Depression is an illness that can have different definitions depending on who you’re asking. Many people go through this highly personal experience. The physical manifestations of depression can also differ considerably. People who’ve undergone clinical depression will likely explain it differently than others who haven’t had it. Spotting Warning Signs Of Depression The symptoms aren’t [...]
What is depression? The term depression has become so common that many people don’t take it seriously. But true depression is a very serious condition that can interfere with your normal, everyday functioning. True depression can make even the most mundane tasks such as getting up from bed or eating breakfast seemed to be difficult. [...]
According government statistics, everyone will be affected by depression – either their own or someone else’s – during their lifetime. Depressive disorders affect approximately 18.8 million American adults or about 9.5% of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. Depression can be hard to diagnosis. There is no set cause for [...]
As I’ve pointed out before, depression hurts. I know, I’ve been depressed a number of times before. Depression can be a result of a number of different sources. Sometimes, the blues are brought on by a tragic event, such as the death of a loved one, like when my parents died or a relationship, like [...]
Depression hurts both mentally and physically. When you feel depressed, you just want to lie on the sofa while the television drones on in the background. You aren’t really watching anything that takes too much energy. But you don’t even feel like reaching for the remote to change channels. The last thing you want to [...]
According to the Centers for disease Control and Prevention in any 2-week period, 5.4% of Americans 12 years of age and older experienced some sort of depression. From major depression like being incapacitated, to symptoms like feeling a little blue, many people have been affected by this modern day malady. Understand that not all kinds [...]
I’ve had a few bouts with depression. Now all of these were mild or moderate events (small ‘D’ depression) not severe (big ‘D’ depression) events. These events were as a result of me being stressed or anxious over one thing or another, from losing a girlfriend to not being able to make my business succeed. [...]
Depression seems to affect many people these days. Just as there are many different types of depression there are some very basic ways to reduce it’s affects as well. Before we start I want to make it clear that I am talking about mild to moderate depression in this article. Someone with severe depression should [...]
One of the problems of chronic stress is that it can cause depression. One definition I found for depression is “An illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts, that affects the way a person eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things.” To say the least [...]
