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Feeling detached

May 4, 2013 by Justin Bennett

Feeling detached

Feeling detached is one of the most unique and painful parts of experiencing depression. The exact definition is slippery because it's a  deeply interior personal sense. It’s the painful feeling of being completely detached from people and things. Depressed people occupy a place, but are not always a part of things. They talk to people, but they don’t feel part of other … [Read more...]

Obesity and Depression: How gene helps lower depression risk

December 3, 2012 by Justin Bennett

Obesity and Depression: How gene helps lower depression risk

Rethinking obesity and depression According to new research by a team at McMaster University, the FTO gene which predisposes people to obesity actually serves as a mild protection agent against major depression. The researchers corroborated their findings with three other large international studies. It found that the presence of FTO led to an 8% reduction in the risk of … [Read more...]

Psychotherapy on the Phone can Beat Depression

September 3, 2012 by Justin Bennett

Psychotherapy on the Phone can Beat Depression

Psychotherapy sessions can be much more widely used by depressed populations if they are delivered over the phone according to new research. The key points arising from this findings are: Psychotherapy is preferred over anti-depressant medication by depressed patients Patients are more likely to stick with the therapy if it is delivered by phone, more people dropped … [Read more...]

How Stephen Fry Beats Bipolar

August 30, 2012 by Justin Bennett

How Stephen Fry Beats Bipolar

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 Winston Churchill Beat Depression

July 27, 2012 by Justin Bennett

How Winston Churchill Beat Depression

Winston Church and Abraham Lincoln are the two most significant political leaders to battle depression. Winston Churchill navigated his country though a radical period of change and was Prime Minister of England during World War II. Churchill had a very distant relationship with this father. Often people with depression don't have a close relationship with their father, … [Read more...]

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Justin Bennett is the senior writer across the How I Beat sites. With six years experience in mental health encompassing work in homeless shelters, psychiatric hospitals and disability employment services and graduate diplomas in counselling and journalism he is passionate about helping others overcome and beat their conditions.

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