Anxiety, Depresssion and Estress

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DEPRESSION

Is more than just sadness. People with depression may experience a lack of interest and pleasure in daily activities, significant weight loss or gain, insomnia or excessive sleeping, lack of energy, inability to concentrate, feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt and recurrent thoughts of death or suicide. Depression is the most common mental disorder. Fortunately, depression is treatable. A combination of therapy and antidepressant medication can help ensure recovery.

What You Can Do

Seek the right kind of social support. Social isolation increases the risk of depression. But it turns out that spending too much time discussing problems with friends could actually increase depression as well. Exercise Helps Keep Your Psyche Fit. Exercise is an effective, cost-effective treatment for depression and may help in the treatment of other mental disorders.

Getting Help

Find a Psychologist. Depression and How Psychotherapy and Other Treatments Can Help People Recover  Depression is a real illness and carries with it a high cost in terms of relationship problems, family suffering, and lost work productivity. Yet, depression is a highly treatable illness, with psychotherapy, coping and cognitive-behavioral techniques, and medication.

ANXIETY

Is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts and physical changes like increased blood pressure. People with anxiety disorders usually have recurring intrusive thoughts or concerns. They may avoid certain situations out of worry. They may also have physical symptoms such as sweating, trembling, dizziness, or a rapid heartbeat.

What You Can Do

Anxiety disorders: Do you know the signs of an anxiety disorder?. Anxiety disorders can affect anyone. This fact sheet outlines the symptoms of several common types.

Getting Help

Find a Psychologist Anxiety disorders can cause severe distress and disrupt your life. Fortunately, psychologists can treat most cases successfully.

STRESS

Can be a reaction to a short-lived situation, such as being stuck in traffic. Or it can last a long time if you're dealing with relationship problems, a spouse's death or other serious situations. Stress becomes dangerous when it interferes with your ability to live a normal life over an extended period. You may feel tired, unable to concentrate or irritable. Stress can also damage your physical health.

What You Can Do

Six myths about stress. Dispelling the myths about stress can help us to understand our problems – and then take action to address them. Stress Tip Sheet. APA offer tips on how to manage your stress. Managing Your Stress in Tough Economic Times As talk of falling housing prices, rising consumer debt and declining retail sales bring up worries about the nation’s economic health, more Americans feel additional stress and anxiety about their financial future.

Getting Help

Find a Psychologist. In the workplace and at home, stress and other difficult situations are at an all-time high for many Americans. Being constantly worried about being laid off, or doing the job of two people, can cause serious problems for workers. On the home front, going through a divorce, caring for elderly parents, or dealing with a life-threatening illness are some of the difficult situations that can test a family's coping abilities.

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