Depression

Undoing Depression

February 7, 2012
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What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You

As Richard O’Connor states, you won’t find many people with his experience, both personal and professional. He witnessed his mother’s depression, who ended her life when he was still a child. Understandably, he went on to suffer from depression as well. He chose a mental health profession, allowing him to treat and see many other depressives. In short, he really knows what he is talking about, and it shows in this brilliant and compassionate book. Undoing depression will help you in many ways: Understanding what depression is, and what its countless consequences are: What I particularly like is the comprehensiveness...

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Depression and anxiety magic medication

January 15, 2012
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I resisted exercise for a long time. Nobody around me was exercising. I did not have time. Exercise was boring and difficult. It triggered unpleasant high school memories. I was enduring exercise then. I certainly did not want it as part of my life. Since then, life happened, without exercise for the most part. The result has been that at 40 I started to feel really uneasy with my body. I was not even fat, but just, well, gelatinous.  So I gathered all my willpower, bought some good shoes, and hit the road. It has been hard. Since I was...

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Depression…or life is a bitch and then you die

January 4, 2012
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Pretending

Depression is not a pleasant, trendy topic you save for cocktail parties. It is a very real problem for lots of people nevertheless. It definitely has been a serious problem for me. The formal criteria (taken from the DSM IV) for major depression include a depressed mood or a loss of interest in ordinary activities for at least two weeks, accompanied by at least four of the following symptoms: Significant weight loss or gain Insomnia or hypersomnia Activity levels slow down or increase Fatigue or loss of energy Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt Diminished ability to think, concentrate...

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