Depression: Recognising the Warning Signs
Recent years have seen significant and very encouraging advances in both the treatment and recognising depression. More people are able to recognise that someone is suffering from depression and to feel
Recent years have seen significant and very encouraging advances in both the treatment and recognising depression. More people are able to recognise that someone is suffering from depression and to feel
The prevalence of mental health problems in Australia is high – currently, about one in four people a year experience clinical levels of anxiety and depression. Those affected often have
When we are in trouble – particularly with emotional or personal problems – there is a simple model that can help us understand our circumstances. This model is called the
When we have something bad happen to us or another we tend to say – half seriously – that it is character building; as if having building character is an
In this short post I highlight some writings of a friend of mine who writes about her experience of living with bipolar. I think what she says is very interesting
It’s common for all of us to have the sneaking suspicion that something is wrong with us, really wrong. We don’t want it to be true, but on the other
If you’re one of the millions of people who suffers from depression, you know the challenges are significant. The demands that our professional lives make of us when we are
Most of us will have heard the expression “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence”. It’s an elegantly simple quote that seems to imply that
Life can be very tough. Many people find life difficult, with difficult work environments, unsatisfactory relationships, time and money pressures. We usually manage to keep our heads above water but
For each of us, there are things that we want and things that we don’t want. It seems natural to assume that we work towards having the things we want,
People who suffer from depression are prescribed antidepressants because there is a place for them in managing this condition. However, for some people they may not be enough; for them, a
Freud once said that each of us needs to make the choice between a life of everyday misery and illusion. Even though he said this more than hundred years ago,
When we feel someone is being ‘too negative’, we can sometimes want to ‘correct’ this with positive thinking. However when we do this, we often find that our efforts are
What happens to the lost part of ourselves? We remember ourselves being so different; happy, alive, brave, carefree, loving and generous. We seem so different to this now even though
Why do we feel bad so often? It certainly seems that there are many more emotions that people don’t want to feel – anger, sadness, fear, shame, guilt, disgust –
When we are trying to deal with the world of emotion, we can often forget or be confused about the differences between moods and emotions. Knowing what are moods and
It is pretty common for couples to fight, with one person angry and upset and the other person trying to calm the situation down. Yet, doing this doesn’t actually make
For many people, their feelings give them trouble. Strong emotions arise all the time and people can find them very hard to deal with. For people in this situation, there
We can sometimes have the sensation that our feelings are out of control – so out of control that we will be driven crazy by them. They seem to always
I was recently asked by a friend to comment on a quote from a TV show; “Hi Tim, I am curious for your comments on this quote…”Not everybody has to
Sometimes in a couple – let’s call them Sam and Lee – you might find one of them seems quite calm and the other might seem quite anxious. It would