A member recently asked a very provocative question: "Do you sometimes feel 'happy' about being depressed and not want to overcome it?" Once you get past your outrage, really think about what this means. Does holding on to your depression instead of healing accomplish something for you? Maybe you want to make someone feel guilty for hurting you? Maybe it feels easier to let someone take care of you instead of trying to make your own way? Maybe you would feel like you lost your identity or creativity if you did not feel so deeply? Voting in the poll is anonymous so really search yourself and be honest on this one.

This article from Cathy Wong, our Alternative Medicine Guide, provides some insight into how emotions and physical health are interconnected. Depression, for example, is related to the health of the liver in TCM.

Is your child confused or upset because you don't feel up to doing things with them like you used to? "Why Are You So Sad? A Child's Book About Parental Depression" is written in easy to understand language that will help children understand what their parent's depression is and how to cope with their feelings about it. Read Review

Cognitive therapy makes the assumption that thoughts precede moods and that false self-beliefs lead to negative emotions. Cognitive therapy aims to help the patient recognize and reassess his patterns of negative thinking and replace them with positive thoughts that more closely reflect reality.

Studies have shown that cognitive therapy can be just as effective in treating depression as antidepressants.

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