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Helping Someone With Depression

Helping Someone With Depression

Depression is experienced subjectively. It will always be different for everyone. However as I’ve stated in previous articles there are some fundamental symptoms that most people experience in one way or another. I know it can be scary helping someone in a depressed state of mind, and is often overwhelming and hard to pinpoint where …

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How To Stop a Negative State of Mind

How To Stop a Negative State of Mind

I know when you’re at rock bottom it feels like the end of the world, or the end of your world; but there are things you can do to either break the negative pattern you’re in or at least alleviate the intensity of what you’re feeling. Thoughts are just pattern, frequency and flow, and you …

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What Do Depression and Anxiety Feel Like?

What Do Depression and Anxiety Feel Like?

I’ll start by saying it is so much more than just the symptoms that they incorporate. I can only speak for myself and what others I have spoken to tell me but there is still a massive gap between knowledge of the conditions and perception. Depression is not just feelings of sadness, and anxiety not …

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Some Common Causes of Anxiety and Depression

Some Common Causes of Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety and depression have serious negative effects on a person’s functionality and wellbeing. It’s important to know about your condition, and what causes it to further help your recover. My mental health deteriorated over the course of a year as I felt like it was controlling me, mainly because I was not aware of what …

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A Philosophy On Managing Mental Illness

A Philosophy On Managing Mental Illness

Management of your mental health is important, even more so when you suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression. I say management because I don’t believe illnesses such as these can be cured, rather managed for extended periods of time between episodes. Prescription medication or “non-prescription” medication can suppress symptoms short term but are not …

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