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Dealing With Depression?
Everyone gets blue now and then in response to life's disappointments, but when feelings such as sadness, loneliness, exhaustion, hopelessness, and irritability persist and prevent a person from functioning normally, they may be suffering from...
When Young Kids or Teens Suffer With Depression...
When you think about someone being diagnosed with depression, a young child or teenager might not come first to mind--and yet, as many as one in 8 teens and one in 33 children suffer with clinical depression. Depression is more than just "feeling...
Both Grief and Anxiety Can Lead to Depression
It's difficult for the public to realize how powerful the mind is, and how much pain the mind can give you. When you're depressed, it's as though this committee has taken over your mind, leaving you one depressing thought after the other. You don...
Heart Disease & Depression are Common Companions
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and heart disease is by far the leading cause of death in the United States (it's currently estimated that one in three Americans will die of some form of heart disease). Research over the...
Fasting the Mind
Knowing constancy, the mind is open. With an open mind, you will be openhearted. Being openhearted, you will act royally. --Lao Tsu (1972)According to Taoism, keeping to the Way requires openness and flexibility. In Lao Tsu's aphorism, we...
Helping Someone Who's Seriously Ill
Dealing with friends or relatives who are very sick (or fear they might be) is a challenge. What do you say to them? Do you try to cheer them up? Reassure them that things will be all right? Help them to see that they may grow even stronger through...