depression
It is not just a matter of feeling sad; discover an honest view of the mental, emotional and physical toll of clinical depression.
Fear of Living Past 20
Growing old is a natural part of living. The older you get, the more you accept to love your wrinkles, gray hairs and squishy ears. During these times, you can cuddle your grandchildren, play bingo, and sleep as much as you'd like. Growing old is also very scary for some people and is actually a lot of people’s greatest fear.
By McKy Sillitoe8 years ago in Psyche
The Battle With Mental Illness
I have no idea on what is with me and being able to talk to my friends and family who have depression. Is it because of my kind hearted nature or the fact that I too suffer from depression? Let me start this by saying that depression is hard to deal with. I have been battling depression for four years since my dad passed away when I was almost 18 years old. I didn't know how bad my depression was until I went to see my therapist after my dad passed away. I'm still battling my depression because it has somewhat gotten worse over time with having so many deaths in the family happen. Between the time my dad passed away and now, I lost so far six people in my family.
By Carrie Booth8 years ago in Psyche
Using Mindfulness to Reduce Depression
Mindfulness has been a practice for a long time now. The practice of living and being in the moment, not thinking about the past and not worrying about the future. The practice of mindfulness has been shown to reduce the future of clinical depression by up to half. Also worth noting that mindfulness’s effects do seem to be comparable to taking antidepressants. Mindfulness can take practice to get the hang of but all you have to do is spare five to ten minutes of your day to practice this and it will get easier and become a more natural part of your day.
By Richard Bailey8 years ago in Psyche
My Great Escape
When the burden of the conversation became too great, I quickly made the necessary excuses and ended the call, allowed the tears to dampen my face—and it seems my spirit—for only a moment longer after that. The darkness of the night blanketed me in more ways than one. I was in a foreign country where I didn't speak the native language, with foreign people who didn’t understand me much. That thought was acceptable to me though. That’s been mostly the tune of the song that is my life. This is exactly why I was here all by my lonesome on one of the Thousand Islands. It was small enough for me to walk its perimeter in a couple of hours. There was a beautiful feeling in that realisation. It was only the beginning of an illustrious rap sheet of mental health (I use the phrase sarcastically of course). The depression had already started and the social contracts that dictated normalcy were becoming harder with each passing day. I put the phone where I couldn’t hear it any longer, took my shoes off, and started walking the length of the beach.
By Ayesha Javed8 years ago in Psyche
The Hospital Food is Practically Gourmet Compared to This
I’m Not Crazy, I swear I was told not to try, but to succeed by a very straightforward nurse in the Children’s Mental Ward of the Fort Walton Beach hospital. He told me that if he ever saw me there again, he would cause significant bodily harm. And that’s putting it nicely. After gathering up whatever dignity and morality I had left after my numerous breakdowns, I walked out of the hospital’s double doors wrapped in my white sheet, closely resembling a blanket goblin and sat in the back of the ambulance, unaware of what was to come. (Cue sad violin music)
By Maddy Black8 years ago in Psyche
Just Cheer Up
Often, people with depression and anxiety are told to just smile or cheer up. They are told to think about how good they have it. Unfortunately, if you have never experienced a mental illness firsthand, it is difficult to see what is actually happening and what’s behind it. There are many reasons for mental illness to occur, and it can occur in a variety of people from many different backgrounds. It can be a chemical imbalance in the brain; it can be caused by environmental factors, and many other reasons, some that may not have been discovered yet. There is still a lot about mental illness we haven’t discovered or don’t understand yet.
By James Howell8 years ago in Psyche
What to Say to a Friend With Depression. Top Story - June 2018.
Depression is like a dark cloud that won't go away. It has its days when the sun wants to come in but, the clouds are so thick that it blocks the light and its nutrients from getting to the places we need it most, our mind, body, and soul.
By Crystal E.8 years ago in Psyche
