depression
It is not just a matter of feeling sad; discover an honest view of the mental, emotional and physical toll of clinical depression.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy offers a practical set of evidence-based techniques derived from mindfulness training together with principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to address a broad range of psychological disorders and general stress conditions. Valuable mindfulness exercises of both RAIN and STOP embeds central principles and mechanisms of mindfulness to include equanimity and impermanence. Mindfulness involves paying attention to each event experienced in the present moment within our body and mind, with a non-judgmental, non-reactive and accepting attitude (Cayoun and Elbourne, 2019). Depression, anxiety and stress disorders are among the most common illnesses in the community and in primary care. The mental health practitioner is well placed to identify and take a primary role in treatment of these illnesses, to facilitate better mental health outcomes (Zarcone, 2009). In learning to be mindful, through RAIN and STOP, the patient can begin to counter many of their everyday sufferings or symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression. Both mindfulness practices aid with peoples doubts, fears or difficult emotions to mitigate negative effects with a healing presence.
By Shanie Walker5 years ago in Psyche
Depression and Music
The room is black in the early morning hours while I rise from my bedroom and walk out into the hallway. It is cream white and the hallway (like the rest of the house) has a smell of sage from my wife burning her Sage Incense the night before that has wafted through the rest of the house. As I enter the living room I notice the remaining stick sticking out of the long wooden holder. I open the cabinet where the remaining sage sticks were, I grab and light one. Then, as I turn toward the table across from me, I grab from the bag a handful of Sage and place it in a conch shell, light it and begin to smudge and cleanse my home after smudging myself first.
By William L. Truax III5 years ago in Psyche
Behind the Scenes: Uncut
Ever feel like you are emotionally drowning? I have. This is a testimony to the life I lived. The struggles, the abuse, the victories. It isn't pretty, but whose life is all flowers and rainbows? We all have our demons, our crosses to bear. Everything happens for a reason; the reasons may just become clear over time.
By Alexis Hurley5 years ago in Psyche
Depression in Daily Life
So many people in our everyday lives suffer from issues we don't even know about. Maybe your coworker lost their parent or sibling and it is destroying them on the inside. Even after such an awful thing happens it is probably still difficult for a person to see they are not doing very well. A person can be extroverted and always be the life of the party but, maybe behind closed doors they cry their eyes out. The coworker you truly know nothing about could be contemplating suicide because of personal issues that cause them to stay awake all night. Yet, this same person continues to go to work every morning and acts as if everything is okay.
By Karly Krull5 years ago in Psyche
Are You Depressed? Check For These Symptoms
Everyone experiences depression at least once in their life at some point. This could be over a loss of a loved, an end to a long term relationship, or maybe not getting the job of your dreams, among many other possible reasons.
By Richard Bailey5 years ago in Psyche
Weary
She sits in the darkness of her room with the thoughts going through her head so quickly that she can not distinguish one from the other. They all mesh together. She can't make sense of any of it and it was driving her crazy she started to rock like she always did. The anxiety was climbing and her breathing grew fast and shallow. Unable to breath tears started rolling down her face. What was happening to her? Was she going to die? It felt like she might die. But I'm only ten, she thought to herself. How could I be dying, she thought out loud? Hearing herself say something so absurd snapped her out of her head into reality. She sat in a puddle of sweat. Her shirt and shorts were drenched and she was still slightly rocking. What had happened to her? She wasn't exactly sure but it made her worry about her well being. Why should she be so worried all of the time if she was only ten? Who could explain what had happened without casting her with some stigma as a troubled youth like her brothers and sister. She wanted to get out of this small town when she grew up and knew that if she allowed herself to be labeled at such a young age she would never amount to anything. She again kept this strange and rare episode to herself. It had happened once before but she decided to keep it all to herself, she wouldn't every mention it not even to her mother who knew everything about her. Betsy vowed to overpower these uncontrollable anxiety attacks with all she had and it worked for about ten years.
By Jessica Norris5 years ago in Psyche
Depression
It's night time during the day. Like a cloud over you constantly. You are never good enough. You are never strong enough. How I hate talking negative, but how it's so true. You have things that you have to do. Responsibilities left undone. In your mind, you thrive to go out and have a good day and spend it with loved ones. Then again, you don't want to be around anyone. Everyone will stare at you and think you are stupid. Even at work, I am left alone. I hate dealing with each individual that comes in to do business. They all have their perfect little lives, or perfect little scams. I have to hear each one's story, like I care. I do really care, but I feel so left out, so alone. I enter in to each one's story feeling either happy or sad with them. Maybe this is my depression. What is life? What is the thing that will make me so happy? Can I ever be happy in this life?
By Nola Hipsher5 years ago in Psyche
My Daily Struggles with Depression
My day always starts on the back-foot, the tell-tale sign for me at least : dreaded tiredness, exhaustion ; a constant ping-pong of emotions curtailing any progress that day with a voice in your head telling you these Negative thoughts revolving around like a conveyer belt or a super high way without any disregard for others in your path as you go from being a talkative, sociable person who is the funny one or the one to go to for advice- now a very harsh , cold hearted person saying all of these things which isn't really you except this is just the curse .
By Billy Byrne5 years ago in Psyche
