We all have occasional bouts of feeling sad every now and then. However when sadness turns to apathy, loneliness, loss of joy and a withdrawal from life, it is no longer just sadness. Depression is a serious condition that affects a person’s feelings, behaviour, thinking and energy. In Ireland depression affects 1 in 3 of us at some point in our lives with an estimated 400,000 people experiencing depression at any one time. (1) What is depression? While the diagnosis of depression is becoming more and more common, the causes and onset are many and varied. Symptoms of depression can come on so gradually,...


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With all the talk of romance in the lead up to Valentine’s Day I couldn’t resist looking at the links and associations with Love, Health, the Heart and Homeopathy.  While we often think of the heart in physical terms and its role in keeping us alive, the heart is also intimately connected with processing our emotional experiences of life.  Look at the poignant phrases we commonly use to describe emotions of the heart. Heart broken Broken heart A heavy heart Cry your heart out Cross my heart and hope to die A man after my own heart To one’s heart is content Wear your heart on your...


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