Get Rid Of Depression Once And For All

Written by John Maxford


Depression is something that will occur in many people's lives, for various reasons. Butrepparttar "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 torepparttar 140158 environment of friends and family.

Treatment for depression and anxiety may be needed if you experience persistent, multiple symptoms for more than two weeks. These may include a combination of half or more ofrepparttar 140159 following:

* Sleeplessness, insomnia * Ongoing negative moods for no reason * Lack of energy or ambition * Feeling helpless or worthless * Believing nobody cares * Hyper states like edginess or nervousness * Inability to make decisions or concentrate on things * Physical aches and pains that don't go away * Suicidal thoughts

Depending onrepparttar 140160 condition of a depressed person, they may require admission to a depression treatment center, where they can be monitored while receiving psychological counseling and medication therapy.

Depression is an emotional disorder, and nothing to be ashamed of. But often, people who are depressed are suffering from negative thoughts about themselves, andrepparttar 140161 illness can feed on that.

10 Ways to Bring Meaning to Your Life

Written by Elisha Goldstein


10 Ways to Bring Meaning to Your Life

My life always appears to be so hectic. It's as if I purposely overload myself with more things than I could possibly ever accomplish. As I'm going to sleep I think about allrepparttar things I need to get done And when I'm awake duringrepparttar 139975 day I think about allrepparttar 139976 things that need to get done. Take a shower, make coffee, eat breakfast, brush my teeth, go to work, etc... It's almost as if atrepparttar 139977 end ofrepparttar 139978 day I can truly ask myself, "where didrepparttar 139979 day go?" Enough of these and I can ask myselfrepparttar 139980 same questions in weeks, months, or even years!

So when I feel like these questions are coming up, I do some brief exercises that help bring me torepparttar 139981 present moment and remind myself that I'm living. For 5 minutes: Whatever you are doing, just do it slightly slower. At work we are all given tasks to do. One time per day, for 5 minutes do that task a little bit slower. Do not dorepparttar 139982 task in slow motion, or take breaks fromrepparttar 139983 task, simply do it a little bit slower. Take 5 minutes at lunch to notice what you're eating. You can actually do this at an meal, or anytime you eat. You are going to notice what your food looks like, how it smells, feels, and tastes. As you pick up your food, noticerepparttar 139984 texture of it, is it bumpy, smooth, wet? Notice what you smell. As you take it in your mouth notice how it feels in your mouth, noticerepparttar 139985 tastes that are coming out of it, how your teeth break it down. As you swallow it, notice it going down your throat. Dorepparttar 139986 same withrepparttar 139987 drink. Take 3 minutes to just sit and notice your breath. Sit in a place of your choice, could be behind your desk, or anywhere. Close your eyes. For 3 minutes simply pay attention to your breath. For these 3 minutes your breath gets your undivided attention. If you notice yourself thinking about something, evenrepparttar 139988 thought "why am I doing this stupid exercise", just notice that your're thinking that and then gently bring your attention back to your breath. Washrepparttar 139989 Dishes. If you're not used to doing dishes, there will be many benefits to this one. As you begin to washrepparttar 139990 dishes, noticerepparttar 139991 texture ofrepparttar 139992 plate andrepparttar 139993 warmth ofrepparttar 139994 water on your hands. Inhale and notice if there is any scent. Listen to hearrepparttar 139995 rush ofrepparttar 139996 water or any other sounds that are happening around you. Not only will you be able to practice being inrepparttar 139997 moment, but many of your family and friends will be thrilled with you.

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