Mar 14 2019
Why Does Depression Affect Decision Making? – Val. 489, March 14, 2019 Depression is more a symptom that the body is out of whack. As such the whole system is depressed, meaning the nerves in the brain aren’t relating to one another as they ought to, so the ability to think is affected. It’s a …
Nov 01 2018
Postpartum Depression: What You Need to Know – Vol. 474, Nov. 1 2018 According to the American Psychological Association, up to 1 in 7 women who give birth will be affected by postpartum depression, making it a fairly common malady. The cause is not known, however, there are some helpful ideas to help to deal …
Oct 18 2018
Depression Can Cause Your Brain’s Hippocampus to Shrink, Vol. 472, October 18, 2018 A study in Molecular Psychiatry found that in people who had experienced repeated bouts of depression, the hippocampus can shrink up to 10%. The hippocampus is the area of the brain that is responsible for developing healthy emotions and forming memories. When …
Sep 27 2018
Learnings From Losses of This Past Year – Vol. 469, Sept. 27, 2018 This past year has been a very challenging one, yet a very healing one to be sure. There are still many questions that I have regarding my life and where it is going, but there have been many gains as well. I …
Aug 16 2018
The Doctor Crisis! – Vol. 463, Aug. 16, 2018 One of the weblogs that I read often is Kevin, M.D., which is really a compilation of blog posts written by various doctors. The ‘doctor crisis’ is one of the subjects that is written about often. There are different areas that are spoken about in the …
Aug 09 2018
What to Do With Friends Wallowing in Self-Pity? – Val. 462, Aug. 9, 2018 A Quora member asked me this question. Unfortunately, there are people out there who do wallow in self-pity and want you, their friend, to make everything all right for them, even as they continue to complain and are unwilling to take …
Jul 19 2018
It’s the Hormones, Not Depression, Vol. 459, July 19, 2018 I received a text from a fellow student of a health program I took a few years ago while living in California. She wanted to know if I could give her some suggestions on how to deal with her “low mood” and irritability. She was …