NEW YEAR, NEW LIFE:

LET'S OVERCOME
DEPRESSION
By: Daciel Glee L. Bucayan, SN
There is no
health
without
mental
health
Mental Health (W.H.O)
• "Is not just the absence of mental disorder"
• "...A state of well-being in which the individual
realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the
normal stresses of life, can work productively and
fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his
or her community.
Depression
• A mood disorder that causes persistent feeling of
sadness and loss of interest.
• It affects how you feel, think, and behave and can
lead to a variety of emotional and physical
problems.
 "Downcast"
"Heavy laden"
"Brokenhearted"
"Troubled"
"Miserable"
"Despairing"
"Mourning"
(etc..)
Criteria for Major Depressive
Episodes
S-sleep, insomnia
I-interest
G-guilt, feeling worthless or hopelessness
E-energy
C-concentration
A-appetite
P-pyschomotor retardation or agitation
S-suicidal thoughts or recurrent thoughs of death
Suicide
• An act with a fatal outcome that is deliberately
initiated and performed in the knowledge or
expectation of its fatal outcome
• Nebuchadnezzar (boanthropy)
• Peter (temper, poor impulse control)
• King saul (mood disorder)
• David, Jeremiah
4 common myths abouth
Depression
1. Depression is nothing but the "blues"
2. Just pop some pills and it will go away
3. You can self diagnose and self medicate
4. Don't talk about it so it doesn't get
worse
Verbal Warning Signs
• "I can't go on anymore"
• "I wish i was never born"
• "I wish I'd die"
• "I won't need this anymore"
Self Help and Coping
1. Talk to someone you trust about your feelings.
2. Seek professional help
3. Keep up with activities that you used to enjoy
when you were well.
4. Stay connected
5. Exercise regularly.
6. Avoid alcohol intake.
7. If you feel suicidal, contact someone for help
immediately
What does the Bible says about
Depression?
1. Who gives us the encouragement to overcome depression?
*Joshua 8:1*
2. In whom should we trust to support us in overcoming
discouragement?
*Psalms 42:5*
3. How can someone who is worried and depressed be
helped?
*Proverbs 12:25*
4. Where can we find the cure for a broken heart?
*Psalms 34:18*
Jeremiah 30:17
"For I will restore health to you and
restore you of your wounds, says
the Lord"