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ARTArticleWhy Isochronic Tones Are The Best Brainwave EntrainmentIsochronic tones are the newest form of scientifically proven brainwave entrainment technology. Brainwave entrainment occurs when a specific sound and/or visual stimulus is introduced to the brain with the intention of altering its state of consciousness and frequency. The brain, using the following frequency response principal in physics, quickly duplicates this stimulus and is entrained to its pattern.ARTArticleA Formula for Happiness and Low Depression Discovered: Study Finds That Learned Happiness Quotient (HQ) Factors Predict Happiness with 75% AccuracyIn a world where so many people are facing difficult circumstances, what can they do to overcome negative emotions and find happiness? For decades psychologists have been identifying key factors associated with happiness and with depression. However, researchers have rarely looked for a comprehensive formula that can predict happiness and depression accurately.ARTArticleAmerica's New Drug Problem: 'Snorting Bath Salts'America’s New Drug Problem: Snorting ‘Bath Salts’ I saw this headline on Foxnews.com this morning (01/24/2011) and thought the same as many of you probably did: “What will they think of next?” As the article states: “….these are not your average bath salts that you pour into the bathtub to soak in after a long, hard day to relax -- these so-called bath salts are intended to be snorted, smoked or injected – and users are getting high off of them.”ARTArticleAnniversaries of grief - mark them wellOnce again, the month of May presented personal challenges. Memorial Day brings with it my own personal day of remembrance – the anniversary of my daughter’s car crash and death. This May marks three years. Each year, as the date has approached, I have tried to convince myself that it would be just another day, no worse than any other – and every year I am wrong.r ARTArticleAnxiety And Panic Attacks Will Beat You If You Let Them! - Do You Have To Live In Constant Fear?Are you having panic attacks? If you are experiencing periods of severe stress in which you feel sick, shaky and super anxious than you likely are. The worst thing about having these panic attacks is that they come on out of nowhere, don't they? And when they do come on, they create a disaster for both your mind and your body at the same time. The way that the frightening episode rampages through your mind makes each second feel like hours while you sit and wait for the anxiety attack to lose steam.ARTArticleAnxiety and Trauma Recovery: Wild Animals Know the SecretWild Animals Know the Secret. Scientists have made a fascinating discovery about the way animals in the wild discharge anxiety and trauma. They are able to release the experience and move on. If they didn't do this and had to live in the wild in a shut down state, uptight or confused as their human counterparts, they would not survive long. Wild animals release their anxiety and trauma. Humans think about their trauma and hold on, becoming even more anxious, never realizing their body has a secret weapon to let it go.ARTArticleAnxiety Attacks Draining Your Energy? - You Don't Have To Let Panic Attacks Control You Any Longer!If you are having a lot of really extreme anxiety that seems to come out of the blue you aren't alone. Panic attacks can come on for no reason, without any trigger and can leave you feeling frightened and wondering what to do. They cause a lot of distress on your body and mind as the intense fear that you feel goes through your system. If you are lucky these attacks will be over very quickly, and if not you could have to deal with the anguish for an hour or more.ARTArticleAs you think and feel , so shall you becomeHello to you all, my beloved brothers and sisters living in our global family of humanity. I send you my love and wishes for continuous re-occurring blessings from my spot -of Heaven on earth, in Okeechobee, Florida. I view us all this day as absolute perfection; in some of us the abilities have yere et to manifest. We all are perfection as each of us is a particle of Creator light and love.ARTArticleBipolar Disorder, You, And Your Life - Living Life On A Hi-WireMental disorders can be confusing, as well as debilitating. They can turn your world on it's head in a blink of an eye. Bipolar disorder is one such ailment. Many people world wide suffer from bipolar disorder, but many more really don't know what bipolar disorder really is, and how it impacts and changes a person. Your employers don't understand why some days you just can't make things work. Your friends and family may not understand your excessive mood swings, and things around you seem to be stuck in a perpetual state of chaos.ARTArticlebuild your think tankLearning to think for yourself takes skill and practice. Thinking is a process which involves feelings, beliefs, facts and ideas. All feelings, beliefs, facts and ideas run side by side and up and down in the circle of life. We all were created to live out our full potential of intelligence. Intelligence is a natural occurrence of reasoning; that reasoning is based upon what goes on around us and why. The road toward intelligence is a road less traveled. If your interested in that journey here is a great start forward mastering your thinking skills.ARTArticleChaos Theory demonstrates a larger pattern in lifeI don’t believe in coincidences. Whether part of some “divine plan” or a science deeper than we currently understand, I think everything happens for a reason. I see it as a philosophical version of Chaos Theory (http://www.imho.com/grae/chaos/chaos.htm); in my thinking, there is a pattern, a Koch’s Curve (http://mathworld.wolfram.com/KochSnowflake.html) to life. If we could just stand back far enough, we could see the pattern and the beauty. Unfortunately, we usually cannot get that perspective, and that is the problem.ARTArticleCould I Really Be Bipolar?Ever feel like you're on top of the world and nothing in it or about it can bring you down? Have insane amounts of energy like you've just downed a case of energy drinks chased with coffee? Has this feeling lasted for what seems forever? Is it disrupting your sleep? (Sleep? What's sleep? I haven't slept in a week!) Or maybe it's taking a toll on your mind, your body, your relationships and your work.ARTArticleDealing with a child with behavior issuesYour child is out of control. He or she refuses to follow directions and the rules of the home, they are not attending school, and maybe their grades are failing. You’ve tried everything you can to get them to obey, but the more you try, the more they rebel. Good news is you are not alone. There are many families out there that are dealing with a child with behavior issues. The other good news is that there are things that you can do to help improve their behaviors and help you regain your sanity.ARTArticleDealing With Anxiety And Panic Can Become A Full Time Job!Anxiety is a normal part of everyday life for all of us. Whether on the first day of school or a new job, each and every one of us has been anxious at one point or another in our lives. It is one thing to worry about something, or to be anxious if some event is approaching, but when you become obsessed with worry is when you are moving into the realm of having a problem managing anxiety.ARTArticledeveloping self-assuredness ...Self-Assurance is having a clear vision of your personal character and personal potential. It’s been said time and time ago, “What you think of yourself so does the world.” One of the Laws of Success is Self-Confidence therefore, the more confidence you have the more successful you will be. Yes, you control the path your life takes. Yes, you are the master of your fate. Yes, you can develop self-assuredness through your own thoughts and actions. Below are five helpful tips toward being as confident in yourself as possible. 1. Speak Up & Speak Out ARTArticleDifferences Between Outpatient and Residential Treatment ProgramsFor patients needing drug and alcohol treatment, outpatient and residential treatment programs can provide an essential level of care to achieve long-term recovery. But how do you know whether you or a loved one would best benefit from a residential or outpatient program? Both types of treatment have distinctions which make them more or less appropriate for a patient's needs, depending on the patient's level and length of addiction.ARTArticleDigging yourself out of that funkThe blues. We all encounter a period of time when we are feeling down. Maybe there was job loss, the end of a relationship, or trouble dealing with an illness. Those things naturally bring us a feeling of depression. Usually when the thing we are dealing with is over or resolved, we start to feel our mood lift and we begin to feel better. But what if you don't begin to feel better? What if it becomes too hard to think positively or see the light at the end of the tunnel?ARTArticleDoes Your Relationship Resume Measure Up?This week, I saw two posts on Facebook that spoke of there being "no good men" out there in society. It broke my heart that so many women are disheartened in their dating search. As women, we are programmed from the start to want the beautiful wedding complete with the dress, the good food and music, and the knight in shining armour. The reality of it is, after that four hour wedding comes a lifetime of marriage. Are you ready for marriage and commitment? Does your relationship resume measure up?ARTArticleDon't Suffer In Silence From Anxiety Attacks! - Add Exercise To Your Life And Eliminate Panic Attacks EasilyDo you suffer in silence from anxiety and panic attacks? If so you are hardly alone. There are countless people out there who are just like you, and suffering from anxiety and panic attacks constantlly can be a very lonely place to be. I know, because I suffered in my own silence with extreme anxiety for years of my life.ARTArticleExercise And Anxiety - Increasing One Will Decrease The OtherThe thing about anxiety and panic attacks is the lonileness that the sufferer feels. Having constant panic attacks makes you feel alone and like you are the only person in the world going through your private hell. I suffered like this for many years of my life, afraid to do anything or see anyone because I had extreme panic and agoraphobia.ARTArticleFinding Natural Remedies For Anxiety Attacks That Work - 2 Popular Herbs May Keep You CalmThere are ways to treat your anxiety besides taking addictive medications that rarely work anyway. Since your body is already built to heal itself, you could use something like herbal remedies for anxiety and panic attacks that may act a little bit more like the natural body response. There are several herbal remedies that you can try in an effort to curb your anxiety disorder, and many of them will act really well to calm you down.ARTArticleFinding Out What Causes Your Anxiety Will Help You Treat ItThe next time you get into a situation where you are overly stressed or scared, be aware of what is happening. The amygdala in the back of your brain is triggering your body to get ready to fight or flee the situation which it has deemed too stressful or tense. This feeling is not correct thinking on the part of your brain, but nonetheless it thinks that there is real danger for you and this is why you have anxiety and panic attacks when you become over-stressed in your life.ARTArticleGrief is more than an emotionGrief is more than an emotion. Like love, it goes much deeper. Emotions are generally temporary and subject to change with surrounding circumstances. A child gets a good grade on a test. She is happy and proud (two emotions). Rain dampens a planned party. The hostess is disappointed and frustrated (two more). A friend reneges on a promise. I am angry and hurt (another couple). None of these emotions lasts very long. Each emotion can be replaced by another rather quickly, with merely a change of events. No so grief.ARTArticleHow Are You Keeping Anxiety And Panic Attacks In Check? - Don't Forget These 2 Great Herbal Anxiety Remedies!Assuming that you don't want to take some kind of dangerous medication for your anxiety, you also have the option to take something more natural to your body, like a herbal anxiety remedy. The human body was not built to take chemicals and potions that are created in a lab, so these natural anxiety treatments can many times be a better solution for you. If this is the case for you, than you are in luck because herbal remedies for anxiety are abundant, and they work very well for a lot of people in producing relaxation and calmness.ARTArticlehow mature is your mind?What is maturity? the idea of maturity can be associated with many references. I have researched and explained the idea from a psychological and philological perspective. The fact that nature will offer you more life privileges, the greater your maturity level is a great stimulus for obtaining maturity.ARTArticleHow to Help a Family Member With Anxiety and Panic Attacks - How Can You Help With Panic Attacks?If you've been wondering how to help a family member with anxiety and panic attacks but didn't know where to go, continue reading on to get some easy tips to help out your suffering family member. Anxiety with panic attacks are very commonplace today, so the odds are pretty high that you will know someone affected with an anxiety disorder at some point, and knowing how you can help them is a great tool you can have.ARTArticleHow to Help My Spouse With Depression Panic Attacks? - Helping Them With Anxiety and Panic AttacksHow to help my spouse with depression panic attacks? If you have been asking that question lately, you are hardly alone. Panic attacks related to, or in addition to depression affects around 20 millio Americans at any given time. If you have a husband or wife suffering from these panic attacks, read on to find out some simple ways you could help them. While depression and anxiety are not the same, it seems that they go hand-in-hand in many cases. A person who has had panic attacks for a long time often becomes depressed when thinking about living with anxiety any longer.ARTArticleI Cured My Anxiety Through Exercise And Life Changes And You Can Too!Anxiety and panic is a medical condition that so many people suffer from in silence. I suffered from this condition for many years, from a very young age, and the real problem was the loneliness I felt when I would have an attack. I truly believed that death was near, and my thoughts were so insane that I would never share them with anyone. Once I realized that this was not normal I could not get anyone to validate how I was feeling.ARTArticleI Found A Way To Live Anxiety Free - 1 Simple Thing That I added To My Life That Made A DifferenceIf your anxiety and panic attacks are making you feel extremely lonely, you are certainly not alone. So many people suffer from this disorder that makes them so anxious and fearful of their lives, that feeling so alone is very easy to do.ARTArticleImpacts of Managed Care on TherapyEven though health care is a hot topic, people often lack awareness of how policies directly affect them. “Behavioral health” (a.k.a. mental health insurance) is no exception. Rather than being put off guard by unexpected impacts, the following is an overview of some main issues that surface when an insurance company becomes part of your therapy. Armed with information, you can then make an educated decision about utilizing insurance benefits or paying out of pocket. Impacts 1. Confidentialityr

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