Anti Depression Guide

We often think of physical attributes when we say "It runs in the family".nbsp;nbsp; We might be talking about blue eyes, curly hair, big feet or small hands.nbsp;nbsp; All of my siblings have curly hair so it's safe to say the trait runs in the family.nbsp;nbsp; However, all of my siblings also have some kind of mental health problem.nbsp; BRBRI have five sisters and one brother.nbsp;nbsp; You may have read some of my brother's writing on this blog and you have probably seen his picture on the blog too.nbsp; He suffers from bipolar disorder.nbsp;nbsp; I'm not sure if any of my sisters are bipolarnbsp;because I haven't been in contact with most of them for some time.nbsp; I do know that all of them have varying degrees of depression and some have problems with social anxiety.nbsp;nbsp; My parentsnbsp;suffered fromnbsp;depression and some of my childrennbsp;struggle withnbsp;depression.nbsp; BRBRA loved one sent me the link to a good article fromnbsp;cnnhealth.comnbsp;titled,nbsp;A href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/08/mental.illness.family/index.html" target=_blank"Are you at risk for depression? A quick family history could tell". /AThe article states that family history is a good predictornbsp;of who is likely to have mental health issues.nbsp; The more relatives who have problems, the more likely the patient willnbsp;also havenbsp;problems.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;I think it's important to give our doctors anbsp;thorough history of those members of our family who have struggled with mental health issues.nbsp;nbsp; In the long run, it will help us to better deal with our problems and thus set a good example for those around us.nbsp; BRBR

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