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How does depression affect your weight?
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Written by Leslie Karsner
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By Dr. Jennifer Baxt, DMFT, NCC, DCC
 When people think of depression, they tend to focus more on how it affects a person mentally. It is true that depression is caused by either a chemical imbalance, a traumatic event or is a condition that is passed down through genetics; however, regardless of the reason why someone has developed depression, it can have an negative impact on a persons physical health. It could be that they have lost interest in caring for their appearance, or lost interest in an activity they would normally enjoy on a regular business. Depression can even affect a persons weight by either gaining or losing weight, depending on whether they have decided to try and self-medicate their depression with food or by ignoring food all together.
It is common for depression to affect a persons weight, more so than most realize. The change in weight has even been caused by some anti-depressants that some depressed people have been prescribed; however, the common result of serious depression appears to be the loss of weight. In this situation, the person has
lost interest in
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By Johnny Kicklighter
 It wasn't until the early 1970's when I was introduced to Jay Adams that I begin to see a great distinction between generic counseling and genuine biblical counseling. I was 21 years old at the time when the pastor of our new formed church bought and read Adam's book "Competent to Counsel." My pastor raved on the significance of the book and proceeded to indoctrinate our small flock with its contents. I didn't fully understand his zeal at the time, and it wasn't until I was older that I came to appreciate his feelings.
Our pastor served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force who was coming to the end of his career. Most of our congregation was young military Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs). The day came when I was eventually transferred and left that church. As I progressed in my military career, it was expected that NCOs would be counselors to their subordinates. Our profession military education devoted entire chapters and lectures on non-directive or eclectic counseling techniques. Maslow's hierarchy of needs was drilled into our heads. We were warned to avoid
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