What are the risk factors for depression? Millions of people have depression. Depression is a significant contributor to disability and can lead to suicide if left untreated. Depression is different than the usual ups and downs that everyone goes through from time to...
You know that person. That one individual who refuses to change their destructive ways. Even when it’s obvious to everyone else how much better their life could be if they did. Then, there’s that person whose life looks exactly the same now as it did 20 years ago....
We all face multiple decisions throughout the day. Go for a run, or plop on the couch with popcorn and the remote instead? Eat the leftovers in the fridge, or slide through the In-N-Out drive thru? Order an Americano, or get that Caramel Frappuccino? In those...
Our emotional state plays a big part in the human experience. When life is good and things are going well, we often feel invincible. Then the pendulum swings the other way. Something happens – perhaps there’s a loss of some sort – and everything feels flat. Those...
How do I know if I am depressed? What are your thoughts like when you are depressed? “They must be really desperate. Why else would they have given me this job? My application was probably the only one they received.” “The house is a mess. My kids are...
How do I control depression? To even begin to control depression, you must first realize that you have been victimized. Victimized by the most cunning and cruel thief ever! Depression cunningly sneaks into your heart and steals everything that ever excited you:...