Military Columnist and Navy Wife Shares Personal Experience with Depression During Husband?s Deployment
(ContentDesk) March 19, 2004--Where is a military wife to go when she needs information and support?and she doesn't feel like a "Proud Military Wife"?
These days, thousands of wives from all branches of service are flocking to the newest web site for military families, Shore Duty (www.SarahSmiley.com).
Begun less than 3 months ago, Shore Duty has grown at an amazing speed.
Sarah Smiley, the site's owner and operator, reports that Shore Duty already has over 200 subscribers and more than 4,000 unique visitors a month.So what's so special about this site for military families, and why has it grown so fast?
Smiley says the answer is in Shore Duty's realistic, uncomplicated approach."I wanted to create something for the real military spouse," says Smiley.
"There is so much pressure to be the ?the strong military wife' that society imagines in their head, I want to give these women a place to go when they don't feel so brave?.and maybe not even so patriotic."What?
A military wife not feeling patriotic?
Isn't that near blasphemy?Smiley says it's not only common, it's realistic.
"Not many spouses feel like belting the Star Spangled Banner as they watch the ship leave with tears in their eyes," says Smiley.
"It's natural to feel resentful and sad at this time.
And yet, many spouses feel pressure to maintain a strong, proud, can-do attitude."Smiley believes this pressure contributes to many spouses' experiences with Depression during a deployment.
In a recent installment of her syndicated column (also by the name of Shore Duty), which is published weekly in 7 different publications, Smiley shared her own personal experience with Depression during her husband's first two deployments.She wrote:
"Why is it so hard for us to talk about things like [Depression]?
Why do military spouses in particular feel the need to hide it?
I think it stems from many things.
First, we are taught to be strong and to put on a can-do attitude right from the start.
Then, when our spouses deploy, we're often advised, ?don't bother him with problems back home.'
But mostly, I think, we hide it because we fear being labeled a military wife failure.""This column was definitely the most difficult to write," confesses Smiley.
"It's not easy to bare your soul to a few million readers and strangers.
But I'm glad I did it, and the response has made it all worth it."Every day, hundreds of military spouses go to Smiley's Shore Duty site for encouragement and a realistic dose of what life in the military is really like.
She hopes that with the exposure of her own struggle with Depression, wives who visit the site will feel encouraged?.and relieved.
"There's nothing worse than feeling like you're ?the only one,'" says Smiley.
"But what's worse than that?
Feeling like you're the only one AND everyone else is doing fantastic!
It's nice to know that others have ?been there, done that.'""And trust me," she says, "I have!".
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Attacking Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and Depression are different forms of behavioral disorders that affect the whole life of a person. Anxiety is an emotional disturbance caused due to imbalance in the body system of a person. The Depression is a disturbance caused due to chemical imbalance in the nervous system of the patient. In order to treat Anxiety and Depression, attacking them with proper medical aid is necessary. Anxiety and Depression can not be fully cured.
Though, we can attack them with the help of a proper medication and a psychological treatment. Lots of therapies can also be brought out for the proper treatment of Anxiety and Depression. The medical practitioners hold sessions in order to understand the mental condition of the patient and then proceed to give an appropriate medical aid. For attacking the feelings of hopelessness, you should prepare a schedule for yourself. The items on your schedule will help your healing process, and checking them off each day may give you a sense of satisfaction....
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Talking About Depression
In many ways, our society has allowed many people to believe that they can not communicate their feelings to others. Sometimes, we think that no one will understand. We think that what we are feeling is simply not important, not validated, or just wrong. If it was any of these things, we wouldn't feel this way. These feelings can be symptoms of depression.
To work through this episode of depression, you will need to find a way to talk it out.It is always important to consult a doctor if you feel that you are depressed. Talking to a doctor about your situation can help you know what is really going on inside your head. In many cases, the only way to work through depression is with therapy and medications. It is always beneficial, though, to talk to others about how you are feeling. If you have a trusted friend or family member, that is not going to judge you, then you should take the time to inform them of how you are feeling.
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Military Columnist and Navy Wife Shares Personal Experience with Depression During Husband?s Deployment
(ContentDesk) March 19, 2004--Where is a military wife to go when she needs information and support?and she doesn't feel like a "Proud Military Wife"?
These days, thousands of wives from all branches of service are flocking to the newest web site for military families, Shore Duty (www.SarahSmiley.com).
Begun less than 3 months ago, Shore Duty has grown at an amazing speed.
Sarah Smiley, the site's owner and operator, reports that Shore Duty already has over 200 subscribers and more than 4,000 unique visitors a month.So what's so special about this site for military families, and why has it grown so fast?
Smiley says the answer is in Shore Duty's realistic, uncomplicated approach."I wanted to create something for the real military spouse," says Smiley.
"There is so much pressure to be the ?the strong military wife' that society imagines in their head, I want to give these...
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3 Words That Relieve Stress, Depression & Anxiety
Copyright 2006 Christopher Green
One of the most common flawed modes of behavior performed by every sufferer who enters into a harrowing episode of stress, depression or anxiety concerns the words they use to describe situations and events they are confronted with. In using powerful, emotive words, sufferers will trigger the fear response and the more they use such words, the worse their suffering gets.
Powerful, emotive words are part of everybody's vocabulary. Sometimes, we use powerful words when we lose our temper or we become angry and frustrated. In this state, we give vent to our feelings and the emotions within us have an outlet.
This is fine. For most people, once their emotions have been expressed, they return to their usual selves and life carries on as normal.
But it doesn't work like this if you are prone to stress, depression or anxiety.
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Online Gaming and Natural Supplement May Eliminate Depression in Teenagers
(ContentDesk) March 9, 2006 -- Parents with teenagers battling against depression may have new hope in reaching and helping their child.
A new approach to beating the blues has been launched in the form of online gaming.
Now mixtures of cyber and natural treatments have been adopted by mental health experts in Australia. It's no replacement for counseling, says psychologist Ann Wignall, but it comes as close as an online tool can get to being a way to challenge unhelpful beliefs. Some (teenagers) may feel uncomfortable seeking a counselor or may simply be isolated, she says, and that's where an online service can bridge the gap. An Austrailian-based depression awareness service, beyondblue, reports Depression and anxiety are the most common mental-health problems reported in young people, with 20 per cent of those surveyed experiencing depression by the time they reach 18. Parents need to know what they are dealing with so they can effectively eliminate depression...
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Scottsdale, AZ (ContentDesk) August 17, 2004 -? ContactTracking.com a subsidiary of Elixir Business Support Systems a privately held company in the contact management software field announced today that it now offers an email tool as part of their total software package. This powerful email tool is complete with mail merge and email history logging for each contact. "We are delighted with this addition to our product. We have a product that is continually on the leading edge of online contact...
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