Tag: depression treatment
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6 Habits That Make it Easier to Recover from Depression and Addiction
You’ve taken your first steps to recover from depression and addiction. You’ve made incredible progress towards getting better and overcoming your substance abuse issues and mental disorders. But now what? Maintaining progress and avoiding relapses is crucial to ensuring that your addiction recovery goes smoothly. It can feel terrifying at first, but you can learn…
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Is a Depressed Person Hiding Their Depression? 10 Red Flags to Watch For
Have you seen the depression public service announcement where the sad woman is hiding behind a smiley face mask? Although it’s an advertisement, using a “mask” to hide depression may resonate with many who suffer from this condition. The depressed person wants to hide their mental health issue as it’s often embarrassing to them. According…
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If You Feel Depressed, Repeat These 12 Phrases
Before depression medications like Xanax and Prozac were introduced and became the norm for depression treatment, people relied on phrases or mantras to help calm their system and relieve anxiety. The practice of repeating phrases until you feel better has been done for centuries among those who believe in various faith traditions. These phrases are…
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7 Things You Need To Know About Someone With Depression
Worldwide, approximately 350 million people of all ages suffer from depression, according to the World Health Organization. Depression can fluctuate in severity depending on events going on in a person’s life, and can vary in duration. Depression stems from many different factors, including genetics, diet, environment, personality, and chemical imbalances in the brain. No one wants…
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11 Ways to Heal from Emotional Stress
Iyou have lived on this planet for a while, you have probably dealt with a fair share of stress in your life. In modern society, we all must learn how to handle a variety of frustrations and complications, but sometimes it all can seem very overwhelming, and understandably so. Unfortunately, around 26 percent of Americans…