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Marijuana and Depression

Marijuana is a hot-button issue right now. It is highly debated – is it good for treating certain conditions? Should it be nationally legalized?

One thing is for certain – it is not going away any time soon. For that reason, it is a good idea to evaluate whether it can be utilized to treat disease or treat symptoms related to disease.

Can marijuana help treat depression?

[recovering-and-healing]

MENTAL ILLNESS makes us hate ourselves because our minds are sick. But who are we if not OUR MINDS?

Sam Pilerdord (via your-recovery-space)

[recovering-and-healing]

Image “YOU ARE IMPORTANT”

[elasanna-fiction]

No i m not

[cmea-hp-deactivated20180720]

^^ In all my time of living (though it may not be more than a quarter of a century), I have NEVER met or heard of someone who wasn’t important. There is a person out there who is alive because of something YOU did. There is an animal who has known a loving hand because YOU decide to stroke it. There is a child who looks up to you, and thinks you are the absolute coolest older person they have ever met— and will strive to be like you. There are adults out there who wouldn’t know the love of a child without you. Don’t you ever believe for a second you are not important. We are ALL important to someone and something.

[awkwardlilsnekk-deactivated2016]

Every star in the sky might think it’s not important. It might look around and see that there are so many other stars around it, so many others that they say are burning brighter, stronger. But I promise you, somewhere out there, someone’s following that star home.

[kittymcstink-deactivated2017080]

you are always always important

[septmilleneurones]

People in your life and strangers you’ve briefly interacted with have been touched by things you’ve done and said, even if you don’t know it.

[southernpiphi]

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[ceezor]

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What made you happy during the day?

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Think of 3 things that made you happy today.

- Write them down in your journal  - Repeat this every day  - If you cannot think of three things that made you happy  - At least write 1 thing that made you happy today  - Write it down in your journal  - Keep that journal close to you  - Read it over and over and over and over when you feel hopeless  - It might help you feel hopeful again

[serious]

[nlodepression-blog]

Are you familiar with these lesser-known depression symptoms? 

-Psychosis

-Drug Use

-Self-deprecation

-Promiscuity

-Weight Gain

-Overspending

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Study Looks at Facebook and Risk of Depression

Comparing ourselves to others is often a habitual practice, but it can be incredibly damaging — especially when done on social media sites like Facebook.

In fact, new research has shown that making such comparisons online can lead to depression — even more so than making them in-person. The rumination and overthinking that occurs while we’re scrolling through someone’s profile has deep ties with poor mental health.

Researchers from Lancaster University in the U.K. analyzed data from 14 countries regarding social networking and depression. They discovered Facebook users were at an increased risk for depression when they:

Experienced envy while observing others’ lives

Were Facebook friends with their exes

Posted negative status updates regularly

Made negative comparisons

Unsurprisingly, women and people with neurotic tendencies were even more prone to developing depression. Considering over a billion people use Facebook, this puts a lot of people at risk.

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Can you relate? Join the discussion on NewLifeOutlook!

[stacojiu]

Rest a little, you deserve it ♥

[22tangledpines22]

I agree whole heartedly with this.

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Share some words of encouragement here. You are never alone in your fight. 

[psych2go]

Mental illness

[psych2go]

Do you recall the theory that goes with this concept?