The Black Dog Still Barks

At first glance, it appears that he was born with all the benefits. True, he was born into wealth and prominence. He was, after all, born in Blenheim Palace, and was a descendant of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. He has a politician-father, Lord Randolph, the third son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough. His mother was Jennie Jerome (n ้ e Jeanette Jerome) of Brooklyn, New York, a daughter of the American millionaire Leonard Jerome. It is not surprising that he would do well in world politics with all these advantages, political, social and even economic benefits.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was a British politician and is best remembered as Britain's prime minister as a tool of the fall of Neville Chamberlain in May 1940. He was British Prime Minister through the Second World War and went down shortly after the victory against Germany. Sir Winston Churchill was elected twice as prime minister in the United Kingdom. He was in no way involved in British public life for sixty years. However, he is best known for his outstanding leadership during World War II. He was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953.

Although Churchill had enormous popularity during World War II, Sir Winston had to go another war ... he war against depression.

Depression is a serious medical illness that involves the brain. Like Churchill, it is more than 20 million people in the U.S. who suffer from depression, a morose feeling that does not seem to go away. There are more than just a feeling of being "blue" or "empty" for a few days. Symptoms of depression persist and interfere with everyday life.

Depressive illnesses often interfere with normal functioning and cause pain and suffering not only to those who have this disorder, but also on other people around them. Serious depression can destroy family life as well as the lives of the sick person. But much of this suffering is unnecessary.

Depression can run in families and usually starts between 15 and 30 years. There is much more common in women. However, experience is not everyone who is depressed or manic-depressive each symptom. Some people experience no symptoms, while some may suffer from all manifestations of "clinical sadness." Severity of symptoms varies with individuals and varies over time. These are some of the most common symptoms of this disease:

ท Sadness
ท Loss of interest or pleasure in activities you used to enjoy
ท Weight Loss
ท difficulty sleeping or over sleeping
ท Energy loss
ท Feelings of worthlessness
ท Thoughts about death or suicide

Churchill admitted that he had gone through these symptoms. He even used the phrase "Black Dog" for his own battle with depression. So what about a dog? Dog and man have a long and complex history of interaction. In both classical and modern iconography and symbolism, such as in art, literature, popular culture and images of old mythologies, a myriad of canine incarnations appear as figures whose presence resonates with a significance beyond the contours of their physical form.

Through representations of classical mythology, the dog menace, pollute, and patrol the borders, both earthly and supernatural. Nevertheless, the dogs also reconized for their ability to protect and serve as symbols of loyalty and fidelity. In a modern setting, people are using "dogs" to coin a series of phrases with different meanings. These statements are to include "we let sleeping dogs lie" ... "We go to the dogs, or die like a dog" ... "We, however, some on every turn," or compete in a "dog-eat-dog" environment. And when we put a name to our depression as "Black Dog", it just means that our sadness always wonder behind us, clinging tenaciously to his back. Churchill drew on this image to conceptualize his own struggle with depression, and it is with him that the metaphor is usually attributed.

In Australia, there is a research facility that was inspired by Churchill's metaphor. The plant, which also serves as an educational institution in a community setting, called The Black Dog Institute. It offers special expertise in mood disorders including depression and bipolar disorder (formerly called manic depression "). The Institute is attached to the Prince of Wales Hospital and affiliated with the University of New South Wales. Logo Black Dog Institute refers to and respect Churchill's image on its own depression.

Fortunately, unlike Churchill time, there are effective treatments to overcome depression, including antidepressant prescriptions, counseling, or talk therapy. Most people do best by using a combination of two or more treatments. The most important thing that anyone can do for the depressed person to help him or her get an appropriate diagnosis and treatment, which is the only way to have an effective and quick recovery. The next best is to offer emotional support. This involves giving the depressed person is much understanding, patience, love and encouragement.

Logo Black Dog Institute is a trophy that has a shadow of a figure of a black dog. It provides a metaphor for a disorder that still lurk in the background. It acknowledges that depression can actually shadow the suffering, even when the mood is upbeat and 'victorious. " Just as Churchill characters proved stronger than the evil to the contrary, carries the logo proposal that positive and should continue to be stronger than the negative.