RUSH TRANSCRIPT Us realize ░░░░░░░░ conversation recently More of ░░░░░░░░ realize that reaching out ░░░░░░░░ help is wise not ░░░░░░░░ Depression for example Let ░░░░░░░░ learn 5 basics about ░░░░░░░░ Christine cauwels is a ░░░░░░░░ health counselor who provides ░░░░░░░░ and resources on line ░░░░░░░░ with with 5 things ░░░░░░░░ wants us to here ░░░░░░░░ us five things that ░░░░░░░░ wants us to know ░░░░░░░░ depression Christine hi How ░░░░░░░░ you doing today I ░░░░░░░░ very how are you ░░░░░░░░ you I m glad ░░░░░░░░ re talking about this ░░░░░░░░ I really can t ░░░░░░░░ talk depression I just ░░░░░░░░ so many of us ░░░░░░░░ we all know people ░░░░░░░░ maybe even ourselves Going ░░░░░░░░ this your first point ░░░░░░░░ depression being more than ░░░░░░░░ blue Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ that Right so depression ░░░░░░░░ not just feeling sad ░░░░░░░░ think sometimes colloquially we ░░░░░░░░ throw that word around ░░░░░░░░ it s actually more ░░░░░░░░ that Everybody has highs ░░░░░░░░ lows ups and downs ░░░░░░░░ depression is a serious ░░░░░░░░ illness and it can ░░░░░░░░ negative effects on how ░░░░░░░░ feel Think act Um ░░░░░░░░ more than just feeling ░░░░░░░░ And so that s ░░░░░░░░ difference between just being ░░░░░░░░ I m sad today ░░░░░░░░ of something sad happened ░░░░░░░░ s my actions and ░░░░░░░░ feelings and my thoughts ░░░░░░░░ affected on a regular ░░░░░░░░ by this that s ░░░░░░░░ depression Correct correct Okay ░░░░░░░░ s a chemical imbalance ░░░░░░░░ then that leads us ░░░░░░░░ your next point which ░░░░░░░░ that depression is not ░░░░░░░░ fault because it s ░░░░░░░░ and medical Is there ░░░░░░░░ a medical component Not ░░░░░░░░ it could be situational ░░░░░░░░ something like extended grief ░░░░░░░░ can throw someone into ░░░░░░░░ depression But what we ░░░░░░░░ really talking about here ░░░░░░░░ more than critical depression ░░░░░░░░ that is more of ░░░░░░░░ chemical imbalance Well that ░░░░░░░░ why I think we ░░░░░░░░ get to the signs ░░░░░░░░ depression Now we have ░░░░░░░░ list that you provided ░░░░░░░░ us some different ways ░░░░░░░░ knowing that this might ░░░░░░░░ happening to you lost ░░░░░░░░ loss of interest in ░░░░░░░░ that you would normally ░░░░░░░░ much enjoy Feeling hopeless ░░░░░░░░ lack of self esteem ░░░░░░░░ in your appetite and ░░░░░░░░ weight having sleep problems ░░░░░░░░ lack of energy So ░░░░░░░░ of those things do ░░░░░░░░ need several of those ░░░░░░░░ Or maybe Would one ░░░░░░░░ them be enough For ░░░░░░░░ actual diagnosis You do ░░░░░░░░ to have several in ░░░░░░░░ category If it s ░░░░░░░░ one or two then ░░░░░░░░ would not meet the ░░░░░░░░ for clinical depression but ░░░░░░░░ could be something else ░░░░░░░░ are other mental health ░░░░░░░░ that do overlap so ░░░░░░░░ s always worthwhile getting ░░░░░░░░ out on that list ░░░░░░░░ would you say you ░░░░░░░░ you hear most most ░░░░░░░░ from people who say ░░░░░░░░ feel they re depressed ░░░░░░░░ there are there one ░░░░░░░░ two symptoms on there ░░░░░░░░ stand out to you ░░░░░░░░ the thought of feeling ░░░░░░░░ That s the biggie ░░░░░░░░ s the first thing ░░░░░░░░ realizes as they just ░░░░░░░░ sad they feel down ░░░░░░░░ they don t enjoy ░░░░░░░░ that I used to ░░░░░░░░ that I think is ░░░░░░░░ one of the first ░░░░░░░░ primary indicators is when ░░░░░░░░ just can t get ░░░░░░░░ You go to your ░░░░░░░░ s soccer game and ░░░░░░░░ enjoy seeing your child ░░░░░░░░ but it just doesn ░░░░░░░░ have that same feeling ░░░░░░░░ you re used to ░░░░░░░░ it okay So 0 ░░░░░░░░ is to get help ░░░░░░░░ mean that might be ░░░░░░░░ one that is most ░░░░░░░░ through therapy or medication ░░░░░░░░ say we should not ░░░░░░░░ it go on treated ░░░░░░░░ do you think we ░░░░░░░░ start with that with ░░░░░░░░ It can start in ░░░░░░░░ variety of places As ░░░░░░░░ said I work for ░░░░░░░░ online telehealth company which ░░░░░░░░ um some people get ░░░░░░░░ that normally wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ able to you can ░░░░░░░░ through your insurance company ░░░░░░░░ get a referral for ░░░░░░░░ therapist or a mental ░░░░░░░░ provider You can start ░░░░░░░░ your primary care doctor ░░░░░░░░ s a great first ░░░░░░░░ minister doctors you already ░░░░░░░░ comfortable with and explain ░░░░░░░░ s happening They could ░░░░░░░░ able to help you ░░░░░░░░ they could provide referral ░░░░░░░░ for um someone who ░░░░░░░░ more specialized And finally ░░░░░░░░ really like this point ░░░░░░░░ depression does not discriminate ░░░░░░░░ that s why we ░░░░░░░░ t be embarrassed by ░░░░░░░░ at all It can ░░░░░░░░ anyone from children to ░░░░░░░░ and some of the ░░░░░░░░ successful people you know ░░░░░░░░ suffered depression Talk about ░░░░░░░░ It really doesn t ░░░░░░░░ It can be some ░░░░░░░░ years old or hopefully ░░░░░░░░ five But it does ░░░░░░░░ Um we see it ░░░░░░░░ lot in adolescents Unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ we said it s ░░░░░░░░ chemical imbalance It s ░░░░░░░░ no different I explained ░░░░░░░░ to my clients A ░░░░░░░░ is someone who has ░░░░░░░░ has a kind of ░░░░░░░░ down to their body ░░░░░░░░ they cheated us Such ░░░░░░░░ brain is a part ░░░░░░░░ the body So if ░░░░░░░░ is a chemical imbalance ░░░░░░░░ on in the brain ░░░░░░░░ s no different You ░░░░░░░░ t tell someone not ░░░░░░░░ go get into one ░░░░░░░░ their diabetes so I ░░░░░░░░ t I want people ░░░░░░░░ feel like they can ░░░░░░░░ get the medications or ░░░░░░░░ they need for a ░░░░░░░░ imbalance in the brain ░░░░░░░░ s that says it ░░░░░░░░ there Christine we re ░░░░░░░░ up your website now ░░░░░░░░ is get that cerebral ░░░░░░░░ and that s where ░░░░░░░░ can get a hold ░░░░░░░░ you and this service ░░░░░░░░ you provide about the ░░░░░░░░ health assistance online So ░░░░░░░░ you for providing that ░░░░░░░░ thanks for everything that ░░░░░░░░ do it s good ░░░░░░░░ good to have you ░░░░░░░░ today Thanks Christine Thank ░░░░░░░░ We come back today ░░░░░░░░ our next half hour relationship