Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi

Tips for Staying Connected When Depressed

It's very important to stay connected when you are dealing with depression. Being with your friends or loved ones helps a lot, more than you realized.

When to Know You Have Depression?

Feeling down from time to time is a normal part of life, but when emotions such as hopelessness and despair take hold and just won’t go away, you may have depression. Depression makes it tough to function and enjoy life like you once did. Just trying to get through the day can be overwhelming. But no matter how hopeless you feel, you can get better. By understanding the cause of your depression and recognizing the different symptoms and types of depression, you can take the first step to feeling better and overcoming the problem.

Negative or Unrealistic Ways of Thinking that Fuel Depression

When you are depressed, you can't help but think negative. Even when you try to go back and think of goo memories, the dark shadow will pull you and stop you from being happy. Sometimes, you also think of bad things that have not actually happened yet. These are the unrealistic ways of thinking the just fuel depression.

A Very Dark Shadow Called "Depression"

Being Hiatus for some time now, made me realized how much I love writing and traveling. Not traveling at least once a year really makes me sad. Since I don't travel as often as I used to, all I can do is reminisce all my previous travels and hoping for a chance, hopefully soon, to travel again. The reason for not traveling or writing is very personal, I am dealing with depression. With so much happened to me in 2018, I didn't have the will to write or even travel, I just wanted to stay at home and grovel.

Coping with Depression One Step at a Time

Dealing with depression requires will & energy to actually act on it, but taking action when you’re depressed can be hard. Just thinking about the simple things you should do to feel better, like watching TV, shopping, exercising or spending time with friends, can be very exhausting or impossible to put into action. You'd rather stay at home and never get out of bed or even eat.