It’s weird. I graduated from Towson and I’m about to buy a house. I have a good job, even though I feel that I’m not using all of my abilities to do the manual labor, I’m not too sad about where I work.

My main problem is that I need a woman in my life. All my life I’ve had girlfriends that I was happy with, but about 4 years ago I went through a terrible time that, looking back, has cursed me. I was dating this beautiful girl named Jen from Australia. We dated for over a year and we were very happy together, but when I came back from Australia and she stayed, I cheated on her. I told her about it and when she wanted to stay together, I said that I wanted to be single.

This is the reason I feel cursed. The girl I cheated on her with gave me genital warts and didn’t tell me she had it and she was really messed up in the head. She cheated on me numerous times and just caused so much pain in my life that I was very depressed and took the illness straight to heart, vowing not to give it to someone else in the hurtful way it was given to me. I didn’t have sex for two years. Read the rest of this entry »

Ive been getting depressed more and more every month. I have been like this since October and my counselor wont come see me anymore.

I feel that it’s mostly because of my sister. Ever since she moved back, she treats me extremely bad. She’ll tell me that I’m stupid, I should die, and that I’m useless. She yells at me for some of the most stupidest stuff and its like every time it just gets worse.

I don’t know what to do anymore. My mom tells me that I just take everything to heart and that she doesn’t really mean all those things, but it causes me to feel like suicide is my only option. Even at school I get ignored and I do dress different and I listen to all that rock n roll, but to me its no reason to judge me. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are a teen that struggles with depression or a parent of one that does, it can be hard to know what the best treatment is.

Some doctors would be quick to put depressed teens on medication after just one or two counseling sessions while some counselors might use therapy alone to treat the depression. If the teen is involved in some type of church, leaders could advise more prayer to solve the problem.

Despite all this confusion, there is new research that sheds some light on which treatment is most effective in helping depressed teens. During this study funded by TADS, some teens were put on Prozac alone, others given CBT therapy alone, and others a combination of the two. Read the rest of this entry »

The mind, body, and spirit connection is continually being backed up by new research.

A new study out of Australia found that dieters who choose a low fat dieting option end up with a more positive mood. The study compared a low-carb, high fat dieting group with that of a low-fat dieting group.  The two groups both ate the same amount of Calories.

At the end of the year long study, both groups lost the same amount of weight, but the low fat group reported better moods.  If you’re looking for a dieting option and also suffer with a mood disorder such as depression, then a fat burning dieting option like Strip that Fat might be worth a try.

Strip That Fat Essentials

Strip that Fat wouldn’t be a traditional low fat diet in that it encourages the dieter to eat healthy, essential fats, but in a responsible manner. So instead of turning to processed fat free food in the supermarket, Strip that Fat  teaches you how to use healthy fats in your diet eating only real foods. Read the rest of this entry »

Those that have struggled with depression know that you can be cruising along fine through life, but wake up one day and feel those negative thoughts and feelings trying to regain control over your life.

It is in this moment that these feelings or thoughts need to be confronted before they take root and ruin your day or at worst send you into a depressive cycle. Read the rest of this entry »