Battling Depression and Anxiety

The title I have chosen for this first entry is important. It captures the two focuses of this blog. First, the focus will be on delivering information on mood disorders. More importantly, I plan to assist you in battling your mood when your mood undermines the type of life you deserve.

It is a battle, maybe it would be better to say it is a war, since it is really a series of battles. And there are many fronts to this war. You must battle your negative thinking, your lack of energy, your fears, self-forgiveness, negative predictions of the future, and the list goes on and on.

Drug company's advertisements suggest this battle can be won by taking a pill. For most, this is a vast overstatement. Instead, drug therapy is just one weapon one can use in this battle. Don't become discouraged if one weapon fails to deliver the results you want! There are many tools you can use to improve your mood.

Research suggests (and common sense confirms) that the more weapons you have in this battle, the more likely you will be to have an improved mood.