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Walking Through Depression

Depression

The data is alarming.

According to the National Alliance of Mental Health, more than 17 million U.S. adults – over seven percent of the population – had at least one major depressive episode in the last year.Over 40 million adults in the U.S. – 19 percent of the population – have dealt with some form of anxiety.According to the CDC, 3,000 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 attempt suicide every day.

If depression is a struggle for you, you’re not alone.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: depression, mental health February 11, 2021 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Dealing with Depression During the Coronavirus Outbreak

With much
of the country weeks into a lockdown, calls to the National Mental Health
Hotline have increased by almost 900 percent.

The
uncertainty of these times is resulting in a steep rise in anxiety and
depression. For many, social distancing has turned into social isolation. Some
have turned away from people and toward food, alcohol, online shopping, and
pornography. Others are suffering from racing thoughts, sleepless nights, and irritability.

It becomes
a trap. When we’re anxious and fearful, we can’t concentrate, our creativity
and productivity go down, and it’s hard to see options.

Topics: Current Events/ Family and Home Tags: Coronavirus, depression April 21, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Finding Hope Again

Everybody has moments where they feel a little sad. But some people encounter depression so fierce they don’t know if they’ll ever come out of it again.

Counselors identify six things that lead us to feel overwhelmed, hopeless, and helpless: 

A traumatic eventStrained relationshipsSerious health problemsCrushing disappointmentUnchangeable circumstancePainful loss

Kay Warren has experienced all of those. Kay co-founded Saddleback Church with her husband, RickWarren, in California in 1979. She had been sexually abused, battled cancer and depression, and spent years trying to help her son, Matthew, battle his own depression – a battle she and Rick lost when Matthew died by suicide at the age of 27.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: depression, faith, hope June 7, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Embracing Hope in the Midst of Postpartum Depression

Like a lot of first time moms, Jerusha Clark kept a copy of What to Expect When You’re Expecting on her bedside table. She referenced it frequently. Mostly she stuck to topics on eating well and her labor and delivery.

Looking back, she remembers skipping the section on postpartum depression. Why bother? She was generally a happy woman. She enjoyed her pregnancy, and she loved being a mom when her child was born.

A few months later, everything changed.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, depression, faith, kids, parenting February 15, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

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Jim-Daly Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.

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