What Are The Most Common Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is generally diagnosed after we experiences symptoms for at least one month following a traumatic...
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Alexandra Massey
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Feeling Suicidal? Read this...
In our most depressed state of being we can experience thoughts of suicide. We may feel ravaged by the world and think that the only way...
Alexandra Massey
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6 Tips To Survive A Dysfunctional Family Christmas
Looking forward to a Happy Christmas? Not if you’ve come from a dysfunctional family. Ever caught a re-run of Arrested Development? The...
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What Are The Dysfunctional Family Archetypal Rules And Roles?
There are 3 rules and 5 roles that make up the results of an archetypal dysfunctional family. These rules and roles are the key drivers...
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Is Self Harm Attention Seeking?
Self harm is a small part of a bigger problem. And it’s thoroughly misunderstood. People who self harm do it partly to try and fix the...
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How To Change Dysfunctional Family Relationships For Good
Do you remember the last family upset you had? Maybe you were the centre of it. Then again you may have been a bystander but still...
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Suffering From Depression Unmotivated And Uninspired?
Depression is very misunderstood, especially by those who’ve never suffered. It’s so much more than simply being sad and unmotivated. The...
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How Can A Dysfunctional Family Affect A Child?
What Is a Dysfunctional Family? As children of dysfunctional families we thought our life was terrible and that we’d had the worst...
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Help, I Have Severe Depression
This article is a follow up to the depression test you can take here: Depression Test Severe Depression I’m so glad you submitted your...
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I Suffer From Moderate Depression
This article is a follow up to the depression test you can take here: Depression Test Moderate Depression I’m so glad you submitted your...
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I Suffer From Mild Depression
Mild Depression Do you suffer from mild depression? The good news is that, so do many people from time to time. I’m always relieved when...
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I'm Not Depressed But I'm Not Happy
It seems that you’re probably not depressed but you may be feeling a bit low. The good news is that, so does everyone else from time to...
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Am I Depressed? Take The Depression Test
Depression is so common that it’s sometimes referred to ‘the common cold’ of mental health. Unlike a common cold, suffering from...
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How Can I Help My Depressed Child? Here's 10 Tips
Having a child who's depressed can be heartbreaking. Here's 10 tips to help get them, and you, through the toughest times. 1. Take a look...
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How Depression Affects Friendships
On the on hand we need friends to help us through the dark days when the only relief from the depression is the thought of ending it all....
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When Depression Keeps You In Bed
We’ve all had those days when depression keeps us firmly stuck in bed. We know all the things we ‘should’ do to feel better but,...
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The Dysfunctional Family And Mental Illness
Growing up in a household with parents who have some form of ‘mental illness’ produces children with lower self‐esteem, teens with...
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Thirty Depression Symptoms In Men
Men Don’t Have It Easy I was at dinner at a friend’s recently. Sat around the bbq, a couple of my men friends were talking about work....
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I Suffer From Depression Where Do I Start?
Take The Day Off However deep or light our depression is, a day off is good for all of us. Even if we think that this applies to everyone...
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If You Suffer From Depression Which Doctor To See To Get Help?
If you suffer from depression and you take the decision to get some help, it can be confusing as to which doctor you should see. Should...