Sex and Depression
Many depressed people do lose interest in sex while there are some who find that sex is the only thing that makes them feel better. If you or a loved one has depression, just know that it’s normal to feel and act unhappy.
Here are 7 steps to help you and your relationship battle depression
1. Identify when and what triggers your depression and let your partner, family or friends know so that they are prepared before it happens.
2. Make a list of all the things that you are most grateful for and keep it close by so that you can look at it as a daily ritual.
3. Get out of your home or office, even if it’s just for a short walk preferably with your partner or a friend. Go to support groups, the mall, out to eat, the movies or anyplace where you can be socially active.
4. Take care of yourself physically. Get up, bathe each day and eat nutritious foods. Do not abuse your body by under eating or over eating.
5. Make your heart sing by doing something that makes you laugh or smile. Watch a funny TV show or movie, play with a dog or cat, watch kids play at a playground, go to the zoo, listen to good music or tickle your partner.
6. Do not neglect intimacy, even if you don’t feel like having sex. If you are in a relationship, let your partner know how much you appreciate him or her. Hold, kiss and caress each other because your brain will release pleasure endorphins that will rapidly elevate your mood. If you’re unattached romantically, pleasuring yourself will give you the same flood of feel-good endorphins.
7. Believe that your depression will be replaced with happiness and make a daily habit of visualizing yourself enjoying life again.
Here are 7 steps to help you help your partner deal with depression
1. Do encourage your partner to get all the professional help available.
2. Offer supportive words, but do not show pity.
3. Emphasize your partner’s good qualities, especially when he/she is feeling down.
4. Help your partner stay active by taking them out socially and stay physically active by walking or exercising together.
5. Listen and be as patient as if your partner was recovering from a surgery.
6. Don’t despair or blame yourself for your partner’s depression. In fact take time to value and reward yourself for being such a loving and caring person.
7. Believe that your partner’s depression will be replaced with happiness and visualize the two of you enjoying life again.
The best therapy for depression or any other serious illness is a good relationship and a loving, supportive partner. The good news is that there is help out there. For more information on depression go to www.depression.com
Why You Need A Love Coach
To help assist you with your personal development, in the area of achieving specific goals in love, dating, relationships, romance, intimacy and sexuality. A Love Coach is a person who is trained and certified in Love Coaching skills. There are strong parallels between Life Coaching and Love Coaching, both offer powerful coaching strategies, but the expertise of a Love Coach can help you to find love, become a better intimate communicator, be more romantic and have the best sex of your life.
Below is a short self-assessment of your love life. Answer the following questions and determine for yourself if you can benefit from Love Coaching. Check one box in each category that describes how you feel about your love life for that category.
| Category | Very Unhappy | Dissatisfied | Content | Satisfied | Very Happy |
| Self Love | |||||
| Dating | |||||
| Romance | |||||
| Communication | |||||
| Intimacy | |||||
| Sexual Fulfillment |
Categories marked as “Very Unhappy” means that you could benefit from working with a Love Coach to help you improve the quality of your love life.
Categories marked as “Dissatisfied” or even “Content” means that there is still room for improvement and you should consider working with a Love Coach so that you don’t end up being “Very Unhappy.”
If you checked “Very Happy” in all categories, you have a happy and healthy love relationship. You would make a great “Love Coach” who could help others empower themselves, find and maintain the love they want in their lives.
Ask a Love Coach a FREE question at www.AskALoveCoach.com
If you want to become a Certified Love Coach, check out the online course at Loveology University: http://www.loveologyuniversity.com/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseID=22
Passion at Home Promotes Passion at Work
Relationship satisfaction and job satisfaction actually feed each other. Business and relationships have similar goals. They both seek to create positive relationships that will make their partners happy. They both use a team approach that involves working toward common goals.
When employees have the healthiest relationships with passion at home, they are most likely the most productive at work. Employees in failing relationships cost employers money. These workers often have serious health issues such as increased stress and anxiety, depression and even substance abuse. Consequently they cost companies more money in healthcare and lose money for the company in productivity.
There is a direct correlation to success in business and success in love, although we don’t always recognize it.
The Correlation Between Love and Business
•Business & Relationships both want to make their partners happy.
•Passion at home increase profitability at work.
•Unhappy relationships at home decrease profitability at work.
•Problems at Home = Problems at Work
Costs of Divorce & Breakup Problems
1.Each divorce costs society over $25,000.
2.Stress issues cost Corporate America $300 billion annually.
3.Divorce annually costs taxpayers an estimated $30 billion in federal and state expenditures.
Overall Company Impact:
1.Failing relationships cause decreased productivity.
2.Divorce and breakups are not one-time events.
3.Unhappy employees often have serious health concerns.
Survey by Marriage CoMission Research Report created by Life Innovations, Inc
http://www.divorcemag.com/statistics/statsUS.shtml
•There are 2.3 million marriages a year
•1.2 million divorces a year
•Most people who divorce get remarried
•90% of Americans marry at least once
•Median age at first divorce: Men: 30.5 – Women: 29
•Median age at second divorce: Men: 39.3 – Women: 37
•Number of unmarried couples living together: 5.5 million
CEO’s should invest in relationship courses from www.LoveologyUniversity.com for their employees so that their love lives thrive and their work lives are more productive.
Dr. Ava Cadell 