10 Questions to Help Depression

downFighting depression is hard! It requires a lot of work. What may seem like a simple task to someone who is not depressed, may be terribly difficult for someone who is.

If you are feeling depressed, ask yourself, “Am I doing everything that I can to decrease my depression?”

If you do not like the way that you are currently feeling, you may need to do something different, no matter how difficult, to get you snowballing in a different direction.

If you answer no to any of the following questions, you may not be doing enough to decrease your depression. [Read more...]

Don’t Trust Depression

Doing what depression makes you feel like doing can have you quickly spiraling down hill in a direction that you never intended to go.

Girl Looking Out the Window

Girl Looking Out the Window (Photo credit: madlyinlovewithlife)

You are not depression and depression is not you. But depression can attack you. Depression is a sneaky little character that will change the way you think, feel, and behave. Depression is a parasite that attaches itself to you and attempts to suck the life out of you. [Read more...]

Are You Doing Everything You Can to Improve Your Mood?

Action Opposite to Emotion

bikeHave you ever forced yourself to do something that you really didn’t want to do, only because it was good for you?  Even though you did not want to do it, did you feel better afterwards?  Did you feel a sense of accomplishment?  Were you glad you did it?  Most people will tell you that when they force themselves to do what is in their best interest, no matter how much they do not want to do it, they feel better.

So often we want to take the path of least resistance when we know there is a healthier route.  We often do this because our emotions lead the way.  We do what we FEEL like doing.  The problem is- what we FEEL like doing often makes us FEEL worse. [Read more...]

Embracing the Pain

Written by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, M.Ed, MSW, LCSW

If you allow yourself to feel, you allow yourself to heal.

When I meet my clients for the first time, most of them are going through some of the toughest times in their lives.  Their strength and courage often amazes me.  Empathizing as their story unfolds, can sometimes be painfully overwhelming.  If it feels overwhelming to me, I often think, imagine what it must be like for them?

Together, we embark on a journey; [Read more...]

Depressed? What can I do to help my mood?

Depression (emotion )

Depression (emotion ) (Photo credit: Andreas-photography)

Written by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, M.Ed, MSW, LCSW

Attention: You do not have to be struggling with depression to benefit from this article.  Anyone can benefit from the practices that follow.

While medication may be necessary, you have to do more than just take a pill.

 After spending the last several days in Washington, D.C. attending wellness workshops with 3,500 other mental health professionals, I thought I would take a moment to share a few practices that were reviewed.

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