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Featured Depression Articles

Depression after a Heart Attack
There are several factors can lead to depression after heart attack. The stress of being in the hospital, the fear of another heart attack, time away from work can all contribute to feeling depressed, helpless, down and despondent.Do many people suffer ...

Depression And Relationships
Depression can be a very lonely illness and your relationships are a key part of how you cope with your depression. You need friends for support. Not just good weather friends but friends who can support you when you're down. If one of these friends is ...

Teenage Depression
Many people believe today that teenagers lack respect for authority, lack respect for school, and even lack respect for family. For the most part they are looked down on by society as being disobedient trouble-makers. Being a teenager isn't an easy task. ...




1st 2 Cure Depression
 
As our society progresses, we often find ourselves in challenging situations and tough scenarios which often challenge our wits and abilities to the extremes. So what happens if we fail? Depending on individual characters, some may get up and keep going, while others may suffer a heavy blow to their self confidence and slump into depression.

Why does anyone get depressed? Ever felt that time is running out on you and life is passing you by? When a person isn't engaged in productive activities, he or she may feel stagnant and begin to feel depressed. Inactivity and lack of purpose can result in feelings associated with loss of hope. Life seems to be devoid of any sense of purpose.

So if purpose is what we lack, then how can we turbo charge ourselves with worthy purposes? Even if we found worthy causes to pursue, how can we always be focused in our purpose and goal? Besides loving them, there is a way which we can attain higher focus and involvement in pursuing our goal.

The secret is to live it like a game show. Ever watched the Apprentice? Ever noticed that all the contestants are very pumped up and engaged in their tasks? This is because they are treating their tasks very seriously and are constantly pushing themselves. Irregardless of their achievement level, most of them have pushed their abilities to the max.

Game shows participants have a much higher focused frame of mind. Their eyes are set on the prize and the goals. No room is left for depression or thoughts of failure. Fear factor contestants realize this and we can see many attempted and still continue to negatively influence their competitors with negative thoughts and verbal assaults.

Everyday we need to set our objectives and rewards. Set out to achieve them. It isn't life or death if we fail, but when attempting the task, we need to put our very best into it. Do not punish yourself if you failed. Learn instead from the experience and equip yourself with the knowledge to start off with a better footing next time.

When you have successfully applied this attitude in your life, you will begin to see that life is meaningful and beautiful. Realize that there are so many beautiful things to be enjoyed in life.






Depression News


Are depressed kids bully magnets?
CNN
By Anne Harding, Health.com Youth who are depressed have the potential to appear vulnerable, and may be easy marks for victimization. "Bullies target youth who are unlikely to fight back," says lead author Karen P. Kochel (Health.com) -- Psychologists, ...
Depressed adolescents likelier to be bulliedNewstrack India
New study: Adolescents suffering from depression more likely to be bulliedMedical Xpress
Depression forecasts difficulties with peers in middle childhoodEurekAlert (press release)
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CTV.ca

Stéphane Richer, Darryl Strawberry, Clara Hughes tell Michael Landsberg of ...
Toronto Star
It's a scene from TSN broadcaster Michael Landsberg's compelling documentary Darkness and Hope: Depression, Sports and Me airing on Wednesday at 7 pm on CTV. It features Richer, Canadian Olympic legend Clara Hughes, one-time New York Mets slugging star ...
Landsberg, Hughes say toughest adversary is depressionCTV.ca
TV tips for Wednesday, February 8Winnipeg Free Press

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The Associated Press

Missouri teen killer had troubled family, depression
Chicago Sun-Times
(AP Photo/Kelley McCall, Pool, File) Abandoned by her mother and missing a father in prison, Alyssa Bustamante had plunged to the depths of depression before, once overdosing on a large bottle of painkillers, slicing her skin hundreds of times and ...
Sentence likely Wednesday for Missouri teen killerFox News
Mo. teen killer had troubled family, depressionThe Associated Press
Teen killer had troubled family, depressionKSPR
Washington Post
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HealthJockey.com

Soon, smartphone that fights of depression
Times of India
A new smartphone being developed can spot symptoms of depression in its user and take immediate actions to counter it. Scientists at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Center are inventing the smartphone as part of other web-based, ...
Smartphone can intervene in depressionUPI.com
New smartphone to treat depression underwayHealthJockey.com
A therapist in your pocketMedical Xpress

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24 Hours Vancouver

Star athletes bare souls in depression documentary
Hamilton Spectator
It's a scene from TSN broadcaster Michael Landsberg's compelling documentary Darkness and Hope: Depression, Sports and Me airing on Wednesday at 7 pm on CTV. It features Richer, Canadian Olympic legend Clara Hughes, one-time New York Mets slugging star ...
Sports stars battle depressionToronto Sun
Riveting CTV doc on depression strikes chord for this reporterToronto Star Blogs (blog)

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