According to Psychology Today, meditation is a ‘mental exercise that trains attention and awareness.’ It involves focusing on breathing and acknowledging thoughts, feelings and emotions without judging them. Meditation has been shown to help with anxiety, stress and other mental challenges. Yes. Including depression. The great thing about meditation is that anyone can do it. No […]
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Depression-Mood and Motivation When someone thinks about depression, they generally associate it with sadness. This is just one of the characteristics (symptoms) a depressed person may express. There are, however, many potential symptoms that are associated with depression.Additional symptoms may include:• Lack of focus• Feeling that they are a failure• Difficulty sleeping• No interest in activities•
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The First 30 Days with Depression To truly understand my story, we need to look at the first 30 days from when I was diagnosed with depression. During that time, I went on short term disability. Something that never crossed my mind in the past and I had no experience with. I was seeing the psychologist
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Summary Journaling can be an excellent aid in your battle with depression. Through journalling, you will uncover events from the past that are stored behind walls/barriers that have been created to keep you safe. Typically, we respond to the aftermath of unpleasant events/feelings by pretending they don’t exist. If you don’t think about it, it
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For readability, the word ‘depressed’ is used in place of ‘depressed person.’ The following are not ranked, and everyone will have different triggers that will spell out how they’ll react to different conversations and topics. The important thing is that both the depressed and their loved ones work together. Just as the depressed is affected
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Panic Attack/Panic Disorder – Defined According to the National Center Biotechnology Information (NCBI) “panic disorder is characterized by recurrent, unexpected panic attack(s).” Panic attacks are defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM) as “an abrupt surge of intense fear or discomfort reaching a peak within minutes.” From personal experience, the
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After suffering from depression for 10+ years, years of talk therapy and countless meds, I began my quest for an alternate treatment method. During a web search I stumbled upon Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). It had positive reviews and was non-invasive, so I said what the heck. Let’s give it a try. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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26 ECT visits – 5/2023 – 10/2023 Next Stop Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) The following outlines my personal experience with ECT. This will be from the initial contact with the provider’s facility through the end of treatment and beyond. I have included suggestions that may aid you through the course of treatment. These are the items
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It started with an email. Well, sort of… Back in September 2011, my wife and I had just returned from a cruise to Hawaii. This was right after I started a new job. The position allowed me to work remotely so the plan was that we would wait until our daughter graduated from high school and then move to
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