Stephen Fry: Wordsmith, provocateur extraordinaire, stupendously intelligent, extraordinary wit, deliciously good author and person with bipolar. Stephen has cyclothymic disorder, a mild form of bipolar where a person has mood swings over a period of years that go from mild depression to euphoria and excitement. Fry affectiontally labelled his bipolar "bipolar lite". The … [Read more...]
How to Deal With Stress
This week's guest post comes from mental health worker Adewale Ademuyiwa, who runs a fantastic site called Stress Therapist . Adewale holds a BcSHons in Community Specialist Practice and a Post Graduate Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. How to deal with stress The usual advice often given for managing stress goes something like this: Learn to pay attention to … [Read more...]
Isolation
Isolation is the inability of an individual to maintain genuine contact with others or society at large. It is one of the key reasons people experience depression and often keeps people depressed. Depression and isolation have rapidly risen during the past twenty years. Isolation is one of the most common factors across a wide range of mental health issues. It can be hard … [Read more...]
The Internet Habits of Depressed People
A recent study by the Missouri University of Science and Technology revealed that the internet habits of depressed people are identifable. In a survey of the student population, Internet use was monitored and correlated with the results of a depression survey. The recognisable signs of people scoring in the greater range of depression are: Increased use of peer to peer … [Read more...]
Dysthymia
Dysthymia (dysthymic disorder) is a chronic depression, although a milder and lower grade type than major depression. It occurs for a longer time, often over a 1-2 year period sometimes longer. The symptoms are not as intense or disabling as major depression although it remains a serious condition and one which requires care and treatment as its consequences are serious, … [Read more...]