The Worst Ways to Treat Depression

I came across this article this morning (See below) and it kind of hit home. When I was sixteen I tried to commit suicide and tried again for a second time. I was losing it because I was in a step-parent dysfunctional family. Step-mother's second husband was verbally and physically abusive. He was both to my younger sister but to me was verbally abusive. It was so stressful and depressing. So when I finally turned 18 years old I left home because I was afraid of him laying a hand on me and hated the way he looks at me like he was undressing me. I carried a heavy burden leaving my younger sister to deal with it because I couldn't take her with me. In the end found out she was sexually molested by the step-father when she was 16 years old, turned to drugs and alcohol and in her early 30's overdosed on heroin. She told her mother what happened but went to counseling her mother had her husband there so she knew mother didn't believe her to begin with so she said nothing happened. Imagine carrying that burden?? That really hit me very hard and made me angry at my step-mother for allowing this to happen. I shouldn't have waited too long to tell her that step-father even asked me to a hotel room to have sex since we weren't blood related. So my life throughout the years have been very challenging, lots of ups and downs, married twice, divorced twice, bad relationships, etc. So I dealt with anxiety and depression off and on throughout the years. Then 10 years ago when I started with Robert Kiyosaki, The Rich Dad Company, I learned with deal with a lot of challenges. Depression and dealing with it with drinking and eating and first the first time in my life was 255 lbs. 2008 I decided to lose weight and deal with whatever was causing my emotions and I did and for the first time in my life was very happy. I came to terms with things and let it go and knew it was not my fault. I bought a house for the very first time in my life January 2010. BUT life was pulled out from under me by Robert Kiyosaki and let me go after 10 years!! My self-esteem was lost, etc. That was August of 2010 and I haven't found work since. Robert was always quoting how older people are toasted, etc. I was the one who had done the most changes than anyone in the company, losing 120 lbs because he quoted fat people are lazy, etc. Also told us to walk the talk and work on getting financially free, etc. I was doing that as well. I was committed to him, I was dedicated to him, stood up for him, stood by him as well, etc. Then this, shortly after I bought a house and was working on a plan to get another house for CASHFLOW and looking for ways to afford it, etc. I get let go. He knew how hard it would be for me even though I went back to school to get certified for Web Designing, etc. Why??? I keep asking myself and question the validity of Robert Kiyosaki and the kind of man he is, etc. Now I am dealing with anxiety and depression all over again. This is why I want to post this article because I know there are lots of people out there dealing with life challenges and the way the economy is now. PLEASE read and seek help. Go to a group therapy for people who are dealing with life challenge. I have been listening to the Secret a lot and I am in a situation of losing my house now and unemployment is running out January 2012 and I have no clue where I am going to end up. I will do my best to keep my head up and keep looking and finding ways to save my home and get a job somehow and somewhere something got to give..............

The Worst Ways to Treat Depression

Have you ever tried to eat, sleep, or drink your blues away?

Booze, comfort food, and all-day snooze-fests can temporarily numb feelings of depression — and because of that, self-medicating with these methods (instead of actually getting to the source of your depression and seeking treatment) may sound like a viable quick fix.

Actually, numbing your blue mood with unhealthy coping mechanisms may be one of the first signs of depression, explains Stephanie A. Gamble, PhD, assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. Gamble’s current research into depression in alcohol-dependent women reveals that many women aren’t fully aware of the link between their depression symptoms and their alcohol use until they take a lifetime look at their alcohol usage — when they started, and what they were using alcohol in reaction to.

By some estimates, nearly one in three people with depression have a substance abuse disorder, such as drugs or alcohol. But turning to these vices won’t actually get you the depression relief you seek — instead, it can just make things worse. On top of feeling depressed, you may find yourself in the midst of financial hardship, family conflict, and worsened mood. Click here to read more on this article......