HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT DEPRESSION THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT DEPRESSION THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW. 

1. Researchers of the New-York University established that depression destroys nerve cells  
    In the front part of the cerebral cortex, which is responsible for optimism. When the  
    A way to restore them is found, it will be possible to overcome depression.

2. The World Health Organization estimates that depression will be the second highest 
    Medical cause of disability by the year 2030, second only to HIV/AIDS.

3. The American Psychiatric Association has made up the rating of the most depressive 
    Professions:

                        -Babysitters, nannies, nurses and the unemployed (12.7%),
                        -People working in public catering: waiters, cooks and barmen (10.3%),
                        -Doctors, nurses and social workers (9.6%).

4. About ¾ of the population of the USA take antidepressants.

5. Women are twice as likely to suffer from depression than men. Women may be at a 
    Higher risk for depression due in part to estrogen, which may alter the activity of 
    Neurotransmitters that contribute to depression.

6. Researchers have recently found that those who suffer from depression are at risk for 
    Low bone mineral density. Depressed women are especially at risk for developing 
    Osteoporosis.

7. Abraham Lincoln first fell into a deep depression after Ann Rutledge, his first love, 
    Died. Lincoln reportedly suffered from chronic depression his entire life.

8. As many as 15% of those who suffer from some form of depression take their lives each 
    Year.

9. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), more than 6% of children suffer 
    From depression and 4.9% of them have major depression.

10. Depressed people get colds more frequently than non-depressed people.

11. Sufferers of depression are more likely to have a heart attack than those who are not 
      Depressed. Additionally, people who have heart attacks or heart surgery are more of 
      Risk for depression.

12. Bipolar disorder, or manic depression, affects nearly 6 million American adults in a 
      Given year.

13. It was noticed that we have a depression not because of troubles, but because of the 
      Lack of positive emotions.

14. It is depression, which leads to 75% of all visits to the psychotherapist.

15. The average video gamer is typically 35-year-old male who is most likely depressed, 
      Overweight, and introverted.

16. A depressed woman is more likely to give birth early, increasing health risks for both 
      The woman and the baby. Between 14 and 23% of pregnant women experience some 
      Sort of depressive disorder, Eating seafood rich in Omega-3 may help pregnant women 
      With depression.

17. Long-term use of marijuana leads to changes in dopamine production and has been 
      Implicated in the onset of depressive symptoms

18. Antidepressants cannot help in dealing with disease if the person cannot refuse his or 
      Her former lifestyle, which has provoked it.

19. The earliest medical description of depression dates back to Hippocrates, the Greek 
      “Father of medicine,” who attributed depression, or melancholy, to an imbalance of 
      The body’s four humors. The theory was that too much black bile created a 
      Melancholic temperament—literally melanin (black) and Charlie (bile). To overcome 
      Depression, Hippocrates recommended re balancing body systems using relaxation and 
      Healthy living strategies as well as bloodletting and leeches.

20. Many creative individuals have experienced depression, including Robert Schumann, 
      Ludwig van Beethoven, Peter Tchaikovsky, John Lennon, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark 
      Twain, Georgia O’Keefe, Vincent van Gogh, Ernest Hemmingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 
      And Sylvia Plath.

21. On a worldwide basis, depression ranks fourth as a cause of disability and early death 
      According to the Global Burden of Disease Study.

22. Some diseases are interconnected with depression, such as thyroid problems, heart 
      Disease, stroke, cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, obstructive sleep apnea, 
      And chronic pain.

23. The total cost of depression in the Untied States is estimated to be $44 billion: $12 
      Billion in direct costs of treatment, $8 billion in premature death, and $24 billion in 
      Absenteeism and reduced productivity at work. These do not include out-of-pocket 
      Family expenses, costs of minor and untreated depression, excessive hospitalization, 
      General medical services, and diagnostic tests.

24. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is the term for depressive periods that are related to 
      A change of season. SAD is four times more common in women than in men.

25. There are about 5% of people in the world who never have depression. They are also 
      Called “Sunny people”. But most of us have been in such condition not once.

26. Depression can lead even to prison. So Harry Mackinnon was so much afraid of aliens 
      That after some time, has got a depression. To get rid of depression he cracked 97 
      Servers of NASA are looking for information about a UFO. Now he is sentenced to 70 years 
      Imprisonment.

27. 80% of all people with clinical depression who have received treatment significantly 
      Improve their lives

Mind Blowing Facts We Found This Week

Mind Blowing Facts We Found This Week

Hello guys, I hope you are enjoying your weekend, chilling out with friends, partying, boozing or definitely getting bored of surfing the Internet (going through the links, status, photos). 

Well I promise, you will not get bored by going through this post, these mind boggling facts will definitely blow up your mind, so without wasting time here we go..

Late Start With Something Big!

What if I give you 100 billion dollars? What would you do with that?

Now don't tell me you will go for recently revealed $3.5 million Lykan Hypersport! 
Dude that's a full $1.1 million more than the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, the current most expensive car in the world (not any more). Powered by a mid-rear positioned, twin turbocharged flat-six engine generating 750 horsepower, W Motors says the car can go from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in a neck-snapping 2.8 seconds, on the way to a top speed of 395 km/h (245 mph).

The exorbitant price tag isn’t just due to the car’s claimed performance. Sure to dazzle oncoming traffic, the LED headlights feature white gold surrounds encrusted with diamonds. And the bling doesn’t end there, with buyers able to choose to integrate rubies, emeralds or sapphires throughout the car depending on their color choice.

Oh wait.. You think too much!

Did I mention 100 billion Zimbabwe dollars?

Sorry guys! This is what you can get in 100 billion Zimbabwe dollars.

So which Binbows do you use in your computer?

Sorry I mean windows, no binbows, no wait..

Michaelsoft Binbows Is Japanese For "Get A Cheap PC Here"– the word ‘bingo’ （貧乏）in Japanese means ‘poor’, so the bilingual pun works on a promotional level as well (to sell their ‘ultra-cheap’ computer parts as the characters on the far left signify)

I hope it's not boring so far.. 

1 more fact I would like to tell you about the Internet. 

Did You Know?

In 2002, the average user spent 46 minutes on the Internet a day - In 2012, the average user spent 4 hours on the Internet everyday.

Mind not blown yet?

Okay check this one out!

So do you like prison break? So do he..

An overweight inmate who tried to escape a Brazilian jail through a hole smashed through a prison wall had to be rescued by firemen after he got stuck halfway through.

I guess it's enough for this week, here is last one..

How long did it take you before you found out what's going on in here?

Mind = Blown

I hope you guys enjoyed this post, please comment below and must share with your friends, so that we could get more encouragement to do these kind of posts more often! And sorry for my bad English.

Fact Of cola?

Caffeine:

There’s always been a definite amount of caffeine in every color and its effects cannot be neglected at all. This is not only an addictive substance but has bad impact over heart rhythms and pulse rates. In addition to it, caffeine also promotes the excessive production of urine that ultimately dehydrates the entire body with a very short span of time.

Sugar:

The second most damaging ingredient of cola is the sugar. Habitual cola drinking routine can lead to disturbance of sugar level along with cavities problems. For sugar, people may argue about its substitute being used in cola these days thinking that they are good or have no bad impact. However, drinks being manufactured with sugar substitutes have a more bad impact as compared to sugarcoated drinks. Even in some cases, it’s been seen that people have been diagnosed with severe brain dysfunctionalities problems along with incurable states of cancer too.

Carbonation:

When it comes to carbonation, this also plays a vital role in disturbing the digestion system and especially the kidneys. Many people have been found visiting dentists because their tooth color had gradually started to fade due to habitual cola drinking routine.

Artificial Colors:

In addition to it, a recent study shows that the coloring element of cola and other flavor enhancement substances have got severe impact over bones and calcium. Once the person gets addictive about it, his\her body gradually starts to hollow from inside.

Cola with Mentos:

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A recent study said that taking cola with mentors can be very much dangerous for us and our stomach may explode. This is because of a chemical reaction which rapidly form foam of cola. It is also proved in many experiments by scientists and experts.

Psychological Fact You Can Use To Influence People

Psychological Fact You Can Use 

To Influence People

Before we get started, it’s important to note that none of these methods fall under what we would term the dark arts of influencing people. Anything that might be harmful to someone in some way, especially to their self esteem, is not included here. These are ways to win friends and influence people using psychology without being a jerk or making someone feel bad.

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Get Favors

Trick: Get someone to do a favor for you—also known as the Benjamin Franklin effect.

Legend has it that Benjamin Franklin once wanted to win over a man who didn’t like him. He asked the man to lend him a rare book and when the book was received he thanked him graciously. As a result, this the man who had never wanted to speak to him before, became good friends with Franklin. To quote Franklin: “He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another than he whom you yourself have obliged.”

Scientists decided to test this theory and found that those who were asked by the researcher for a personal favor rated the researcher much more favorably than the other groups did. It may seem counterintuitive, but the theory is pretty sound. If someone does a favor for you, they are likely to rationalize that you must have been worth doing the favor for, and decide that therefore they must like you.

9

Aim High

Trick: Ask for way more than you want at first then scale it back later.

This trick is sometimes known as the door in the face approach. You start by throwing a really ridiculous request at someone—a request they will most likely reject. You then come back shortly thereafter and ask for something much less ridiculous—the thing you actually wanted in the first place. This trick may also sound counterintuitive, but the idea behind it is that the person will feel bad for refusing your first request, even though it was unreasonable, so when you ask for something reasonable they will feel obliged to help out this time.

Scientists tested this principle and found that it worked extremely well as long as the same person asked for both the bigger and smaller favor, because the person feels obliged to help you the second time and not anyone else.

8

Names

Trick: Use a person’s name, or their title depending on the situation.

Dale Carnegie, the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, believed that using someone’s name was incredibly important. He said that a person’s name is the sweetest sound in any language for that person. A name is the core part of our identity, and so hearing it validates our existence, which makes us much more inclined to feel positively about the person who validated us.

But using a title, or form of address can also have strong effects, according to the as if principle. The idea is that if you act like a certain type of person, you will become that person, it’s a bit like a self fulfilling prophecy. To use this to influence others, you can refer to them as what you want them to be, so they will start thinking of themselves this way. This can be as simple as calling an acquaintance you want to be closer to “friend,” or “mate” whenever you see them, or referring to someone you want to work for as “boss.” But be warned: this can come off as very corny.

7

Flattery

Trick: Flattery will actually get you everywhere.

This one may seem obvious at first, but there are some important caveats to it. For starters it’s important to note that if the flattery is not seen as sincere, it’s going to do more harm than good. But researchers have studied the motivations behind peoples reaction’s to flattery, and found some very important things.

To put it simply, they found that people tend to look for cognitive balance, trying to always keep their thoughts and feelings organized in a similar way. So if you flatter someone who has high self esteem, and it is seen as sincere, they will like you more, as you are validating how they feel about themselves. However, if you flatter someone who has low self esteem, there is a chance it could backfire and cause them to like you less, because it interferes with how they perceive themselves. That, of course, does not mean you should demean a person of low self-esteem!

6

Mirroring

Trick: Mirror their behavior.

Mirroring is also known as mimicry, and is something that some people do naturally. People with this skill are considered to be chameleons; they try to blend into their environment by copying other people’s behaviors, mannerisms and even speech patterns. However, this skill can also be used consciously, and is a great way to make you more likable.

Researchers studied mimicry, and found that those who had been mimicked were much more likely to act favorably toward the person who had copied them. Even more interesting was their second find that those who had someone mimic their behavior were actually nicer and more agreeable to others in general—even those not involved in the situation. It is likely that the reason why this works is that mirroring someone’s behavior makes them feel validated. While this validation is likely to be most positively associated with the person who validated them, they will feel greater self-esteem and thus be more confident, happier and well disposed towards others.

5

Use Tiredness

Trick: Ask for favors when someone is tired.

When someone is tired they are more susceptible to everything someone may say, whether it is a statement or a request. The reason for this is that when people are tired it isn’t just their physical body, their mental energy levels drop as well. When you ask a request of someone who is tired, you probably won’t get a definite response, but probably an “I’ll do it tomorrow,” because they don’t want to deal with decisions at the moment. The next day, they are likely to follow through because people tend to keep their word; it’s natural psychologically to want to follow through with something you said you would do.

4

Offer They Can’t Refuse

Trick: Start with a request they can’t refuse and work your way up.

This is a reverse of the door in the face technique. Instead of starting with a large request, you start with something really small. Once someone has committed to helping you, or agreeing to something, they are now more likely to agree to a bigger request. Scientists tested this phenomenon in regards to marketing.

They started by getting people to express support for the rain forests and the environment—which is a fairly simple request. Then they found that once they had gotten them to express their agreement to supporting the environment, they were much easier to convince when it came to buying products that supported rain forests and other such things. However, don’t start with one request and immediately assail them with another. Psychologists found it much more effective if you wait a day or two to make the second request.

3

Keep Quiet

Trick: Don’t correct people when they are wrong.

Carnegie also pointed out in his famous book that telling someone they are wrong is usually unnecessary and does the opposite of endearing them to you. There is actually a way to show disagreement and turn it into a polite conversation without telling someone they are wrong, which strikes to the core of their ego. This is called the Ransberger Pivot, invented by Ray Ransberger and Marshall Fritz. The idea behind it is pretty simple: instead of arguing, listen to what they have to say, and then seek to understand how they feel and why. Then you explain the common ground that you share with them, and use that as a starting point to explain your position. This makes them much more likely to listen to what you have to say, and allows you to correct them without them losing face.

2

Repeater Stuff Back

Trick: Paraphrase people and repeat back to them what they just said.

One of the most positive ways to influence others is to show them that you really understand how they feel, that you have real empathy for them. One of the most effective ways to do this is by paraphrasing what they say and repeating it back to them, also known as reflective listening. Studies have shown that when therapists used reflective listening, people were likely to disclose more emotion and have a much better therapeutic relationship with the therapist.

This easily transfers over to talking to your friends. If you listen to what they say, and rephrase it as a question to confirm that you understood it, they are going to be more comfortable talking with you. They are also going to have a better friendship with you and be more likely to listen to what you have to say, because you showed that you care about them.

1

Nod

Trick: Nod a lot while you talk, especially when leading up to asking for a favor.

Scientists have found that when people nod while listening to something, they are more likely to be in agreement with it. They also have discovered that when someone is nodding a lot in front of them, it is natural for them to do the same. This is understandable because humans are well known at mimicking behaviors, especially those that they consider to have positive connotations. So if you want to be extra convincing, nod regularly throughout the conversation. The person you are talking to will find it hard not to nod themselves, and they will start to feel agreeable to what you are saying, without even knowing it.