Can’t Stop Eating? Maybe it’s Depression Many people struggle with losing weight. Maybe you do, too. You might be determined to drop 10 pounds, but every time you try, the allure of comfort foods like mashed potatoes or macaroni and cheese wins out. What is it that makes it so hard to stay away from that kind of food? Have …
Cosmetic Surgery — Why Do Some People Keep Going Back for More?
Cosmetic Surgery — Why Do Some People Keep Going Back for More? Almost everyone knows someone who has gotten a “nose job.” This is a common type of cosmetic surgery. Having an aberration on your nose is a constant source of unhappiness because it is right in the middle of your face, where you and everyone you look at, sees …
Self-Esteem Failure — How to Jump Start It
Self-Esteem Failure — How to Jump Start It Your self-esteem relates to how you feel about yourself. When you have a healthy sense of self-esteem, life seems pretty good and you can face, and tackle, most of the challenges that life throws your way. But there are any number of things that can cause you to lose your self-esteem. A …
Don’t Let Others Challenge Your Self-Esteem
Don’t Let Others Challenge Your Self-Esteem If someone’s careless comment should flow your way and it hurts your feelings, don’t get down on yourself because of it. Learn how to stand up for your inner self by refusing to internalize the negativity you encounter every day. Deflecting negative comments from others is a great way to start raising a low …
Being Resilient Can Help You Fight the Blues
Being Resilient Can Help You Fight the Blues Depression is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. for those between the ages of 15-44. By the year 2020, the World Health Organization is estimating that depression will be the second leading cause of disability worldwide. As many as 15% of people with depression die by suicide, according to the …
Take Action to Change Your Depressed Mood
Take Action to Change Your Depressed Mood When you are depressed, you don’t want to do anything. Usually you don’t do anything. You lose interest in the things you usually enjoy doing. Nobody wants to be depressed. And if you are already in the throes of depression, you rarely have the energy to make the effort to pull yourself out …
When Medication Can Help Your Depression
When Medication Can Help Your Depression Has the fun gone out of your life? Do you feel like you are depressed all the time? Did you just break up with someone, lose a job you loved or had to move away from your home town? Or is it something deeper than that? Have you constantly got the blues, but can’t …
Depression and Obesity
Depression and Obesity Obesity is measured by a person’s body mass index (BMI). This is calculated as weight divided by height, squared. Adults with a BMI of 30 or more are considered to be obese. Do these people become obese because they are depressed, or do they get depressed because they are obese? Chances are, the answer to that question …
What Would Jesus Do to Help Save Someone from Addiction?
What Would Jesus Do to Help Save Someone from Addiction? Addiction is a big problem in the world today. Many people are addicted to many different things, or more than one thing — drugs, alcohol, gambling, food, sex, even the Internet. Many people think that those who suffer from any type of addiction are trying to fill an emotional hole …
You’re Okay, But I’m Not
You’re Okay, But I’m Not When we are born, we are all “okay”. We have not yet had the chance to develop low self-esteem or grasp the concept of feeling unworthy. However, as we grow and interact more with society, we begin to judge ourselves by the approval or disapproval of others. We then internalize the negative comments we receive …
