Without prejudice to pharmacological treatment with antidepressants or psychotherapy, we continue to seek complementary methods that help us combat depression. Because overcoming depression is everyone’s job, a team effort that includes doctors, psychologists, family and friends but, above all, ourselves. And it turns out that there are many things we can do for ourselves to […]
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Drinking alcohol during treatment for depression, a bad combination? Most drugs are incompatible with alcohol. Therefore, the question of whether I can drink alcohol if I am taking antidepressants has a quick answer. And the answer is a “no” with nuances, since it depends on the amount of alcohol you intend to drink. Like any
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Women who suffer from alcoholism usually present in parallel -up to 80% of the cases studied- other types of psychological pathologies associated with this addiction. This is the case of depression, an emotional disorder that in its most severe phases can lead those women who suffer from it to delicate situations related to the excessive
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Emotions cannot be delimited or, often, defined, so it is quite common to confuse states such as sadness, anxiety, discouragement, anguish, lack of motivation or depression. Depression is an emotional disorder that can have serious consequences if it is not treated on time, and it is a situation in which we can find symptoms such
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To overcome a depression we do not want to rule out any help. As a complement to the pharmacological and psychological treatments that are necessary in almost all cases of depression, we can resort to other alternative therapies, more natural and without any side effects. One of the best therapies or allies against depression is
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How to face the dreaded crisis of the 30 The wordcrisis comes from the Greek term crisis and this from the verb krinein, which means “to separate” and above all “to decide”. In Greece it was used mainly to refer to an illness, election or judgment. Crisis is something that breaks and must be analyzed,
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Almost a month ago that June 12, the day the XX edition of the Soccer World Cup began at the Itaquerao stadium in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. Now, after an intense month of crying, joy, penalties and various humiliations, our lives will be a little more empty and boring. We give you a
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For many, Christmas does not represent joy and happiness, but is synonymous with sadness, loneliness and nostalgia. A priori it is similar to a common depression, but we will determine the most characteristic features of this state of mind. Those who suffer from it have a pessimistic and destructive attitude towards the Christmas season itself,
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Sharing your loneliness and going to a therapist can help you One of the most outstanding qualities of human character is being social, so it is perfectly normal to feel sad when we are alone. But, what happens when that feeling of loneliness invades us and makes us feel very bad, even when surrounded by
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It is currently considered that women are twice as likely to suffer from depression as men. According to recent research carried out at the University of Pennsylvania, girls are more prone to depressive states due to the presence of greater blood flow, so that their body is more susceptible to transporting a greater number of
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