Dealing with Chronic Pain? 4 Tips on How to Beat Depression and Thrive

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Depression Everyone experiences physical pain. It is an occasional, inevitable, and often a normal part of our daily lives. Chronic pain, however, exists on the extreme end of the life spectrum. Traditionally, it is defined as an ongoing pain that continues for at least six months. Of course, definitions like this are very much subject to individual interpretation. A common understanding of this kind of...
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Men and Depression: Why So Many Men Don’t Get Treatment

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Depression Over 17 million adults in the U.S. struggle with depression. Generally, women report having depression more often than men. However, men are less likely to talk about their struggles with the condition, let alone other mental health issues. The result, then, is that when it comes to men and depression, too many go untreated for far too long, if at all. These men experience all kinds of problems...
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How to Best Support Your Depressed Partner

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Depression When your partner is struggling with depression, you might feel overwhelmed, helpless, and frustrated that you can’t do more to help them.  While you can’t take away their feelings of sadness or hopelessness, one of the best things you can do is to support them. Still, you may be at a loss as to how to do that effectively.  Thankfully, there are some things you can do to help them manage their...
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Why High-Functioning Depression is Not Okay

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Depression High-functioning depression is often given less attention and is regarded with less urgency than more debilitating forms of depression. This isn’t okay and it shouldn’t be considered the ‘norm’.  Just ask anyone who is considered a high-functioning, depressed individual.  The symptoms of high-functioning depression are often the same as more severe cases. However, they may feel or appear less...
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Dark Winter: How to Cope with COVID and Seasonal Depression

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Depression It’s beginning to look a lot like…a long, dark winter. For some people, seasonal depression is nothing new. But, 2020 has been especially difficult already. With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging (and even surging) in some parts of the country, seasonal depression may seem overwhelming worse this year.  Seasonal depression can be hard if you struggle with it. You wake up when it’s dark...
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Am I Sad or Depressed? How to Tell and What to Do About It

Posted by Gina Petrella in Blog, Depression It’s perfectly normal to feel sad from time to time. If you’re going through a particularly rough situation or hard time in life, you might have feelings of sadness more than you usually would.  But, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re struggling with depression.  On the other hand, it’s important to recognize depression for what it is. If you do have the signs and symptoms of depression and...
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