Depression Treatment

What do you think about when you hear of depression? Most likely you can imagine someone who is feeling sad with a dark cloud hovering over them. They feel helpless, fearful, and hopeless. While this is not an inaccurate portrayal of depression, it does leave out one heartbreaking phenomenon of depression. It’s called smiling depression, and it…

You’ve probably heard people say that depression gets worse during the holidays. Often people feel sad and alone if they don’t have others to share those special times together. Or you may have even heard that rates of suicide actually go up during the holidays. Are these claims correct? Sifting through what’s true and what…

You wake up each day, yet you don’t feel ready to take on the daily challenges. Instead, you are trapped within the jaws of depression. It’s strange, you don’t know why or how you got this way. Yet, the feelings associated with depression—hopelessness, fear, and lack of motivation—are relentlessly crushing you day-in and day-out. It turns…

When men have depression, it’s more than processing feeling a little blue. In reality, men dealing with depression feel like they are carrying a crushing burden. While they understand that something is wrong inside, they often keep their emotions locked deep down. This can have tragic consequences. In fact, suicide is the 7th most common…

There are many reasons why you might develop depression. A sudden loss—such as a death in the family or your home being foreclosed—can certainly cause depression. Another reason may be feeling alone and isolated from other people. This can occur when you move to a new city and are struggling to make connections. However, did you ever…

Have you ever felt engulfed by something around you? Even on an early morning trek to work, it’s likely you’ve seen the fog swallowing up the innocent pavement in front of you. While it’s possible to move out of literal fog with a vehicle or train, it can be hard to outrun the mental fog…

If your partner is depressed, then you might feel stuck. While you think they’d benefit from therapy, convincing them of this may be somewhat of a challenge. Not only does your partner have to acknowledge that there is a problem, but also that they have to get past a few other obstacles. The financial price…

What was that you said in the mirror this morning? Really? You said that about your own face and body? Those sound like fighting words… Who was it that bullied you with put-downs after that slip up at work today? You? How cruel! Bet you’d never let anyone talk to your loved ones that way……

Depression is a state of perceived powerlessness, worthlessness, and perpetual low mood. It’s hard to do anything. You may feel too sluggish or sick to make a change. There’s no joy of anticipation. No motivation or inspiration. No get up and go. And so what if you’re managing depression well enough to leave your bedroom? Much of…

Noise pollution is real. Seriously. Have you ever gone in search of silence? How long did you have to look? Did you ever find a noiseless place, without people chatting or laughing or talking too loudly on their phones? Unaccompanied by construction machines grinding or technology buzzing? Devoid of traffic noise, airplane thunder, or piped-in…