Several recent clinical studies are showing more and more illnesses are related to depression, including: osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease, some forms of cancer, eye disease and back pain.
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BREAKING THE SILENCE
Depression: One Womans Story
Sharon was talking to a friend on the phone one night. When her friend asked,
"How are you?" Sharon suddenly exploded with emotion. Without warning, she began
sobbing and literally collapsed in a heap on the floor. Her friend came over and
took Sharon's kids for the night. Sharon cried for hours till she fell asleep.
It was only the first of many sleepless nights.
She cried every day for months, never knowing when she might break down. She
didn't need a reason. While driving to work in the morning, she would burst into
tears. She worried about embarrassing herself, so she stayed home more and
avoided people as much as she could.
Isolating herself made her feelings of loneliness worse. "Nobody understands
what I'm going through," she told herself. She felt that her life was worthless
because she could no longer function. She couldn't sleep, eat, or focus on
anything. She was irritable and couldn't seem to get along with anyone anymore.
She was disappointed and ashamed that she had let herself sink so low. She tried
her best to pull herself out of this "funk." But she felt stuck. She felt guilty
because her family deserved better treatment than she was able to give them. She
concluded that they would be better off without her.
One day, while having an annual medical exam, Sharon's doctor asked how
things were at home. Sharon began crying uncontrollably. When her doctor
suggested that she was suffering from clinical depression, Sharon was surprised.
She should have known, but she didn't.
The doctor prescribed anti-depressants and made an appointment for Sharon to
talk with a therapist. Sharon didn't notice any improvement for a couple of
weeks. It started slowly, but she gradually began to feel more peaceful and
content. At this point, she was able to think more clearly and tackle small
steps, one at a time, to work toward taking charge of her mental health. As
Sharon took better care of herself, she grew stronger, which helped her to
continue on the path to wellness.
When she met with her doctor for a six week follow up, she told him, "I just
wish I had sought help earlier. I could have avoided so much pain."
Author Marsha Jordan is founder of a nonprofit charity called Hugs and Hope for
Sick Children (http://www.hugsandhope.org).
More of her articles on depression are in her book, Hugs, Hope, and Peanut
Butter, a compilation ofthought-provoking essays illustrated with drawings by
critically ill children. Proceeds from book sales will benefit kids battling
cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. In this book, the author combines
hope with humor, drawing upon her own experience of living with chronic pain and
depression for thirty years. She opens her life and her heart to share everyday
experiences and the lessons God has taught her from them. Other essays in the
book include, "Ten Tips For Beating Depression," and "Why Doesn't God Answer My
Prayer?" Order the book or learn more at
http://www.hugsandhope.org/book.htm
Ten Tips For Beating Depression Ten practical blues busting strategies from a woman who has battled depression for over thirty years. Through trial and error, she's found the best ways to cope with depression.
The Blues: Healing Your Depression No one deserves to live with sadness, grief, depression or unresolved anger. Life is too precious to waste on waiting to feel better. It’s up to you to take action and choose to begin your healing.
The Cost of Giving Up Why are you having those crises in your life? Well it's likely because you've choosen something that you "think" is a viable option, "giving up". By giving up "giving up" you may find that your life can improve considerably.
The Different Depression Medications Available Today Being depressed is not an uncommon thing. In every 5 persons in the United States alone, 1 suffers from depression. With so many different types of antidepressants out there in the market, and more being developed, depression and mental illness is no longer viewed as a problem in our society. It’s almost like it’s every day life...
The Formula for Preventing Depression While it is arguable that depression is not always preventable, there are many cases, when using the following ideas, will keep you in good spirits - most of the time.
The Past Cannot Be Changed, but Today Can. Sometimes depression and physical illnesses can be caused not by one overwhelming event, but everyday negativity that has built up over time. Once the programming in thinking has been changed life can look a lot brighter, and much less depressing.
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Several recent clinical studies are showing more and more illnesses are related to depression, including: osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease, some forms of cancer, eye disease and back pain.
BREAKING THE SILENCE