Cybersex Bums You Out


Filed Under Personal Stories, Relating to People, Uncategorized | Oct 31, MDT 10:43 am

 
A recent Australian study from the Swinburne University of Technology reveals that the more time a man spends online looking for sexual thrills, the more likely he is to suffer from poor mental health.  In a survey of 1325 Australian and American men, doctoral student Marcus Squirrel found that 27 percent of the men surveyed were moderately depressed, 30 percent had high levels of anxiety, and 35 percent were moderately to severely stressed. Those numbers were directly related to the amount of time the men spent on sex sites.

That’s not to say that cybersex is in itself a bad thing, however an excessive amount of online sexual activity can be a sign of deeper personal problems. It’s important for people to be aware of what motivates them to do the things they do. Sometimes, our hobbies are actually forms of self-medication, subconscious efforts on our part to bring balance back to our lives.

Cybersex itself is a snack, it’s not a meal. People who spend more time on cybersex than the actual kind are a bit like people who spend more time eating junk food then real meals. They’re trading real calories for the empty variety. Instead of eating a healthy dinner, they’re muching on cheatos and drinking cola. After awhile, their health will take a hit.

In the end, it’s about moderation and self-control. Cybersex itself isn’t a determinant of poor health — the majority of the men surveyed were healthy, and many of the men who spent a lot of time engaging in cybersex didn’t suffer from depression. However, on average, the more time that was spent on sex sites, the more likely the person had problems of some kind. This knowledge should encourage people who do frequent sex sites to examine their habits and find out if they’re approaching them in a way that adds to their life or in a way that masks their unhappiness. Put differently, they need to make sure that they treat cybersex like a snack and not a meal replacement.

What is Depression? A Brief Introduction


Filed Under Media | Oct 20, MDT 10:40 am

 
In this three minute clip, Dr. Eredlyi gives a brief overview of what depression is, and breaks down the varieties of depressions that people often suffer from. It’s not an exhaustive review, but for first-time visitors who are just stumbling onto Mister Misery and who don’t have that much knowledge of what depression, this video can prove rather illuminating.

Women who smoke are at greater risk of becoming depressed


Filed Under Overcome Depression | Oct 9, MDT 10:25 am

 
Australian researchers have found that women who smoke are more likely to develop a major depressive disorder than women who don’t smoke.

A total of 671 women with no history of major depressive disorders were studied. Of the 87 women who were smokers, 13 (15%) went on to develop major depressive disorder.

However, among 584 non-smokers, just 38 (6.5%) developed major depressive disorder during a decade of follow-up.

Heavy smokers, those who smoke more than twenty cigarettes a day, are twice as likely to become depressed than more moderate smokers.

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Depression and diabetes


Filed Under Physical Illness And Depression | Oct 7, MDT 10:32 am

 
Doctors and patients often underestimate the importance of screening for mental health problems. Unfortunately, people suffering from physical illnesses are often more susceptible to depression and other mental conditions, and the consequences can be life threatening. Today, we’ll briefly cover the problem of diabetics suffering from depression, and the risk of developing diabetes among the depressed.

The Mental Health of Diabetics

Depression is more common among diabetics than the general population. Many studies suggest that diabetes puts you at a greater risk of developing depression.

There’s clearly a harmful link between the two conditions — and a very lethal one at that. In one recent study, elderly diabetics suffering from depression were found to be nearly 40% more likely to die within a one year period than elderly diabetics who were not depressed. In different study published in Diabetes Care journal, the picture was even grimmer, and it wasn’t confined to the health of the elderly, either. If you’re depressed and diabetic, you’re health is much more vulnerable than it would be otherwise.

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John Arbuckle, The Lonely Everyman


Filed Under Various | Sep 25, MDT 12:23 pm

The Dublin based artist Dan Walsh has quite a hit on his hands. A while back, he decided to reinterpret Garfield by simply cutting Garfield out of the comic which bears his name. Garfield Minus Garfield was the result. What your left with is a revealing picture of John Arbuckle, the American everyman.

In Real Life

In real life, John Arbuckle would be a single man who spends most of his time at home speaking to his cat. With Garfield missing, you get a good taste of how lonely John’s life is.

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