Talking to Someone with Depression – What to Say and What to Offer
When you’re trying to talk to someone with clinical depression, it can be frustrating. It’s kind of a mine field if you have never experienced depression yourself. The situation’s complicated by an issue on the depressed person’s side. It’s very hard for someone with depression to communicate how depression…
Accommodations for Depression at Work
Please bear in mind that I am not a lawyer. This article is not intended to give legal advice or contradict legal advice you might have received. If you’re having trouble dealing with your depression and it’s affecting your work, it may be time to ask your employer for…
Serotonin Syndrome
Have you ever heard of Serotonin Syndrome? Probably not. Neither had I, until recently. But if you, or someone you know, take certain types of antidepressants, you need to know more about it. Serotonin Syndrome is a toxic and potentially fatal toxic drug reaction that can occur when two…
Talking to a Man About Depression
The mental health community is beginning to accept the idea that men tend to exhibit depressive symptoms differently than women. Instead of feeling sadness, a man may feel angry or irritable. Instead of losing interest in activities he previously enjoyed, a man may drink too much or engage in…
6 Signs You May Be Depressed without Knowing It
You may be depressed without knowing it – that’s what happened to me – for twenty years! One of the reasons that it took me so long to recognize that I had depression was not because I never say depression symptoms lists. I did come across these lists from…
Depression-Related Insomnia
For reasons we don’t fully understand, sleep disturbances are a hallmark of clinical depression. Many depression sufferers find their hours spent in bed lengthening and have trouble getting out of bed, but for others, it’s impossible to get anything close to sufficient sleep. Some individuals tormented by insomnia have…
Submit Your Mental Health-Inspired Tattoo
For people dealing with invisible illnesses, such as mental health concerns, tattoos can be a way of saying something about themselves that their bodies aren’t otherwise expressing on their own. That’s why some people who live with depression are getting ink inspired by their own mental health story. Healthline:…
Why Suicide Rates Increase in the Spring
We often hear that suicide rates are highest during the holidays. I even heard a character in a Christmas TV movie warn about the risk during the last holiday season. Seems to make sense, in a way. After all, the holiday season even has its own syndrome – the…
Keep the Holiday Support Going
You may be breathing a sigh of relief now that the holidays are over. There’s no question that there are many aspects of the holiday season that are tough on someone with depression. Things that tax your energy like shopping and cooking, parties and gatherings that require you to…
10 Ways to Take Care of Your Emotional Health During the Holidays
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but it’s often the most stressful time of the year also. Even if you don’t suffer from clinical depression, you need to take care of your emotional health.