Do You Love Someone Who Suffers From Depression?

Written by Dave Turo-Shields, ACSW, LCSW


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Title: DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE WHO SUFFERS FROM DEPRESSION? Author: Dave Turo-Shields, ACSW, LCSW Email: mailto:editor@overcoming-depression.com Copyright: by Dave Turo-Shields, ACSW, LCSW Web Address: http://www.Overcoming-Depression.com Word Count: 978 Category: DEPRESSION - FAMILY - HOME LIFE

DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE WHO SUFFERS FROM DEPRESSION?

Relationships in which one individual is depressed are nine times more likely to divorce. Wow,repparttar 101751 normal divorce rate is already over 60% nationally! But, it's not always a spouse who is depressed, sometimes it is a child or an extended family member.

In this article, however, we'll be focusing on depressed partners. Most people agree that marriage should be 50/50. We all know this is an ideal, and, withrepparttar 101752 ebb-and-flow of marriage,repparttar 101753 percentages slide up and down but should do so in both directions. For instance, one weekrepparttar 101754 wife gives 70% andrepparttar 101755 husband 30% and another weekrepparttar 101756 husband give 80% andrepparttar 101757 wife 20%. This isrepparttar 101758 way "ideal" marriages work.

Unfortunately, this is notrepparttar 101759 case when chronic depression entersrepparttar 101760 marriage. Let's say thatrepparttar 101761 husband has chronic depression. The wife may pick up many ofrepparttar 101762 tasks that would customarily fall torepparttar 101763 husband. Depending on how long this goes on, an avalanche of negative momentum begins.

The longer this process goes on,repparttar 101764 morerepparttar 101765 wife begins to feel resentful, hence, there is less compassion forrepparttar 101766 one struggling with depression. Yet, forrepparttar 101767 wife, it's like being a single mother while married. I've been told by many spouses that it would be easier to be a single parent than to live with a spouse struggling with depression, because it's like having a special-needs child in addition to allrepparttar 101768 other responsibilities.

I do not make any of these remarks to assign blame or heighten anyones sense of being victimized. It's very important to understand that EVERYONE suffers when depression attacks a loved one. Blame only functions to create animosity and distance between two loved ones.

Sometimesrepparttar 101769 spouse of a depressed partner becomes depressed as a result of living within a "depressed lifestyle" for too long. Depression is said to be contagious and can become a shroud overrepparttar 101770 spouse or family. It's also vital to consider that depression may not only be genetic, but it can also be taught. You heard me right. For instance, our children's most powerful classroom isrepparttar 101771 home. Both "Nature and Nurture" contribute to depression.

Depression works its way into your moods, attitudes, behaviors, tone of voice, posture, life outlook, personal hygiene, work ethic, spiritual beliefs and so on. If you live in a "depression atmosphere" you are constantly modeling and teaching how to be depressed. I hope this serves as inspiration for change, not shame. Shame only feedsrepparttar 101772 power of depression.

The first step in a plan of action is to know that it is actually depression that you're dealing with. I won't go into those details here. You can find those answers atrepparttar 101773 website listed in my biography below.

From Failure To Success: How To REALLY Make Money Online!

Written by Vicki Ballard


FROM FAILURE TO SUCCESS: How to REALLY Make Money Online!

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I belonged to affiliate programs too!

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I used FFA's, classifieds, ezines and every other way I could think of to promote my product, and to get that SALE.

Now you say, "well geez, I do that too."

Have you reached financial freedom yet? because it sure didn't work for me!

WHY?

Because I only made money when I made a SALE!

"And isn't that how it's supposed to work?", you ask.

Yes and No!

Yes, you want to get that sale. But, if you stop making sales, what happens? Your income STOPS as well!

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