Hugs: The Ultimate Antidepressant

I believe the reason depression is on the rise is because touch is on the drop. Babies get touched a lot from the day they are born, but every year of their life, they are touched less and less. Some people think it's inappropriate to hug a teenager or their parents, so they shake hands instead. Most people's lifestyle is more stressful and includes fewer opportunities for physical contact than ever before.

Why Depression Prevails

Abundance of mental work is the primary factor for the prevalence of depression. With passage of time, man has evolved from a physically challenged creature to one who is mentally burdened.

Identifying Qualities

Depression can be subdued by recalling one's qualities. Depressive patients often suffer from an inferiority complex. People suffering from depression believe that they are worthless. Feelings of worthlessness arise when a person believes he or she has no qualities. Identifying one's qualities alleviates symptoms of depression.

The Chemistry of Joy: Understanding and Beating Depression

At last! A doctor that differentiates between different types of depression... This book helps you understand depression as well as offering non medical options for treatment. Definitely recommended.

In Pursuit Of Happiness

Extract from the authors draft book on Happiness. This extract enables a greater awareness of some of the triggers in life that relate to the shifts that occur in happiness.

Tips To Help Beat Depression

Depression is an illness suffered by many people. There are medical treatments available for depression, but there are also things you can do yourself to help deal with your depression.

Depressed Failure

Learning to pinpoint external factors which lead to failure is the key to freeing yourself of blame

How to Find Peace During Overwhelming Stress or Depression

If anxiety and stress are taking ahold of you, here are some comforting thoughts to help you cope and weather the storm until it passes.

Manic Depression Revealed

Mental disorders or illnesses are not the type of problems that a person can easily overcome, they are not something that they asked for. They can't be overcome by willpower because they are problems that effect the brain. With proper treatment a person suffering with a mental illness such as manic depression can learn to control their symptoms and regain their quality of life.

What Does It Mean To Be Depressed?

Depression is an overused word to describe how someone may be feeling. It is often used to describe moments of sadness or disappointment, where those descriptions may be more on target and more clearly define a course of action

Is Your Lifestyle Causing Stress and Anxiety?

Although there are many types of anxiety, the majority of us at one time or another suffer from general anxiety which makes us feel anxious and worried about what's on our mind. Although it's considered normal to feel anxious or worried at times, general anxiety is characterized by excessive or unrealistic anxiety and worry about life or circumstances.

Thinking Logically

From a house and two cars, the family had been reduced to living on welfare. Susan could not believe it. With time Susan began to blame herself. She claimed the situation was a result of her not taking a firm stand against her husband.

Depression-Beating the Winter Blahs

This writer has learned to deal with winter blahs in the most unique ways. She shares some humorous tips to overcome winter depression.

Finding Online Resources Help For One With Bipolar Disorder

There are times when someone with bipolar disorder needs support or advice. They need to have a support system comprising of family, friends, and mental health professionals. But, where should someone with manic depression turn for support when no one else is currently available? The Internet can be an incredible resource for someone with bipolar disorder.

Beat Depression Now

Depression is a mood disorder affecting millions of people worldwide. But what people do not understand is that it is one of the few medical illnesses which lie between the realm of subjectivity and objectivity. Understanding this concept is vital to successfully defeating this mood disorder which has withstood all forms of treatment.