| Depression and its effect on our stress
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| | in your community?
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| levels can have a huge impact on our
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| | Are you stimulated and challenged in
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| lives.When I think back over the times of
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| | your life?
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| extreme stress and anxiety over the last
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| | Does your life have purpose?
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| few years, I find I never really would
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| | IT IS VITAL TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR AS SOON
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| have classed myself as depressed.
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| | AS POSSIBLE TO GET A PROPER
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| However, at times, the thought of just
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| | ASSESSMENT.Here are some options
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| not being part of this life became quite
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| | available to you to help you and I have
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| attractive. I often wanted to just
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| | put some in the form of FAQ's.Will I be
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| peacefully slip away. I'm sure that this
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| | put on antidepressants?
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| was a symptom, within myself of a mild
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| | The National Institute for Health and
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| form of depression.As life sorted itself
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| | Clinical Excellence ( the organisation
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| out, slowly those times of thinking like
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| | which recommends prescribing guidelines
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| that started to diminish. It is only when
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| | to doctors) has recently said that the
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| I look back at how I felt that I realise
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| | risks of taking anti depressents for
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| how thinking like this was part of my
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| | someone with mild depression outweigh the
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| life then.What is depression?Depression,
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| | advantages. You may not therefore be
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| like stress and anxieties, results from
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| | prescribed them.If you want to know some
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| living our lives in a way in which we are
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| | of the risks of these medications they
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| not designed to live. We function best
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| | are:
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| when we can slowly evolve and thrive in
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| | Nausea
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| our environment.The last 100 years has
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| | Lack of libido
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| meant we have been thrust headfirst into
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| | Anxiety
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| a chaotic and very fast lifestyle. We
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| haven't been given the luxury of adapting
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| | They sometimes don't work in approx
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| into our lifestyles slowly and calmly -
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| | 30-50% of patients
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| going at our own pace. It is estimated
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| | There is a holistic approach which can
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| that worldwide over 300 million people
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| | be divided into Physical and Emotional
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| may be suffering from depression. That
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| | Lifestyle changes.Here are some
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| means an awful lot of unhappy people, on
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| | guidelinesPHYSICAL
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| an awful lot of medication, costing a
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| huge amount of money and resources.How
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| | De toxifyChange to a healthy, mood
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| can we get help? - we need to learn more
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| | enhancing dietEat 3 meals a day plus 2
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| about the causes, symptoms and prevention
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| | snacksEat a protein source with every
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| and cure of depression.Here are some
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| | meal: eggs, nuts, seeds, fish, lentils,
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| signs you may recognise:
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| | beans.Eat 4 portions of leafy green
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| Do you?
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| | vegetables every dayTake a
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| Wake up feeling exhausted?
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| | multivitamin-mineral supplementRaise
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| Feel miserable most of the time?
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| | neurotransmitter chemical levels - ie.
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| Constantly worry - about anything and
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| | serotonin, the happy chemical and dopamin
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| everything
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| | the motivation chemical. Take these as
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| Lack motivation - even of things you
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| | supplements as 5-HTP (50mg to 100mg twice
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| used to love doing?
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| | daily) and l-tyrosine 500mg three times
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| What is your lifestyle like?
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| | daily. Also include Omega-3 essential
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| Do you work long hours?
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| | fatty acids into your diet in the form of
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| Have you got large debts?
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| | mackerel, salmon, sardines and herrings
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| Do you abuse your body with drugs?
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| | or take in supplement formExercise! get
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| nicotine? alcohol?caffeine?
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| | 30 minutes of exercise 3 - 5 times per
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| Are you a couch potato?
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| | week. Make sure you enjoy it, and when
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| Do you ever really relax and have a time
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| | you're doing it make sure your mind is on
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| of peace in your life?
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| | your exercise and not your problems. By
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| Are you going through a divorce or messy
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| | concentrating "externally" you are
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| relationship breakdown?
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| | lessening the impact of your internal
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| Do you feel part of a community - do you
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| | gremlins - but only whilst you are doing
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| know/get on well with your neighbours?
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| | the exercise!
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| Do you eat a mainly processed food diet?
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| | EMOTIONAL/LIFESTYLEThe key to success
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| Are you physically suffering from any of
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| | over depression is to ensure that the
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| these problems?
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| | life you lead nourishes a balanced and
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| Lack of sleep?
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| | healthy way of life for you. One in which
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| Food intolerances?
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| | you can grow emotionally and
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| Too many toxins in your body? (through
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| | psychologically and one in which you use
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| an unhealthy diet)
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| | your abilities to gain fulfillment and
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| Too much sugar?
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| | improved mental health.If you are
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| An imbalance or lack of vitamins,
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| | balanced and happy in your life then you
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| minerals, fatty acid levels from your
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| | have the tools to deal with stressful and
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| diet?
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| | anxious situations as they arise. The
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| Lack of exercise?
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| | effect will not be long term because you
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| Lack of sunshine and adequate outdoor
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| | have the resources to combat the
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| light exposure?
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| | depressing situation.This is a very
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| Co-existing illnesses - or perhaps you
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| | important time for you to deal with your
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| deal with one condition and immediately
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| | emotional/lifestyle challenges and it is
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| another sets in?
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| | essential that you get yourself the most
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| How do you feel emotionally? Do you
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| | valuable help.This is an extract from my
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| feel?
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| | website which covers many aspects of
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| Do you feel appreciated?
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| | stress and how it affects our lives.It is
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| Are you in charge of your life?
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| | based on my own experiences, which I
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| Safe and secure?
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| | share with you. I would like the site to
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| Loved and connected to your partner?
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| | expand and include helpful experiences
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| Respected?
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| | you may like to share with myself and
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| Do you feel you belong - either in your
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| | others.
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| relationship, at work or with friends, or
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