Comments on: Depression and Anxiety Across Cultures http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/03/14/depression-anxiety-crosscultural/ Looking at life through the prism of psychology, philosophy, mental health and more. Originally created by counsellor, psychotherapist and philosopher Dr Greg Mulhauser, this blog is now the work of an international team of contributors. Fri, 25 May 2012 16:17:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kathy http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/03/14/depression-anxiety-crosscultural/comment-page-1/#comment-48575 Kathy Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:06:57 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/03/14/depression-anxiety-crosscultural/#comment-48575 Hi. I think this is great. I am currently building a website about eating disorders and I've just added a page linking to this site. I'm a recovered anorexic, I recovered with cognitive behavioral therapy, and am aware that eating disorders are depression based. There's still a lot of stigma around eating disorders, and I think it helps to simplify them by letting people know that at their root is low self esteem and depression. I think it eases the panic associated with people starving themselves. The Goa project is great...we need these everywhere! Hi. I think this is great. I am currently building a website about eating disorders and I’ve just added a page linking to this site. I’m a recovered anorexic, I recovered with cognitive behavioral therapy, and am aware that eating disorders are depression based.
There’s still a lot of stigma around eating disorders, and I think it helps to simplify them by letting people know that at their root is low self esteem and depression. I think it eases the panic associated with people starving themselves.
The Goa project is great…we need these everywhere!

]]> By: duncan mark http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/03/14/depression-anxiety-crosscultural/comment-page-1/#comment-43533 duncan mark Tue, 06 May 2008 10:42:33 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/03/14/depression-anxiety-crosscultural/#comment-43533 well it is very interesting that there seems to be a relationship between ones cultural orientation and perception of depression.i come from a backgroud where mental illnesses are viewed as potential lack in a persons ability to cope with stressful times but this is proving to be wrong many friends of mine complain of lack and sleep and frequent headache attacks and attribute it to stress well i do not know how far that is true thanks for now kenyan well it is very interesting that there seems to be a relationship between ones cultural orientation and perception of depression.i come from a backgroud where mental illnesses are viewed as potential lack in a persons ability to cope with stressful times but this is proving to be wrong
many friends of mine complain of lack and sleep and frequent headache attacks and attribute it to stress well i do not know how far that is true
thanks for now
kenyan

]]> By: Evan http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/03/14/depression-anxiety-crosscultural/comment-page-1/#comment-43055 Evan Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:06:22 +0000 http://counsellingresource.com/features/2008/03/14/depression-anxiety-crosscultural/#comment-43055 What a wonderful project. I think it could well teach us much. I'm a bit allergic to categorising people (though it can save lots of time) and their problems. Not admitting to emotions also seems to happen in strongly individualistic societies (I have grown up in an Anglo-Saxon one - Australia). Here a headache tablet marketed itself with the slogan "Soldier On". The stigma of mental illness still applies to in some ways. Eg those who say they are depressed usually receive the advice to 'just snap out of it'. How I wish we had hundreds of programs like that operating in Goa! What a wonderful project. I think it could well teach us much.

I’m a bit allergic to categorising people (though it can save lots of time) and their problems.

Not admitting to emotions also seems to happen in strongly individualistic societies (I have grown up in an Anglo-Saxon one – Australia). Here a headache tablet marketed itself with the slogan “Soldier On”. The stigma of mental illness still applies to in some ways. Eg those who say they are depressed usually receive the advice to ‘just snap out of it’.

How I wish we had hundreds of programs like that operating in Goa!

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