Category: Depression

What is Existential Depression?

12/7/2014

What is interesting about this article is, it sets out clearly how some people may become stuck in their lives which then has an impact on their emotional worlds and day to day functioning. We all at some point in our lives to varying degrees will experience depression, clinical or existential.

"People who experience normal clinical depression may also experience existential issues related to the meaning of their life in the course of psychotherapy to treat the depression. This is a normal component of treatment of depression, and many clinicians will often work with the person to help them explore the meaning of their life if this happens".

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Why People Get Depressed at Christmas

12/7/2014

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A thoughtful article on how a special time for some, has the opposite impact for others..."For some people, they get depressed at Christmas and even angry because of the excessive commercialisation of Christmas, with the focus on gifts and the emphasis on "perfect" social activities. Other get depressed because Christmas appears to be a trigger to engage in excessive self-reflection and rumination about the inadequacies of life (and a "victim" mentality) in comparison with other people who seem to have more and do more.

Still others become anxious at Christmas because of the pressure (both commercial and self-induced) to spend a lot of money on gifts and incur increasing debt. Other people report that they dread Christmas because of the expectations for social gatherings with family, friends and acquaintances that they'd rather not spend time with. And finally, many people feel very lonely at Christmas, because they have suffered the loss of loved ones or their jobs."

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What is Existential Depression?

Why People Get Depressed at Christmas

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