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The Signs and Symptoms of Depression: How to Fight Depression by Knowing Your Enemy

The Vocabulary of War:  Be Clear About Your Words Learning how to fight depression involves getting a crystal-clear picture of the battle lines.  While there are many types and varieties of depression,  they all fall into one of two large categories.  The first kind of depression is what most people … [Read more...]

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When Do the Signs and Symptoms of Depression Become a Clinical Syndrome?

Many people suppose that depression is simply a feeling of overwhelming sadness. If someone has a terrible week, they might say, “I was so depressed.” But what they really mean is “I was very sad.” What doctors mean by the word depression is not the same as the common usage of the term. But if … [Read more...]

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Self Help for Panic Attacks: 3 Simple Steps to Help Your Husband Understand

If you are a married woman who suffers from panic attacks you know how difficult it can be to navigate the marital issues resulting from frequent panic attacks.  Lack of participation in family outings, too anxious or too exhausted for intimacy, feeling out of sync with the rest of your family, and … [Read more...]

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Self Help for Clinical Depression: What it Feels Like at Square One

Author's note:  I wrote this article a few years ago.  I am posting it again because I think that many approaches to self help for clinical depression trivialize the overwhelmingly dark nature of the beast of clinical depression... especially if it is of the more severe variety.  If a person is … [Read more...]