1. Is depression a mental illness? Depression is a serious, but treatable, mental problem, not a personal weakness. It is very common, affecting 10 percent of the U.S. population at anytime. All of us can relate to having the blues. Clinical depression, also called major depressive disorder , is a more serious medical illness that [...]
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Depression – The 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Depression
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No Comments »Major Depression – Natural Cures Work Much Better Than Drugs
Major depression will put its heavy hand on one quarter of the U.S. population at some point in their lives. there is a reason for this, and it is not genetic nor is it a Prozac deficiency. To put it plainly, it is the result of the crazy way Americans, in particular, eat and live. [...]
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No Comments »Depression And Diabetes
Many people who are diagnosed with diabetes are overwhelmed with an onslaught of new information, medications, doctor visits and a feeling of helplessness. Diabetes can be frightening, particularly for anyone who is not familiar with the disease. We read about complications and insulin and medication and feel hopeless. Many diabetics experience a period of denial [...]
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No Comments »Bipolar Disorder – Not A Mental Disorder
Bipolar disorder is not a specific diagnosis. rather, it covers a spectrum of mood disorders. It is on that basis that I state that it is not A mental disorder. rather, it is collection of specific independent diagnoses which, grouped together, are referred to as the bipolar spectrum. this collection of mental disorders are considered [...]
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No Comments »Bipolar Disorder – A Guide to Managing It
Does bipolar disorder control your life? This can best be stopped by learning to manage the disorder. I will tell you a secret or two. Knowledge is power. the second secret is that in order to manage your bipolar disorder you need an excellent knowledge of how the disorder works, particularly in respect of yourself. [...]
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No Comments »Introduction to Soaring & Crashing – My Bipolar Adventures
I'm not a famous actress like Patty Duke (Anna Marie in they Call me Anna) or Carrie Fisher (in The Best Awful); or a gifted psychiatrist like Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison (in An Unquiet Mind); or a flamboyant, young journalist like Lizzie Simon (in Detour: my Bipolar Road Trip in 4-D); or a notorious newswoman [...]
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No Comments »Famous People with Bipolar
History is strewn with great people who were and are supposedly bipolar - from ancient time to the present. Not only are there many creative and gifted individuals who were or are bipolar, many were major players in forming Western History as we know it. You can focus your mind on such world conquerors as [...]
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No Comments »Natural Remedies to Treat Depression and Anxiety
Our society uses the term 'depression' to categorize the normal ups and downs a person can experience on a day to day basis. In fact, depression is a term that is used so regularly in our everyday conversation that it has come to refer to the general sad mood that some people experience here and [...]
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No Comments »What Is Good For Fighting Off Depression?
Depression is not a sign of weakness. it is a normal reaction to certain events that happen in our lives that we don't like and which we have no control over. it is normal to get depressed once in a while when the situation so warrants it. but of course it's totally another thing when [...]
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No Comments »Sylvia Plath Collected Poems- A Review
Sylvia Plath wrote an enormous body of work by the time she was thirty and the Collected Poems contains all of her poetry. This book won the Pulitzer Prize and is all encompassing. Sylvia Plath's juvenilia is included as well as some of her notes. The late great poet Sylvia Plath did not attain her [...]
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