Your mood can plummet slowly or suddenly, and for practically any reason depending on who and what you care about in your life. I have found that the feeling of inadequacy is usually at the root of my depression, and also what prevents me from cheering up. Personally, I can’t…

Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? When I was going through postpartum Hell, I thought it would never never end. I became hopeless, despondent and depressed. I could not make myself feel better. I thought that if i had to go one more night with NO…

With the current harsh economic state of many countries of the world, the price of gas, the unemployment rate, and a myriad of other problems including health and family issues, many people to become high stressed. Lingering stress is a serious illness and can affe one both physically and mentally…

Depression grabs a hold of us all the time. When we least expect it, it happens to just show up and slap us right in the face. It can be difficult to get out of it once it begins and can often feel dreadful. I have found myself in this…

Stress is quite common these days not many people realise the long-term harm it may cause. Furthermore the modern lifestyle pressures may not allow people to unwind and cause a cumulative effect which may lead to depression. In the first instance take some health measure and perhaps introduce some natural…

Hearing your doctor tell you that you are suffering from depression can be quite the trigger of many emotions that you may have had bottled up for years. It could either be a relief or it could be devastating. It all depends on how you cope with the diagnosis. Below,…

The day I knew my Mom had cancer was the day I left my old self. Being an only child to a strong-willed single mom is tougher than having a big family. Everyone literally my Mom was that ‘everyone’ depended on me. Before this all started, my mom was already…

Surely antidepressants have been fully tested, haven't they? By researchers without any vested interest in the drug company? Anyway, if they didn't work, they wouldn't be on the market. Only makes sense, doesn't it? After all, depression can be explained away as a chemical imbalance. Therefore, if depression is a…

Depression is a horrible experience for anyone, especially if it's new to you. The heavy, hopeless feelings weigh down on you. It can feel like you have no mental space in which to operate. Here are some tips to help you when you are feeling down. I use these tips…

Are you having sleep disruptions on a daily basis? Are you the type who sleeps too much or having trouble sleeping? If you answered 'yes', you may be depressed. Do you know how depression affects sleep? Depression causes sleep disruption by your mind being too worried or stressed. I suffered…

When in stress, we tend to look at the things not as they are, but as we want them to be. A human being processes the thoughts as per his/her perception. Workplaces have never been an easy job to handle. With different cultural beliefs and values, and different thought processes…

My client was 32 and full of nervous energy. Suffering from anxiety and depression for several years, he came to therapy to find ways to letting go of an extremely narcissistic parent. Although he had physically cut the parent out of his life, psychologically the toxic presence was felt daily.…

Venlafaxine est une nouvelle classe de médicaments anti-dépresseurs qui affecte des messagers chimiques dans le cerveau. Ces messagers chimiques appelés neurotransmetteurs, et quelques exemples sont la sérotonine, la dopamine et la noradrénaline. Les neurotransmetteurs sont fabriqués par des cellules nerveuses et sont libérés par les cellules. Les neurotransmetteurs se déplacent…

You might have been asking yourself "is depression a disease?". While some may disagree with me with on this I'm going to go ahead and say it. (well I kind of already have in the title). It's going to be a disease to you but it's my opinion that this…

Depression, one of the worst states that a person can be in. Depression can cause someone to feel worthless, humiliated and in a constant state of anxiety. Seeing as I have fought through depression first hand, some of my insights may help you or a love one through their bout…

The topic of managing depression at work is important for sufferers of this horrible disease of the mind. It's hard enough in the politically charged workplaces we find ourselves in without hauling a black dog around as well. This page focuses on how we can manage depression whilst at work.…

Depression is something that millions of people struggle with every day. If yours has gotten to a point where you need to see a therapist, then you may be a little scared of what is going to happen. Alleviate your fears by going over the following article. When you first…

There are many places in the world that hold mysteries and unanswered questions, but perhaps none of them are as intriguing as the human psyche. Even for adults, controlling mental states can be a difficult task, and it becomes monumentally more difficult when there is a problem or issue that…

Signs of Depression What are the signs of depression? Well, if your feeling... tired, stressed, worthless, like nothing matters, like you don't matter, lack of motivation, like you aren't good enough, aren't liked, or even suicidal. These are the most common signs of depression, but there are always more. Depression…

Treat Depression with Supplements and Vitamins Vitamins are needed in a very calculated amount by our body but its deficiency can lead you to fatal issues. A prominent number of researches have showed that the presence of vitamins and supplements can help you to cure depression. Depression is a really…

Have you noticed how people treat you when you are depressed? Depression affects your relationship with others in negative ways if your depression is not overcome. Why do depressed people shun intimacy and drive people who are close to them away? To understand this, we need to know how a…

Let me start by giving a short story about John, a High School teacher, who committed suicide last year. As a child he was a jovial and highly social child, he grew up to this great socialist. He would make new friends in a niche of time. After campus those…

At 51 the last thing my client expected was to be sitting across from me in the therapy room. His marriage on the rocks, he was aware of the need to find better ways of relating with his wife and kids. He was tired of shouting and couldn’t suppress the…

Living with someone with bipolar is hell.The stress it has on family is terrible, they watch as the person they loved struggle with depression and mania If the symptoms are severe it is potentially damaging to the family, their work and their life's. Bipolar disorder for the person who suffers…

How To Naturally Treat Women’s Depression Depression doesn’t discriminate. But women may appear to be the weaker sex because depression steals a women’s identity. She is no longer vibrant, strong, is increasingly withdrawn and lacks luster. Fortunately, with a little bit of drive these symptoms are reversible. A women’s willpower…

Do you ever sit thinking things like "why am I depressed?" or is it just me? It really does seem like I'm lacking some basic common sense at times. Maybe I was dropped on my head a little too much in my baby days. Didn't have car seats back then.…

I have a friend who's lost his job, he's 61, has no pension and little chance of re-employment. Not being a psychiatrist, I suspect he's experiencing depression, and without the normal understanding of his family, he's sinking lower and lower. I know we say with ease “I'm feeling depressed” when…

Are there foods that can combat depression? There is a lot of debate as to whether or not healthy foods combat depression. There have been studies conducted such as Richardson & Rogers study of the effects of caffeine on anxiety and depression (1995) and Rifat's investigation into the affects of…

I vaguely remember the summer day when I got the call from our class president, informing me that a classmate of mine had committed suicide. My parents were there in the kitchen when I took the call, and they understood from my end of the conversation and the look on…

Many people have heard about Xanax and how it helps the brain in relaxing. Yet a huge majority of these people don’t believe in Xanax and its working. The main reason behind this is that people don’t think that a medication can actually cure stress and anxiety. They just take…