Tag: Depression Treatment
5 Useful Ways To Respond To Anxiety
Anxiety is an emotional response that’s oriented in the future. It’s a response to a perceived threat. When you think that something bad will happen that you won’t be able to cope with, you’ll become aroused inside, encouraged to protect yourself. When you struggle with this difficult emotion you become good at distancing yourself from…
How Insomnia May Lead To Depression
Insomnia is considered a hallmark of depression today. In fact, about 80% of people who are depressed say they either have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. Only about 15% of people who feel depressed find themselves sleeping excessively. Understanding the Relationship Between Insomnia and Feeling Depressed Research shows that the inability to sleep may…
Anxiety VS. Depression: Understanding The Difference
The word depression is oftentimes lightly thrown around in conversations. While we may think that we’re depressed in a variety of different situations, oftentimes we’re mistaking it for sadness. The confusion starts with the fact that sadness is a symptom of depression. Since we associate both of these things together we find ourselves struggling to…
Why Anxiety Is The Right Name For Pain
Everything that’s alive must process sensory input from all its various body parts to behave safely. We’re also motivated to seek reward so our body can regenerate and propagate. Typically, you’ll exist in a neutral zone. You’ll also sense discomfort prior to it becoming more intense. This is also true for comfort and pleasure. The…
Yoga Hailed As New Treatment For Depression
A new psychiatric study has offered evidence that yoga can be used as a treatment for depression. The study divided 30 subjects into two groups which received either two or three yoga classes a week. After 12 weeks psychiatrists determined that all of the subjects reported a decrease in anxiety and an increase in overall…
Six Unusual Anxiety Signs
Everyone has to deal with anxiety at some point in time. It is human nature to project our future and worry over it. It is when these concerns lead to destructive ways and start to interfere with our lives than anxiety assumes problematic proportions. There are some common symptoms you can associate with anxiety such…
Tips For Helping Teens Manage Stress
Today stress and anxiety among teens has become a growing epidemic. In fact, the National Institute of Mental Health says that about one-third of teens say they feel significantly anxious. While stress is your body’s natural reaction to a challenge (activation of the nervous system whereby the hypothalamus tells the pituitary gland to have the…
Using Light Therapy For Depression Treatment
Throughout the fall and winter many people struggle with low moods and motivation. Some people can distinguish these feelings from depression, which is when doctors diagnose it as SAD (seasonal affective disorder). While you may think that the reasons these feelings emerge at this time of the year are mainly psychological (e.g. we’re past the…