Though public understanding of depression has improved somewhat over the years, we as a society still frequently misunderstand or overlook depression and its symptoms. Because of the continuing stigma, we don’t always recognize when people in our lives are struggling with this illness. Worse, too many people go undiagnosed because of erroneous assumptions about how depression…
Every article about comedy should start with a joke. Here’s mine: Knock knock. Who’s there? Me, Rajan. What do you want? The delivery guy accidentally delivered your package to my house and I brought it over. Thanks, can you leave it on the porch? Get it? Maybe I should let you in on the punchline. One,…
Supporting someone in chronic pain can be difficult. There is nothing that can be done to ease someone’s pain and sometimes, it leaves friends and family at a loss for words. There are no magic words or actions, but there are suggestions for things to say that could possibly help your loved one feel better.…
Do You Love Someone With Depression? If you have a partner or are close to someone who struggles with depression, you may not always know how to show them you love them. One day they may seem fine, and the next they are sad, distant and may push you away. It is important that you…
We all know that hearts don’t really break, but it can be hard to believe it when a relationship is ending. Not only can you feel a physical pain in your chest, where your heart seems to be cracking, but also you probably feel plenty of other pain as well—your head, stomach, maybe your whole…
Do you sweat the small stuff? When it comes to pinpointing the source of our woes, we tend not to think too much about the little hassles of everyday life; after all they’re just little hassles, nothing compared to the big stuff. You’re late for a meeting, you run out of biscuits or you get…
Ten insights into a very common and widely misunderstood condition. Depressed people feel helpless, hopeless, worthless and that their lives are out of control. Easy enough to state but much harder to treat, and still harder to deal with. But depression is a much more complex condition than many realise. It’s more than just ‘being…
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