Over the months that I have been writing for My Depression Connection I have noticed a definite trend of members who talk about feeling more depressed and/or anxious in the morning hours than any other time of day. So I decided to do a little research to find if this were a common phenomenon for people who suffer from depression and what one can do about it.
In fact I did find many references in the literature for morning depression by its formal name of diurnal mood variation. Diurnal...
The Many Flavors of Sad There should be more words to describe the endless varieties and subtleties of depression. As a life long... Read more »
On Anxiety Connection I wrote about anxious personality types and it got me to wondering if there are personality types which are more... Read more »
The Midweek Muse A little inspiration to get you over the hump... For this week's Midweek Muse we are going to be... Read more »
"Oh! How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning, Oh! How I'd love to remain in bed For the hardest blow of all is to hear the bugler call: ... Read more »
When we talk about depression, many people think about the chemical and biological side to mental illness. Yet we are not simply biological... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Depression is a treatable illness, with many therapeutic options available including psychotherapy, antidepressants, or both. In general, the... Read more »
Phlegmatic. Definition:having or showing a stolid temperament. Unemotional.How do you know you're dealing with a phlegmatic asthmatic? You won't... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Diagnosing the cause of persistent daily headache can be difficult. People who visit the emergency room with disabling headache may be misdiagnosed... Read more »
Q. I’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer. The doctor tells me it’s DCIS. What does that mean?A. Congratulations! Seems strange to say that... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short... Read more »
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