Graeme Lanham's Articles in Depression Show All|Display Category|Title|Newest|Oldest Work Getting You Down? Try These 6 Stress Busters Is your job making you feel anxious, stressed and depressed? Do you feel you can’t cope? You’re not alone. Work related stress and depression is reaching alarming proportions. We all need a certain amount of stress at work. This positive stress keeps us motivated and alert and ready to face the daily challenges that help us perform at our best. It is the negative stresses that are the most challenging and when they become extreme and persistent, we can suffer “burnout” and depression. We may have a feeling of hopelessness or “what’s the use?” Worse still, this can lead to health problems. Your immune system struggles to cope and you become more susceptible to heart disease, cancer and stroke. So what strategies can you use to enable you to cope with these work related pressures and develop greater resilience? In the first of this series of 2 articles, I discussed the importance of seeking professional counseling, taking leave and time out. The critical importance of exercise and the soothing power of pets {particularly dogs} were also discussed. Here are 6 more: Beating The Blues. Warning Signs and Solutions Stress is quickly becoming one of the biggest health problems in the world. According to a study by USA Magazine, 75% of doctor visits in the US are for stress and depression related illnesses. Clinical depression is Australia’s fastest growing illness. The National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing found that one in four women and one in six men suffered from depression. In 20 years, depression will be second only to heart disease as the nation’s biggest health problem. Chances are, you may be suffering from stress and anxiety --even depression. But how do you know? HERE ARE SOME OF THE WARNING SIGNS. Beating Depression. The Power Of Pets Did you know that if you if you suffer from bouts of stress, depression and anxiety, your pet could be one of your best “cures”? To be physically, mentally and emotionally healthy, we all need contact with living things. Research into the bond between humans and animals reveals that something as simple as having a cat or dog as a pet, can protect us from numerous health threats including heart disease, cancer and depression. Dr Edward T. Creagan, a cancer specialist at the Mayo Clinic deals on a daily basis with patients suffering from cancer induced stress and depression. He wrote in “Bottom Line Personal” July 2004: “Social Connectedness, including the unconditional love of a pet, can protect against cancer….. I often write a “pet prescription” for my patients”. His three legged Golden Retriever “gives us the best medicine of all” Beating Depression. Is Your Work Stress Getting You Down? John was a hard working and caring teacher. He loved his job, despite increased workload pressures and the demands of extra curriculum activities. He regularly took work home and his wife often complained that he was “married to his job.” Of concern to her was his occasional bouts of work related depression. Just over 12 months ago, he arrived at work early to prepare for a pre-school interview with “a particularly difficult parent.” At morning tea he suddenly lost consciousness and slumped forward over the staffroom table. Frantic attempts to resuscitate him failed. His heart attack at the age of 53 came without warning. He was in generally good health. According to colleagues he took his job seriously and seemed depressed and anxious in the weeks prior to his death. Teachers, nurses, doctors and police are in particularly stressful occupations. They are constantly dealing with members of the public and research studies show that members of these professions have high rates of stress, depression and anxiety. Doctors also have high rates of suicide. Yet all occupations these days can be stressful. Increased work pressures due to staff reductions and “downsizing” as well as tough deadlines to be met and demanding sales quotas, can lead to health problems including heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure and cancer. The current escalation of fuel prices has placed particular stress on those involved in the transport industry. SO WHAT CAN YOU DO TO REDUCE YOUR WORK STRESS? Beat Depression With These Good Mood Foods You CAN eat yourself happy. A few simple diet changes could make a huge difference to the way you feel! Read on to discover these "good mood foods."

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