What we can learn from Barak Obama?

What does Barak Obama have to do with curing depression? Let me jog your memory a bit… Not so long ago black folks were seen as scum, dirt, filth.  Can you imagine the depression they went through?
But many found hope in a black preacher who had a dream. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot for [...]

Depression Research E-Course Brings Hope

Eric posted this exciting response after showing his counselor my research with her. The most important thing he shares for all of you is that there is hope. After only 4 days, he’s feeling better and the depression is lifting!
Eric writes…
“E-Course #1 and my Counselor’s Response”…
“Hello All,
4 days ago, I couldn’t get out of bed. [...]

Food for depression – learn how what you eat can affect not only your health but even your kids!

Many of you know that I’ve shared in my handbook about the power of food for depression. I was happy to see that UCLA came out recently with a news release based on what I wrote about years ago. If your diet is lacking in Omega 3, depression can sneak in. Diet doesn’t only affect [...]

Personal Stories of Depression

Ever read other personal stories of depression? Hearing the stories of others can often show us that we are not alone and reading success stories can often inspire us.
On our website, we’ve added a share feature. We invite you to share…
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You can also read personal stories of depression here on Psych Central…

The Power of Journal Writing Therapy

I’ve shared this before that journal writing therapy is a powerful exercise in curing depression. It was for me. Why?
This is ancient wisdom,” says Lieberman (author of a psychotherapy journaling study at UCLA). “Putting our feelings into words helps us heal better. If a friend is sad and we can get them to talk about [...]

Self-expression to help heal your self

Clara James at age 22 suffered rape at gun point. How does one heal from such an experience? Her story has a beautiful outcome.
Clara uses art therapy to beat depression and overcome memories of rape…
Enjoy Clara’s art work…

Puppy Chow Is Better Than Prozac

A true story of a man and a dog who saved his life. Before Bruce adopted Ozzy, a loveable black Labrador puppy, he was out of work, recently dumped, and falling into a deep depression. Then along came Ozzy, the perfect anti-depressant, lifting Bruce out of his downward spiral into bipolar
disorder and launching him [...]

Depression in former NFLer Terry Bradshaw

Why could Terry Bradshaw, four-time Super Bowl winner, never bask in the glory of his victories?
“I didn’t understand that after every Super Bowl victory, I could never find pleasure in what I’d done. Instead, I immediately began thinking how I was going to get this all to happen again the next year,” Bradshaw said Thursday [...]

Helen’s Cure

Carolyn O. Bergen, now a therapist in Winnipeg MB, Canada, recently shared her story of when she became a single mom after her husband walked out on her and her two boys…

“Helen, a woman for whom anxiety and depression had essentially confined her to her home, declared that she would take care of my housecleaning [...]

The Truth Cures

“The whole entire existence of the pharmaceutical industry is based on presentation of false science, and advertising this false science and drumming it into the minds of gullible people who have no curiosity to find out why that is so.”
-Dr. Batmanghelidj
I just recently came across this fascinating quote which again confirms my own research [...]