depression
It is not just a matter of feeling sad; discover an honest view of the mental, emotional and physical toll of clinical depression.
Coffee as an Antidepressant
Caffeine might be considered a miracle cure for being tired, but there might be more to this interesting little chemical than we might have thought. In America alone, coffee drinkers consume over 400 million cups of the stuff per day. It seems to be one of the most popular plants in the world. Many researchers have taken note of this and they've wondered if it has something to do with the positive effects you feel when drinking coffee. Many studies are underway which will try to prove if there is a correlation between drinking coffee and a lower rate of depression. If there is some kind of connection between them, it could make this very common beverage even more popular and interesting. Here are some things we know for sure about the effect of caffeine on the human body.
By Daniel Brown7 years ago in Psyche
When You Don't Feel What You're Supposed To
There are certain occasions when it is socially expected that someone will feel a certain way. There are also major events that will have a strong impact throughout the world, and may end up forever etched in societal memory and consciousness. We may have flashbulb memories of where we were when we heard about a certain event. For example, many of us (including me) remember where we were and what we were doing when we found out about the 9/11 terror attacks. I remember feeling stunned and horrified.
By Ashley L. Peterson7 years ago in Psyche
Understanding and Battling Depression
For hundreds of millions of people around the world (300 million, to be exact, according to the World Health Organization), depression is a daily reality. Depression is a debilitating thing, and it can steal the joy from your life while robbing you of your productivity, your relationships, and the other things that make you feel useful and loved.
By Marshall Stevenson7 years ago in Psyche
What Depression Has Taught Me
My name is Guerline, but you can call me Gigi. I am 28-years-old and overcoming my battle with depression. Now, my life has always been very difficult. Dark days began to feel normal. Especially if it's all you're used to. Earlier this year I sat on my bed staring at a jar of prescribed pain killers wanting to do nothing else, but take a hand full and hope my internal and mental pain would finally end. In that moment, as I sat there, I began to see my future—a future that I know I want but unsure as how to get it. I saw all the things that I've always wanted right in front of me clear as day as if I had already received them. In that moment I decided that this isn't my time to go there's so much more that I need to accomplish. One of them was defeating this monster and not letting it win. With depression your mind suddenly feels as if it belongs to someone else, someone who controls your mood and spirit. I realized that I was allowing the pain that I was going through to define me and control my outcome.
By Guerline Gillot7 years ago in Psyche
It's Not Just a Feeling
From feeling blue to full-on depressive episodes, everyone has felt some sort of negative, sad emotion, though the difference between being sad and depressed are very great. It's not just depression either, it's anxiety, it's bipolar disorder, it's obsessive-compulsive disorder. I've heard from countless people, time and time again, about their problem with being taken seriously when it comes to them having a mental illness. I've also had this problem, being a funny, outgoing person, people didn't think I was depressed they told me "Oh, it's okay, it'll just pass!" It, in fact, did not pass. Let's just start with a little background story.
By Grace Xtra7 years ago in Psyche
What Happens When the Old Ego Is Being Reshaped?
Gradually, as the old mindset or ego evolves beyond the old way of doing things, it can be very challenging with seldom mood swings or situational depression. We may conclude we are going down the wrong path. Before surrendering to panic, we should ask ourselves: What is happening, why is life starting to feel so challenging, and how do I move forward?
By ANASTASIA ADAMS7 years ago in Psyche
Who Needs a Therapist When (Pt. 12)
When I was very small, I had a recurring nightmare that I was being crushed by a boulder. Upon waking, rather than leaving the nightmare behind, I was visited instead by vivid, disturbing hallucinations: My body was shrinking. I would stare at my fingers, tapping them together as my hands became smaller, daintier, and near invisible. Yet, even with my eyes closed, the sensation was there—the shrinking, dissipating feeling as I feel myself swallowed, suffocated by my suddenly enormous bed. Panic would swell as I'd spend what felt like an eternity gripped in the certainty that I was shrinking down to nothing.
By Haybitch Abersnatchy7 years ago in Psyche
What Is Depression?
What is depression? You’re really low for a long time, maybe talk to a counselor a couple of times, get some medication, and then you feel okay again. Medication is a joke. I don’t need medicine to feel better, I need happiness. It’s that simple, right? It’s comical that after multiple suicide attempts and hospitalizations I still believe this is true. If I’m happy my depression can’t touch me.
By Amanda Cleveland7 years ago in Psyche
Losing My Father at the Age of 25
About a week ago, my father committed suicide. He had been struggling with Depression and Post Traumatic Stress for longer than I’ve been alive, and he’d attempted it before, a few times. Still, it was a shock, a sudden, unexpected nightmare. And I’m still hoping that any day now, I’ll wake up.
By Megan Paul7 years ago in Psyche
