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The Power of Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is a powerful ally for healing from the blues. When you truly value yourself and feel you are worthwhile, you are much more likely to engage in self-nurturing strategies that help you get well and stay well.… -
He Who Laughs Last
The proverb "Laughter is good medicine" is more than just a saying. Ever since Norman Cousins published his memoir Anatomy of an Illness, in whcih he describes how he healed himself of a fatal illness through vitamin C … -
Reducing Anxiety
Fear is a natural human emotion. It is normal to feel fear when you are in danger or in an apprehensive situation such as taking a test or awaiting the outcome of a biopsy. But sometimes trauma or a malfunction of bod… -
Managing Stress through Relaxation Response
A key component of managing your mood is learning how to deal with stress in your life. This is because stressors such as a personal loss, a financial setback, or an illness can make a blue mood worse.Here is a brief d… -
Bringing Pleasure Into Your Life
One of the primary symptoms of depression (and some other mood disorders) is the inability to experience pleasure (the clinical term for this is anhedonia). When pleasure is absent from your life, the best that you ca… -
The Benefits Of Employment
When asked for his definition of mental health, Sigmund Freud replied, “The ability to work and to love.” For those of us who suffer from depression and other mental disorders, having a work focus is a crucial part of… -
Moving Through Grief
I did a second parter to the school entry HERE please read? ? Advances in brain science show that major depression and other mental disorders are genetically and biologically based. Nonetheless, it normally takes an e… -
The Healing Power of Light and Sound
Which of these images, a bright sunny sky or a dark overcast one, do you imagine that most people feel drawn to? The positive effect of light on mood seems intuitively obvious. Adequate exposure to light is necessary f… -
Bearing The Unbearable Pain
One task you face as a sufferer of depression and other mood disorders is to deal with the intense emotional pain. We cannot describe this pain as stabbing, shooting, or burning; neither can its sensations be localized… -
Letting Go Of Shame
Imagine the following situation: You have missed work for a week, and your boss asks you the reason for your absence. Which would you rather say: "I was hospitalized for pneumonia," or "I was too depressed to show up…
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