Reading – The Most Important Thing I’d Tell Every Person With Depression
I’d agree. Whether talking about child abuse survivors or folks with depression, you are not alone.
The Most Important Thing I’d Tell Every Person With Depression
Many Survivors of abuse struggle with depression for years. I hope by highlighting some information about the disease and those who suffer from it, you’ll take away some hope. It is no question that the doctor Hugh Laurie plays on the medical drama House is almost always dark and brooding (despite, of course, the constant…
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I recently had a conversation with someone dealing with anxiety and trying to learn more about it. She desperately needs to know that what she’s experiencing is something that many other people are going through and have gone through. So, I’ve told her about my anxiety. I’ve told her about the times my brain just won’t turn off, and my heart beats faster for no apparent reason at all. I’ve told her about the days when I struggle to remember things because my mind is racing so fast it doesn’t process things I just heard.
My wife has been there for those conversations. She’s heard me talk about things I’ve not really told her because I don’t want her to worry. Does she worry now? Maybe. Does it really matter to me?
Yes, it does. I don’t want her to worry, but I’ll trade that for letting someone we both care about know that they are not alone. This is why we need to talk about it. No one should feel alone and ashamed about any mental health issues they may be having. There are just too many others having the same ones for there to be room for judgment instead of support.
Two people that posted images online which were claimed to be Robert Thompson and John Venables, the 1993 murderers of two year old James Bulger, as adults, received suspended sentences in the other big story from last week. Our views on revenge of any kind following child abuse are well known and it’s a bigger…
“A CAMPAIGN to encourage people to report child abuse is being rolled out in North Devon. The campaign, supported by Devon County Council, aims to tackle the problem of child abuse going unreported. A third of people who suspect child abuse do nothing to report it, according to the Department for Education. The main message…
A new study shows that the hippocampus – the part of the brain that supports memory – is less active in people with depression, who therefore have trouble not only remembering, but also imagining. Once again, we see that the all too common advice to simply think more positively, just isn’t possible for people dealing…
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