treatment.
Major Depression and Dysthymia can be treated with both psychotherapy and medication. Most ... Views: 1102
"NOW faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Heb 11:1
Whether your'e thinking about yesterday, pondering the events of today, visualising your future in ten years time, or remembering an experience in your childhood, you are creating NOW, in this ... Views: 1102
In part 1 of this article, we discussed why people become depressed and how it’s possible to get out of that cycle of depression.
When I say that getting out of it is easy, I really do mean it. The problem is that most people do not try this method of getting out of it, instead they rely ... Views: 1101
If you struggle with depression, you may think that you have to spend hundreds of dollars per month in counseling sessions or paying for medication to control your symptoms, but if you simply don’t have insurance or cash to cover such treatment, there are ways you can help yourself cope with ... Views: 1100
Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder
When it comes to dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder – an extreme lethargy and sadness that accompanies the onset of winter -- most sufferers have already heard it all when it comes to solutions. Here’s the drill in a nutshell: spend a good chunk ... Views: 1100
One of the ways stress, depression and anxiety affects sufferers is in the way they recall events from their lives. I call this “Selective Thinking” and in this article, you’ll discover how selective thinking fuels stress, depression and anxiety.
There are many days that we have lived in our ... Views: 1099
Social anxiety, also known as "social phobia", is one of the most common forms of psychological disorder. However, unlike other common mental issues, the onset of the disorder is almost always during the period of adolescence or childhood. Also, social phobia is usually hard to detect with ... Views: 1099
Depression has become a common condition for people from all walks of life. Perhaps one of the biggest things a person can do to prevent or treat depression is to learn more about. What you are about to read in the following article will help you deal with depression and what comes along with ... Views: 1099
We all see reality through a personal lens shaped by our beliefs, culture, religion, and experiences. The movie Roshomon was a brilliant example of this, where three witnesses to a crime recount different versions of what happened. When couples argue, they usually can’t agree on the facts of ... Views: 1099
According to the National Institute for Mental Health, approximately 10 percent of Americans currently suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (also known as SAD) and related disorders.
SAD is a disorder characterized by drastic mood swings and depression that occur during the winter months; ... Views: 1098
The scientific method of dream interpretation is a breakthrough discovery that helps you find happiness in life. The natural cure for depression based on dream translation gives you back your energy.
You understand what is wrong in your life. As you correct your mistakes, you get rid of ... Views: 1097
The New York Times wrote an article (More College Freshmen Have Reported Feeling Depressed) this month discussing how more college freshmen are reporting cases of depression. This trend does not surprise me when these freshmen have to live with the possibility of getting their bachelor's degree ... Views: 1096
Diabetes is a sweet disease, but let me tell you it ain’t that sweet when it comes to your mood and mental health with those blood sugar spikes.
Many of us don’t realize that although most of the time this condition is merely managing the physical side of things ie blood sugar control, diet and ... Views: 1094
Recently, I overheard an adolescent tell her friend, “I was so depressed yesterday but I’m fine today.” Her friend replied, “Yeah, I understand; I get depressed sometimes, too.”
This conversation reflects the very common misuse of the term “depression.” Most individuals mistakenly refer to ... Views: 1094
Failure to cope up with difficult or tough times in your life can undoubtedly lead to depression. There are a number of people all around us who are fighting depression everyday but do not ask for help or seek advice from professionals to get rid of their state of depression. They often hesitate ... Views: 1091
Depression is not a disease that affects only the adults. It affects the children also. When a child yells, screams, use foul language, there is a high probability that the child is suffering from depression. Not every parent believes that depression can affect their children. The only way for ... Views: 1090
How can you tell if you're depressed? It sounds like a stupid question, but a surprising number of us may not recognize the signs of depression, although one in ten people will experience a severe depressive episode in their life. Many of us are afraid to speak of depression. This stigma ... Views: 1089
Depression can be a temporary episode of sadness. It may stick around for a short time as a few days. But for others, it grows into weeks and months. We know hormones could be an issue, but aside from the medical and scientific aspect of why the length of depression varies, what are reasons ... Views: 1088
An emotional support animal (ESA) like an emotional support dog is a sort of animal that gives comfort to help soothe a symptom or impact of an individual's handicap. Under the governing law, an emotional support animal is certifiably not a pet and is commonly not limited by ... Views: 1087
Success in any situation in life is only a feeling away.
"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for GOD is LOVE." 1 John 4:8
Access the FEELING of LOVE and you have accessed the POWER of GOD.
Often when faced with negative circumstances we think the circumstance or situation is harming or ... Views: 1086
Learning disabilities refers to a broad range of issues including difficulty in understanding new things, learning new skills, managing day to day affairs independently etc. this is actually not a disease and people with learning disabilities often live normal lives. Many people with learning ... Views: 1086
Depression is one of the darkest illness that can ever befall a person. It's an illness that can only be fully explained and understood by someone going through it. I visit some of the blogs kept by people who are suffering from episodes of depression just in other to understand the illness more ... Views: 1083
One of the great paradoxes about stress is that two people working in the same job, with the same backgrounds and qualifications, can experience the same levels of stress differently. Individuals that are more ‘feelings’ oriented have a harder time with intense moments, changes, crisis, and ... Views: 1083
For some people February can feel like a month of Wednesdays. We’re right smack in the middle of winter and now we’ve got to endure this month-long hump day before we slide into March with spring just around the corner. Whatever happened to living in the present moment? Whatever happened to ... Views: 1083
Mental health conditions are common in all nations of the world. According to the National Institute for Mental Health, about 26 percent of Americans aged over 18 years are diagnosed with a mental disorder every year. This equates to almost 60 million people. The NIMH has also found that about 6 ... Views: 1082
In life, we all come across many positive and negative things. It’s up to us what we like to take with us. But when you are in your 20s(A Precious years), you need to focus only on the positive side because this is the time that determines your destiny and decides what you will get later on. ... Views: 1081
Depression is more than a classification of symptoms for diagnostic purposes. Today, all mental health professionals use the DSM V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders), which allocate 9 symptoms of depression to the disorder. In short, if 5 out of the 9 symptoms are met during ... Views: 1080
It seems like everyone plan to cut down sugar from their diet to see the various changes in the body, but is it that easy as it looks? Hopefully, it’s not. Two out of five person take initiative to lessen or quit the sugar intake but none become successful. Soon it becomes clear it is not for ... Views: 1078
Depression is a terrible thing. It robs you of your life by turning your mind into a literal torture chamber while your body may be perfectly fine. Some people, in trying to deal with this terrible illness, turn to drugs. But the drugs have terrible side effects which in some way are worse than ... Views: 1077
I do not know what is happening to me. I have never felt this out of control before. I guess I have been broken, and now there’s nothing else but insanity pouring of me. Everyday I wake up with arms and legs made of bricks, and a bowling ball for a head. I skip one, two, all of my classes, but I ... Views: 1077
Depression is a worldwide illness and it affect people of all sorts, the famous names in some cases are even the most affected, so it's nothing to be ashamed of.
Depression is not something to be panicked about. It's a common illness, and almost all types of depression can be treated.
If ... Views: 1077
Chapter 3 - Positive Talk for Transition
How many people have told you that you have done an outstanding job or praised you and made you feel special today?
My guess is not many. Am I right?
You see, with 80% of the world's population made up of negative minded people, the chances ... Views: 1075
Are you limiting yourself to knowledge gained externally? Try using your imagination and opening to the limitless information available from the universe!
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the ... Views: 1073
Severe depression, also known as major or clinical depression, can be a challenging struggle. There are days feelings of sadness seem too much to bare. You don’t feel like getting out of bed. You can’t stop crying. You don’t want to be bothered. You’re in a deep hole that makes it hard to get ... Views: 1073
Modern society generally sees stress as a negative or harmful emotion. The truth is, we all have a healthy base level of stress, known as eustress. Harmful stress is referred to as distress. Healthy stress is essential in helping us to manage life's challenges. Distress can make us sick, or even ... Views: 1072
One very difficult challenge some people may struggle with is maintaining a positive state of mental and emotional health. When not taken care of, our mental and emotional health can cause us to have a negative outlook on life. We will show you 4 ways to support your emotional and mental ... Views: 1071
Depression can have a huge impact on a marriage. Depression can sometimes respond to treatment, in the form of medication or therapy. However, it can have a huge impact on a marriage in the meantime.
Marriage counseling can be effective in helping couples work together when depression ... Views: 1071
Transcranial magnetic stimulation or TMS is a noninvasive process applied to cure depression. This process involves the use of magnetic fields to excite nerve cells in the patient’s brain to cure the causes of depression. This cure is chosen when other treatments do not work to cure the problem. ... Views: 1070
No one can really blame you if you're feeling depressed after a break up. After all, relationships are an integral point of any person's life. It's normal for you to feel bad if you lose something this important to you. But what should you do if you are finding it hard to work through the day ... Views: 1070
Many people are looking toward ways of treating health issues without taking medication. One of more interesting alternatives to people with depression or rhythm disorders is light therapy. This therapy is not for everyone, but it gives an option to people with seasonal affective disorder, ... Views: 1067
WHEN YOU CAN USE THE PHONE TO GAIN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE
New self-help program for depression and stress provides support 24-hours a day.
By Sharyn Alden
Clinical depression is on the rise says the World Health Organization (WHO). The organization’s 1990 report said depression was the ... Views: 1067
The greatest prison people live in is the fear of what other people think. I know because I lived in that prison for most of my life.
If I spoke to someone, I wondered if I said the right things or if they picked up that I was “not so smart” while we talked. Or if I met with someone else, I ... Views: 1065
Depression, if you don’t already know, is suffered by many, many people and for a number of reasons. Running on of mind or racing thoughts and/or obsessing thoughts. Chemical imbalances, vitamin deficiencies, specifically B vitamins and niacin, mineral and amino acid deficiencies are all ... Views: 1064
The signs of teenage depression can often be mistaken for typical mood swings and ups and downs often associated with simply being a teenager. So, what's considered normal? Is a teenager who's on top of the world in one moment and then suffering from unexplained sadness the next normal or truly ... Views: 1064
Depression, being depressed – terms used exaggeratingly today, which in medical and psychological term, mean something far worse. It’s natural for a person to feel sad, especially if something unpleasant has happened in the recent days, but such feelings usually pass away in a couple of days. ... Views: 1064
Depression is something that shouldn’t be ignored. It can occur to anyone and most often the depressed person will need some help from loved ones or maybe a professional to go through this unpleasant period. An unhappy person is not the same as depressed person. There are certain signs that can ... Views: 1063
Having a healthy sleep life is vital to maintaining a healthy life overall. When you don't get enough sleep at night, you put yourself at risk for a variety of problems, including many health concerns.
There are also many reasons that you might be struggling to get enough sleep, and finding ... Views: 1062
Personal injury attorney
Our own Jay Vaughn recently published an article about post-traumatic stress disorder in The Advocate – Kentucky Justice Association. In the article, Jay explains PTSD, why it’s often overlooked and what attorneys can do. Take a look at this excerpt:
We are all ... Views: 1062
In 1982 Steven Callahan was crossing the Atlantic alone in his sailboat when it struck something and sank. He was out of the shipping lanes and floating in a life raft, alone. His supplies were few. His chances were small. Yet when three fishermen found him seventy-six days later (the longest ... Views: 1061