For many people, “Happy Holidays” and “Merry Christmas” don’t esist. , Whether they are lonely and without family, grief-stricken from a recent loss, associate the holidays with bad memories, many people’s depression deepens or they begin their annual depression associated with the holidays.
There are many ways to combat this depression. Increasing exercise, looking to see if there are nutritional issues, engaging in social interactions with safe people, and taking dietary supplements are just a few ways to help improve your outlook.
Depression is a serious disorder, though there are many uninformed people who believe that someone can decide not to be depressed and they simply won’t be. Depression involves complicated neurochemical issues in the brain and won’t be resolved by simply “bucking up”.
In a November 2009 edition of Dr. Amen’s (a man famous for helping nonbiology majors understand the functions of the brain through brain scanning) newsletter stated that depression increased the risk of death as much as smoking. It also indicated that in studies on cancer patients, that those who were depressed had a 39% higher death rate than those patients without cancer.
Again, depression is very treatable and no one should have to suffer from this debilitating disorder. Cognitive therapy, medication, and addunjtive therapies all can help people live depression free.