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Ur. Kmchbawh Saysr -- “Everyone Goes Through Periods Of Depression” By Audrey C. Ledato Past Staff Writer Connie K. is at the end of her rope. Thirty-two years old and divorced, Connie is the mother at two young children, ages 2 and 6. For the past couple months, she’s been more Depression also produces physical symptoms. These , Include, but are notlimited to, sleeping problems (too little or too much); loss of energy, fatique, weakness; decrease in appetite end weight lots (or the opposite); constipation; andjflecreay in sexual In Dr. Klrschbaum is one of many mental health pro fessionals nationwide who use a form of treatment known as cognitive therapy. ' Depressed per sons tend to see themselves to a very negative way,” Klrschbaum explained. “They interpret situations incorrectly. Their about what is happening around them affect how MWI f»«l Tliup ms | feel sad and lonely because of a mistaken belief that they -/lm* •’ Dr. W. Kira Abanin ....Unit supervisor —. ■ —— Firat in aeriea So how does this “cog nitive therapy” apply to someone who is suffering from depression? Let’s return to “Connie” and see what happens. Connie is helped to recognize those aspects of her life that she feds can be changed and to alter her attitudes about those aspects which cannot be changed. She begins to recognize that the negative thoughts she has about her 1 in—Sfc^ia self (that she is a bad person and a bad mother) generate negative feelings and adversely affect her behavior. In addition to recognizing the negative thoughts about herself, she begins challenging their accuracy? Eventually? she begins replacing her self . defeating self-talk with ^ more realistic, rational, 'reasonable self-state ments. Connie learns to deal • with a Mg problem by breaking Itdowa into small components. Instead of tackling the whole house at once, she cleans one room at a time. A small accom plishment is experienced as a success and enables her to move on to other tasks. . Because she has fallen into a pattern of neglect ' lllg mmmlf wlille doing for everyone else, she takes steps to add some pleasure to her life: meeting a friend for lunch, joining an Through a cognitive tbe ipproach, Connie all depressions are resolved as quickly. A lot - depends on the individual’s motivation and the length of time she or he suffered from depression before seeking help. Also, some depressions an caused bv biological factors that 'nesrmfedlcaratttntion. in other cases, marriage or family counseling is help ful. When depression is particularly severe, as _whantha person is suiddaL hospitalization may be called for. Whatever the cause, de pressions that don’t go away by themselves in a reasonable amount of time cwMbiMreated. ^Help burg County Mental Health Center, 37&B8. _- _ _ CHARLOTTE. DOLL SHOW PARTICIPANTS - anticipate the evening Asali Je*4 Howard Crowned “Queen” Of DoD Show At the seventh annual Charlotte Doll Show Asali Jeri Howard was crowned queen. runner-up, Windy Michelle Berry, second runner-up, and Tifflnv Bvrum. third runner-up. Children who participat ed in the Doll Show met for a picnic at Sugar Creek Park recently. Prior to the picnic, the children toured the city on the WBT .. ~ Pun Bus. Members of tbe Echoes are: Betty Crawford. Annie Crosby, Angela Gates, Cheryl Gant, Natalie San ders, Ruby Miller, Regina Sellers, Teresa McVay, Linda Evans, Gwendolyn Ingram, and Vivian Wash ington. _:—; .. — ______Use THE OIARLOTIE POST ; ^ I Automobile Air Conditionmtt Service ‘ f. * Service includes complete Vacuum Recharge System - wwro boulevard Sunoco' At-L MfJOW * fcWHOW WAWW TOWING AVMUMt Open Mau-Sat, 6100 South fifed 7:30 AM - 8 PM CKartaUe^TiC -_ll._552-7133_ get a feeling * greet energy or iiOImuUuou Jftarenea*-';" "Tr‘ * The North Carolina Me dical Society says that amphetamine abuse can have harmful, even deadly, side effects. Ampheta mines stimulate the cen tral nervous system and put the body to e general llllll IH hit—, n if m anting to a threat. Phy sicians prescribe die drug in controlled doses to - achieve a specific purpose.; Drug abusers don’t have that kind of knowledge, and they’re also chasing an' ever more powerful OP*® IINIh. Dally • *tH • e— Jffed. A8at, »tU l ► Hems In ► TJDQd < uxwaw ► * ► Class tfieo ’ Section . ; p>ii wbwm _ so well that we offer a 3 YEARWARRANTY cation PLAIN PAPER CQPIEFN *1295°° - , . l“'" canon wcpemu >n i ii ~ i j_ 5237 ALBEMARLE RO. - PH. 568-7090 »miwaiiiAWHMiTyi»o wmoanovuiUN mmi ——. " 1 ■ r{ >ck of rftlsses sundresses «yt*#«hown: R*g. S26to$32 IM • V » ; , r. |» 99 *»• SouthPark - 3*4-7750 Eastland Mall - 508-0100 Concord Mall -Concord 780-8111 .' ; ‘ * j
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