Make sure that they understand mood swings come and go, and it’s not their fault. Children running around with so much enthusiasm and full of energy is every parent’s joy. We all expect our children to be in a good mood, show good behaviour and be attentive, whether its school or at home. Sudden changes […]
How to Live a Normal Life with Bipolar Disorder
Take your life back. Bipolar is a mental illness that affects your mood, attention, and energy level. After getting the diagnosis, you may be scared and wonder how to live your life. The uncertainty can be nerve-wracking. The good thing is that the life-long illness, though uncurable, can be maintained using medication. Mental illnesses are […]
Causes of Bipolar Disorder: Triggering Factors
Both environmental and genetic factors can trigger Bipolar Disorder. Often, if given a chance, we would choose to be happy always. But then getting back to reality, continuous happiness is rare. Experiencing the sad, low moments is what makes you appreciate the good times. It’s normal for you to experience highs and lows in life. […]
The Newest Bipolar Treatment
Good old Thyroid Hormone. Mental illness tends to be life long, and being diagnosed with one of them may feel like your life is over. Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes sudden drastic changes in moods, behaviour and energy level. The disorder is life long, and its diagnosis may feel like a sentence […]
My Wife Fought for Me
Duke’s wife never gives up. “If I said it was easy, I would be lying. The pain was too much. But thanks to my wife. If it weren’t for her, nothing would have changed. She is a strong woman. She loved me most when no one else would like to be associated with me”, Duke […]
A Guide to Care for People with Depression
Depression is a deadly but curable mental disorder. Depression affects millions of Australians from teenagers to people at their old age. When it gets into someone’s daily life, it causes tremendous pain. The impact of depression is not only felt by people suffering from it but also people around them. If someone you love is […]
Depression Kills: Understanding the Right Time to Get Help
Depression can be deadly. Everyone has good and bad days. But if you are depressed, bad days are more than a good day. If depression is not treated, it can also be deadly. Although depression does not directly kill like tuberculosis, cancer, or any other fatal illness, it has adverse effects that indirectly lead to […]
A Step by Step Guide to Overcome Caregiver Depression
Express fear, anger, worry, pain, anxiety, and all other emotions in the journal. Caregiving is emotionally and physically stressful. To give the best care, you will be tempted to put the needs of your loved ones before your own. As a result, you might end up with feelings of loneliness, anger, guilt, and sadness. […]
Why Depression is More Prevalent in Women than Men
There are several reasons for that. It is widely reported that there is a difference in gender depression prevalences. Women are documented to be experiencing depression twice than men. The reports cuts across ethnicity and race. According to WHO, gender plays a massive role in the depression prevalence in society. Research also shows that women […]
Living with Schizophrenia? Start Thriving
She’s living her best life now. When Michelle Hammer was a teenager, she started having a different feeling. More often than not, she would zone out and think she was at a different place. The zoning out later turned into hearing voices in her head. It was hard to fathom what was happening to her. […]