Discover the complex relationship between anxiety and depression and learn practical tips for managing these conditions in intimate relationships. Anxiety and depression can have a profound impact on personal relationships, but with the right support and treatment, it is possible to overcome these challenges and build strong, healthy relationships.
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies have been associated with depression. Herbs can also help. Here is my go-to list to fight depression and anxiety.
A fantastic definition for depression from Heather B. Armstrong’s book “The Valedictorian of Being Dead: The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live.”
So often I read or hear about a cure for depression. There are treatment options, but there is no cure for depression.
Here are 5 of the most effective ways to treat depression without drugs. I have been living with depression most of my life and these are my favorite treatment options.
Depression is very lonely for those of us that suffer. Isolation feels like our only option sometimes, but we don’t like being lonely. Depression is a complicated and confusing disease.
Death is elusive and scary. However, for those that suffer from depression, living in this world is confusing, exhausting and at times, very fearful. Sometimes dying feels like the only option, but it’s not. There are options, we have hope.
For most who suffer from depression, being alone is preferred, but being lonely is not. This sounds like a contradiction and the truth is even stranger.
or those that do NOT suffer from depression, but are trying to better understand the disease: Step 1 – completely forget what you thought you knew and start learning from scratch. Remove any preconceived notions or thoughts you have on the subject. Step 2 – realize that you cannot fully understand depression without suffering from the disease (sort of a catch 22). The ‘walk a mile in someone’s shoes’ concept is very very true with depression. Step 3 – understand that depression is way worse than you think it is. No matter how awful you feel about depression after learning a few facts, the actual experience of suffering from depression is devastating and almost impossible to articulate in words.
Most people with depression also have regret. It’s part of the package. Personally, I cannot think of one day over the past 30+ years where I didn’t have moments of deep regret. I’ve often wondered if somehow I became addicted to regret?
