You Don't Look Sick and Other Lies
I want a better life for those of us living with mental illness. I want to see a world where we can talk about the symptoms of depression without shame, without guilt, and most importantly without fear of being judged as weak or less than. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sarah Fader Tags: Depression suicide Source Type: news
Words are not Things
I have struggled with using the phrase “mental illness” in my writing for as long as I've been publishing about disorders of the psyche. It is not a good term. It conveys only the most general kind of meaning. And it does not do justice to the fact that mental health disorders come in practically limitless shapes, depths, and colors.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Deborah Vlock, Ph.D. Tags: Autism Depression Ethics and Morality Parenting diagnoses labels people Robert Graves things words Source Type: news
Are You Problem Solving or Ruminating?
Are you engaging in adaptive problem solving or are you getting stuck in a vicious cycle of ruminationread more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Amelia Aldao, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Source Type: news
Here One Day
A life lived with and lost to bipolar illness.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lloyd I. Sederer, M.D. Tags: Depression Psychiatry Relationships Stress Source Type: news
Alien-Nation
Much evidence suggests that feelings of alienation are increasing in our society. If we are to reverse this trend, we must understand its root causes.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gregg Henriques Tags: Depression Health Relationships Resilience Source Type: news
How to Get Rid of Guilt
Guilt is painful and even narcissistic. It has but one redeeming feature.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sheila Kohler Tags: Depression Happiness Personality Psychiatry Source Type: news
Manage Your Emotions
Many psychologists are tackling the question: what are the healthiest ways to manage our emotional lives? This post reports on some of the newest, most intriguing research on how people manage their emotions and the relationship this has to psychological health.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sarah Rose Cavanagh, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Self-Help Stress Source Type: news
Drunk Driving
"You have to have fun, you know."read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: William L. Mace Tags: Addiction Depression Social Life Stress Source Type: news
How to Know If Your Goals Are Realistic
Are you a quitter or a switcher? Quitters stop trying too soon because they often lack perseverance. Switchers redirect their efforts after giving something a fair try and wisely recognize their intrinsic limitations. Which are you?read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Clifford N. Lazarus, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Self-Help Work expectations frustrated genetics perseverance persistence quitter success unhappy Source Type: news
Tips for Managing Your Emotional Ups and Downs
Some days we wake up feeling great and don’t know why, other days we wake up in a low mood with or without consciousness of the reason. What most of us didn’t learn in childhood is that ups and downs are not always related to problems or something you did to cause them. It’s okay to let a slump run its course...read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ann Smith Tags: Depression Source Type: news
Finding Your Cure for Depression
Those who know depression should be assured that the pathway to feeling like yourself again, while it can be arduous, is still possible. Part of fighting depression means identifying behavior patterns that worsen its symptoms and finding the unique treatment that works for you.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Happiness critical inner voice Depression Awareness Month depression treatment voice therapy Source Type: news
6 Easy Steps to Become a More Positive Person
Our thoughts influence all aspects of our lives. Creating a habit of positive thinking can transform not only the way you view the world, but how you move through it. These six simple steps can help you become a more positive person. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gregory L. Jantz, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Personality Social Life change thought patterns Dr. Jantz how to be a more positive person how to be more positive law of attraction Negative Thinking positive approach positive outlook positive perspective p Source Type: news
Post-Adrenaline Blues
When we push and push and push and then STOP, we often experience what I call "Post-Adrenaline Blues." We’re depleted, dissatisfied, and prone to questioning everything about our lives.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Resilience Stress beat the blues mood Source Type: news
Shawn Colvin Knows The Horror of Depression
The World Health Organization estimates 350 million people worldwide suffer from some form of depression. Society needs to stop viewing depression as a bad mood gone awry, but as the chronic illness that it really is. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael Friedman, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Media Therapy DSM-V mental disorder mental illness Shawn Colvin stigma treatment Source Type: news
Five Reliable Ways to Wreck Your Marriage or Relationship
Taking a serious look at what research knows to be the behaviors and stances most likely to take a marriage downread more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - September 23, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peg Streep Tags: Depression Relationships arguing divorce emotional withdrawal infidelity John Gottman personality Source Type: news
