I was about 21 when I decided to get professional help for my depression. I know there were several factors that gave me the push I needed to get help. However, the best thing that pushed me was a close friend who saw the signs. She suggested I seek a therapists assistance. It was probably one of the smartest decisions I had ever made in my life. ... [ Read More ]
The 5 Day Bliss Challenge
I was out to dinner with my family and I was just sitting there, staring at my glass. It was the kind of stare that looked like I was hypnotized. I probably was! I'm surprised no one said anything to me. I was looking so hard at this glass and thinking "is it half full or is it half empty"? Then something just snapped and thought you ... [ Read More ]
How to Know if You Have Depression
It was a bright sunny mid-spring day. The birds were chirping outside. You could hear kids laughing and playing in the distance. People were buzzing around with all their errands on this gorgeous day. Yet, I could barely drag myself out of bed. I had less than zero motivation to get up. I felt hopeless, worthless, ugly, and just plain blah. It was ... [ Read More ]
You’ll Never Be Happy Unless You Do This
I think the one thing pretty much everyone shoots for in life is to find happiness. Doing that isn't an easy task. But, when you're a starry-eyed teenager with love in her eyes, finding it is all you think about. That is, of course, if you equate love to happiness. But I learned pretty quickly that happiness cannot only be found in love. And unless ... [ Read More ]
How Starting A Business Healed My Depression
Guest Post by Paige Cole I have always struggled with depression and anxiety for as long as I can remember. In my life, it was normal (though not comfortable) for me to have bouts of feeling really good in every area of my life for a few months, followed by an even longer spell of a deep dark depression. For me, when I would be in those dark ... [ Read More ]
Got Depression? You Should Get a Dog!
Guest Post by Kalia I've struggled with depression for as long as I can remember. I think back to when I was 9 year's old and my grandmother died. I was extremely close to her and that loss was something I had no idea how to deal with. My mother knew exactly what would cheer me up. We got a new kitten! Obviously getting an animal doesn't replace a ... [ Read More ]
6 Fundamental Steps to Achieving Goals Through Depression
Trying to set and achieve goals when you have depression and/or anxiety is not an easy task. One of the most challenging aspects is shifting your mindset. One of the most successful techniques, in my experience, to accomplish shifting of your mindset is to use Neuro-Associative Conditioning (also NAC). NAC was developed by life coach Anthony ... [ Read More ]
The One Thing Nobody Talks About But Should
It really feels like we've been losing a lot of people lately to suicide. With all the recent celebrities passing from suicide, I feel like this is something we NEED to talk about. As someone who suffers from chronic depression, I've definitely noticed the rise in suicides over the last few years. Most of them really shocking. I know I'm not ... [ Read More ]