Tag: coping with depression
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3 Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms (And How To Change Them)
How do you cope with difficult situations, sensations, feelings, and thoughts? Do you do your best to process and handle these events well? Or do you turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms that turn out to make matters worse? If you’ve noticed that the ways you cope aren’t particularly productive, it may be time to alter…
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Psychiatry Explains How Depression Makes People Feel Tired and Irritable
Irritability and exhaustion have become normal feelings for many people. You might snap at others and feel guilty or overreact and experience shame. However, these negative feelings aren’t normal, and you could be depressed when you feel tired and irritable regularly. You might feel tired and short-tempered if you’ve recently gone through a situation that…
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10 Twitter Users Clearly Define Depression to the World
People usually define depression based on their personal experience with it. Two people suffering from depression may have different perceptions and symptoms. While mental health stigma isn’t as prevalent nowadays, many people still misunderstand what living with depression means. Like anything in life, it’s challenging to comprehend what someone else goes through without being in…
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20 Wise Words of Affirmation That Decrease Depression
Positive affirmations help change your mindset subconsciously to help you be more positive. While they are beneficial to everyone, they are even more helpful to those who suffer from depression. This has been backed by science, and studies show that affirmations can help decrease feelings of depression and anxiety. One study done at Arizona State…
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Science Reveals Anger and Irritability Linked to Depression
Do you ever feel angry, and you don’t know why? Do you find that you are irritable and snapping at people even when you don’t mean it? Also, have you become so grouchy and cranky that you can’t even stand yourself sometimes? Your irritable nature may be caused by depression. It sounds odd to say…