How Can I Help My Partner With Depression?
Standing on the side lines when our partner is battling depression can seem like a helpless, even hopeless, experience. We can feel...
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Alexandra Massey
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Why People Use Self Harm To Relieve Emotional Pain
Most of us would go to great lengths to avoid pain or any activities/experiences associated with pain. It makes total sense. If pain is...
Alexandra Massey
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What Are The Most Common Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is generally diagnosed after we experiences symptoms for at least one month following a traumatic...
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Feeling Suicidal? Read this...
In our most depressed state of being we can experience thoughts of suicide. We may feel ravaged by the world and think that the only way...
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Suffering From Depression Unmotivated And Uninspired?
Depression is very misunderstood, especially by those who’ve never suffered. It’s so much more than simply being sad and unmotivated. The...
Alexandra Massey
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How Can I Help My Depressed Child? Here's 10 Tips
Having a child who's depressed can be heartbreaking. Here's 10 tips to help get them, and you, through the toughest times. 1. Take a look...
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How Depression Affects Friendships
On the on hand we need friends to help us through the dark days when the only relief from the depression is the thought of ending it all....
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When Depression Keeps You In Bed
We’ve all had those days when depression keeps us firmly stuck in bed. We know all the things we ‘should’ do to feel better but,...
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If You Were Raised In A Dysfunctional Family How To Overcome The Unspoken Rules
What Is A Dysfunctional Family? There’s no government benchmark on what constitutes a dysfunctional family. However, if you identify with...
Alexandra Massey
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Thirty Depression Symptoms In Men
Men Don’t Have It Easy I was at dinner at a friend’s recently. Sat around the bbq, a couple of my men friends were talking about work....
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I Suffer From Depression Where Do I Start?
Take The Day Off However deep or light our depression is, a day off is good for all of us. Even if we think that this applies to everyone...
Alexandra Massey
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If You Suffer From Depression Which Doctor To See To Get Help?
If you suffer from depression and you take the decision to get some help, it can be confusing as to which doctor you should see. Should...
Alexandra Massey
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When Depression Hurts Your Relationship
Which way round is it? Is it depression that's is hurting your relationship? Or is it your relationship that's making you depressed? It’s...
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How Is Depression Diagnosed?
When you're in a full-blown depressive meltdown, it can be extremely stressful even thinking about seeing a doctor. Having experienced...
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How Do You Recover From Depression Without Support?
Your friends, family and social circle just aren’t people you can go to when you’re feeling depressed, so what do you do? This isn’t...
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Will Depression Affect My Career?
In an ideal world, staff mental health would be as openly talked about as an injury. In fact, you would be forgiven for thinking that...
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Have You Ever Wondered Exactly What Depression Is?
Reading up on depression can be extremely confusing when all you want to know is: Why do I feel like this? What’s wrong with me? Where...
Alexandra Massey
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Does Your Doctor Understand What Depression Is? Might Be Easier to Explain What Depression ISN’T.
It’s difficult to describe exactly what depression is because everyone’s experience of depression is unique to everyone else’s. People...
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What Food Relieves Depression?
It’s almost impossible to believe that food relieves depression; but it does. Researchers at Deakin University ran a study[i] and...
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When POWERLESSNESS Becomes POWERFUL
I went to a family memorial service last month for a lovely, old lady who had once been my mother-in-law. Not seen a whole bunch of those...
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