Depression is said to be the silent killer. While we, as a species, have gotten a lot better at discussing the things that get us down, we still have a long way to go. How do you cope with prolonged sadness that robs the wind for your sails? And what’s the relationship with anxiety and constant worrying?

On this episode, we talk about dark clouds and black dogs. Depression, sadness, loneliness and anxiety. It’s a good job we have a psychotherapist on the team to sort the wood from the trees.

Links:

• https://www.aware.ie/
• https://www.samaritans.org/ireland/samaritans-ireland/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCrniLQGYc   (World Health Organization (WHO)
• http://www.brainblogger.com/2017/12/20/neurological-basis-of-anxiety/
• https://yapko.com/about-depression/   
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOVJgYHj6kc  (Depression and major depressive disorder)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEjWLj5wAFM   (Biological basis of depression) 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSM1p2vN7vg   (Generalized anxiety disorder)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wCbwpnIJsA  (Neuroscience of Anxiety) Easy to follow
• https://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/birthsdeathsandmarriages/suicidestatistics/ (Ireland Suicide Statistics)

Recommended Books (affiliate links): 

• Keys to Unlocking Depression, by Michael D. Yapko, phD https://amzn.to/2ZiQcXQ
• The Anxiety, Depression & Anger Toolbox, by Jeffrey Bernstein https://amzn.to/3gW0xit
• Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, by Dr. David Burns https://amzn.to/3iUsTv3
• Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think (2nd edition), by Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky https://amzn.to/3fnE7WP
• The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness, by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal (MBCT Developers) and Jon Kabat-Zinn (MBSR Deveopler). https://amzn.to/2ZnhPPi
• Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, by Martin E.P. Seligman https://amzn.to/2Cu6sfs
• The Worry Trick, by David A. Carbonnell https://amzn.to/2OveY0R
• Calm the F**k down, by Sarah Knight https://amzn.to/2ZjB10z
• My Age of Anxiety by Scott Stossel https://amzn.to/2Cu6XpQ
• One Missing Piece (a guide to anxiety and aspergers) https://jessieghdesigns.com/

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"Strength doesn't come from what you can do... It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't" - Nikki Rodgers

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