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Depression and anxiety can affect anyone, regardless of background or circumstances. These challenges can feel heavy and isolating, often leaving people discouraged and uncertain about where to find help. While there are many effective treatment options available, faith-based counseling offers (more…)
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Think about what depression means to you. What is the first thing that comes to mind?
Common associations include significant sadness, fatigue, loss of interest or enjoyment in routine activities, and a disruption to everyday life. Depression, however, isn’t a (more…)
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To an outsider, the concept of post-adoption depression (PAD) may appear confusing. After all, the adoption process can be lengthy and tricky. Finally, bringing a child home may seem like the pinnacle of joy. However, like all forms of depression, (more…)
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Situational depression occurs due to a specific life-changing event or stressful situation. Even if you have never had to deal with mental health issues before, situational depression can hit you heavily and cause you to feel extreme sadness and hopelessness. (more…)
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Depression can create feelings of extreme sadness, helplessness, and hopelessness. Unfortunately, many of these feelings become cyclical, the worse your depression gets. You might start to develop negative thought patterns to the point where your outlook about virtually everything is (more…)
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Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions in the world. While it affects people differently, it typically causes overwhelming feelings of sadness, helplessness, and hopelessness.
If there’s a silver lining to this condition, it’s that there are (more…)
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Isolation is an interesting topic to explore when it comes to mental health. There are many variables that play into its true impact.
Some people find the idea of slowing down a blessing in disguise, while others dread the thought. (more…)
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Over 10 percent of elderly people have been diagnosed with a depressive disorder. For those living in residential care, that number is three times as high. Of course, this doesn’t include the many senior citizens who do not report their (more…)
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Mental health conditions are often more complicated than people realize. Unfortunately, that can sometimes make them difficult to diagnose and treat properly, especially when you have coexisting conditions with similar symptoms.
For example, it’s not uncommon for someone with an (more…)
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The impact of depression affects people differently. But, as one of the most prominent mental health issues across the globe, there’s no denying it can wreak havoc on your quality of life.
So, it should come as no surprise that (more…)