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Major and chronic depression affect twice as many women as men, so the statistics say. They do not mention that women go for treatment with less of a feeling of stigma than men. Men think they are weak when they admit depression. Women accept it as a consequence of things gone wrong in their lives. There is no doubt that hormonal changes a woman experiences can be a reason why she might be more prone to depression. Hormones do have a role to play in the messages sent to the brain. Here's an interesting piece of information. Family doctors are more than twice as likely to suggest that a woman is depressed than a man with the same symptoms.

Being a Victim and Being Depressed:

Children who are molested are more likely to become depressed. There is a much higher incidence of depression among individuals who have been raped, assaulted, and stalked. People who are harassed or abused on the job have higher rates of depression. Any kind of abuse can cause low self esteem, a feeling of having no control of your life, blaming yourself, and feeling alone and unable to tell anyone. If you grow up in a dysfunctional family which does not support and love you for just being you, you are much more likely to get depressed.

Poverty Breeds Depression

Especially now in our time of media telling us all what we should have, poor people tend to feel more depressed. Women and children make up 75% of the people who are poor. Poor people have less access to resources to get the help they need. Low incomes tend to go along with sadness and low morale. These are things in your environment many times you cannot control. Combine this with coming from a dysfunctional family and you have a recipe for disaster, creating anti social people who have a grudge and need to make their anger known. This can cause terrible consequences for all of us.

Old Age Can Bring Depression:

Anyone who tells you the golden years are the best could get a good argument from a lot of people over 50 I know. So many things are happening at this age. Parents are dying, children are leaving home (hopefully), illnesses are starting, and as you retire, things are changing. The death of a life partner can be a terrible end to a relationship which has lasted for years. Our society places so much value on youth that we send the message that if you are old, you aren't much. Many times older people will congregate with each other so they feel comfortable. They limit contact with younger people and many times that it not good.

So there are many factors and life situations that seem to enter in along with your depression. I pers onally believe that the most important thing to do is to get treatment going and then try to solve the problem which triggered the depression. If you are so depressed you cannot think or solve any problems, you can't be expected to make it out of the pit.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that has no known cure. It is a common disease that affects between 2 - 6 percent of all people. Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread pain in the tendons, ligaments and muscles, and also causes sleeping problems which can leave the affected person feeling constantly fatigued.

Medical researchers are still not clear on what causes fibromyalgia. That being said, it is believed that a number of different factors can contribute to the disease including problems with joints in the low back and neck, surgery, work related injuries, physical or emotional stress or emotional trauma. These factors may explain why some Gulf War veterans suffer from Fibromyalgia.

A health study was done on Gulf War veterans, over a decade after they served in the first Persian Gulf War in 1991. It was discovered that Gulf War vets are more likely to suffer from fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome compared to other veterans who did not take part in that war.

The study that came to this conclusion was done over the course of three years at 16 Veteran medical centers across America, and involved over 1000 gulf war veterans and over 1000 non-Gulf War vets. What was found was that while just over 1% of non-gulf war vets have fibromyalgia, 2% of Gulf War vets are affected by the pain characterized by the disease. This is a significantly higher percentage.

Due to the fact that fibromyalgia can develop in regular citizens and non-Gulf War veterans, scientists are not certain what particular factors have put Gulf War vets at a higher risk for this debilitating disease. Although it is clear that Gulf War syndrome may be the reason, research has yet to confirm that this is true.

What is Gulf War syndrome? It is a term given to illness that cause certain symptoms, some of which include: chronic fatigue, migraines, dizziness, loss of balance and/or muscle control, muscle and joint pain, problems with memory, shortness of breath, indigestion and skin problems. It is believed that Gulf War syndrome was caused by some of the drug experimentation that was performed on the veterans during their time of service.

Thus, some researchers think that Gulf War syndrome may be the reason why some of the vets deployed in this war have developed fibromyalgia. In fact, it is now being suspected and recognized by the Defense and Veterans Affairs, that along with fibromyalgia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig 's disease), and brain cancer has a potentially direct connection to service during the Gulf War.

To learn more about Gulf War syndrome and the other illnesses that affect Gulf War veterans visit . In addition, for those Gulf War vets who suffer from Fibromyalgia, there are different treatments that can be tried to help relieve pain and discomfort. As was mentioned, there is no cure for the disease, but there are ways you can make living with fibromyalgia more bearable. For instance, a treatment that all fibromyalgia sufferers may benefit from is Trigger Point Therapy.

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