Battling Depression

Want to be a Guest (or Ghost) Writer on my blog?

If you are reading this through your favorite RSS feed reader .. you may not have noticed .. but I have installed some new code on each of the 8 Battling-Series of blogs including this one.

More →

By Beverly Terhune

Amino Acids

The building blocks of neurotransmitters; the amino acid 5-HTP is the most popular. Talking it can elevate the mood in cases of depression, anxiety, and panic attacks, and relieve insomnia. This supplement also increases the production of the neurotransmitter serotonin.

B Vitamins

More →

By Mike Zimmerman

The use of light therapy as a treatment for SAD syndrome, properly named seasonable affective disorder, is well known to, and generally recommended by, the medical profession. Millions of poor souls are affected by seasonal affective disorder and while most of us look forward to Christmas all they experience is depression and a craving for starchy and sugary foods.

Sufferers become lethargic, feel tired even after sleep, and can suffer physical pain in the joints and abdomen. They can feel despair, guilt with nothing to be guilty about, and severe anxiety. Frustration and irritability for no apparent reason are also common. To some it is mild and to others it can be very severe to the point of suicide. It is not, therefore, a condition to be ignored and light therapy definitely helps in most cases.

More →

By Kristy Venditti

Take control of your teen age depression. For the teen age person and their parents. This truly is a world wide illness, not just in the united states but all over the world. This illness has been around as long as life itself. We can find out the signs by observing our thoughts on many aspects of your life.

Do you not care about your friends any more? Do you stay in bed all day? Do you get angry for no reason? Is your grades declining in school? Do you have the I do not care attitude about anything like how you talk or how you look. Do you feel like you are not worth any thing? Have the feeling that no body cares about you?

More →

By Steve Thayer

Depression is an overused word to describe how someone may be feeling. It is often used to describe moments of sadness or disappointment, where those descriptions may be more on target and more clearly define a course of action.

Clinical depression is more than feeling bad for a few days; it is a common, yet serious, illness that affects almost 10% of Americans each year. Unfortunately, only one-third of sufferers seek treatment even though getting assistance can help 80 percent of all people who are affected. Although depression is a real medical illness, many people still mistakenly believe it is a personal weakness. Events such as the death of a loved one, divorce, financial strains, moving to a new location or significant loss can contribute to the onset of clinical depression. It is not only negative events that can trigger depression. It is often the sum of many events, even good ones like getting married or finding a new job.

More →

By Shezz P

The way we think can be a big influence on whether we are likely to develop depression. There are many articles available about how positive and negative thinking affects the body. A person who generally is a positive thinker is more likely to be a happy, carefree individual, while a person who generally thinks negatively would be an unhappy person and much more likely to develop depression.

For someone who is a naturally positive thinker, they wouldn’t think twice about ‘how they think’ because they don’t need to. They are happy, they are doing everything right, there’s no need for change so no need to think about it. However, for someone who is habitually a negative thinker, it can be very hard to change to the positive thinking attitude. Even when you try your hardest, you may succeed for a while but often that negative thinking gradually works itself back into your mind, it is very, very easy to fall back into the negative pattern.

More →

Hi.

I have now successfully upgraded this blog to the latest Wordpress version 2.1

I have removed known plugins that were known to me not to work and have added a few new plugins that were desired. If you see anything “kooky” going on here, however .. I would appreciate you bringing this to my attention as soon as practical .. so I can fix it!

Thanks! and, Take care.
HART

Greetings ..

I am now in the process of upgrading this blog from wordpress version 2.0.0 to the latest wordpress version 2.1

Upon completion of additional backups, this blog may appear offline during this process as the upgrade begins.

Please stand by.

More →

I have been posting around the week of the 10th of each month a “THANK-YOU” post, like this one, to all the advertisers from the previous month listed as at month end. That’s a permanent link in this blog, under the category heading which I call .. “Sponsor Appreciation”. I know it’s hard out there trying to figure out where to spend your advertising dollars .. and well .. THANKS for considering the Battling Depression Blog.

You may now advertise on this site in the form of Text Link Ads. I should note that the link in the previous sentence is an affiliate link, and if you do sign up for the first time through this link, I may earn a small commission. I should also note that if you are a new client, you can receive $100.00 worth of FREE Text Link Ads by entering “startingkit” into the promotion code at their checkout. That means you can basically spend maybe $125 worth of advertising this month - and only pay $25! (You don’t have to spend it here - don’t worry!).

More →

By Yvonne Perry

It’s winter and I hate cold weather. I know only one person who likes cold temperatures and she moved back to Boston after nearly suffocating in Nashville last summer. Not, me. I can take the humidity and high temperatures. Give me summer any day!

I’ve learned to deal with winter blahs in the most unique ways. I’ll share some tips with you in case you are struggling too.

More →