Managing Depression: Overcoming Barriers and Getting Help
Depression is a serious mental health condition that if left untreated can result in serious health problems, and in some cases, suicide. It's important to know the symptoms, whether or not you have any risk factors for depression and when to seek help.
It's normal to feel stress from time to time. But if the stress lasts a long time and doesn't go away, you may need to take take steps to manage it in order to stay healthy. Coping with stress starts with identifying what triggers your stress and then figuring out a positive outlet for those stressful feelings.
Panic attacks are sudden feelings of intense fear or terror that can occur without warning and are marked by powerful physical symptoms. You can have a panic attack because you are anxious about something or it can occur out of the blue. If you worry a lot about having another panic attack and they keep occurring, it may be a sign of panic disorder, and you should seek professional help.
Making healthy lifestyle changes can help in treatment for depression, along with medication and therapy. Things like healthy eating, exercise, reducing alcohol consumption and meditation can help relieve some of the symptoms of depression and keep depressive episodes from happening.
