A woman, I will call Sylvia, came into my office the other day feeling sad and depressed. Her boyfriend had broken the relationship off with her several months earlier and she was having a difficult time recovering from the loss. She was experiencing crying spells almost daily. … [Read more...]
Seasonal Affective Disorder Symptoms
Many of you may be thinking, Okay, here we are at the end of March and where is spring? "NO MORE SNOW, PLEASE!" You may want to scream! A brutal winter increases the risk of seasonal depression, otherwise known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). It is important to recognize … [Read more...]
10 Questions to Help Depression
Fighting depression is hard! It requires a lot of work. What may seem like a simple task to someone who is not depressed, may be terribly difficult for someone who is. If you are feeling depressed, ask yourself, "Am I doing everything that I can to decrease my depression?" If … [Read more...]
Don’t Trust Depression
Doing what depression makes you feel like doing can have you quickly spiraling down hill in a direction that you never intended to go. You are not depression and depression is not you. But depression can attack you. Depression is a sneaky little character that will change the … [Read more...]
Depressed? What can I do to help my mood?
Written by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, M.Ed, MSW, LCSW Attention: You do not have to be struggling with depression to benefit from this article. Anyone can benefit from the practices that follow. While medication may be necessary, you have to do more than just take a … [Read more...]