All About Depression
HOW TO HELP SOMEONE WITH DEPRESSION
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DEPRESSED & STRESSED? – MOOD BOOSTING FOODS
When depression hits, my world comes spiraling down. I feel numb, with no energy what so ever. Everything is a drag and I don’t like to socialize or even talk to my family. When I go to university its hell, people talking to me when all I want to do is go home and devour a huge bowl of ice-cream and eat unhealthy fast-food. I battle with Dysthymia which is a persistent type of depression. Through my journey of recovery, I learned through lots of reading the types of foods those with depression should eat. If you are like me, an emotional eater it can be even harder to eat the right foods. So, I have created a list of foods you can incorporate in your life to feel better.
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11 THINGS PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION WOULD LIKE OTHERS TO UNDERSTAND – CAN YOU RELATE?
Understanding depression is difficult. Please note, that within psychology it is widely known that mental illness is very different to every individual, and this post is by no means intended to generalise. This post was written to give a view on what people who have depression struggle with, and what they would like others to know. All these points are based on statements made by people who have experienced depression, and have been made anonymous.
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DEPRESSION: DOES IT BOIL DOWN TO CHEMICAL IMBALANCE?
Ever wondered what happens in the brain of a depressed person? Is it all due to chemical imbalances or is it a lot more complicated than that? Did you know that there are billions of chemical reactions that are responsible for mood? Yes, that’s a lot to count for, but the brain is a complex organ, therefore there are different areas of the brain that become affected as well.
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ARE YOU DEPRESSED?
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DEPRESSION: F*CK DEPRESSION – A TRUE STORY
Depression can affect anyone in all sorts of ways. Some people make it, while others don’t. I personally know first had what depression is. I’ve battled it all through my life. The following is a description of what I went through and how I fought it. **Trigger warning, this content may be strong**
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OVERCOMING DEPRESSION
When I was young, I carried my depression like a separate entity, a burden I was unwilling to bear but seemed cursed to carry regardless. When people say ‘depression’, this is all that I heard: the finality of nailing the coffin lid shut; the murkiness of dark water that hides the things that it drowns; and the terrible sound that best intentions make when misunderstanding makes them a blade.
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DEPRESSION: WHAT IT’S LIKE FOR ME, AND HOW I DEAL WITH IT
When I was 13, I was diagnosed with Panic Disorder, which completely flipped my life upside-down. On the one hand, it was great. I finally knew what was happening to me, and I could then go forward and learn how to deal with it. On the other hand, it made it more real, and impacted me in a way I didn’t think it would. When I got diagnosed, I felt ashamed. I was angry that I ‘let’ myself get so unwell. I really started to despise myself. Every time I had a panic attack, I would berate myself for hours. I’d say to myself that I wasn’t good enough. That I was letting everyone down, and that I didn’t deserve the life I was living.
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