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How Men and Women are Impacted by Depression- The NOT So Missing Link: Sugar and Depression - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2015 from Peter KirwanA Quick Preamble: If you've been following me for a while then you'll know and have likely already seen a previous article i wrote about the dangers of modern day, heavily refined, chemically processed sugar - and of course you'll have also seen this from me on numerous occasions: "Fat ...
Views: 758 - HOW TEACHERS CAN HELP TO RAISE STUDENTS’ SELF ESTEEM - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2015 from Jennifer McLeodTeachers and schools can play a major role in helping to raise a student’s self esteem as this helps to bolster the self worth and resilience of students. Self esteem is an aspect of how we value ourselves; and can affect our trust in other people, in our abilities, and affects relationships. ...
Views: 1056 - Psychotherapy which helps to get rid of illness - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2015 from Reela JhaIndividual psychotherapy can help people overcome the fear of taking risks in life. To obtain important goals in life, individuals must take calculated risks. However, many people focus on failing to reach the goals they want, or they are afraid of the unknown consequences of failing. People are ...
Views: 854(1 vote) - How the psychotherapy works for depression and anxiety disorders? - by Submitted on May 27, 2015 from Reela JhaIt is true that the word "therapy" scares plenty of individuals. Given the belief that we have a tendency to as individuals are usually self-sufficing, it's understood that individuals have the innate capability to recover and to fix after they are within the middle of a crisis. Personal ...
Views: 858 - How I Found My Way Out of Depression - by Submitted on May 20, 2015 from Michael TristaneThe power of depression It was like being trapped, it was like I knew I’m lost and I can’t do anything about it. I know everybody says the same things about depression: It’s feeling of hopelessness, people think you’re lazy, you have no energy, you see no point in doing things, you see no way ...
Views: 2409(1 vote) - Creativity and Depression: Two sides of a coin - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2015 from Tabbu VermaI collapse on the floor, I am secretly lonely, I sit in the corner with my legs pulled up to my chest and I can't feel happy anymore. Does this explains any of your symptoms? No, but maybe that's the case with any of your super creative friend. I hope not. Particularly, so many of creative heads ...
Views: 825 - Journey to Wholeness - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2015 from Dr. Wendy TreynorThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams is a children’s story about a rabbit that wants to be Real. I, too, wanted to be Real. I wanted to be whole. To be whole is to be Real. Like the velveteen rabbit who was a stuffed bunny, I was “stuffed” with social conditioning, scuffed around the edges, ...
Views: 871 - Chronic Insomnia Concerns - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2015 from Trivedi SciencePeople around the world suffer from many sleep disorders and one of them is Insomnia. It is one of the most common disorders that is defined by the inability to sleep properly or even sleep at all. This happens due to an underlying medical condition. People of all ages and any gender can suffer ...
Views: 721 - Depressive Shadows Under Organizational Growth - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2015 from Trivedi ScienceGlobal organizations are looking for more productivity, tighter budgets, fast growth, technological transformations, and multiple gateways generate stronger revenues. Irrespective of the size of the company, they are striving to compete for the top positions to rule the market and gain thick ...
Views: 799 - Breaking the Cycle of Abandonment - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2015 from Darlene LancerIf you're discontented in a relationship or go from one to another or even remain unhappily alone, you may be caught in a worsening cycle of abandonment. People tend to think of abandonment as something physical, like neglect. Loss of physical closeness due to death, divorce, and illness is ...
Views: 1208(1 vote) - Treating Postpartum and Perinatal Depression - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2015 from Nicky SilohaEveryone experiences feelings of sadness or discouragement from time to time. Most people have these emotions for a few hours or days at a time. Up to one-fifth of the world's population, however, suffer from a condition called clinical depression, in which these moods last for several days, ...
Views: 737 - Why College is Leading to More Cases of Depression Nationwide? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2015 from Kallen DiggsThe 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: 723 - 5 Confidence Boosting Activities that You Can Start Right Now - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2015 from Meghan BelnapPeople with confidence are generally more successful at achieving their goals than those who have low self-esteem. Confident people are likely to get more raises and have better relationships because they lack the dependency that a large portion of the population exhibits. Here are five ...
Views: 1008 - The 6 Aspects of Suffering and How to Stop it! - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2015 from Brian KrallMany people turn to self help because of the fact that their lives are not what they want it to be…and they are oftentimes experiencing some form of suffering. In fact this is the reason why Buddhism is one of the most popular and prosperous religions today (not that this is going to be a ...
Views: 1074 - Depression: A Lifestyle Disease - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2015 from Prakash SutradharIn day to day life, we frequently use the term “Depression”, but mostly we refer it as sadness. Sadness is not depression. Sadness is natural and it occurs for various reasons but depression is more severe than sadness. Depression changes brain or it damages brain if left unchecked for long ...
Views: 2911 - 6 Habits You Must Stop to Beat Depression - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2015 from Prakash SutradharDepression 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: 923 - Cure Depression & Anxiety in 4 Weeks - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2015 from Luke MackleyDepression and anxiety For the full daily Practice go to http://innerstillness.com.au Depression and anxiety are of the same making, they come from the same place. Everyone has felt some level of anxiety and depression in their life, it's nearly unavoidable if you have the human condition of ...
Views: 860(1 vote) - Depression: Can Repressed Anger Cause Depression? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperOne of the most common mental and emotional challenges that someone can face in today’s world is depression. This is likely to be something that most people experience at one point or another. There are then going to be others who don’t experience it from time to time, they experience it on ...
Views: 2024 - 4 Useful Tips for the Elderly on Dealing with Depression - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2015 from Julie HowardAccording to statistics, depression is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders affecting adults aged 60 and over. But while clinical depression is common among the elderly, it isn’t normal. If you have been having suicidal thoughts, are fixated on the thought of death, have started ...
Views: 997(1 vote) - How To Fight Depression Naturally With These 2 Mood-Enhancing Nutrients - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2015 from Michael RosenbaumIf the winter cold and darkness are getting you down, here's an uplifting tip. Eat yourself back to merriment. Yes, food is the best medicine - even when it comes to mental health. Increasingly, doctors are shifting from prescribing drugs to recommending nutritional strategies and exercise to ...
Views: 979 - How to Overcome Separation Anxiety in Adults - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2015 from Daniel WhiteMany people suffer from anxiety and panic attacks at some point in their lives. However, when people talk about separation anxiety, the first thing that comes to mind is that the condition affects children only. What most people do not know, however, is that separation anxiety in adults is ...
Views: 4350(2 votes) - Getting Over Depression Is Possible and You Can Do It! - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2015 from Daniel WhiteDepression 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: 1068 - Yes and No - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2015 from Sheryl PaulSometimes an anger surges up in me about how abysmally this culture guides and takes care of its members around transitions. We expect engaged women and men to put on a happy face from proposal through honeymoon, ignoring their innate need to grieve the loss of their singlehood and honor their ...
Views: 1594 - What Happens To You When It's The Holidays? - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2014 from Carolyn GoldfarbHow do you feel when it is the Holidays? Are you excited? Ready to decorate, bake, and buy presents? Or are you dreading it? Are you feeling like "Oh boy, another year already?" Are you grieving a recent loss and can't imagine how you are going to make it through the December and the holidays, ...
Views: 823 - Finding Daily Communion - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2014 from Kate JarosinskaI 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: 913 - SAD? Lighten Up - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2014 from Michael MantellIt is the time of year when people, especially it seems, millennials, report feeling depressed and unhappy. The less sunshine we see, the more dreary, blue, grumpy, low and unhappy people feel. What’s worse, these negative emotions lead to eating more carbs, weight gain, increased sleep and ...
Views: 878 - The Grief Place - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2014 from Sheryl PaulThere is a room in your heart where sadness dwells. Each story of sadness lives there like a stagnant, frozen particle of light waiting for you to see it, to hold it, to wrap it in a blanket and bring it tea. When you visit your grief place with love, the particles of light start to shimmer and ...
Views: 1405(1 vote) - If Holiday Stress is a Disease, The Virus is Your Expectations - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2014 from Michael BroderThe 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: 986 - Improving Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2014 from Jillian OwensIn life there are many ups and downs. Sometimes changing an aspect of your life can really make a difference. If you are in a down and want to improve your mood, lifestyle, or yourself in general here are some ways to do that. 1. Base your life off of what YOU want to do. Base your life off ...
Views: 1220 - Mental Health In Women - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2014 from Estelle GoldsteinMaybe if it’s “all in your head,” it’s in your brain chemistry We women have spent so long and worked so hard for equality in rights, in education, and at work, that it may actually be hard to talk about how we are different. The World Health Organization has been working on this, and ...
Views: 1164 - The Well of Self - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2014 from Sheryl PaulWe all carry within us a well of Self. We can’t see this well, but we know when the waters are clear and full or when they’re low and flecked with the dark matter of the lies we tell ourselves about ourselves. We know when the waters are warm from the time, interest, and compassion we pour into ...
Views: 1316 - Loss of Light - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2014 from Sheryl PaulLight fading, time passing, big boy is ten, baby isn’t a baby and the time for having babies is over. The pregnant woman in the check-out line and it’s eleven years ago, pregnant with my own belly of hope and love, on the threshold of everything new and exciting. There was pain then, too, but ...
Views: 1050 - Dr. Romance on How to Help a Friend Who is Depressed - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2014 from Tina TessinaIt's not easy to know what to do when you have a friend who seems depressed. Dr. Romance has some guidelines to help you support and care for your dear one. 1. Don't try to cheer your friend up. It just sounds like you don't understand. 2. Listen, listen, listen: Your friend ...
Views: 1069 - Detachment for the Codependent is the Key to a Happiness! - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2014 from Mary DeYonThe idea of detachment mesmerized me when I heard about it in Al-Anon. To let go of the ones you love seemed unloving and uncaring and certainly not Christian. But it also seemed to be the NIRVANA you could reach even while living with an alcoholic. I detached from my alcoholic father by ...
Views: 1488 - Families Often Indicate Psychiatric Problems - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2014 from Estelle GoldsteinThe person who walks into a psychiatrist’s office looking for help is not necessarily the patient. Often, they are simply the family of the patient. Sometimes, they themselves have something – possibly a disorder, but maybe just an emotional or attitude problem — that would seem somehow ...
Views: 1035 - Overcoming Psychological Challenges: Tips To Beat Depression And Anxiety - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2014 from Meghan BelnapThe good news is that even the severest forms of depression are resolvable to the point where sufferers can lead enriched, productive and fulfilling lives. The key is getting through the darkest times. Just as the sun has been rising since the dawn of man, there is light at the end of the dark ...
Views: 972 - Drug-Free Treatment for Depression and Anxiety - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukProblems with Current Therapies Depression is very common, with a lifetime rate of over 20% in the USA. It is estimated to be the leading cause of disability in developed countries worldwide by the World Health Organization. In depressed patients who do see improvement with treatment, relapse ...
Views: 10144 - Being for Yourself - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2014 from Homaira Kabir(part 3 of A Soft Place to Call Home) http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/a-soft-place-to-call-home Now that you have made space for your thoughts and listened to them, gently, without judgment, and without reacting, what would the next steps be? How do you develop the perspective to ...
Views: 1156 - A Soft Place to Call Home - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2014 from Homaira KabirExperiences can be painful. Such is life. When we were little, we ran to mommy and her kiss and cuddle fixed everything. Lying in her arms, there seemed not a worry in the world and the incident that had brought us running and howling was very soon a lonely cloud drifting in the far distance. ...
Views: 1087 - How To End Depression and Manifest Your Dreams Come True - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2014 from Mr Twenty TwentyHey mate, I just read that studies indicate that people who suffer from depression are actually more realistic, than people who are optimistic. Researchers seemed to conclude that those of use who are optimistic are in fact delusional. We tend to think we are better looking, have a better ...
Views: 2207(2 votes) - What to Do When Your Friend Is Suicidal - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2014 from nancy traversThe last couple weeks we’ve been talking about the important topic of suicide. In the United States, it’s the 10th leading cause of death. The strongest risk factor is depression. Chances are that you have had or will have a friend who is at risk. You may be reluctant to talk to him about his ...
Views: 1294 - Misdiagnosing Narcissism: Bipolar I Disorder - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2014 from Sam VakninBy Sam Vaknin Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" The manic phase of Bipolar I Disorder is often misdiagnosed as Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Bipolar patients in the manic phase exhibit many of the signs and symptoms of pathological narcissism - ...
Views: 2089 - It Feels Good To Be Happy. - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2014 from Bill PeakWhich statement rings truer for you? 1) Feeling good makes me happy. 2) Being happy makes me feel good. At first glance, I felt the two were reciprocal, but after thinking it through, I discovered a missing link. When I’m feeling good, happiness abounds… joy arises in everything I see ...
Views: 1112 - How to heal from the suicide of a loved-one - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2014 from Rhonda RabowFollowing the tragedy of Robin Williams’ death from suicide, I was struck to hear how many people were affected by his death. Clients, who I was seeing for depression, told me how they thought maybe suicide was a good idea and they seemed to be considering it more seriously since the comedian’s ...
Views: 959 - Depression and Global Consciousness - A Very Unique Perspective - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2014 from Janet PfeifferI recently read an article that described depression as "a psychological reaction to the violent deformities of the modern world." I found that statement deeply provocative and began to ponder it's meaning. "Anger turned inward" doesn't satisfy me anymore. I do not subscribe to the belief that ...
Views: 1169 - Conquering Depression: There is Hope - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2014 from Janet PfeifferRegardless 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 ...
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