Depression: many faces

Sadness does not even begin to describe what depression is all about. The emotionality, thought processes, irritability and changes in daily lifestyle transform the individual in totality. Known devils are better than unknown ones. You can prepare for their arrival and combat them better when they do! Knowing the faces of depression helps identify emotions better and deal with them appropriately.

Mania and Bipolar Disorder

Happiness: who wants that?

Everyone yearns to be happy and energetic, to steal the attention in a gathering, speak aloud and be heard; and have positive thoughts and emotions. Elation, exaltation, euphoria, and ecstasy are all positive emotional states that hallmark happiness. However, when these positive emotions become unreasonable, disruptive, and uncontrollable, they interfere with functioning and constitute the psychological disorder: Mania. The mon waxes and wanes. So do moods at times. At times at regular intervals. At times at random. One must understand the swings and processes to know what is real and what a facade...