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How to bring an end to depression?
Tell me something honestly, have you taken more than one
antidepressant but are still feeling depressed? Are you really frustrated
that your depression keeps coming back? Let me tell you, you are not
alone.
Many people are first told that they have depression of anxiety when, in
fact, they actually have a different medical condition. Of these people,
one in two will first be told that they have depression; one in four will be
told they have anxiety.
There are a number of reasons why symptoms of depression may persist
despite taking medication. One of these reasons may be because patients
don’t always remember to tell their doctor about all the symptoms they
are experiencing.
Now for example, patients may talk to their doctors when they feel down
or depressed and are looking for relief. They may not talk about the
times when they have felt really good or energetic. In fact, patients often
think about these times as their good times or normal times.
In fact this is important information that can really help your doctor to
make a correct diagnosis and provide treatment that may help you feel
better. Getting a correct diagnosis is the first step to find a treatment that
is right for you.
You have probably seen the commercials on television talking about the
you that used to be before depression set in. such commercials are
generally aired by drug companies promoting anti- depressants. But
what these commercials fail to tell you is depression is common, and not
everyone who feels down or blue is suffering from depression.
You need to know the facts about depression before you and your doctor
determining you are indeed suffering from this illness. That’s right;
depression is a real mental illness that often requires antidepressants or
therapy to relieve the symptoms.
You can’t fix depression by yourself and without treatment you will
likely face an uphill task you probably aren’t going to win. Let me tell
you the truth that more than 18 million people year are suffering from
depression. Now if you want to know how to bring an end to depression
then please visit how to stop your depression.com.
What Is Bipolar Depression?
Bipolar depression is a form of depression that requires a different kind
of treatment. If you have questions about bipolar depression, be sure to
talk with your doctor. Several treatments, including some new
medications, along with support from your doctor, can help people
manage their symptoms over time.
Bipolar depression is one part of bipolar disorder, a chronic but treatable
illness. Sufferers usually have episodes of depression lows and episodes
of increased energy, racing thoughts or anxiety highs. Untreated bipolar
depression can affect an individual’s ability to function at work,
participate in social activities and maintain relationships.
Getting an accurate diagnosis and correct treatment can help patients
with bipolar depression manage their symptoms and lead productive
lives. Now tell me something is you the parent of a child who is often
depressed?
Are you a person who often feels down in dumps and depressed? This
blog offers advice for both parents and other family members and
children about how to deal with, reduce and even eradicate this
depression.
I remember from my own childhood have many periods when I was very
unhappy and sad. I was the type of person who would let aspects from
my life get on top of me which would at times affect my sleep patterns. I
found growing up through childhood, into a teenager and ultimately into
my adulthood as one choir and struggle.
I was forever comparing my own life to that of my brother, sister and
friends. Their lives seemed so much easier that what mine was and this
made me feel quite jealous of them. Looking back one of my faults was
that I was not willing to discuss my worries and fears with my parents
and basically keep them bottled up inside me.
This meant of course that I had to deal with each and every issue or
problem on my own without any outside help or advice. I wish I had
been more open with my family as I think my lie would have been much
happier if I had.
Now to all parents I would advise them to always look out for your child
and gage how they are coping with life and feel if they are in an unhappy
period or mood. Then you should attempt to find out what is causing this
by trying to talk to them.
I am sure that will not be always happy to discuss these issues but you
should make sure that they understand that you will be here for them
when they are ready to open up. You should talk to them about your own
childhood and about the mistakes you feel that you made by keeping
your own worries to yourself. Now if you want to know What Is Bipolar
Depression then please visit how to stop your depression.com.
The truth about depression?
In reality depression is a very serious matter which does not
discriminate. Depression does not care what your age is, what gender
you are, or even what your race or social class is. Depression can often
make a person feel sad, helpless, hopeless and irritable.
It is normal for people to have these feelings sometimes, but some
people cannot just snap out of it and this is the difference between what
is normal and major depression. It is the determination and brutality of
the emotions that determine mental illness of depression from normal
mood changes.
We are going to talk about different types of depression and how it can
really affect you. Depression is an illness that affects your body, mind,
disposition, thought, sleep, energy, concentration, weight, and much
more.
Depression is not a mood, it is not a sign of personal weakness and it
cannot be simply willed away. Clinical depression is constant and can
interfere significantly with an individual’s ability to function by
emotional experiences of sadness, loss or passing mood states.
Clinical depression can be devastating to all areas of person’s everyday
life, including family, relationships, friendships and the ability to work
or go to school. Bipolar disorder or manic depression is a mood disorder,
which means that the symptoms are abnormalities of mood.
Bipolar disorder involves episodes of both serious mania and depression.
Bipolar disorder can have a devastating impact on sufferer’s lives and
can lead to suicide if it is not treated. Major depression is a more
common illness, the symptoms of which are mainly those of low mood.
In reality several things can cause depression, one of the causes can be
attributed to a deficiency of certain neurotransmitters in the brain that
signal from one nerve cell to another. The immune system of a
depressed person is usually very low and therefore ineffectively
responds to diseases like cancer.
The everyday stresses faced by Americans have simply become too
much for many to bear, and reasonably so. In recent years, taking an anti
anxiety medication or antidepressant has become as common as taking a
multivitamin. Now if you want to know about the truths about
depression then please visit how to stop your depression.com.
How to help your child to help out of depression?
Let me inform you that two amino acids are known to alleviate
depression in many persons. They are tyrosine and L- phenylalanine.
These tow amino acids are a natural precursor of certain
neurotransmitters.
Perhaps the only thing worse than depression is having depression and
not being able to afford treatment. I want you to realize that your child
should talk to you about any aspect of their life and that you will be
there to help and not judge them.
Life in general, with school as an example can at times be quite tough,
with things such as bullying affecting a lot of children. There is an added
pressure of examinations and also trying to establish one’s self within a
group of friends.
Moving schools and going through all of the bodily changes also be
quite uncomfortable for many children. As a family you should try to
make your Childs home life as enjoyable and relaxed as possible. This
includes May family days out and where financially possible, a family
holiday abroad in the summer.
My only advice to any parent who has an unhappy or often depressed
child would be to very patient with them through these periods,. I have
already stated that try and get them to talk about what is making them
feel in this way and if they do not want to talk you should let them know
that you are there for them if they do ever want a chat.
My advice for a child who is feeling depressed would be to talk to your
family, a friend or a teacher. They say that a problem shared is a
problem halved and I really believe in this statement. You do not have to
be alone in this world and the advice that you are given could be of huge
benefit to you.
Despite what you might think all children have problems and worry
about may different aspects of their own life. Your parents were of
course children may moons ago and may have experience in the issue
which you are not happy about.
Do not make the mistake of keeping your problems to yourself as it
really does not help to reduce your fears or depression. Now if you want
to know how to help your child to help out of depression then please
visit how to stop your depression.com.
All you need to know about depression.
In reality depression is a complex of psychological and physical
symptoms. Low mood level or sadness is often the prominent symptom.
The common properties of these symptoms are a decreased activity level
in parts of the brain.
Depression may give one or more of these symptoms. They are basically
low mood level or sadness, lack of joy or interest in activities that was
joyful before. Pessimism, inferiority thoughts, irritability and feeling of
guilt of something without substantial reason to feel so. There is
slowness in the thought process and slowness in interpreting sensorial
stimuli.
One will experience slowness of digestion or other internal physical
processes and symptoms caused by this slowness for example inflated
stomach, constipation or difficulties in urination. There will be slow
physical reactions.
Depression can be a mild disease that only causes some annoyance in
the daily life, but can also get very serious and make person totally
unable to work and unable to participate in social life. By depression of
some severity, there is also a greater risk of suicide.
Let me inform you that depression can occur in all age and classes. In
teenager’s lack of interest in school work, withdrawal from social life
and difficult mood can be signs of depression.
In case of depression there is a decreased amount of neuron transmitters
in parts of the central nervous system, mainly deficiency of serotonin,
but also to some extend of noradrenalin, acetylcholine, dopamine or
gamma amino butyric acid, or the nerve cells do not react properly by
simulation from neurotransmitters.
A neurotransmitter is a signal substance that transmits the nerve signals
through the junction between two nerve cells. Serotonin and
noradrenalin cause nerve cells to send impulses along to other nerve
cells and thus increase the activity in the brain.
Deficiency of these substances causes slowness in parts of the brain, and
that again causes the depressive symptoms. The role or dopamine is the
opposite, namely to slow down some nerve impulses, mainly those
causing anxiety and panic response.
Yet, lack of this transmitter also seems to cause depressive symptoms.
This is because too high activity in some brain processes may slow
down other processes. Now if you want to know more about depression
then please visit how to stop your depression.com.
What are the causes and types of depression?
There are many causes and subtypes of depression with different
physiological mechanisms involved. Depression is often divided into
subtypes according to exhibited symptoms. By monopolar depression
there are pure depressive symptoms.
Mild cases of mono polar disorder that do not affect a person’s ability to
work and to participate in social activities are often called dysthymic
disorder. In case of bipolar disorder or manic depressive disease and
cyclothymiacs disorder there are periods with symptoms of depression.
The depressive phase, alternating with periods of elevated mood level
with increased mental and physical activity- the manic phase. In the
manic phase, the affected person also sleeps poorly and has
concentration difficulties. A mild form of this disease is called
cyclothymiacs disorder.
The condition of manic disorder is characterized by abnormally elevated
mood, by unrealistic optimism, by lack of sleep and hyperactive
behavior. Many psychiatrists think that this disorder is simply the same
disease as bipolar disorder where the depressive face has not yet
occurred.
Sometimes the physical symptoms of depression are alone or dominant
like digestive problems, constipation, difficulties with urination, slow
responses to sensorial stimuli or slow physical reactions. Two or more
factors can have an effect simultaneously to cause depression.
Depression can be an independent disease, or a part of other disease.
Depression is also divided into different subtypes according to causes.
Reactive depression is simply a result from psychological stress,
physical struggle or mental straining without proper rest or sleep over
long period of time.
The straining will simply wear out the nervous system or deplete the
organism from nutrient necessary for the nervous system to work
properly. When there are has not been any period of stress, straining or
lack of rest that can explain the condition, the condition is often called
endogenous depression. Inheritance is thought to be a part of the cause.
Depression or depressive symptoms may be a symptom of physical
disease. This is perhaps the most common causes of depression.
Generally there are three categories of diseases that give depression.
Depression often associated with depression is heart disease, Parkinson’s
disease, hypertension or Cushing syndrome. Now if you want to know
about the causes and types of depression then please visit how to stop
your depression.com.
What are the treatments of depression?
Serious or prolonged depression is often treated with anti depressive
medication. Medicines used against depression generally increase the
level of neurotransmitters like serotonin in the central nervous system, or
they mimic the neurotransmitters.
The medications mostly used today increase the serotonin concentration
by decreasing the removal of serotonin from the space around nerve
cells. Examples of this medication type are fluoxetine or Prozac,
fluvoxamine luvox, paroxetine or Paxil escetalopram or lexapro, Celera,
centralize or Zoloft.
By bipolar disorder in the manic phase, heavy tranquilizers or
neuroleptica are used to stop the manic symptoms. By bipolar disorder,
lithium salts are sometimes used to stabilize the condition, and prevent
new outbreak of depressive or manic phases.
Psychotherapy is sometimes used in depression, usually in combination
with medication. Sometimes serious depression is treated by applying
electric shock through the head, electroconvulsive therapy. The shock
induces epileptic eruption of nerve signals through the brain and this
gives cramps throughout the body.
The cramps are alleviated or stopped by applying anesthesia before the
electroshock. The form of treatment is controversial, since it can cause
memory loss and is suspected of causing brain damage. The possibility
of brain damage is however denied by most psychiatrists.
In case of seasonal depression, light therapy may be useful, adjustment
of lifestyle should always be considered by depression or depressive
symptoms. Lifestyle measures can sometimes be enough to cure
depressive symptoms before a serious depression develop.
By lifestyle adjustment I mean, to slow down a stressful life with too
much work or activities, enough rest and sleep, a good diet with enough
of necessary nutrients, some physical exercises and meditation.
Supplements of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, lecithin, amino acids
and essential fatty acids.
Stimulants like coffee or tea may help against depressive feelings in
moderate amount. However, if you are heavy user of these stimulants,
you should cut down on your consumption. There exist nutritional
products in the market to help against depressive symptoms.
These contain ingredients that the brain uses as building blocks for
neurotransmitters, like amino acids and lecithin. They also often contain
vitamins and minerals that the brain uses as tools to produce
neurotransmitters especially vitamin B6.
Supplements may further contain herbal extracts that trigger higher brain
activity much like anti depressive medications, but may have fewer side
effects. Now if you want a sure shot treatment of depression right here
and right now then please visit how to stop your depression.com.
How to bring an end to depression and anxiety?
In reality there seem to be so many people who are depressed that we
really should take a look at the causes of depression in the first place.
The factors that contribute to depression are well known and well
researched, but what causes it is not quite understood.
New studies have uncovered some of the factors that contribute to the
probability of people developing depression. Stress takes the first place
prize and it’s true that any stressful environment or situation can lead to
depression.
It can be anything such as social stress, getting a job, worrying about
money, staying up late, lifestyle out of control, relationship difficulties,
and pressures of school and getting good grades. Other events that could
cause depression are death, change of job, moving from one place to
another, even the fear of the unknown can cause depression.
Yes the list is endless while these events cannot be avoided; we must
come up with an effective stress coping mechanism to be able to thrive
even in stressful situations because they are never going to go away.
Stressful situations just only keep changing.
People who take drugs and alcohol are more prone to depression. When
these substances are used at young age, they can affect a person’s brain
in negative ways. These substances help make the person feel good
temporarily, but in most cases, people become addicted.
In reality drugs releases dopamine in the pleasure centre of the brain,
like for example delicious food boosts dopamine release by about 50
percent and sex on the other hand doubles this number. However drugs
can increase dopamine release anywhere from four to ten times.
This unnatural high almost certainly leads to depression after the high
goes away. This substance is the surest way to fry brain circuitry. Drugs
can make a person more depressed more than it makes him happy.
This effect will spiral downwards until the person doing drugs will
more and more of the substance to break the cycle of depression that
follows each high and so the addiction is born. Now if you want to end
your depression forever then please visit how to stop your
depression.com.
How to treat depression disorder?
Studies have shown that up to 40 percent of adults do not get the proper
amount of sleep per day and among students, up to 71 percent complain
of sleep disorders and lack of sleep. In reality sleep is essential to a
person’s health.
During sleep, the body repairs itself and reorganizes thought. Lack of
sleep contributes to lack of coherence in brain waves. This scenario
often leads to depression. Sleeping during the day and staying up late
also interferes with the body’s natural rhythms and this can lead to a
sense of depression.
Now I am going to discuss a few ways on how to prevent depression.
Sleep is a vital part of preventing depression. Balance your life with
enough rest and exercise every day. Most people require seven to eight
hours of sleep every day.
Keep some regularity in your life. Organize your activities so they can
some at expected and regular times. If your weekly, daily and monthly
routine is set then your body has time to get used to the activities. This
will lead to a reduced chance for depression to set in.
Make sure that you don’t push yourself beyond your limits. Keep stress
in check and try to avoid stressors if you can. If it can’t be done, then try
to deal with the stressors in a manner that minimizes the damage it
causes. Sunlight and exercises can help the brain to function to a higher
level.
So make time to enjoy the sunlight and try to stay active in the daylight
when possible. Keep away from alcohol and drugs. They may seem
attractive, but all they really do is cause havoc in a person’s life. Make at
least one warm meal daily a priority.
Good eating habits and good health are important in order to keep away
from depression. Again make sure to have fun every day, nothing takes
the load off depression like some good old fun time. Social activities
such as chatting, joining a support group sports and other hobbies can
really do wonders towards healing a stressed out and busy mind.
Depression can be avoided and treated and it can be really fun doing so.
If you follow the above mentioned tips you can expect a brighter and
happier disposition each day. You will look and feel better for it and
now if you want a proper treatment of depression then please visit how
to stop your depression.com.
What is the natural treatment of depression?
Man is a social animal who has come with his own development. He has
come to this phase with his own thoughts and ideas. He not only got the
compensations with his progress but also got some of the negative
aspects like he was exposed to many diseases that come in the way of
his progression.
One among them is depression; this is a curable disease and can get
treated as early as possible at its early stage. It has a natural and herbal
remedy. Depression is one of the diseases having an anxiety disorder
that attacks especially the adult population.
No matter what the age is or where we are from, depression is a mental
disorder that prevails in the person and may attack at any moment. Here
is the condition he undergoes a mental disorder that affects his mood. In
this situation he has abnormal feelings or normal feelings, which fall in
the category of calm and deep which in turn makes him to get or fall into
the attack of this disease.
If a person gets deeply attacked with this disease then he is away from
performing his daily activities or he is away from his normal life and this
can be considered as the symptoms of the depressive order. This in turn
leads to personality disorder and lacks in self improvement.
When a man gets this at the initial stage then it is just sadness and
gloom. However this must not go deeper as he will become abnormal
from his daily activities. So, he should get treated at its initial stage. He
may get upset for the small things but these should not contribute as a
major part for his depression disease.
Now there is good news for this disease that it can be cured with proper
treatment given by physicians who you can consult for the treatment.
The cause for this depression is not found exactly. In the previous days
the main cause was that the man was disturbed with his thoughts and
emotions.
There are many factors and it may depend on any of these factors like
biological environment and genetic also. It can also occur when a person
is affected with chronic disease that takes some period to get cured.
There is chance of getting affected with this disease when the
medication does not cure the affected disease. Now if you want to know
about the natural treatments of depression then please visit how to stop
your depression.com.
How to beat depression without drugs?
One can say that one is affected with depression when he has these signs
like tension, sadness, lack of interest in new things or habits or daily
activities, feels tired unnecessarily, and is inactive in what he does,
unable to concentrate, feels guilty about himself and attempts or thinks
about suicide.
A person can come out of this depression with the regular intake of the
medications which are prescribed by the physicians that may be natural
or herbal. The patient may undergo counseling if needed. It is better to
turn your attention towards the natural or herbal treatments as they don’t
have any side effects on you.
The disease of depression can be cured by the remedies that are natural
so that they don’t harm you and cure you as soon as possible. The
primary thing that you can do is you can consult the doctor as early as
possible.
The checkups that are needed should be regularly done as it should be
narrowed at its first stage. Keeping oneself with enthusiasm and being
away with tiredness is the first step. To have confidence in doing the
work which are daily activities or others?
This depression can be helped when we encourage the people active in
their work and thinking. The patient should have a loved atmosphere
that can really cure the disease of depression. Mononucleosis or flu may
rigger depression that continues after the infection has gone.
By lack of thyroid hormones, hypothyroidism, the metabolism in the
whole body is shut down, including the production of neurotransmitters
in the brain. Therefore depression is an important symptom of
hypothyroidism.
Let me remind you that depressive symptoms are a consequence of
unsound lifestyle. A general unsound lifestyle with too less exercise, too
much stimulants like alcohol, coffee or tea, too less of important
nutrients and too much of sugar and fat may give depressive symptoms,
as well as physical problems.
Women will often have a period of depression after pregnancy and birth
of the baby. Pregnancy and birth is physically and mentally exhausting,
and may drain the body for nutrient. This in turn can cause depressive
symptoms.
Depression can occur in cold and dark periods of the year and go away
in warm and light periods. Light stimulates brain activity, and lack of
light is a causative factor. Now if you want to know how to beat
depression without drugs then please visit how to stop your
depression.com.
How to control anxiety and depression?
Now it has been established that nature and nurture should not be taken
as enemies or total opposite, but as two intertwined realities that
function together to make up the human experience. Nature was
generally designed for nurture.
Most recent and notable studies have documented the effects that early
childhood experience can have on both the physical and chemical
makeup of the brain. In particular, childhood abuse and neglect can
permanently alter an individual’s physiology.
These physiological changes may lead to a greater likelihood of the
person suffering from depression or anxiety later in life. Ground
breaking results from a major study of depressed women in the US have
shown that women who are abused as children have abnormally elevated
hormonal responses to stress compared to women with no history of
abuse.
The report suggests that childhood abuse is associated with persistent
hyperactivity of the hormonal system associated with the stress response
and this may cause greater vulnerability of psychiatric disorders in
adulthood.
The study at Emory University looked at women diagnosed with clinical
depression who had been abused as children; depressed women with no
past abuse and healthy women. Each person was given a moderately
stressful experience and asked to perform simple mathematical problems
aloud for a panel of stalwart non expressive judges.
Cortical and ACTH are two hormones that play a critical role in a
person’s response to stress were measured in each subject while she
completed the task. It was found that the levels of depression of these
hormones were especially pronounced in women who were abused as
children and who also had current depression.
In fact their ACTH response indicators were more than six times than
those of the healthy women. In addition to high levels of stress
hormones, other studies by the same group found that women who had
been abused as children had abnormal development of the brain
hippocampus which suggests another physical result of early abuse that
could lead to permanent brain abnormalities in later life.
Other brain structures can also be affected by early abuse or neglect.
While the basic unit of the brain is in place at birth, neuronal pathways
for the body’s reaction to different experiences are still developing. Now
if you want to know how to control anxiety and depression then please
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All you need to know about depression anxiety?
In reality there is a critical period of time in a Childs first three years of
life during which most of the pathways are formed. If a child receives
primarily negative stimulation early in life, pathways for forming lasting
relationships and responding to positive experience can be stunted or
destroyed.
While this may be a reaction to help the child to survive, it can cause
permanent difficulties for the individual. Other research shows that the
brains of severely neglected children tend to be smaller than average
with underdeveloped areas in the cortex.
The long term implication of this are still being examined, but it shows
one more way in which nurtures or lack of it can affect a person’s
biological make-up.
The knowledge that nature and nurtures are two critical aspects to a
person’s health will undoubtedly prove to be a very useful tool in the
research and treatment of psychiatric illness and may lead to even more
effective treatments in the future.
Let me recount a personal experience, winter has always been a difficult
time for me when I was living in Michigan US, with its may gray days
and not much sunlight. I awoke feeling heavy, sluggish and still
exhausted. I wanted to pull the covers back over my head and return to
my secure sleep state.
I sensed that something was wrong but really didn’t care what it was. I
know I did not want to face another grueling day outside the world of
sleep. I felt scared, but didn’t know why. I dragged myself out of bed
and into the bathroom.
I could not decide whether I wanted to shave or shower first, then I made
the extremely difficult decision to shower. Typical thoughts that would
run through my head every morning, would I ever get over this feeling?
Why was I feeling like this all the time? May be this was normal and I
will eventually get over it?
Finally, I was awake and small tasks seemed monumental, drudgery and
overruling but I pushed on. I started my day by looking for faults in
everything but myself. I was very short-tempered with those closest to
me and I didn’t even realize it. I had to go out of the doors to work.
The rest of the day at work I felt numb and people were talking to me,
asking questions but nothing was getting thru. On the outside I put up a
great front so no one could see, but I was trapped inside a deep dark
world, which was a personal hell. Now if you want to know about
depression anxieties then please visit how to stop your depression.com.
Is there a natural treatment of depression?
Let me recount a personal experience of mine, at certain point of my life
I was forgetting things very easily, even if I wrote them down.
Organization, no matter how I organized things, didn’t seem to matter,
because I was depressed and felt hazy.
I couldn’t decide exactly what to start on because it all seemed
overwhelming. When I did start something it was like climbing a
mountain and I couldn’t see the top. Sometimes I felt a sinking or a
sense of little hope for anything.
I felt like no one knew what I was going through or could help me. I
would easily get angry and irritated at everything and everyone. There
were times of panic anxiety attack in the middle of the night and those
were not fun.
My typical day was like where I used to keep repeating the same day
over and over till I got it right. What I found out later was that,
somewhere I allowed myself to tumble into a state of depression and had
not realized it or even truly acknowledged it.
When I did finally acknowledge I was depressed and needed to do
something it took me a long time to find the right solution by trial and
error. The only person that can drag you out of depression is you but I
have to tell you the big secret to my success.
Now I am doing great, I have focus, drive, energy and care what
happens to myself and others. I jump out of bed, can’t wait to face all of
the issues at hand. Yes, they are issues now, before they were
monumental problems.
I don’t have the emotional tendencies that I had before. I am by no
means walking around with rose colored glasses but more like a clear
view now without the numb hazy feeling. Now I am going to reveal to
you the big secret that got me out of the depression phase and if you
want to know it then please visit how to stop your depression.com.
How can you treat depression yourself?
Depression is an emotionally draining journey that may will go through
in their lifetime, but depression does not have to rule your life there is
plenty of help available. Answers and treatments will vary from person
to person what works for person may not work for another.
Allowing the state of depression to control you and be the norm will
negatively affect you and others. Depression drags you down to depths
that you feel you don’t have the energy to accomplish anything or even
beat depression itself, which is a vicious cycle.
Depression appears to cause much physical illness that can be over with
treatment. It’s time now for you to pull out the emotional numbness and
roller coaster that you step on to, but can’t remember where. Being able
to feel normal and handle life is your right.
When people look at others that are cool and calm they appear to have
everything under control that might not be the case, because many of us
can put of a really good front. Putting up a good front is ok for a while,
but you need to address the disorders.
Depression slowly erodes your will and breaks down any attempt at your
happiness for a normal life this is not what anyone wants. Finally, I want
all of you to know that depressed people are highly intelligent, loving
and sensitive people that have a lot to contribute to the world, but they
need to realize that they are depressed, admit it and find a solution.
Let me inform you that more than eleven million people in the United
States suffer from depression each year. The medical condition that
affects the mind can have lasting effects such as a feeling of
hopelessness, lack of ambition and an inability to focus.
Depression can affect all age groups and genders, but it is more
prevalent in women. Consulting a mental help professional such as a
psychiatrist is beneficial to obtain proper diagnosis and treatment. This
condition can adversely affect school, home life and even employment.
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The ultimate weapon to combat depression
Most treatments of depression will involve a combination of drug
therapy and natural remedies for a fully balanced physical and emotional
state. Medications will likely involve some of antidepressant drugs. The
most commonly used types are tricyclic, monoamine oxidize inhibitors
or MOIS.
Along with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRI and they
have become the most popular form for treating depression because of
the lower risk of side effects. These drugs include names such as paxil,
prozac and zoloft.
Therapy is often prescribed with drug treatments to help a person to
come to terms with issues, symptoms and techniques for dealing with
depression. These can be groups or individual therapy sessions to talk
about issues.
Expression therapy such as dance, art or music can help articulate deep
feelings and emotions. Relaxation techniques will assist in bringing
focus and serenity. Yoga and meditation are ideal forms of this.
Changing lifestyle to promote a better self image and naturally adjust
chemicals in the body has also proven helpful.
Eating a well balanced diet and adding supplements such as fish oil, zinc
and vitamin B can really help to regulate depression. Exercising several
times each week is also valuable. Alternate treatments such as
acupuncture and hypnosis may be beneficial to help alleviate symptoms
of depression and moulds the body, mind and spirit.
It is important to discuss all treatment options with your physician or
psychiatrist to decide on the proper combinations. Each person has
different levels of depression and a treatment plan should be customized
to the individual.
If using supplements or radically changing your diet; make sure to
inform the doctor so these can be taken into consideration when
developing a treatment plan. Depression does not need to negatively
affect a person’s life.
With proper treatment, many depressed people live full, happy and
successful lives. It is important to take action to help minimize
depressive tendencies in order to allow a better sense of well being and
peace.
Using a combination of drug therapies and natural remedies will bring a
balance to mind, body and spirit. Now if you want to know about the
ultimate weapon to combat depression then please visit how to stop
your depression.com.
How to treat bipolar disorder right here and right now?
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a diagnostic
category describing a class of mood disorders where the person
experiences states or episodes of depression or mania and hypomania
along with mixed state.
If left untreated, it is a severely disabling psychiatric condition. The
difference between bipolar disorder and major depression is that bipolar
disorder involves energized or activated mood states in addition to
depressed mood state.
The duration and intensity of mood states varies widely among people
with the illness. Fluctuating from one mood state to another is called
cycling or having mood swings. Mood swings cause impairment not
only ones mood but also in ones energy level, sleep pattern, activity
level, social rhythms and thinking abilities.
Many people become fully disabled, for some period of time, after being
diagnosed, and during this time may have great difficulty functioning.
The vast majority of people diagnosed with bipolar disability suffer from
depression.
In fact, there is at least a 3 to 1 ratio of time spent depressed versus time
spent in a normal mood or hypo manic or manic during the course of
bipolar 1 subtype of the illness. People with the bipolar II subtype
remain depressed for substantially longer, up to 37 times longer than
bipolar I.
A 2003 study by Robert Hirschfield, MD of the University of Texas,
Galveston found bipolar patients fared worse in their depression than
unipolar patients. In terms of disability, lost years of productivity and
potential for suicide, bipolar depression is now recognized as the most
insidious aspect of the illness.
Severe depression may be accompanied by symptoms of psychosis.
These symptoms include hallucinations and delusions. They may also
suffer from paranoid thoughts of being persecuted or monitored by some
powerful entity such as the government or a hostile force.
Intense and unusual religious beliefs may also be present, such as
patient’s strong insistence that they have a God given role to play in the
world, a great and historic mission to accomplish, or even they possess
supernatural powers.
Delusions in a depression may be far more distressing, sometimes taking
the form of intense guilt for supposed wrongs that the patient believes he
or she has inflicted on others. Now if you want to know how to treat
bipolar disorder right here and right now then please visit how to stop
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Treatment of bipolar disorder uncovered?
Currently bipolar disorder cannot be cured but it can be managed. The
emphasis of treatment is on effective management of the long term
course of the illness, which can involve treatment of emergent
symptoms.
Treatment methods include pharmacological and psychological
techniques. A variety of medications are used to treat bipolar disorder.
Most people with bipolar disorder require combinations of medications.
Even when on medication, some people may still experience weakens
episodes or have complete manic or depressive episodes.
Now I am going to discuss some typical behaviours that can lead to
depressive or manic relapse. For the starter discontinuing or lowering
ones dose of medication without consulting ones physician. Being under
of over medicated.
Generally, taking a lower dosage of mood stabilizer can lead to relapse
into mania. Taking a lower dosage of an antidepressant may cause the
patient to relapse into depression, while higher doses can cause
destabilization into mixed states or mania.
Taking other psychotropic or recreational drugs such as marijuana,
cocaine, or heroin. These can cause the condition to worsen. An
inconsistent sleep schedule can destabilize the illness. Too much sleep
can lead to depression, while too little sleep can lead to mixed states or
mania.
Excessive amounts of caffeine can cause destabilization of mood
towards irritability, dysphasia and mania. Inadequate stress management
and poor lifestyle choices. If unmediated, excessive stress can cause the
individual to relapse. Medication raises the stress threshold somewhat,
but too much stress still cause relapse.
Let me remind you that the information presented in this blog should not
be interpreted as medical advice. If you or someone you know is a
sufferer of bipolar disorder, please seek professional and medical advice
for the latest treatment options.
The greatest teacher that ever once said that as a man thinks in his earth
so is he. What you constantly think of a situation is quite inevitably what
becomes of it; therefore it is paramount that in any and every situation
our thinking should be positive. Now if you want to know more about
the treatment of bipolar disorder then please visit how to stop your
depression.com.
Is transforming your thought the key to combat depression?
Let me remind you that there is one fact the religion, science and
psychology seem to agree on, it is that the mind is indeed the most
powerful force in the world. Yoga sages have stated that whoever can
control the mind is indeed a powerful human being.
That said, it is obvious that in coping with stress and dealing with
depressive situations, one should make every step to think positively as
perhaps the first weapon to combat negative challenges. All my friends,
everything starts with a thought.
Moreover, thoughts have the innate ability of phenomenally
materializing into what is that is projected in your mind. Consequently,
it will be safe to say we should make attempts to change our mental
habits to belief instead of disbelief as much as possible.
This of course will be post paramount when seeking ways to overcoming
depression. Characterized by feelings of worthlessness, doubt,
pessimism, if we allow depressive thoughts to constantly permeate our
minds, they could actually gain the ability to diffuse into our speech and
actions and consequently could aggravate the very situation and
challenges one is facing that may be causing depressive thoughts in the
first place.
When dealing with problems arising from depression, the famous
psychologist William James has this cryptic quote said that our belief at
the beginning of a doubtful undertaking or challenging situation is the
one thing that insures a successful outcome at the end.
Now this reminds me of another powerful verse in the Bible found in
mark 4 verses 23 that is if you believe, all things are possible to him that
believes. So combining the gist and effect of both quotes, one can see
that it is imperative to believe in and expect that best in any situation one
may be going through.
In so doing you will bring everything into the realm of possibility and
success. In no way does this mean that we should sit back and just
expect things to miraculously change.
It means we much change our thought processes about our situation
first, perform the actions that will lead us on the path to success at
overcoming our challenges and as words, thoughts and actions have an
effect on each other as factors, one is also advised to constantly speak
positively about what challenges one may be facing. Now if you want to
know is transforming your thought the key to combat depression then
please visit how to stop your depression.com.
Do you know why your depression keeps coming back does?
If you have depression or at least you think you have one, you must
realize that you should not diagnose yourself. You need to have a
healthcare practitioner that is skilled to give you a correct assessment
and professional diagnosis of your condition.
There is absolutely no reason to feel shy or embarrassed when talking to
a healthcare provider regarding any symptoms of your condition. There
are many health care professionals that are very understanding of your
problems.
After all, they are trained to study and treat depression. If you have
symptoms like these, do not hesitate consulting a medical practitioner.
Before getting any actual help or treatment for depression, you must
need to first have a diagnosis that is correct.
Now you see, these symptoms are also symptomatic of other problems.
For example, weight loss, fatigue and sleeping patterns may not be
caused by depression, but by some medical problem.
Other symptoms like losing interest in activities that you previously
enjoyed or problems with attention or memory may not be related to
depression at all but may be indicative of a undiagnosed medical
condition.
You need to consult a doctor so that you can make sure that the
symptoms you are experiencing are actually a result of your depression
and from there, you can start what the best treatment for your individual
case.
The doctor might ask you to answer questions to fully assess and help
determine if you actually have depression and possibly conduct tests to
determine that your symptoms are a result of some other health issues.
Depression is a medical condition that is real.
Always remember that having depression is not something that you
really want to have. You probably would not think less of someone who
has influenza or is suffering from heart disease. In the same manner, you
must not be ashamed or feel guilty that you suffer from depression.
Depression will not go away by toughing it out or by being strong.
Being weak in your will does not instantly cause to be depressed. Most
cases of depression can’t simply go away just by trying to cheer up. You
can’t simply make it go away by doing exercises, taking vitamins or
going on a vacation. Now if you want to know why does your
depression keeps coming back then please visit how to stop your
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Can depression really be bought to an end?
Treating your depression requires professional help, you cannot do it
alone. Like any other serious illness, depression needs professional
treatment from a health care practitioner. When you are suffering from
depression, you need to ask for help to make the problem go away.
You feelings might change when treatment comes along. You should be
pleased to know that depression has proved to be one of the most easily
treated conditions. When you are seeking treatment for your depression,
what type of healthcare professional should you see?
Although there are some issues raised on what treatment is the best for
depression problems whether it is drugs, therapy or if it is a mixture of
both, there is actually a type of health care professional that is highly
qualified to help you recover from depression and various mood
disorders that use medications or drugs and a psychiatrist.
Psychologists, in fairness, are also highly qualified to cure depression
problems, but they are not medical professionals and as such cannot
prescribe medications. You should realize that psychologists specialize
in therapy, especially talk therapy.
If you do not know if you need drugs or medications, it might prove best
to start your treatment of depression under a psychiatrists care. If you
think you might also have a good chance of eliminating depression
through talk therapy, many psychiatrists can also be good in this,
although there are some that refer to more experienced therapists.
So combining all these factors will greatly help in making sure each
components most importantly our thoughts remains positively turned
towards overcoming our depression. All my friends, although it may not
always be an easy journey to overcome our challenges.
I would like you to remember this quote as well that life’s problems are
like knives, which either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the
blade or the handle. Grasp a difficulty or problem by the blade and it
cuts; grasp it by the handle and you can use it constructively.
Take the quote above into considerationand keeps it in many friends as
the reason to constantly have faith and to hope for the best when it
comes to dealing with depression. It is perhaps the one thing that will
ensure success at the end.
The typical signs of depression are feeling sad without any apparent
reason, getting mad at anything, everything, anyone and everyone
around you, thinking that your life is getting nowhere, feeling that
whatever you do is not enough, feeling that you are not good enough for
anything, always feel tired and feeling that there is no more hype for
whatever troubles you, feeling that you don’t deserve to live in this
world anymore.
These are some of the most common symptoms of depression.
Recognizing these telltale signs can help lead you to take action before it
becomes more serious. Knowing the root cause of these symptoms
further boosts the chance of recovery. Now if you want to know can
depression really be bought to an end then please visit how to stop your
depression.com.
How do you know that you are severely depressed?
Curiously easily diagnosable and treatable medical problem, depression
happens to at least 20 million American adults every ear. As we have
discussed although everyone has experienced sadness and feelings of
being depressed, people that are suffering from true depression have
several frequent and recurring long term symptoms, making them view
life as something not worth living.
Now how would you know if you have a depression problem? Here are
some depression symptoms. These symptoms vary in each person,
although if these happen to you, it might be wise to consult a doctor. For
the starter sadness that is prolonged.
Along with crying spells that are unexplained, significant and abrupt
changes in sleep patterns and appetite, anger, irritatibility, anxiety,
worry, agitation. Pessimism, indifference, energy loss, persistent
lethargy, guilt feelings and unexplained sense of worthlessness.
The other symptoms are difficulty in concentrating and indecisiveness,
inability in taking pleasure in interests you previously enjoyed, social
withdrawal, unexplained pains and aches, extreme fatigue when you
have not done much, recurring and frequent thoughts of suicide or death.
If you are experiencing any of the symptoms listed above and have
begun interfering with your family activities or work for more than a
week, ask your doctor for a thorough checkup.
This would most likely include have a comprehensive physica exam,
although some symptoms might be caused by other health problems that
you have and a detailed clinical history. Just be honest on what and how
you are feeling.
Do not even think of diagnosing yourself. Likewise, you cannot rely to a
friend or a member of your family for diagnosis. Only a doctor that is
properly trained to check illness is the only one that can fully determine
if you are having a depression episode.
If you want, you could try self evaluation tests available on the internet
that could help you gauge the symptoms that you have, or at least, can
prepare you when you visit your doctor. Think of these tests as a way of
communicating your symptoms better to a healthcare professional when
you go in for a visit. Of course, online tests prove no match to an actual
consultation.
For other people, depression is recurrent, which simply means that they
experience depression episodes often- once or twice in a month, at least
once a year, or many times throughout their lifetimes. Do not feel
embarrassed, shy or shamed of your depression problem.
People of various ages, ethnic groups, races and social classes get this
problem. Although depression can happen at any give age, depression
commonly develops in people whose ages lie between 25 and 44. If you
have a depression problem, you are not alone.
Every day, there are more than 20 million American adults that are
experiencing depression problems. So be persistent and patient and you
will find the method that suits you best for determine depression.
Everybody gets the blues once in a while.
It’s normal to feel sad on a rainy day, get sentimental over a lost love, or
feel so terribly lonely during really low moments of your life. But once
depression gets out of hand, it can wreak havoc on your mental state and
drive you to such emotional lows- to the point that you might seriously
choose ending your life. Now if you think that you are experiencing
extreme lows, then you better do something about it and visit how to
stop your depression.com.
Do you know why your depression keeps coming back does?
Whatever the reason behind depression, it is always related to your state
of mind, environment and your present circumstances. You may feel low
if you are facing issues on work, marriage or your financial status. The
process of resolving these issues, however important, will inevitably
result in stress and body aches.
Emotional pain coupled with physical ills can really affect the way you
view your life. Another cause of depression is bad experience like the
death of someone important, loss of something significant, or similar
unpleasant experiences that would haunt you for a long time.
This could mean a humiliating event at your workplace or school,
traumatic environment at home etc. so the best way to treat depression is
to think positively. Thinking negatively about an already gloomy
situation would only aggravate your mental state.
It’s not the end of the world, and there is a solution to every problem,
yours included. Moping and sulking about is wont really do any good.
Unfortunately, not all people see it that way. This is when depression
starts to settle in.
You think you are the unluckiest person alive. No one is there when you
need help the most. It’s better to die than suffer all the injustice being
delivered to you. Going to a psychiatrist to ask for help is one step
forward toward finding the cure for depression.
Various drugs can help you cope. However, these medications treat not
the actual cause of depression, but only the symptoms. Complete
recovery rests solely on your ability to have a positive outlook in life.
Admittedly, this is easier said than done, so going to a psychiatrist
doesn’t immediately mean that you are going to ask medication for your
depression.
You could also ask your psychiatrist for help in developing a positive
outlook and in controlling your depressive mood swings. Depression is a
serious matter. It causes emotional and mental breakdown, and it can
result to suicide if left untreated.
This is why depression should be diagnosed immediately. It is not a
disorder that is easy to cure; but always remember that you are alone in
the world. Even if you live your life as a recluse, there is at least one
person out there who really cares for you and would be devasted if you
allow yourself to lose the battle.
You are a strong person. You are not alone, keep your loved ones close
to you and you will surely feel invincible. Every day, there are more
than 20 million American adults that are experiencing depression
problems. So be persistent and patient and you will find the method that
suits you best for determine depression. Everybody gets the blues once
in a while.
The doctor might ask you to answer questions to fully assess and help
determine if you actually have depression and possibly conduct tests to
determine that your symptoms are a result of some other health issues.
Depression is a medical condition that is real. Now if you want to know
why does your depression keeps coming back then please visit how to
stop your depression.com.
How do you know that you are severely depressed?
Curiously easily diagnosable and treatable medical problem, depression
happens to at least 20 million American adults every year. As we
discussed earlier, although everyone has experienced sadness and
feelings of being depressed, people that are suffering from true
depression have many frequent and recurring long term symptoms,
making them view life as something not worth living.
Now you would ask me how you would know if you have a depression
problem. Now I am going to reveal to you some depression symptoms.
These symptoms vary in each person, although if these happen to you, it
might be wise to consult a doctor.
The symptoms are sadness that is prolonged, crying spells that are
unexplained, significant and abrupt changes in sleep patterns and
appetite, anger, irritability, anxiety, worry, agitation, pessimism,
indifference and energy loss.
Along with that there is persistent lethargy, guilt feeling and unexplained
sense of worthlessness, difficulty in concentrating and indecisiveness,
inability in taking pleasure in interests you previously enjoyed, social
withdrawal, unexplained pain and aches, extreme fatigue when you have
not done much, recurring and frequent thoughts of suicide or death.
Now if you are experiencing at least five of the symptoms listed above
and have begun interfering with your family activities or work for more
than a week, then ask your doctor for a thorough checkup. This would
likely include having a comprehensive physical examination although
some symptoms might be caused by other health problems that you have
and a detailed clinical history.
So just be honest and open on what and how you are feeling. Do not
even think of diagnosing yourself. Likewise, you cannot rely on a friend
or a member of your family for diagnosis. Only a doctor that is properly
trained to check illness is the only one that can fully determine if you are
having a depression episode.
If you want, you could try self evaluation tests available on the internet
that could help you gauge the symptoms that you have, or at least, can
prepare you when you visit your doctor. Think of these tests as a way of
communicating your symptoms better to a healthcare professional when
you go in for a visit.
Of course, online tests prove no match to an actual consultation. For
other people, depression is recurrent, which simply means that they
experience depression episodes often- once or twice in a month, at least
once a year, or many times throughout their lifetimes.
So do not feel embarrassed, shy or ashamed of your depression problem.
People of various ages, ethnic groups, races and social classes get this
problem. Although depression can happen at any given age, depression
commonly develops in people whose ages lie between 25 and 44.
Now if you have a depression problem, then you are not alone and you
are not the only one. Every day, there are more than 20 million
American adults that are experiencing depression problems. So be
persistent and patient and you will find that methods that suits you the
best for determining depression. Now if you want to know more about
depression then please visit how to stop your depression.com.
Understanding depression among women.
Let me remind you that as women approaches midlife and menopause
one of the things to be on the lookout for is depression. While
menopause is not thought to be a cause of depression the two can occur
at the same time.
Now what are believed to be a cause of depression are changes in
estrogen levels which occur during menopause. It is known that women
are affected by depression over twice as much as men and that a family
history of depression can factor into this as well.
The symptoms of depression and menopause are very similar and
include sleep disorders, hot flashes, fatigue, anxiety and irritability.
Many women associate these symptoms with the changes that
menopause brings, but they may be a sign of depression that needs to be
understood and dealt with.
There is no reason women need to suffer from depression during
menopause. It is important that they accept the physical changes
happening to their bodies during this time and work with their doctor to
mitigate the symptoms of menopause, but is also important that they
realize that depression and menopause can be mutually exclusive and
both can be dealt with.
As women approach menopause their menstrual cycles begin to change
and start to become unpredictable. This unpredictability of their monthly
cycle is a sign of erratic ovulation. Erratic ovulation causes
unpredictable releases of the hormones estrogen and progesterone
leading to mood swings, forgetfulness, hot flashes and all other
symptoms associated with menopause.
Most women going through menopause feel that they are losing control
of their bodies when in fact it is just their natural reaction to the aging
process. This feeling of loss of control can lead to symptoms of
depression.
As the symptoms of both menopause and depression worsen they start to
feel there is nothing they can do and feeling of hopelessness falls over
them. This feeling of hopelessness is a major part of depression and left
untreated can lead to severe depression.
Let me warn you that untreated depressions a major health risk.
Researchers have found that depression is linked to an increased risk of
heart disease and in some cases it can lead to bone detioriation
increasing the likelihood of osteoporosis and broken bones.
The treatment of depression and menopause can follow a two way
approach. It is important to treat not only the depression with
antidepressant medications and counseling but also to treat the
symptoms of menopause as well.
Menopause can be treated with hormone replacement therapy where
synthetic forms of estrogen and progesterone are used to even out the
woman’s hormone levels. Now if you are women approaching midlife
and menopause be aware that depression can be a very real side effect to
the changes that will happen to you.
So if you start to see the symptoms of depression it is best to talk to
your doctor what treatment options may work best for you and visit how
to stop your depression.com.
Hot tips on how to cure depression?
In spite of the immense technological advancements and inventions
designed to make our life easier, depression still exists and millions of
people are still seeking a depression cure. With all the sources of
entertainment around us, depression still lurks in the core of our very
existence as humans.
Now you might ask me why? Could it be with all the technology and
scientific breakthroughs that we have lost the very essence of our beings
as humans? That being a deep connection with the omnipotent. This
may very well be the case.
We work too hard, go at neck breaking speeds in life to get things done
and never take the time to relax and draw on the higher power inherent
within us. So it is not wonder that over 25 million people in the united
states are depressed and consequently seeking a depression cure to end
their misery.
Now I am going to provide you some really hot tips to cure depression.
So your next step will be simply taking the time out to relax. I am going
to borrow from yoga and the pose is the relaxation pose. So folks are
you ready for that, if yes, then here we go.
This involves lying flat on a bed and consciously breathing deeply and
evenly in a ratio of 5:5:5 including inhalation, retention and exhalation.
You may do this accompanying a clock or a metronome. Breathe evenly
as thus for several minutes, now relax your toes, feet’s.
Do this working to the crown of your head and make sure every organ of
your is relaxed. Repeat this till it seeps into your subconscious and it
literally replaces the negative thoughts you may have about your
problems just as light always overcomes the darkness.
Now turn to your right side, breathe evenly again, then arise and
approach your day believing that you are refreshed and drawing upon
that higher power for a depression cure. All my friends, this is very
important, that you believe you are healed, just like a child believes the
pain felt earlier has been cured by mom kissing it away.
Yes such a child like faith is required since it is powerful. In addition to
this, co-operate with the higher power in healing you, you have got to
meet this power halfway. Make efforts to better yourself. Let’s get back
to basics my friends, exercise, eating right and positive thinking.
In regards to depression cure, you may have to supplement drawing
upon that higher power with seeking good company, sources of laughter
and a wise avoidance of those factors or people that bring you down. In
reality a depression cure is within our reach, and has its roots right there
inside you.
Now with the hot tips above, you can draw from it, and very well solve
your problems and lead a depression free life. All you need to do is to
empower yourself with a depression cure that really works, by
reconnecting with spiritual forces around you.
Let me assure you that great wonders exist in your and all you need to
do it are to tap into it and win and if you want to do those then visit how
to stop your depression.com.
Understanding anxiety and its related disorders.
In reality anxiety can be defined as emotions which are typically
negative in nature. It will often consist of fear and worry, and some
organisms may even experience physical signs such as nausea or chest
pains.
Anxiety is an emotion, and is composed of a number of different
elements. Some of these elements are somatic or cognitive, and the body
will prepare itself to deal with an external threat. The heart rate speeds
up, and the blood pressure is increased.
The various muscles in the body will also receive elevated levels of
blood. At the same time, the functions of the digestive system will slow
down. People who have anxiety will generally have a sense of dread.
A number of voluntary and involuntary processes will take place in the
body, and the goal of these processes is to get the organism away from
the source that is causing it to have anxiety. Anxiety is an important
emotion, and is designed to increase the survival rate of organisms.
In humans it appears that anxiety comes from the hippocampus and
amygdale the two regions of the brain. When a person senses bad odor
or tastes, there will beam large amount of blood flow which will be
present in the amygdale.
The evidence also shows that medium levels of anxiety will be present
in this situation as well. Based on these studies, it appears that anxiety is
designed to keep humans and other organisms from eating food or
objects that may be harmful to their well being.
While anxiety is normal, a person that has excessive amounts of it may
have what is called anxiety disorder. In extreme cases, people with
anxiety disorders may have strong cases where they are terrorized.
Anxiety disorders are broken down into phobias, panic disorders,
generalized anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorders.
Someone who is suffering from a phobia will have an abnormal amount
of fear of a specific object or situation. People who have phobias tend to
have extensive imaginations and realized that their fear is often
irrational.
When a person suffers from a panic disorder, they will have extreme
panic attacks, and may have dizziness or breathing problems. These
attacks will typically reach their heights in about 10 minutes.
Generalized anxiety disorders are common, and affect a much larger
portion of the population.
It is prevalent in both men and women, and is characterized by long
periods of anxiety that are not related to any specific object or situation.
With the obsessive compulsive disorder, the individual who have an
obsession or compulsion when it comes to specific types of behavior.
People who suffer from this disorder will see the need to do something
obsessively in order to reduce their anxiety. Many people who generally
have this disorder needs to be extremely clean, and are afraid of germs.
To reduce their anxiety, they will wash their hands numerous times in a
single day.
Now there are two primary methods that are used to help those who are
suffering from anxiety, and this is either therapy or prescription
medications. Now if you want an alternative option to cure anxiety and
its related disorders then please visit how to stop your depression.com.
How to stop anxiety attacks?
Anxiety disorders can have a devastating effect on those who suffer
from them. Left untreated, anxiety disorders often inhibit an individual’s
ability to function normally in everyday life. Anxiety disorder may also
be a source tension caused by the strain of the condition places on
personal and professional relationships.
Physical manifestations in the form of illness and mental manifestations
in the form of depression are often the consequences of the intense and
irrational worry that characterizes anxiety disorders.
When new methods of treatment are being developed, the most current
form of medical care involves a combination of therapy to recognize and
change the mental thought processes that make anxiety disorders
possible along with medication designed to minimize the chemical
imbalances that may facilitate these thought processes.
There are several categories of anxiety disorders such as post traumatic
stress disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and obsessive
compulsive disorder., but the most commonly diagnosed is general
anxiety disorder.
Anxiety disorders can be difficult to diagnose as the symptoms
associated with them are often shared by a variety of illness such as
depression and chronic fatigue. In the past, physicians would frequently
misdiagnose anxiety disorder by associating the symptoms with other
illnesses while neglecting their underlying cause.
This often resulted in treatments that were either ineffective or only
served to inhibit the recurrences of specific symptoms. The end result of
an improper diagnosis usually entailed an increase in other symptoms
that were left untreated.
Today there are several resources on anxiety disorders and the
symptoms associated with them. An increase in medical information
available through the internet has allowed individuals to obtain facts on
the diseases and disorders they could potentially be suffering from.
The ability to convey the presence of symptoms to your physician can
help him or her provide a more accurate diagnosis of anxiety disorders.
With proper treatment, anxiety disorders can be controlled. Many who
have suffered from this affliction now lead healthy, productive lives as a
result of their commitment to maintaining a well planned regimen.
Some people don’t even realize that they are having anxiety attacks,
until they know what the definition of one is. An anxiety attack is a
strong sensation that creates fear in oneself, as they symptoms can seem
like you are actually dying.
If you are someone who suffers from these kinds of attacks, it is
important to know as much as you can about them as to help control
them. Thus the more you learn and know the quicker you can begin to
control your anxiety attack.
The cause of anxiety attacks can vary from person to person. They may
be caused by an upsetting event in someone’s life or a fear of something
they have experienced growing up. Stress is a big contributor to anxiety
attacks, but the possibilities are truly endless. Medication is a known
trigger of an anxiety attack, and being less than active is known to be a
contributor as well. In reality, there is not a particular known reason for
people who experience these attacks; they are in short a body’s way of
dealing with overwhelming feelings in one way or another. Now if you
want to know more about anxiety attacks then please visit how to stop
your depression.com.
What are the tell tale symptoms of depression and anxiety attacks?
One of the main symptoms of depression and anxiety attacks is extreme
fear. Now fear may be acknowledged as symptoms of anxiety, but in
reality it is just the end result of the real symptoms. Before fear sets in,
you are likely to experience one or more symptoms of anxiety, which
leads you to the fear.
Chest pain due to a racing heart, shortness of breath, and dizziness are
all symptoms you may experience before the fear sets in. in the end , any
un comfortable sensation that is realized which makes you become
fearful for your life is considered a symptoms of anxiety, and therefore
should be treated as such until you can confirm your suspicions.
Due to many symptoms that are realized during an anxiety atack are
similar if not exactly like those of some other kind of condition, it is
almost impossible to determine if what you have been feeling is due to
anxiety attack, or another condition.
This is why its important to see a doctor and explain your symptoms, so
that your physician can run the necessary tests in determining whether
you have an underlying medical condition that needs to be dealt with or
whether it is more than likely anxiety you are dealing with at which
point you can work with your doctor in finding ways to control it.
Once you and your doctor have worked together you can be on the way
to resolving your trouble. If it is anxiety attack there are many
approaches you can take to help. Discuss your approach with your
doctor.
In many cases awareness is the first step you can take to stop your
anxiety. The positive behavior will occur if you practice relaxation
techniques. The stress and anxiety free lifestyle you adopt will be a
normal part of your life if you eat correctly and hold tight to the
conviction that less is most times more.
Otherwise anxiety can affect us in an unhealthful manner quite rapidly.
Anxiety is not a hidden agenda in our lives. It is powerful, available and
gratefully controllable. As a wise man once said we should not ask why
we are anxious we should ask why not?
With every aspect of modern life being fast paced and overloaded we
have to make a concerted effort to slow down. We also have to be
careful not to cause anxious behaviors to overflow and spill into the
lives of the people with which we are in contact.
Co workers, spouses and our children can all be affected by the power of
our anxiety has on us. Sometimes others can see it long before we even
notice it is crowding in on us. Sometimes we can inadvertently create
anxiety in other merely by our choice of words or actions. There are
numerous self help books, WebPages available to all ages and if you
want to know about them then please visit how to stop your
depression.com.
How to help yourself with depression?
If the cycle of anxiety is going to end it has to be recognized, addressed
and extracted from every aspect of our lives. Co- workers or employees
can experience inadequate work performance simply by working in a
stress filled workplace.
Slowing the pace and considering how people work better in a stress free
environment is a major step in the right direction. It is not a difficult step
and has so many great benefits for everyone involved. Spouses may only
realize there is something wrong yet not fully recognized that stress and
anxiety are occurring and causing ripples in the marriage.
It is very likely that if one marriage partner is anxious due to money
problems, working too much, or parenting issues the other partner is also
anxious. This vicious cycle can wreak havoc on a typically loving home
and the people who dwell within.
Children live what they learn. They may truly believe they are creating
the anxious behavior in mom or dad because of something they did.
Young children will internalize and reflect their concerns in guilt. Older
children will more likely rebel and act out in school to attempt dealing
with the emotional overload of dealing with parents who are not relaxed.
Now the good news is anxiety is effectively treated in various ways. You
can choose to treat anxiety medically, holistically or personally and gain
immediate results. The key to successful treatment of anxiety is to
recognize it for what is truly is.
People who may be suffering from depression or manic disorders
actually exhibit or show each and every kind of symptom of depression
that doctor will tell you that depressed people have. Sometimes it’s
actually easy to overlook such symptoms and not be able to help one’s
self or others who are suffering from depression for that matter.
There are actually a lot o symptoms of depression that depressed people
may actually posses but don’t have to suffer from each and every one of
them before you actually help them get diagnosed and be treated for this
illness.
Also since symptoms of depression actually vary, the time of their
attacks varies as well. Now I am going to site some common examples
of symptoms of depression. Prolonged period of sadness or not feeling
up to it, people who are always not in the mood, who rather mope
around the house and feel sorry for one’s self is the best example for this
symptoms of depression.
Feeling hopeless, perennial pessimist, speaking of feeling sorry for one’s
self is another common symptoms of depression. Is when a person
actually feels like he or she has nothing to look forward to in his or her
life?
As for being the perennial pessimist, those who show this symptoms of
depression are usually very negative about things, again, the feeling of
hopelessness comes in to mind.
Guilt driven, loss of self worth and helplessness and other symptoms of
depression that can be easily seen on people who prefer to mope around
all day long are these. Now if you want to know how to help yourself
with depression then please visit how to stop your depression.com.