Article: Don’t just think of depression as “feeling down.” Instead, stress that depression is a treatable, medical condition. Hearing this from someone she trusts can help empower your girlfriend to get help.  If you don't know whether your girlfriend's depression is episodic or chronic, encourage her to see a doctor so she can get the kind of care she needs. Remind her to separate herself from the depression. For example, if she says things like “I”m depressed.” Help her reframe it by saying, “No, Cindy, you are someone who has depression. You are a kind, beautiful person who feels and experiences depression.” Even if your girlfriend wants to get help for long-term or serious depression, her condition can make actually doing so difficult. There are many ways that you can help her connect to therapy and other kinds of help. For instance:  Offer to help her research different kinds of counseling, therapy, and medical treatments. Listen to her thoughts, concerns, and questions about these treatments. Offer to go with her to the doctor or counseling sessions. If she is working with a therapist she doesn’t seem to connect with, encourage her to find a new one. Once your girlfriend begins treatment for long-term depression, it’s crucial that she sticks with it. Since you’re in a relationship with her, you’re in a position to help hold her accountable. Try things like:  Creating a schedule to make sure she takes any medications her doctor prescribed. Offer to give reminders about when to take it, or to ask her if she did. Mark therapy appointments on a common calendar. Continue to ask her how she feels. Resist the urge to be her sole source of social support, which can create an unhealthy relationship dynamic. Not only that, it's unfair for both of you. Instead, help her seek out groups that can help her connect with others who've shared a similar experience. Check out NAMI.org, Mental Health America, or the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance at http://www.dbsalliance.org/. Each of these resources has listings of support groups online and in real life. Depression can take its toll on a relationship. If you and your girlfriend feel like the issue is causing problems in yours, you can try couples or relationship counseling. Behavioral Couple Therapy, for instance, is a developing form of counseling that can help couples learn to care for each other and reduce conflict. Even if your girlfriend is undergoing treatment for her depression, she may be at risk of harming herself or others. If you see any of these warning signs, seek medical assistance immediately:  Changes in behavior that last more than a few weeks (like avoiding friends or activities, changes in sleep habits, or abusing drugs or alcohol) Mentioning death or killing herself Seeming to prepare for death (giving things away, talking about saying good-bye to people, etc.)
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Encourage her to think of depression as a medical issue. Help her seek counseling or therapy. Help her stay accountable for treatment. Encourage her to participate in support groups. Offer to try Behavioral Couple Therapy (BCT). Recognize the signs of a serious problem.
Article: Use enough to lightly cover the stains. How much or how little you use depends on the extent of the staining. You don't have to do any measuring. Let the baking soda sit for up to 30 seconds. Use a clean soft cloth. Move in circular gentle strokes until you feel the limescale begin to loosen. Keep your strokes with the grain of the surface. Alternatively, you could make a paste by adding a few drops of water to the baking soda. Use the same gentle circular motions to loosen the limescale. Run lukewarm water over the surface. If you have a sprayer, use it to rinse the sink. Otherwise, direct the stream of water over the surface with your hands or a cup. Keep rinsing until all traces of baking soda and limescale are gone. Use a clean cloth or towel with a soft texture. Move in gentle circular strokes with the grain. Continue until the surface of the sink is completely dry. If you leave any water deposits, the lime or calcium in your water will contribute to new buildup.
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Sprinkle baking soda over the stain. Scrub the stain. Rinse the sink. Dry the sink.
Article: You want to practice getting your horse accustomed to strange things like trailers and halters before you have a problem where you need to get your horse trailered quickly. Make sure that your horse is accustomed to being handled by people other than you. In the event of an emergency you might have to leave the care of your horse to someone else. You want to know who exactly you need to contact if there is a problem (your horse is sick, your barn is on fire, those types of things). Knowing the layout of your area (such as your farm) makes it easy to direct emergency responders to the area of crisis and means you know exactly where to move your horse or horses in the event of an emergency (such as a fire). You want to be in contact with the people who might be able to help if something goes wrong and who can disseminate information in a quick manner.  This can help spread information quickly, especially of things like infections and diseases being spread among the horse population. Get helping hands when needed. The more people you have on your contact list, the more people will be able to get to you quickly if you need helping hands. You absolutely do not want to have to go digging through your records to find your vet's phone number when your horse is having a crisis.  Make sure that you have your equine veterinary records in a safe, but available place. Always keep the phone numbers for your vet, and for emergency services, and so on in a handy and easily accessible place.
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Accustom your horse to trailers and to other people. Know your emergency responders and the layout of your area. Get to know the other horse owners in your area. Make sure that important papers are in a safe and accessible place.