05-23-2007
Real Treatments For Depression From The Nature
Depression is a serious thing for people to have to deal with. If depression gets bad enough it can actually ruin your life and the life of people that you love. When a person is depressed it can be very hard to face each day. Simple things become complicated. The good news is there are things that you can do to make the symptoms of depression better. Some people take medications, but make sure that you do this only under the advice of a doctor. Others prefer not to take medication; instead they prefer to use all natural depression remedies to help ease their symptoms.
Real natural depression remedies are ones that have been researched and tested and proven to work effectively. Not everything on the market that claims to work for depression will actually work. You need to be careful when choosing a product. Do your research and find out all you can before using something. Check for natural ingredients and the recommended dosage. Don’t just take the first thing that you hear about. Ginseng and Ginkgo are two herbs that have been researched for depression and there are more, you just need to learn about all of them and make a wise informed decision when you choose the product you want to try.
Other alternatives to taking antidepressants include getting exercise and eating a good nutritious diet. Many people don’t understand how these two things help with depression but just thing about it for a minute. When you eat right and exercise you feel better physically and you are more alert. This helps you to think and cope better when things happen in your life to make you depressed. When you are physically fit you look better which does wonders for a person’s self-esteem. Light therapy is a new form of depression treatment that is growing rather fast. When people are placed in well-lit bright cheerful surroundings it tends to make them feel happier. Spending time with friends and family can be a big help as well.
Having someone to talk to can also help because, it will give you the opportunity to share your feelings. Keeping everything inside will make you more depressed. One other thing that qualifies as all natural depression remedies is receiving the proper amount of rest. If you do not sleep well or if you push your body too far, it can make your symptoms worse. Therefore, eat right, get plenty of sleep and take time for yourself and you should notice that your depression symptoms are beginning to improve.
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May 24th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Hi
I have been treating people with depression for 37 years.
This is what I know.
Sadness is a feeling. Sadness can become depression. How, what is going wrong?
Let’s put it simply. Emotions consist of two things: Thoughts and feelings.
Thoughts and feelings interact. They feed of each other. They can get into a vicious cycle. Bad thoughts, bad feelings, bad feelings, bad thoughts.
When does this happen?
Let’s go back to emotions. Emotions, the composition of thoughts and feelings, are a reaction to an event. If the ‘reaction’, which we now call an emotion, outlasts the event we call this a mood. It diminishes quality of life. Thoughts and feelings start to feed of each other.
When does a ‘sad mood’ become e depression?
When your mood diminishes the way that you function then you are depressed. You stop doing things. It is no longer a quality of life issue.
20% of the Population is going to get to this stage repeatedly. There moods will lead to depression.
What can we do?
If there is a diminution of functioning you should always consider medications.
The vast majority of patients are functioning but suffering. Their poor quality of life is a major issue.
Only Cognitive Behavioural Therapy [CBT] can improve the quality of life. CBT can and does prevent relapses. Medications cannot make these claims.
I am convinced that CBT should be available to all.
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What is the catch?
Only your skepticism.
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With kindest regards
Dr. Michael Benjamin
Psychiatrist