Tanisha Herrin
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Dealing with Depression Expert
Tanisha Herrin Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Depression, Mental Health, Self Help, Self Improvement
- Best Sellers
- Fighting the Blues as a Black Woman: How I Survived Suicidal Depression, Trials and Tribulations of Depression: Haiku, Quotes, and Thoughts of the Soul
- Career Focus
- Author, Writer, Business owner
Tanisha Herrin is a writer and author with unique interests in mental health and self-improvement. After publishing her book, Fighting the Blues as a Black Woman: How I Survived Suicidal Depression, Tanisha wanted to help others dealing with depression through her personal experiences with useful knowledge and advice. She has produced numerous detailed articles on mental health and self-improvement topics through various projects including her blog.
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Tanisha Herrin Books
Fighting the Blues as a Black Woman: How I Survived Suicidal Depression
https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Blues-Black-Woman-Depression-ebook/dp/B004OEKF7G/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1504712438&sr=1-1&keywords=tanisha+herrin
Trials and Tribulations of Depression: Haiku, Quotes, and Thoughts of the Soul
https://www.amazon.com/Trials-Tribulations-Depression-Quotes-Thoughts/dp/1847283578/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1504712438&sr=1-2&keywords=tanisha+herrin
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Living with major depression: Why it’s difficult to overcome
Some may not understand major depression and why it is difficult for people that suffer. Many have experienced the blues or felt depressed for different reasons. A traumatic experience or unexpected loss can cause a period of depression. But there is more to the situation than just feeling sad or emotional that only people with this kind of depression only understand.
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Teenage depression: What I would tell my teenage self how to cope
Looking back, I view my high school years as the worst period of my teenage life. It was hard to accept myself the way I was. I hated myself as a teenager every other day. I hated the way I looked. I hated the way my peers would tease me. I hated I didn’t have “good” hair or looked as pretty as the other girls.
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Dealing with depression: Why some have a harder struggle than others
Depression can be a temporary episode of sadness. It may stick around for a short time as a few days. But for others, it grows into weeks and months. We know hormones could be an issue, but aside from the medical and scientific aspect of why the length of depression varies, what are reasons why some struggle with it longer than others? Lack of Support
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What to do when you feel hopeless
Feeling hopeless is common when you’re depressed. People experience such feelings now and then but some find it easier than others to look at the bright side. The feeling of hopelessness with depression puts your mood and state of mind in a dark place. It can be challenging to see past the darkness and believe things will get better. Sometimes you’re not up for all the inspirational motivation pick-me-up stuff. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do something about how you’re feeling.
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5 Ways to help manage and cope with severe depression
Severe depression, also known as major or clinical depression, can be a challenging struggle. There are days feelings of sadness seem too much to bare. You don’t feel like getting out of bed. You can’t stop crying. You don’t want to be bothered. You’re in a deep hole that makes it hard to get simple tasks done. Your pain is so heavy you don’t want others to know what you’re dealing with because they may not understand. So much energy is needed just to stay focused. There are many others dealing with the same confrontation day in and day out.
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Managing depression on a budget: How to help yourself cope at little or no cost
If you struggle with depression, you may think that you have to spend hundreds of dollars per month in counseling sessions or paying for medication to control your symptoms, but if you simply don’t have insurance or cash to cover such treatment, there are ways you can help yourself cope with depression on a budget.
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Depression and African Americans: Why Blacks Need to Keep the Dialogue Going
People of all backgrounds experience depression, but in the black community, we feel it is something more than just prolonged feelings of sadness. It’s obvious it affects our community differently than other ethnic backgrounds. So why isn’t depression (black depression) discussed more often in the black community? Gain and Exchange Knowledge
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Suicide Prevention: When Someone You Know Shows Warning Signs
If someone you know is suicidal would you recognize the warning signs? While we all deal with personal struggles, sometimes they can have a serious toll on people we least expect. Hearing about someone taking their own life is always difficult no matter if you knew them personally or not. However, hearing about someone you know taking their own life is unsettling. You may think warning signs are unseen in someone you know well, but this isn’t always the case.
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African Americans and Depression: Benefits You Gain When Taking Action to Get Help
In recent years, more focus has been placed on mental health stigma as it relates to blacks dealing with mental health issues. While efforts are being made to raise awareness about what has held blacks back from addressing personal issues about mental health, the topic is still a problem in the black community. Blacks still ignore the fact that depression is a problem in our community. It seems like the interest to fix it isn’t ongoing or there is a peak in the interest that falls flat soon after.
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Antidepressants for Depression: How Understanding Pros and Cons May Help You Find a Medication that Works
Those who struggle with depression may find antidepressants useful to help manage symptoms. Antidepressants are a form of medication used to reduce symptoms of depression and help people feel better so they can live better.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Tanisha Herrin
Living with depression isn’t something to wish upon anyone. Everyone should have a chance to the live the life they want to live without emotional hurt or constant sadness. Dealing with depression means doing something productive that keeps depression from taking over you. You shouldn’t feel ashamed or embarrassed if you want to improve yourself, but take it as a sign of hope and light from within that you want to see change. It takes hard work, diligence, and persistence to fight depression. To look at things in life in a better light is a battle worth fighting for. – Tanisha Herrin
“Yesterday is History…Tomorrow is a Mystery…Today is a Gift – That’s why it’s called the Present.” - Babatunde Olatunji
“Every time you feel depressed about something, try to identify a corresponding negative thought you had just prior to and during the depression. Because these thoughts have actually created your bad mood, by learning to restructure them, you can change your mood.” – David D. Burns
“Depression, for me, wasn't a dulling but a sharpening, an intensifying, as though I had been living my life in a shell, and now the shell wasn't there. It was total exposure.” – Matt Haig
“At times, I feel overwhelmed and my depression leads me into darkness.” – Dorothy Hamill
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Tanisha Herrin is a professional writer with over 13 years of experience in writing. Tanisha is creator of Creative Writing Inspirations which features books, web content services and creative writing projects. She has skill development as a copywriter, ghostwriter and online content provider. You can learn more by visiting https://www.creativewritinginspirations.com/.