How do you deal with life’s ups and downs when you can barely face yourself in the mirror every morning? Life hands us all curve balls, and some, step up to the plate and knock them out of the park. Some people on the other hand, aren’t so lucky. For those of us living with depression, and In my personal opinion, everyone has some form of it, life’s daily activities can be extremely difficult to do. Hopefully, through trial and error, personal experience, I can share some ideas on how to make day to day life a little easier for The post Dealing with Depression appeared first on End Loneliness. from https://endloneliness.net/loneliness/dealing-with-depression-3
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Many people do not realize how common depression is. It affects about one in ten people, and can be very serious. Untreated, it can even lead to suicide. Many people don’t recognize the warning signs of depression. People may even be depressed by not realize what is wrong with them. While symptoms of depression do include feelings of sadness, there are many other symptoms as well. Symptoms include a change in eating habits, either eating more or less that usual; a change in sleeping habits, either sleeping more or less than usual; and fatigue or lethargy. Symptoms include a lack The post Dealing with Depression appeared first on End Loneliness. from https://endloneliness.net/depression/dealing-with-depression-4 For those of us suffering from social anxiety on a daily basis, we tend to look for ways to cope with this debilitating disorder. The easiest way to deal with social anxiety is to avoid any situation which will bring upon all the embarrassing feelings and symptoms that come with this disorder. The blushing, heart racing, dry mouth, stuttering, feelings of panic and more. As long as you avoid anxiety causing situations, you are very well “compensated.” Avoid equals no anxiety. Yet, it is one of the worst ways to cope with this problem because not only will your fear The post Coping with Social Anxiety appeared first on End Loneliness. from https://endloneliness.net/emptiness/coping-social-anxiety Anxiety is a psychological state that everyone must face at some point in their life. When a person is suffering from anxiety, they may become anxious, their heart rate may increase, and they may add extra, unhealthy stress to their life. People who suffer from chronic anxiety may also suffer weight loss, which is triggered by stress and a lack of appetite. We’ve all felt the effects of anxiety. Our hands become sweaty, our heart begins to beat rapidly, and our thoughts begin to race in our mind. The stress that these effects can have on the body may also The post How Anxiety and Stress Can Lead to Dangerous Weight Loss appeared first on End Loneliness. from https://endloneliness.net/emptiness/anxiety-stress-can-lead-dangerous-weight-loss A Look at a Complex Condition in Common Language Science is still not absolutely sure what causes this condition, so its practitioners are deliberately vague when it comes to this subject. Here, in easy to understand terms, are several things which are obvious to every counselor and physician. Most people understand that if you strain a muscle it will be damaged. For example, if you sprain your ankle, it will continue to work, but depending on the extent of the injury, not nearly as well. If you insult the human brain enough, it develops a similar condition. It will continue The post What Causes Depression? appeared first on End Loneliness. from https://endloneliness.net/depression/what-causes-depression It’s nearly impossible to watch an entire program on TV without seeing a commercial for an anti-depressant medication these days. Between the older Prozac commercials with the rain cloud that follows the animated stick figure and the question-and-answer ad for Cymbalta of “Who does depression hurt?…Everyone.”, you can barely get away with not knowing most of these ads by heart. But, the real question is, would you recognize the signs of real depression if you saw them? Sadness is an emotion usually associated with depression, but also something that most of us have experienced in our lives. But sadness is The post Sadness or Depression? How to Tell the Difference appeared first on End Loneliness. from https://endloneliness.net/depression/sadness-depression-tell-difference Anxiety can stop you dead in your tracks. It can take your breath away and make you feel desperate. Some feel a sensation of impending doom. The first step is realizing you have anxiety, then you must learn how to treat it and stop the attacks. With proper treatment they will eventually lessen and perhaps even go away for good. The following steps are ways I have learned to deal with anxiety attacks. If your anxiety is severe, always seek the advice of a health care professional. There are various medications available to aid you with your anxiety as well The post How to Stop Anxiety appeared first on End Loneliness. from https://endloneliness.net/emptiness/how-to-stop-anxiety You Can Help Yourself Get Out It is my opinion, having experienced depression for many years that the causes of depression range from biological ( chemical imbalance ), improper diet and exercise on a daily basis to negative thoughts, poor self esteem and fear (which keeps us stuck) as well as emotional, physical or psychological abuse or a combination of some or all of these. I am not a psychotherapist; I can only tell you what works for me. I have found that a combination of lack of good nutrition, exercise and a habit of choosing negative thought patterns and The post Depression appeared first on End Loneliness. from https://endloneliness.net/depression/depression-3 Anxiety can stem from post-traumatic stress, phobias and panic attacks. There are different, non-pharmaceutical ways that you can try to treat anxiety. Herbs can be helpful in getting the body to become calm in accordance with the mind. One problem with anxiety is that after the mind has regained control, the body is still out of control. Valerian root in the form of a tea, used, at least, two evenings in a row before bed time can work wonders. Other herbs that are commonly recommend include: Passion flower, chamomile and hops. Hops are the herb in real brewed beer that The post Natural Help for Anxiety appeared first on End Loneliness. from https://endloneliness.net/loneliness/natural-help-anxiety The Characteristics and Real Benefits of Depression Forget the old ‘wisdoms’; depression, like all other human functions, serves a very useful role in the human experience. Emotional pain characterizes the depressed condition. Like its physical counterpart, emotional pain is the result of a negative stimuli acting on the individual; like a hand that touches a hot pan and pulls away, the psyche that is hurt by an event indicates a pulling back, a rethinking of one’s actions. Pain focuses the mind. With it, any other feeling, any other emotion is pushed aside. The object causing one’s pain must be addressed. The post Why Depression Can Be Good appeared first on End Loneliness. from https://endloneliness.net/loneliness/depression-can-good |
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