Depression & Anxiety Archives

The Real Reasons You’re Depressed or Have Anxiety —— A Book Review of Lost Connections

"Everything that causes an increase in depression also causes an increase in anxiety and the other way around. They rise and fall together." - Johan Hari For years I’ve been trying to tell people that you CAN overcome depression and you CAN overcome anxiety and you don’t have to be stuck in a negative loop cycle for the rest of your life. For years I’ve been saying that medication won’t make you happy or cure [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-08-14T23:11:36+00:00August 15th, 2019|Book Reviews, Depression & Anxiety|

Stop Giving a F**k Once & For All

“Maturity is what happens when one learns to only give a fuck about what’s truly fuckworthy." - Mark Manson I’ve been doing a lot thinking about what happiness is and what it isn’t. I've been wondering about what I want versus what society is telling me I think I should have. I've been drilling down into what happiness means to ME and not what others tell me it should mean. Last week my SO was [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-07-31T23:08:56+00:00August 1st, 2019|Change, Depression & Anxiety, Personal Growth|

One Way to Stop Feeling So Depressed All The Time

"Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future."- Swami Sivananda Do you have a constant sense of malaise, depression, boredom or apathy that never seems to go away? Do you read books, try medications, listen to podcasts or attend seminars and never seem to feel better? Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-07-10T18:24:15+00:00July 1st, 2019|Change, Depression & Anxiety, Personal Growth, Self Love|

How to Deal With a Depressed Friend – First, Don’t Ignore Their Call

“Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world." - Helen Keller Always Take That Call Tonight, I was speaking with a friend. He did not have a happy childhood and like many of it influenced his life. On top of the unhappy childhood, he suffered some severe trauma as a soldier in Iraq. He was a witness to his best friend having his [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T18:01:57+00:00July 12th, 2018|Depression & Anxiety, Personal Growth|

Why People Commit Suicide and Can You Help?

"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide." - Albert Camus Why Do People Commit Suicide? Yesterday I found out that one of my friends shot himself in the head. We hadn’t spoken in a few years except the occasional Facebook prompt, yet I feel like I’ve lost a brother and a family member. I was sixteen when I moved out of my house and moved to Orange County, California from [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T18:04:17+00:00November 16th, 2017|Depression & Anxiety|

How To Crush Your Anxiety

“Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.” ― Anais Nin Suffering Do you constantly have a little knot in the pit of your stomach? Do you spend endless nights tossing and turning as you try to get to sleep only to wake up over and over again? [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T18:04:33+00:00October 2nd, 2017|Depression & Anxiety|

7 Quotes by Eckhart Tolle Reminding You To Live In The Now

Eckhart Tolle has some powerful messages if you care to listen. I'm someone who suffers from a low grade constant anxiety and sometimes depression will creep in so I have to work really hard not to slip into the abyss of self-deprecation and rumination. There is so much wisdom in his writings. Through his teachings, among others, I have learned to train my mind to bring itself back to the present as often as possible. [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T18:05:36+00:00May 3rd, 2017|Depression & Anxiety|

5 Reasons Depression is Running Your Life-But Doesn’t Have to

"Be a force of love as often as you can and turn away negative thoughts whenever you feel them surface." - Wayne Dyer Can you barely get out of bed in the morning? Do you dread the idea of going anywhere? Are your days spent crying spontaneously? Do you lie on the couch and zone out to reruns of Law & Order? Or, perhaps you can function through the day but feel like you are [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T18:06:03+00:00January 26th, 2017|Depression & Anxiety, Personal Growth|

4 Reasons Depression is Hijacking Your Thoughts

“You can’t imagine just how much believing in negative thoughts is affecting your life…until you stop.” - Charles Glassman Can you barely get out of bed in the morning? Do you dread the idea of going anywhere? Are your days spent crying spontaneously? Do you lie on the couch and zone out to reruns of Law & Order? I hate to admit it, but I think I did this for years. Yes, years. Or, perhaps [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T18:17:44+00:00June 27th, 2016|Depression & Anxiety, Personal Growth|