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So I found a couple of interesting links today regarding depression and anxiety.
E-couch "provides information about emotional problems - what causes them, how to prevent them and how to treat them. It includes exercises to help you understand yourself and others better. Even better, it provides you with a set of strategies that might help you to improve your life" and "is co-funded by Australia's beyondblue: the national depression initiative and the Centre for Mental Health Research at the Australian National University."
MoodGym, a sister site of e-couch, claims to "deliver cognitive behaviour therapy
for preventing depression."
Has anyone heard anything about them? I'm especially looking at you, aussies-on-my-flist. I've seen a couple online comments from people who say they definitely do get something out of it. Anyway, I signed up for e-couch so far. They ask you to take a couple of short quizzes to help determine your anxiety and depression levels. I thought it was interesting. Will update if I actually find them useful.
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On the anxiety scale you scored 8.
This score is in the HIGH to VERY HIGH range
Your score indicates that you experience high anxiety. e-couch may help you overcome some of your anxieties and insecurities.
You may also need professional help if you find these symptoms very distressing. There are a number of anxiety conditions that respond well to specialist treatment. These include panic disorder, social phobia, and post traumatic stress disorder.
In panic disorder a person experiences acute symptoms of anxiety (so severe that they may fear that they are having a heart attack). Social phobia or anxiety in social situations can also be very debilitating. For example, some people with this condition find that they can’t sign their name in public. Post traumatic stress disorder often produces very distressing symptoms, including flashbacks, where the person experiences very vivid images of previous trauma.
On the depression scale, you scored 7.
This score is in the MIDDLE to HIGH range
You have more depression symptoms than the average person your age. There are many reasons why you might have scored in this range. Perhaps you tend to become upset by events that others don't react to. Perhaps something unfortunate has occurred in the last few weeks and you haven't got over it, even though you normally cope very well.
In either case, e-couch may be of great interest to you, since it aims to improve the way you approach situations in life.
E-couch "provides information about emotional problems - what causes them, how to prevent them and how to treat them. It includes exercises to help you understand yourself and others better. Even better, it provides you with a set of strategies that might help you to improve your life" and "is co-funded by Australia's beyondblue: the national depression initiative and the Centre for Mental Health Research at the Australian National University."
MoodGym, a sister site of e-couch, claims to "deliver cognitive behaviour therapy
for preventing depression."
Has anyone heard anything about them? I'm especially looking at you, aussies-on-my-flist. I've seen a couple online comments from people who say they definitely do get something out of it. Anyway, I signed up for e-couch so far. They ask you to take a couple of short quizzes to help determine your anxiety and depression levels. I thought it was interesting. Will update if I actually find them useful.
)
On the anxiety scale you scored 8.
This score is in the HIGH to VERY HIGH range
Your score indicates that you experience high anxiety. e-couch may help you overcome some of your anxieties and insecurities.
You may also need professional help if you find these symptoms very distressing. There are a number of anxiety conditions that respond well to specialist treatment. These include panic disorder, social phobia, and post traumatic stress disorder.
In panic disorder a person experiences acute symptoms of anxiety (so severe that they may fear that they are having a heart attack). Social phobia or anxiety in social situations can also be very debilitating. For example, some people with this condition find that they can’t sign their name in public. Post traumatic stress disorder often produces very distressing symptoms, including flashbacks, where the person experiences very vivid images of previous trauma.
On the depression scale, you scored 7.
This score is in the MIDDLE to HIGH range
You have more depression symptoms than the average person your age. There are many reasons why you might have scored in this range. Perhaps you tend to become upset by events that others don't react to. Perhaps something unfortunate has occurred in the last few weeks and you haven't got over it, even though you normally cope very well.
In either case, e-couch may be of great interest to you, since it aims to improve the way you approach situations in life.
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as an aside, i find the name "beyond blue" so ridiculous as to be laughable.
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Also, that was my first lj cut! Huzzah and pudding for me.
Also also, I have not yet read your recent fic but rest assured I shall. Oh yes. *tosses marshmallows in your general direction*
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fic-reading isn't required, you know. :P
mmm, marshmallows.
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Is there anything better than homemade banana pudding, seriously?
*random drive-by squishing*
(because I CAN!)
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*raises hand tentatively*
um... yes?
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;)
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Ah, beyond blue. Just one of those great names the Oz government slaps on things so that it looks like they care, but really its because they want to act like we have no problems at all.
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ps - Have you been able to get on GoS at all today? It's been down for me for hours.
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And no luck for me either - I think wickednouk must be down. Nothing about it at PMBD so hopefully its just a temporary thing.
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Also, you're right. I just tried WNF and it's also down. Damned GoS addiction *twitch twitch* Well, I suppose I should stop procrastinating and work through your composition and color tutorials. (I've been wanting to go ahead and join simgenix and simhaven but then I saw how awesome all of the shoots are. So now I must study a bit first so I don't stick out as the lone n00b. hehe I think simfic50 will still be awhile. I love the diea but I have so much anxiety about writing now. Is it possible to beat yourself up about it so much that you just kill any imagination you had? I'm starting to think yes.)
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Read some David Pelzer and see how you feel after that. "Therapy" can really suck you in. You may even find yourself planning your week around it.
That's what I think. I hope you find it constructive.
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