Depression Treatment with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

Depression is exhausting and everything feels like a struggle … your sleep can be affected … as well as your performance at work … or in the bedroom. What to do if you don’t want to take medication?According to the Report of the Surgeon General on Mental Health “many episodes of depression are associated with some sort of acute or chronic adversity”. Since the 1991 launch of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), EFT founder Gary Craig and his many practitioners have worked with hundreds of people with depression. They too have noticed that depression tends to be a result of “acute or chronic adversity.” In EFT terms, however, this is referred to...

45 Lifestyle Recommendations on How to Get Through Depression

On a day-to-day basis, separate from, or concurrently with therapy or medication, people suffering from depression have their own methods for getting through the worst times as best they can. The following comments and ideas on what to do during depression were solicited from people in the alt.support.depression newsgroup. These recommendations might work for you, or might not. Just keep trying them, modifying them for your own lifestyle and personal preferences, until you find the set of techniques that work for you most efficiently.Write. Keep a journal. Somehow, writing everything down helps organizing better your thoughts and feelings,...

Depression and Suicide - Preventing Suicidal Attempts

Types of Suicidal BehaviorThe concept of suicide is relatively straightforward, as it is defined by a legal judgment where there is clear evidence that the person intended to take his or her own life. Cases where clear evidence is lacking but the suspicion is of suicide are usually recorded as undetermined deaths and are often included in the suicide statistics. Non-fatal suicidal behavior is more complicated because of the range of behaviors encompassed and the variety of terms used.The terms usually imply something about the level of intent to die; for example, ‘attempted suicide’ implies a strong intention to die, whereas ‘deliberate self-harm’...

Low testosterone levels in men can cause depression

Men with low levels of testosterone are more likely to be depressed, Australian researchers have found, and they recommend that those with abnormally low levels be treated with injections of the sex hormone. A study of men over the age of 70 revealed that those with the lowest testosterone levels are three times more likely to suffer depression than those with the highest levels. The results held regardless of overall physical health; the link between poor health and depression is well established. "There is good rationale for considering using testosterone replacement to improve mood" for patients with low levels of testosterone, said the author...

Bipolar Disorder

OverviewBipolar disorder involves periods of excitability (mania) alternating with periods of depression. The "mood swings" between mania and depression can be very abrupt.StatisticsAbout 5.7 million Americans, or 2.6% of the American population over the age of 18, have bipolar disorder.SymptomsThe manic phase may last from days to months and can include the following symptoms:Agitation or irritationElevated moodHyperactivityIncreased energyLack of self-controlRacing thoughtsInflated self-esteem (delusions of grandeur, false beliefs in special abilities)Little need for sleepOver-involvement in activitiesPoor...