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Depression
In Most cases, Depression, Anxiety and Stress are related to being a victim of abuse. Abuse victims tend to block out their past. It is a blocked out portion of their life as a memory suppression. The result of this action is they and those around them do not understand why they act and react to certain situations.
A past traumatic episode forms a reactive response to future situations without thinking about it first. It just comes naturally in a self-defense pattern. For example, as a father of two, I always told my children to quit laughing when playing in the water when ever we went to the swimming pool. Imagine all of the other parents hearing me tell them that. Their initial response would be what a 'cold hearted man' not letting his children have fun at the swimming pool. At the time I really didn't even realize how I was acting. It was not until recently that I realized that my response to them laughing came from a past traumatic experience.
In my late teens or early 20's, my brother and I were playing a game in my mom's swimming pool. We were laughing and then my brother started pointing at his neck. He got out of the pool and started running. It was then I realized he was choking so I got out and went after him, tackled him, and pumped the water out from him. It was that traumatic experience that lead me to react the way I did to my children without even realizing I was doing it.
With that example you can see how something that happens in the past can determine how you react to things today. This is the case to many of life's experiences. So it is important to know that your past determines your way of thinking today. It can affect the way you feel about yourself and the way you treat others. Learning how to control these reactions result in controlling your thinking and how you feel. In turn all of this can help in relieving stress, anxiety and in most cases, depression.
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You have left home. You may be tired, scared or hungry. You want to go home and work things out, but you don't have any money or any way to get home. Thousands of teens have been in your shoes. How did they get home? Through our Home Free program, done in collaboration with Greyhound Lines, Inc., more than 10,000 youth have been reunited with their families, free of charge, since the program's inception. The first step to getting Home Free is calling 1-800-RUNAWAY.
Parent / Friend Resources
Areas where parents & friends can go to for information and resources. How to spot the signs of depression and what you can do to help prevent your child or friend from depression.
Crisis line for youth, teens, and families. Gives callers locally based referrals throughout the United States. Provides help for youth and parents regarding drugs, abuse, homelessness, runaway children, and message relays. Operates 24 hours, seven days a week.
http://www.notmykid.org
Phone: 1-602-652-0163
Fax: 1-602-494-3131
Coping With Depression
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