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When you are having thoughts about wondering if you or someone you care about is depressed... consider that it is helpful to identify whether the depression is organic or reactive... Organic depression is laregly the result of a chemical imbalance in the neurotransmitter function of the brain that does not allow for effective and appropriate use of brain chemicals which impairs mood and thught process. The is most easily identified in assessing family history... i.e. is there depression evident in the genetic code? It may be apparent as depression, however, it could also be seen manifesting as a drinking problem, reclusion, anxiety, unhappiness, etc. Most often when working with clients they will self-identify their depression... that it's not "because" of something... it's a feeling, an existance that feels familiar and "normal". Reactive depression is typically a feeling of prolonged grief, sadness... it is more in response to a particular life situation a...

Haven't we all just wanted to "get away from it all!" from time to time in our lives. Those times when a situation seems unsolvable or someone in our lives is being unreasonable or unforgiving or unloving! Or when the neighbourhood's not right... too noisy, too quiet, too far away, not close enough... And we think, "I know, I'll move out on my own!" or "I'll move to _______________________". (fill in the blank with your solution place). Or, "I just need a fresh start"... Or, "I just need to get away from _______________". (fill in the blank with the problem person, place or thing!) We have many reasonable justifications for feeling frustrated in our particular individual situations. The feelings of helplessness and hopelessness seemingly caused by external sources can certainly lead to that feeling of wanting to get away... to find relief... I'm not suggesting that it's wrong to want to engage in positive relief ...

Bullying is a very serious issue in our society! There is a lot of news these days about the negative effects of bullying in our schools in particular and I wanted to add my thoughts to this. The main concern I have is that the nature of bullying seems to be misunderstood... Bullying is for the most part, a dynamic where there is a bully and a victim. Addressing the concern by only blaming the bully does not, nor will it solve the problem... it places more focus on the bully and his or her behaviour without looking at or considering why this occurs in the first place. We need to look at why bullies are bullies as well as why victims are victims. In my experience in working with both sides, there are always underlying factors which need to be addressed as well as the behaviour. I'm not suggesting that the behaviour doesn't need to be addressed... it's how it is addressed that is the concern. All people behave in the ways they do because of underlying reasons... it's thos...