Coping With Depression
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), depression strikes about 17 million American adults every year. This is even more than the number of cases related to cancer, AIDS, or coronary heart disease. What makes it even worse is that an estimated 15 percent of people suffering from depression end in suicide.
Many people coping with depression find that the more they can keep a routine and stay in the habits that make them feel comfortable, such as eating certain foods or being with others or going to a movie, the better they feel.
Dealing with depression may seem like a daunting task. Some people don’t even understand the real nature of the illness.
“A lot of people still believe that depression is a character flaw or caused by bad parenting,” says Mary Rappaport, a spokeswoman for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
It should be noted that dealing with depression does not merely involve willpower. It requires proper medical attention. While Prozac cannot be said to cure depression, it does help to control the symptoms of depression, allowing many people with depression to feel better and return to normal functioning.
The good news is that depression is treatable. In fact, one of the first steps of dealing with depression consists of using either of the two major treatment options available – medication or therapy.
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