The cause of depression is not just chemistry, traumatic events, genetic predisposition, a bad childhood etc., that is why nothing truly works against it, and depression is galloping. I have a totally different take on it. Excuse me the long text, I normally prefer small, simple explanations, however it is important to understand and explore…
How do I get out of depression? Trust me, you don’t want to get rid of your depression (though you do want to shut it off). It serves a critical purpose, and you might even die without it. Let me explain. Depression is a natural human emotion. It tells us that we are carrying too…
Before you shop at Amazon Prime, read this.The dead giveaway that tells you when Amazon’s giving you a better price than other retailers.It won’t go away immediately. But it won’t stay with you like this forever too. I have had a long first-hand experience of depression, depressive moods and I have also dealt with my…
The iconic brand in floor care you trust.Evolve keeps you rolling between those clean-ups you planned and the ones you just didn’t see coming.Things can and will get better. As someone with over 30 years experience with depression, here are my tips. Step back and look at yourself from the outside, like you are another…
I had episodes of depression off and on since I was age 15. I’m now 40, and I can honestly say that I have 100% beat depression and I will never succumb to it again. I have had many setbacks and highs and lows. At first, it was affecting my family life and ability to…
Quiet. For the first time in I’m not sure how long, everything felt quiet. All the things that were wrong with life were still wrong, but the nagging “this is all your fault and everyone hates you” was gone. It took a long time to get to that point, though. The best advice I got…
There are different ‘types’ of depression. One ‘type’ is called ‘situational’ depression and is more commonly a short-term response to a specific, recent loss. This may be the loss of a loved one through death or relationship change, or a job loss or health related concern.Another type of depression is called dysthymia. This is chronic…
(Edvard Munch Anxiety [1]) I want to answer this from the perspective of C.G. Jung’s depth psychological approach because in my experience, both personal and professional, this way of seeing into anxiety and depression offers not only deep insight into the problem, but also, profound healing. What I mean by healing is that you embrace…
Before you shop at Amazon Prime, read this.The dead giveaway that tells you when Amazon’s giving you a better price than other retailers.Genetic predisposition, as well as the presence of provocative factors play an important role in the process of occurrence of a mental disorder. In this regard, depression and schizophrenia are no exception. Modern…
What is depression? Is it a disease? A mental disorder? Biochemical imbalance? A braindysfunction? A psychological syndrome? An existential or spiritual crisis? Several of my fellow PT bloggers posted on depression recently. I want to discuss depression here as a clinical and forensic psychologist who has been practicing psychotherapy for more than three decades. For…
