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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|

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|

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|

How to K.O. Anxiety in Under 5 Minutes

"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety." - Aesop The Battle Anxiety is a worthy opponent. You try to punch him down and every time you think you have him knocked out he gets right back up. Do you get into the ring battling it out in a constant fight for your serenity every day and every night? Do you wish you could stop your racing thoughts and just [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T18:17:11+00:00July 28th, 2016|Personal Growth|

I’m Not Ashamed To Say I’m A Sexual Abuse Survivor

"I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive." - Elizabeth Taylor Facts I am 5'4 1/2". My name is Carrie. My father was a truck driver. My mother was a stay-at-home mom/insurance broker. I am a 5th generation (or so) American. I am of European descent. These are facts about me. I am also a sexual abuse survivor. This is also a fact. Although I would like it [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-01-08T17:43:05+00:00June 29th, 2016|Personal Growth, Self Love|

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|

What If You Could Stop Taking Anti-Depressants Forever?

“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Have you seen those commercials for the Addiction Recovery Network or whatever it’s called? The guy proclaims, “I was once an addict, but I’m not one now”. I’m not sure if I believe you can become “un-addicted” to drugs and alcohol, but I do know that you [...]

Carrie L. Burns2019-04-14T18:18:12+00:00June 15th, 2016|Personal Growth|