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American Journalism Award Best Mental Health Advice Column in the United States goes to Julie A. Fast. June 2007 Mental Health America recognizes superlative media coverage of mental health issues by journalists in television, print, radio, online, wire, photography and entertainment. The MHA media awards are the only peer judged competition for mental health reporting in the United States. Along with 12 other media professionals, Julie Fast will receive a recognition award in Washington DC on June 8, 2007. "Mental illnesses ruins lives, but it doesn’t have to be this way. I want my readers to know that if I can have a productive life despite being mentally ill, they can do so as well. The Mental Health America award helps me see that my writing does make a difference and it certainly makes me want to continue educating the world on how to treat mental illness successfully. It is possible!” - Julie Fast |
Take Charge of Depression
Recognize the Symptoms - and Learn to Manage them Effectively
A proven approach to the treatment of depression that teaches children and adults to cut their symptoms of depression in half or more.
You may be wondering if it really is possible to cut your depression symptoms in half or more. The answer is YES! My name is Julie Fast and I cut my depression by over 80% when I created and started to use the Health Cards System for Depression.
The Health Cards System for Depression is a proven and easy to use treatment plan that can be used by children or adults. The system offers a holistic and concrete approach to ending the control that depression has on your life. Most health care professionals simply don't have the time (and you usually don't have the money) to give you all of the help you need when you're chronically depressed. Because of this, you must learn to help yourself stay well. The Health Cards System for Depression teaches you the tools needed to treat your own depression holistically. The System helps you learn what you specifically need in order to stay well and then shows you how to teach the people in your life to help you stay healthy and stable.
I wish I could express in words how much the Health Cards have helped me and my family. I've tried everything from medications to hospital stays but I just couldn't stay well. The Health Cards are the first hope I've had in years. I never realized there was a pattern to my illness. It felt so random. The Health Cards taught me that I can control this depression. I can do something about it.
Patty S.
Bangor, Maine USA
I lose touch with everything when I get depressed. Work seems impossible. I worry about having friends. I push away the people that love me. I have terrible negative thoughts that tell me I deserve to be unhappy. I just can't seem to get out of the fog. The Health Cards changed all of this. I now know the signs that I'm getting sick and I use the Health Cards to prevent things from going too far. It's a simple system. It's almost like the well me is talking to the sick me. This is the best way that I know to get better. I have a lot of wisdom when I'm well and the Health Cards let me use that wisdom when I'm sick.
Robert G.
Brisbane, Australia
(The Health Cards for Depression Treatment System includes over 200 pages of
Julie's ideas and tips for treating depression comprehensively. The System works
whether you are on medications and want more help managing the illness, or if
like Julie you are unable to take medications for depression due to side effects.
The Health Cards manual comes in three sections. The first explains Julie's
theory on the treatment of depression and clearly explains how the system works.
The second section includes over 50 pages of sample cards and the final section
includes the templates you can use to cut your depression symptoms in half or
more. This is a guaranteed offer. The cost for the system is $39.95 and currently
comes with a special offer that is explained on the ordering page. Julie received
two book deals from major publishing houses because of this system. Please keep
reading to find out more information about this revolutionary treatment plan.
It works.)
As you probably know, depression is a lot more than sadness or unhappiness.
Most people with depression have dozens of symptoms that they deal with every
day. Do you have any of the following symptoms?
- Lack of energy
- Inability to work efficiently
- Feeling that there is no purpose in life
- Constant questioning
- Lack of sexual feelings
- Relationship problems
- Feeling that something is wrong
- Nagging unhappiness
- Negativity
- Mean thoughts and actions
- Easily irritated and angry
- Sleep problems
- Low self esteem
- Attention/focus problems
- Can't make decisions
- Suicidal thoughts
- Overly concerned with the lives of others
- Neediness
- Compare yourself to others
- Easily overwhelmed
- Difficult to meet obligations
- Overly sensitive
- Anxious
- Overanalyze everything
- Psychosis/ hallucinations
- Overly emotional - cry easily
- Brain racing and looping (where one thought keeps going through your mind over and over again)
- Distorted thoughts
- Paranoia ("No one likes me.")
- Reduced immunity to illness
- Eating disorders
- Drug and alcohol problems
- Feel that the depression will never go away
Did you know that these are all normal symptoms of depression? Maybe you thought they were personality or emotional issues. Maybe the people in your life have told you that you have psychological problems. Maybe you are called negative or lazy. And maybe you have tried to deal with these issues with little result. There is a reason for this: if you continue to work on these issues separately without first taking care of the depression, the problems can remain for years - despite all of your hard work.
