Depression Knowledge

Twilight asked: The more I encounter those suffering depression (and occasionally when I feel low myself) - the more this question is on my mind.
In a world where many of us are working to live, plagued by doubts and insecurities, divorced from a clear sense of identity in a planet which increasingly threatened, more of [...]

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John Samson asked: Illness and DepressionDepression often tags along with another serious illness such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, Parkinson’s Disease and more.  So often doctors will treat the illness but not treat the depression which follows along. This is sad because if you are so dejected and pessimistic about being sick, chances are [...]

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Kris asked: I’ve been in Iraq for well over a year and while I have been pretty much out of harm’s way for the most part, it has been a rough year emotionally. I have not been diagnosed with depression before because I never saw a psychiatrist or anyone of that nature, however, I can [...]

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Shanizzel asked: What if you have depression but don’t need to see a doctor yet. How can you improve your light depression symptoms at home? Don’t say some type of pill, because I would want to go through a doctor before I take any kind of supliment.Depression Web Site

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John Samson asked: Suffering A Stroke And Feeling HopelessGetting severely depressed after having a stroke is not unusual. When my mother had her first massive stroke and I went to the hospital, tears were flowing down her face and she kept telling me, ‘I don’t want to live’. My mother was always a very proud, [...]

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woofunn asked: This is my second time being depressed. The first time it somehow went away after going back to school.
Depression seems to only happen when I spend an extended amount of time with family and then I leave them.
I don’t really want to go to my parents about this, so what can I do [...]

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John Samson asked: Women Are At Greater Risk For Depression Than MenMajor and chronic depression affect twice as many women as men, so the statistics say. They do not mention that women go for treatment with less of a feeling of stigma than men. Men think they are weak when they admit depression.  Women accept [...]

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supporter asked: Depression is not occur by a single reason , frequently it proceed from a combination of things.Depression is not only a state of mind and nothing more than this!, Whatever the cause. It is related to physical changes in the brain, and an imbalance related to a chemical signals in your brain and [...]

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John Samson asked: If you’re currently feeling so out of it, totally out of your normal system and just basically hating and ignoring almost, always everything and anyone that comes along, try to get yourself checked by a psychiatrist because you those little mood swings and erratic Ally McBeal-ish behavior that you’re trying to ignore [...]

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Crazy_person asked: Like symptoms other than the obvious ones like feeling down.
When does someone get the point where help from medication is needed. I know someone who is suffering from a form of depression but is worried that the antidepression tablets will have worse side effects. Its hard to know if its severe depression or [...]

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