Winter holidays are coming soon and many of us are looking forward to them and the gifts. But for some of us the winter season means a low mood, sometimes even debilitating. With the season transition from autumn to winter some of us may start to feel sad, maybe we crave sweets more often, or…
The test (questionnaire) below is designed to test whether there is a seasonal pattern for depression, more specifically winter depression. It is a test designed by Prof. Dr. N. Rosenthal, a well-known expert and researcher in winter depression. What is winter depression? Winter depression is a subtype of major depression. In the Diagnostic and Statistical…
Everyone feels sad sometimes. While sadness is a natural and normal emotion, depression is more than that. If you wonder what is depression, it is a mental illness that has specific symptoms and can have a serious impact on the functioning of the affected person. Today I want to help you learn about what depression…
What are anxiety and panic attacks? Anxiety is characterized by excessive fear, physiological symptoms and behavioral dysfunction. There are clear differences between fear, anxiety and panic attacks, although they are often used interchangeably. Fear is the emotion we feel in response to certain real or perceived threatening stimuli. Fear is one of the six basic…
A newborn can change parents’ life. While it is rewarding, raising a child can put a high amount of stress on their shoulders, especially if your home country is far away and you live in Romania where things can be a little bit more complicated because of procedures or bureaucracy. Parents may have no time…