Unfortunately, when one is depressed the inclination is to do the worst thing possible for depression, which is doing nothing at all. Lethargy, hopelessness, helplessness, and negative predictions of the future, all hallmarks of depression, combine to prohibit motivation. Often,...
In 1995 Kaiser Permanente, a Health Maintenance Organization ( HMO), studied the association between adverse childhood experiences and long term health risks, including depression, in 9,508 of its members. This is the largest study of its kind to date. They...
Depression is the common cold of mental health issues with more than 350 million sufferers worldwide. The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030 disability and death from depression will surpass that of war, accidents, cancer, strokes, and heart disease...
Did you ever wonder how a couple who loved each other when they got married could, “x” number of years later, treat each other so abominably during a divorce? What happened to them? Why do people, even family members, become...
Treating addictions can be tricky because addictions serve a purpose in the addicted person’s life, despite being self-destructive in the long run. Where to start first, the underlying trauma or the addiction, has always been a dilemma for trauma therapists....
Experiencing loss is inevitable. Due to the multi-aspect nature of our instinct to survive, our subconscious will not let us fully acknowledge that we too will certainly face the tragedy of losing a loved one. Death is a part of...
Normally one part of the brain communicates with other parts through a network of chemical connections relayed by neurotransmitters. Communication is almost instantaneous between the billions of cells in the brain. However, that level of connection is impaired during and...
Doctors often see patients presenting with physical ailments affecting the nervous systems that are not associated with any true injury or illness. These ailments arise from the embodiment of intense psychological distress and can range from epileptic-like seizures where there...
Imagine that life is a buffet full of delicious and nutritious food – all your favorites. What would happen if you tried to put all that good food on your plate at once? Textures and flavors would blend together becoming...
Sometimes there is not an obvious, stand-alone cause of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). An accumulation of small “t” traumas can also result in PTSD such witnessing an accident or domestic violence, having an illness with a long recovery time, experiencing...