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When Life Gets You Down: Coping with Situational Depression

By Chris Iliades, MD — 2015

When a stressful situation is particularly hard to cope with, we react with symptoms of sadness, fear, or even hopelessness — a type of reaction that’s often referred to as situational depression. Unlike major depression, when you are overwhelmed by depression symptoms for a long time, situational depression usually goes away once you have adapted to your new situation.

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Psychologist Explains the Secret to Making Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal & Lewis Howes

Kelly McGonigal is an inspiring person. Her research is making the world a better, less stressed-out place every day.

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Kelly McGonigal: How to Turn Stress into an Advantage

In her book, The Upside of Stress, McGonigal asks, “If you could choose how stressful tomorrow will be, would you hope for a great deal of stress?” Our natural response is likely a resounding “No.

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The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It

You hear it all the time: stress causes heart disease; stress causes insomnia; stress is bad for you! But what if changing how you think about stress could make you happier, healthier, and better able to reach your goals? Combining exciting new research on resilience and mindset, Kelly McGonigal,...

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