In an article entitled “You Are What You Think” I wrote about a form of psychotherapy called cognitive therapy. The premise of cognitive therapy is that our thoughts are quite powerful and if we habitually think in a negative way our mood will follow our thoughts causing feelings of depression. Defeating depression thus becomes a matter of recognizing these faulty thoughts and replacing them with more truthful, positive thoughts.
So you’ve decided you need to see someone for your depression. Now what?
Your first visit should be to your family doctor for a thorough checkup. There are several medical conditions that can cause depression symptoms, such as vitamin and mineral deficiencies, female hormonal changes and thyroid conditions. In addition, several medications may have depression as a side-effect. If your doctor does not find any of these factors as a
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There’s an interesting news article making the rounds.
Amy Philo is a new mom who, like many others with postpartum depression, had feelings to harm her child and others around her. She even thought to throw the baby down the stairs. While thoughts to harm the child are not common in postpartum depression, when they are, this is, surprisingly, one of the more common ones. Since her experience, she has become something of an activist
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