Problem: Article: Finding out for yourself how depression works is a good place to start in dealing with a depressed family member. This not only allows you to understand the way your family member's illness works, but it shows that you are supportive and that they are valuable to you, all things someone with depression needs to feel. A family member's depression affects the whole family, not just the person dealing with it. Sitting down as a family to discuss it can help your depressed family member express themselves and feel supported. This also helps you discover what works and does not work. If your depressed family member agrees, you can meet with their therapist now and then to check on their progress. This way, you can see if what you're doing at home is helping them or hurting them. The therapist can also educate you so that you can help even more. It may help to seek out couples or family counseling to help everyone share their feelings about the family member's depression alongside individual therapy for the depressed family member. This therapy can help restore relationships that have been disjointed by depression, especially marriages. Family counseling also helps children understand their role, clarifying that it is not their fault. Offer to help your depressed family member find and build a support system. You can poll your friends to see if any of them have had depression and see if they can talk to your family member. You can find area support groups and see if your family member would be interested in joining one. It's also important for you to build a support system so that you don't feel isolated and overwhelmed by taking care of a depressed family member. Most importantly, encourage your depressed family member to seek out a therapist, offering to help them find one that meets their needs. You may have gotten a recommendation from someone, or have an insurance plan that requires you to look at specific therapists. Your help can keep the depressed family member from feeling overwhelmed and giving up on the therapy process, which is very important for their success.
Summary: Educate yourself. Talk about it as a family. Meet their therapist. Go to a family therapist. Help them build a support system. Help them shop for a therapist.

Problem: Article: To understand relationship compatibility, you must first have an understanding of the signs of the zodiac and what they mean. The twelve signs are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Each sign is derived from a configuration of astral bodies thought to dictate the characteristics of the people born during times when those bodies are prominent in the heavens. In addition to its constellation form, each sign is assigned an elemental significance, bearing one or more traits of the earth's natural forces. The classifications are as follows: Fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius), Air (Aquarius, Gemini, Libra), Water (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces), and Earth (Capricorn, Taurus, Virgo). A sign's element comes from the role of its physical form in the natural order. Elemental classifications are a kind of rough grouping of attributes: Fire signs tend to be inquisitive, passionate, optimistic, while Water signs are loyal, sympathetic and driven; Earth signs are known for their rationale, practicality and stability, and Air signs are friendly, sociable and love making connections. As a general rule, zodiac signs that fall under the domain of Fire are believed to have the greatest compatibility with those of Air, while Water and Earth signs make the best pairings with their respective qualities. There are also other compatibilities that fall outside of the usual elemental matches; these mostly have to do with the complementary traits, preferences and emotional behaviors of the different signs. Examples of strong compatibility through the zodiac include Pisces and Capricorn, Sagittarius and Aquarius, and even Virgo and Virgopeople of a certain sign are often quite compatible with another of their kind. Make a note of what types your sign is compatible with and be on the lookout for these types when dating. No two signs in the zodiac are truly incompatiblethere are only varying levels of compatibility, the highest of which are expressed in the traditional elemental pairings. However, any two signs from differing elemental groups are less likely to possess the attributes necessary to foster a strong, long-lasting relationship. Incompatibility is most often caused by opposing traits causing disagreements and making communication difficult. Sometimes, a particular characteristic of a sign might be too much for the sensibilities of another, even if they're technically compatible. Much of astrological compatibility has to be put to the test in reality, with the symbolism of the signs acting as guidelines.
Summary: Familiarize yourself with the different signs of the zodiac. Learn the elemental classifications of each sign. Check for compatibility between signs. Know which signs have low compatibility.

Problem: Article: If your doctor determines that your pink eye is due to a viral infection, then he will most likely tell you simply to be patient. Your immune system will fight off the virus, and your symptoms will clear up on their own. This form of pink eye usually occurs in association with other cold or flu symptoms. In select cases (if your physician diagnoses the herpes virus as the source of your viral conjunctivitis, for instance), your doctor may prescribe an antiviral ointment or eyedrops such as acyclovir ointment or ganciclovir gel. These prescriptions will stop the virus from multiplying and potentially causing further damage to your eye(s). Many minor cases of bacterial pink eye can clear on their own within a week or two. However, your doctor may prescribe an antibiotic to help clear the infection sooner and reduce the amount of time that you're contagious. A wide assortment of antibiotic eyedrops are available for prescription, and your doctor will determine the best option based on several guidelines, including: Allergies you have to any medications. Your case history (whether or not pink eye infection has been chronic). The exact bacteria responsible for the infection. If your doctor prescribes either antiviral or antibiotic eyedrops, then ensure you take the entire course of the prescription. Your symptoms may subside after only several days, but you should still take the medication exactly as directed. If you stop early, you're more likely to experience a recurrence in the infection, and you can also help breed resistant strains of the infection. Contact your doctor immediately if you have an allergic reaction to your prescription, such as a rash, hives, difficulty breathing or swallowing, or swelling of your face, throat, eyes, or tongue.
Summary:
Allow viral conjunctivitis to run its course. Take antibiotics for bacterial conjunctivitis. Take the full course of medication.