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5 PROVEN Tips To Help You Wipeout Your Depression So You Can Live A Happy Life
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Do You Wake Up at 2 am? Is it Depression? Or is it...?
Do You Wake Up at 2 am? Is it Depression? Or is it...?
Has this happened to you? You go to sleep easily, but 2 am comes around and your eyes pop open. You're totally awake, but you know you need more sleep. You look at the clock and groan - you have to be up at 5 am to get ready for work, and you know you'll be groggy, irritable, and fuzzy-brained if you can't get back to sleep.
Your mind searches for the reason why you can't sleep. You go over your recent fight with your husband, word for word, over and over. Or you agonize over the poor grade you got on that test. You may discover problems you didn't even know you had - not enough time to yourself, too much stress, too little respect from your family or coworkers.
The negative thoughts charge on, and you stay wide awake.
Is it depression? Is it stress? Do you need sleeping pills, or anti-depressants?
Maybe. But before you begin medicating yourself, try this simple experiment. Don't eat any sugar for a week, and don't drink any alcohol after 5 in the afternoon.
You may discover that you can sleep just fine, just by making those simple changes.
If you eat that big piece of chocolate cake or sip that glass of whiskey just before going to bed, your blood stream will be bombarded with the extra sugar. (Yes, I know that alcohol and sugar aren't the same, but they both cause the 2 am wake-up problem, for the same reason.)
Too much sugar (or too much alcohol) in the blood stream is a dangerous situation, and your body will pull out
all it's forces to fight the "enemy." Unfortunately, the battle is fought too aggressively, so by 2 am your blood stream has too little glucose. And your brain needs glucose. Your brain realizes that there's a big problem, so you need to wake up.
Protein can be reprocessed into glucose to feed the brain, but it takes time. In the meantime, you lie there awake, with an imbalance in your brain chemistry that tends to cause a rehashing of everything negative from your day.
Your brain is looking for the cause of the problem but can't find it, unless you understand that the 2 am wakening might be caused by sugar or alcohol. The chances are fairly high that your doctor will not ask you what you ate or drank if you go to him for help. Since you don't know to look at your diet for a clue to the problem, your brain looks everywhere else - at the state of your marriage, at your financial situation, at your children's school grades, at your career prospects...
Next time you wake up too early, think about what you ate and drank last night. By finding the real cause of your insomnia, you may be able to save yourself a trip to the doctor. You might even give yourself an excuse for a healthier lifestyle at the same time.
About the Author
Jonni Good is the author of a self-help book for sugar addiction, and the owner of a website concerning sugar addiction and natural weight loss.
http://www.stress-free-weight-loss.com
For Jonni's latest articles, visit http://www.howtothinkthin.com/blogger.htm
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Welcome to Depression.com |
Facts about depression, including how to manage it and how to live with this medical condition. |
www.depression.com |
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NIMH: Depression |
Such a disabling episode of depression may occur only once but more ... Depression can also affect the physical health in men differently from women. ... |
www.nimh.nih.gov |
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NIMH: Depression |
National Institute of Mental Health presents a comprehensive series of articles on symptoms and management. Includes booklets of personal accounts and ... |
www.nimh.nih.gov |
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Clinical depression - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Clinical depression (also called major depressive disorder) is a state of intense ... By definition the symptoms are not as severe as with Major Depression, ... |
en.wikipedia.org |
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Great Depression - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
The Great Depression was an economic downturn which started in 1929 (although its ... The Great Depression ended at different times in different countries; ... |
en.wikipedia.org |
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Dr. Ivan's Depression Central |
This site is Internet's central clearinghouse for information on all types of depressive disorders and on the most effective treatments for individuals ... |
www.psycom.net |
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Depression Screening Test |
Answer a few simple questions to determine if you are experiencing depressive symptoms. Provides a referral list and information on depression. |
www.med.nyu.edu |
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MedlinePlus: Depression |
From the National Institutes of Health; Depression (National Institute of Mental Health) ... Select services and providers for Depression in your area. ... |
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Welcome to depression-screening.org |
Most people with depression, however, do not seek the professional help they ... The depression-screening.org web site is sponsored by the National Mental ... |
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iFred - International Foundation for Research and Education on ... |
"This book can help those directly and indirectly touched by depression. ... iFred Brings New Hope to Depression with Thousands of Sunflowers ... |
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Depression information and treatment |
Information about depression, depression treatment, and facts about depression. |
www.psychologyinfo.com |
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Depression |
Depression is a strong mood involving sadness, discouragement, despair, or hopelessness that lasts for weeks, months, or even longer. |
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Depression Alliance web site with information about depression ... |
Information about the symptoms and treatment of depression from Depression Alliance, a UK charity for people with clinical depression and anxiety. |
www.depressionalliance.org |
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WebMD Depression Health Center - Learn the symptoms of depression ... |
Articles, links, and resources for sufferers of depression. |
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Depression - Information and Support |
THE starting place for exploring Depression. Support forums, links, articles and more. |
depression.about.com |
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beyondblue: the national depression initiative |
Australian organisation provides information about depression to consumers, carers and health professionals. |
www.beyondblue.org.au |
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Using EFT for Depression, Teen Depression & Clinical Depression |
EFT's results for all forms of depression are often astonishing. In most cases the depressed feelings vanish or are materially reduced within a few minutes ... |
www.emofree.com |
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Depression |
The website for Depression. ... Please note that Depression is comprised of backfile volumes. Volume 4, Issue 2 (1996). Articles in this Issue: ... |
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Depression - MayoClinic.com |
Depression is more than just a bout of the blues. Fortunately, treatments are available. |
www.mayoclinic.com |
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Mental Help Net - Depression (Unipolar) |
Depression is one of the most common and most serious mental health ... Fortunately, there are many highly effective treatments for depression today that ... |
mentalhelp.net |
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