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Help for Depression
19 Jun 2009
Need help for depression? Here are some guidelines that can help you deal with depression…
I found a great article about the relation between support, control, and the social patterns of depression. Most people ask for help for depression, thinking they can do it all by themselves. However, support from others is necessary to stop feeling depressed. This is what the research found out:
“Research on the social patterns of depression in the community finds consistently that high levels of education and income, being male, and being married are associated with lower levels of depression. We attempt to explain these patterns as the result of two essential social perceptions: the sense of controlling one’s own life rather than being at the mercy of powerful others and outside forces, and the sense of having a supportive and understanding person to talk to in times of trouble.
In theory, the sense of control reduces depression because it encourages active problem solving, and the sense of support reduces depression because it provides others to talk to. We find evidence for the first proposition: persons who feel in control of their lives are more likely to attempt to solve problems.
Perceived control and problem solving decrease depression and largely explain the effects of income and education on depression. We find, however, that support has mixed effects.
Support decreases depression, but talking to others when faced with a problem, which increases with the level of support, increases depression.
Self Help for Depression
19 Jun 2009
Looking for self-help for depression? Here is a list of treatments available.
In the last post, on depression self-help, we discussed that before you take any self-help treatment, it is necessary to diagnose correctly the problem. We show you the symptoms, types of depression, and a medical online test to check if you have depression. Now, we will talk about the possible self-help treatments.
Basically, there are three types of self help for depression treatments:
- Supportive Treatment
This self help for depression treatment means, that to overcome depression, it is important to have the support of another person. The sense of loneliness increase the chance to stay depressed. It is okay to ask help for depression, but it is necessary to ask to the right person. The most important persons in your life are your family, your friends, and your mentors. You should ask for help in that order.
First, try to talk to your family about how you feel and that you need their support. Of course you’ll worry them at first, but it is necessary to let them know how you really feel on the inside. Once that awkward moment passes, you’ll feel you drop our rock from your back, and you have people that are carrying you.
Depression Self Help
In: depression self help| overcoming depression| self development
19 Jun 2009
Depression self help guidelines. Check the symptoms, types and self help treatments.
Over the past year, 16.5 million Americans age 18 or older — 1 in 13 adults — experienced at least one bout of major depression, according to a new government survey in 2009. Whatever the reason, forgoing care is never a good idea, one expert said. “Depression is a medical condition that should be treated with the same urgency as any other medical condition”.
With this article, you’ll be able to establish your level of depression, so you decide if you want to treat it with a depression self help treatment or you need to go to your clinical doctor.
Symptoms of Depression
Not everyone who is depressed or manic experiences every symptom. The severity of symptoms varies among individuals and also over time. Here are the most common symptoms of depression:
- Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood.
- Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism.
- Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness.
- Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities that were once enjoyable, including sex.
- Decreased energy, fatigue; feeling “slowed down.”
- Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
- Trouble sleeping, early morning awakening, or oversleeping.
- Changes in appetite and/or weight.
- Thoughts of death or suicide, or suicide attempts.
- Restlessness or irritability.
- Persistent physical symptoms, such as headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic pain that do not respond to routine treatment
Types of Depression
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Self Esteem Help
17 Jun 2009
Learn how to boost your self-esteem, with this self-esteem help tips to understand how to do it.
It is incredible how something that you can’t touch and is actually inside of you, can affect you so much. Self-esteem is one of the pillars for loving yourself, and to find happiness. But there are so many things going on around us, that self-esteem is always in jeopardy. For example, according to a study from a Dove campaign, “Girls who watch TV commercials featuring underweight models lose self-confidence and become more dissatisfied with their own bodies”.
Other studies state the following:
- Only 1 of 2 seventh graders say they like the way they look.
- 9 of 10 girls want to change their physical appearance.
- “Children with very low self-esteem, or what the researchers called
self-derogation, were 1.6 times more likely to meet the criteria for drug dependence nine years later than other children.”
So, in conclusion, self-esteem is a big deal. In this article we will not learn what is actually self-esteem and how to work with it.
What Is Self-Esteem?
To understand self-esteem, it helps to break the term into two words. Let’s take a look at the word esteem (say: ess-teem) first. Esteem is a fancy word for thinking that someone or something is important or valuing that person or thing. For example, if you really admire someone, it means you hold him in high esteem. And self means, well, yourself! So put the two words together and it’s easier to see what self-esteem is. It’s how much you value yourself and how important you think you are. It’s how you see yourself and how you feel about your achievements.
Overcoming depression
29 May 2009
Can depression kill you? How can you overcome depression in the right moment?
I was reading one of the chicken soup for the soul stories, about overcoming depression. There is a story about depression and suicide, in which a mother starts researching why her daughter Arlyn killed herself. She then understood that it was an escape from emotional pain. She explained it like this: “it was as though her heart was carrying a heavy weight, and it became unbearable”. By suiciding, she was looking for help for depression.
I don´t remember where I hear this, but I think it is a very profound phrase, we can use to understand why is depression caused and how to overcome depression. “Things happen”. You may be saying, “Ok, where is this going?” Things happen in life all the time. Sometimes, what we call good things, and sometimes bad things. However, as humans we have the tendency to overreact to bad things, and to forget about the good ones. For example, when was the last time you realized you are lucky to be healthy? Think about all the people dying in a hospital because of a terrible disease like cancer or aids, and thinking “I would give anything to be ok again”. Or even how lucky we are to have food in our table. If you are using Internet, most probable you have at least one meal a day.
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