Depression — It Can Affect Everyone About 21 million people suffer from depression. Depression affects the way one feels about themselves. It involves the body, mood and thoughts. If a person is depressed it can affect the way they sleep and eat. Having depression is not the same as feeling blue temporarily. Despite of what some people think it is not a sign of weakness either. If a…

Depression and Its Treatments One in five Americans suffer from depression in their lifetime. It affects more than 17 million Americans each year. According to a statistic from the National Institute of Health, the estimated cost of depression to the U.S. is between 33 and 44 billion dollars a year. Depression is linked to the more than 30,000 suicides a year. (Ainsworth 3-5)…

Depression: Based on a True Story “Ring, ring.” The crisis operator answers the phone to a woman pleading to let her daughter know that she loves her. The woman spent her day writing letters to friends and loved ones, expressing her thoughts and emotions. From the loaded gun on the table to the rope hanging from the attic, it was a well-thought out plan (Lewis, Pamela, 2003). Have…

Depression is a Choice There is one very simple reason for all emotional depression. In a recent article entitled "Intelligent Emotions" I discussed how the feelings of "happiness" and "saddness" emerge spontaneously from within one's Self with every decision one makes for themselves in their lives. When the feeling of happiness emerges it does so in recognition of the…

Anxiety Depression and Its Symptoms Current statistics show that at least one out of every four women (compared to one out of ten men) will have some form of depression during their lifetime. Many of these people may not even know that they don’t have to suffer, and that there are many treatment options which have been proven effective for battling depression and its symptoms. Along…

Serious Health Effects from Sleep Apnea Revealed Sleep apnea is a serious condition that shouldn't be taken lightly. Unfortunately it isn't something that will simply pass with time. The reality is that it's classified as a "progressive disease", meaning it gets worse over time much like diabetes, cancer or heart disease. There is some debate among health professionals as to the effect of sleep…

Anxiety And Depression – The Long Wait For Therapy With a number of effective, low-cost solutions available for issues like anxiety, depression, insomnia, phobia and stress, why do they still affect so many people? Anxiety combined with depression is the most common form of mental health problem. Research by the Mental Health Foundation suggests that one in four of the adult population of the UK…

Depression Mantra Depression is the most prevalent of all the emotional disorders. This may vary from feelings of slight sadness to utter misery and dejection. It brings together a variety of physical and psychological symptoms which together constitute a syndrome. Depression is the most unpleasant experience a person can endure. It is far more difficult to cope…

How to Effectively Fall Asleep Sometimes, it is hard enough to fall asleep. And it is even more frustrating to go back to sleep when you wake up in the middle of the night. Being sleepless and restless during bedtime is often related to stress and physical or even emotional conditions. Sleeplessness can often lead to insomnia or sleep apnea. In most cases, sleeplessness is…

Antidepressants: Know Your Side Effects Drugs to raise brain levels of serotonin are far more effective in treating depression than just psychotherapy and talking, because depression is associated with low brain levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Depression is a condition lasting at least two weeks in which sadness prevents people from functioning up to their capacity. They lose…

Symptoms of Depression: How to Know if You are Depressed Studies have shown that about 20 million Americans receive some form of depression treatment on an annual basis. Twenty Million Americans! Considering how grave an illness depression is, this is a rather worrisome number. As a result recognizing the symptoms of depression as a step for depression treatment may perhaps be the first move to make.…

I Needed to Know How to Fall Asleep I can’t think of anything worse than a fit and healthy person being deprived of sleep on a constant basis. Sleep depravation followed me around for years and I've lost count on how many articles and quick tips I'd read on how to fall asleep. Nothing seemed to work and as a consequence I was always operating on half steam and became known for being…

Get Rid Of Depression Once And For All Depression is something that will occur in many people's lives, for various reasons. But the "normal" occurrence of a plunge in mood due to stressful events in your life, usually doesn't last very long, before a person's natural resilience responds to the environment of friends and family. Treatment for depression and anxiety may be needed if you…

10 Reasons To Get A Good Night's Sleep You are getting sleepy. Your eyelids have transformed into 100 pound weights; your mouth opens up like a lion and lets out one silent roar after another. Gravity is pushing down hard on your entire body. Your neck begins to give into demanding pressure. Your head begins to look like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Sounds become distant echoes as you…

Theories of Sleep Many theories of sleep have been advanced to explain the temporary loss of consciousness which we know as sleep. The oldest theory is that sleep is induced by a reduction in the blood supply to the brain or at least to conscious centres. This is known as ischemic theory. Even the ancient Greek physicians were aware that the carotid artery was in a…

Depression — Bipolar Disorder Depression is not a product of modern times, as is sometimes believed; the condition that goes by the name of depression today was known in the times of Hippocrates as well as the Old Testament and was a cause of worry for the ancient Egyptian medical community as well. In the absence of modern medical techniques, it was described as despondency,…

Stress — How To Manage Effectively Stress is very common in all walks of life and in all occupations. There are different kinds of stress, such as acute, episodic and chronic. Each one has its own list of symptoms and triggers that set it off. Chronic stress is the most dangerous one because it can affect a persons health and welfare and lead to depression if he/she cannot develop…

How to Have the Best Sleep Ever There’s no doubt about it sleep is very important, but lets face it, Americans are lacking it. During sleep the body replenishes itself and the cells restore and rebuild tissues in the body. Not getting enough sleep can lead to more than just feeling tired. It can lead to a suppress immune system which makes it easier for an individual to catch a…

Depression: More Than Being Down in the Dumps How common is depression? So common that it is thought of as the common cold of mental illnesses. However, this is not to understate the severity of depression which is one of the leading indicators of suicide. By some estimates depression costs the country a staggering $43 billion dollars a year in costs resulting from medicine, hospitalization,…

Depression Medications That Work There are many depression medications, but each has its own specifications and can be administered individually depending on the intensity and seriousness of the problem. This article will give you a brief outline of depression and anxiety medications that are usually recommended by medical experts. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)…