10 Signs that you may be suffering from Depression

In 2010, like Robin Williams, I was diagnoses with depression. However, fortunately for me I was able to go get help and now 5 years later I live a much happier and productive life. At the time before I was diagnosed. I thought I was just going through a “rough patch in life” and I was just experiencing a sad time in my life.

My psychiatrists ask if I had any of the symptoms listed below. After telling him that I had several of them. He told me that I was suffering from depression which was a shock to me at the time but now looking back, it made sense that I was suffering from depression. Also I wished I had been made aware of these symptoms earlier and therefore I would have gone earlier for treatment. Because the longer you are in depression it takes just as long to climb out of it. 

Lafayette Movie Theater shooter had  a history Mental Health Issues

According to the Wall Street Journal John R. Houser ,“the gunman who police say killed two women and wounded nine other people in a Louisiana movie theater Thursday night had a history of legal problems, as well as mental health issues.” 

“ Family members stated in court filings that Mr. Houser had committed violence against the family in the past and had ‘a history of mental health issues, i.e., manic depression and/or bi-polar disorder.’ They also stated that he ‘exhibited extreme erratic behavior and has made ominous as well as disturbing statements” to family members.’”

How to figure out what makes us happy in life!

Many times people come to our Life Coaches expressing a change they “want” to make in their life. They will spend the first hour with their Life Coach telling them that they have figure out and what change they “want” to make in their life. Examples are “make a career change”, “make a midlife change”, etc.

Terrorist Shooter Suffered from Depression

According to the Wall Street Journal article printed today. The accused shooter 24-year-old Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez from Chattanooga who killed 5 military personal suffered from depression.

 7 WAYS to detect Depression in the workplace

 According to Forbes Magazine there is $190 Billion dollars lost every year due to worker lost productive due to work related stress. Depression can play a big part of that.

According to one expert, here is how depression in the work place can effect an employee’s performance.

7 Reasons to fight your addiction with Online Counseling

Reasons why Online Counseling Services is more private & anonymous than traditional counseling

There are several reasons why people do not get or use traditional counseling for mental health issues that need to be address. They are the following:

1. They don’t want to admit they have a problem. Therefore they don’t go to counseling.
2. Don’t want go to a counselors office in fear they may be recognized by someone they know.
3. Don’t go to see a counselor because they don’t want to file a health insurance claim in fear that their employer with find out they are being seen for mental health issues. Therefore possible being fired from their job or not getting a promotion they deserve.

Online Counseling Services address these issue by offering the following:

Sometimes simply things like CAN’T CONCENTRATE OR FIND THAT PREVIOUSLY EASY TASKS ARE NOW DIFFICULT- May be a sign of Depression

 12 Reasons you may be experiencing depression.

 If you are experiencing any of these symptoms you made be experiencing depression: