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ARTArticleMom, Please Help: a True Anorexia – Bulimia Story.Well, I guess it was 11 years ago I started to notice something was not right with Amy. She had just turned 13 when I caught her always looking at herself in the mirror. She would ask me if I thought she put on weight. I told her of course not, she always looked just right for her age. You ...ARTArticleMulti-level healing (examples from Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder)How are you finding selfgrowth.com? There’s a huge wealth of information on site. I could browse it for hours. Have you come across two difference experts with two different approaches to the same thing? If you’re now confused as to where to start to achieve your goal or solve your problem, here’s my advice… go for whichever approach you feel most attracted to and give it a go. Then see what progress you’ve made and decide what to do next. You may want to add another approach, for instance.ARTArticleNetworking NightmaresEveryone raves about the benefits of networking to market and expand business opportunities. Typically, networking includes activities such as reaching out to other business owners by attending networking meetings or meeting people one-on-one, sharing goals, and creating a sense of camaraderie rather than competition. Unfortunately, the new and perhaps naïve entrepreneur may jump into networking without adequately assessing the real costs and benefits of these potential relationships.ARTArticleNew Year Goals“Action Steps To Success” By Devlyn Steele Life Coach Advice Think back to the beginning of 2005. Like most, you started the new year with many goals. What goals did you set? Maybe 2005 was the year you were going to lose weight, get a better job, make more money, meet someone or quit ...ARTArticleNo Bad Dates!Do a Google search for “dates from hell”, and you just might crash their servers. There are tons of websites devoted to subject. One described a guy who talked about his ex-girlfriend all night, then drove by his ex’s house a few times because he was “conce ed for her welfare”. Another told ...ARTArticlePerfectionism is in the Eye of the BeholderThe other morning I got out of bed before my husband and, as I was brushing my teeth, I saw him get up and make the bed. Making the bed for my perfectionist husband means throwing the blankets willy-nilly back over the bed, period. What is wrong with this picture? Is that the way a perfectionist ...ARTArticlePredicted 100's Of Years AgoPredicted 100’s of Years Ago Even though energy medicine predates standard allopathic medicine, it has not been able to break into the mainstream of America. Energy medicine has been mainstream in other countries of the world for decades. This all started with Albert Einstein. Examples are: All Matter is Energy! Albert Einstein Future Medicine will be based on controlling energy in the body! Professor William Tiller – Stanford The energy field starts it all! Professor Harold Burr, PhD, Yale University Body Chemistry is governed by Quantum cellular fields!r ARTArticlePsychological Assessments 101 - How the process worksA Psychological Assessment is conducted in order to properly diagnose someone with a psychological disorder or determine risk, capacity and or current functioning. There are several parts to an assessment, all of which are equally important. The process starts off with an interview, and then can continue on with an observation before tests are administered.ARTArticlePsychologist Urges Use of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing or EMDR For Military PTSDMany of our American soldiers are now returning from Iraq, suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. As treatment, the Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affairs Practice Guidelines have placed Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in the highest category, recommended for all trauma populations, at all times.ARTArticleREFLECTIONS ON SUCCESSFUL LIVINGStepping out of the bubble means moving on, no matter what circumstances arise. It means being a fighter, the kind of fighter that never gives up hope. We can envision what we want the future to hold. Then we must go out into the world and make it happen. Complete failure is not an option. ...ARTArticleRelationship Building Through Networking and Social MediaIn the current economic climate, if you’re an entrepreneur or simply a business person, you have probably been urged to start networking and using social media in order to enhance the success of your business. If you are nervous about commencing these types of activities, be assured that they are nothing to fear. If you can carry on a conversation or write a few intelligible sentences, you can quickly become an expert and become a networking king or queen!ARTArticleResilience: The Strength to Grow in Tough Times“The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.”----Napoleon Hill ARTArticleSelf Improvement Success ThinkingIf you think success, success will happen. It sounds like magic, success thinking, but that is exactly how it works! Before anything is realized in our lives, it is preceded by a thought. If you want shoes, you first have to think shoes. If you want to eat, you first think food. Without the ...ARTArticleSex Addiction in the new Millennium - an Evolving IssueIt seems like almost every day another celebrity – actor, professional athlete, or politician – holds a press conference or has a publicist send an announcement to the press stating that he or she is a sex addict. But what exactly is a “sex addict”? Is it just a blanket term for someone who enjoys having sex with strangers, or is it more clinical than that?ARTArticleSocial Phobia â ShynessSocial phobia also known as Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is not simply extreme shyness. Many people experience some shyness and discomfort, especially in new situations or with unfamiliar people. However, it’s generally tolerable once you warm up and relax after a while. Unlike shyness, such conditions are intolerable for SAD sufferers who find it nearly impossible to relax in social or performance settings. The Myth ARTArticleSpiritual LoveCan anyone truly define love? I’m not sure because love is so deep a feeling, experienced in a variety of ways, that it makes it extremely difficult to assign words to this elusive emotion. Consequently, love is sometimes better addressed with actions rather than with words. Love can also present itself in disguise and, therefore, not be recognizable at first glance. For example, telling someone the truth is a form of love, even though it may sting a bit in its delivery.ARTArticleSpringtime RenewalFor many, Spring is a time for renewal and revitalization. Just as in nature, rebirth and renewal are a standard part of life; we all can benefit from this period of new growth. In fact, the Renewed Freedom Center was created specifically with this intention in mind… to help anxiety sufferers experience relief and renewed freedom.ARTArticleStop Smoking FREE Hypnosis Download MP3 - Psychologist's List: BEST Quit Smoking Cessation Programs!Since the American Medical Association (AMA) approved the use of clinical hypnosis in the 1950's, hundreds of thousands of people have found hypnosis to be an effective way to stop smoking, lose weight, and otherwise improve their lives. For smoking cessation, many hypnotists now even offer a one-time, half-hour individualized session. Since most insurance typically does not cover for hypnosis, the fee-for-service for this half-hour session can be more affordable than other treatments.ARTArticleThe ‘Parent Within’ and its role in Recovery from AbuseWhen we think about child abuse, our thoughts often stop at sexual abuse of minors. However, the term child abuse, often replaced by child maltreatment, has a broad spectrum of definition. The WHO defines it as follows :ARTArticleThe Belief That KillsThe Belief That Kills “The Normal Progression Of Disease” is taught in western medicine every inch of the way in school. I was taught this over and over in the medical training that I received in medical school. However, this model of “normal progression of a disease” doesn’t exist in the eastern model of wellness.ARTArticleTHE COURAGE TO STEP OUTSIDE THE BUBBLECourage may be defined by those who live outside the bubble as opposed to those who live in it. I like to compare stepping out of the bubble to "wading out into the water." When one wades, they don't thrust themselves in, but slowly move deeper into the flow of things. They wait until they ...ARTArticleThe Dating BoxWhether you are actively dating or just getting back into dating, it is a world full of possibilities. However, most of us are creatures of habit and our patterns keep us in a dating box, searching for and dating the same types over and over. Making contact online, you first have to find ...ARTArticleThe Magical Beliefs of ChildhoodAs children, we think we have the magical powers to change all that is wrong with our world. We need to believe that we can control problems in order to survive emotionally. For example, we may have parents who are not emotionally healthy. They may lack the capacity to be nurturing, supportive ...ARTArticleThe Only Way to Turn New Year Resolutions Into Reality!So you ate, drank and spent too much over the Holidays. Now you are overweight, bloated, tired and broke, and you are promising yourself that you are going to change all that this year! There are two reasons why New Year Resolutions don't work; nn· 1st we try and take on too much,n n· 2nd we ...ARTArticleThe Proper Sports Nutrition For Extreme SportsThese days, with the evolution of the whole extreme sports concept, the topic of sports nutrition has also gained a lot of importance and attention from the sportsmen as well as from the media. The professional sportsmen performing in extreme sports hold an elevated status in society and this ...ARTArticleThe Secret Law of Attraction and Power of Belief - A Psychologist's Personal PerspectiveMany suggest that "luck is something you do." I often tell my patients that what we focus upon tends to become our reality, because we will likely do things, both consciously and unconsciously, consistent with that focus, in order to help make it happen. By sharing my following, personal story, I hope you may be helped to find what you are truly looking for.ARTArticleTo Grieve or Not to Grieve, That is the QuestionIf you were given the choice between diving freely into the darkest depths of the ocean fully equipped with all of the proper gear you would need to handle anything you might encounter OR being slowly dragged down by an eighty pound anchor that is chained to your legs while you frantically tread water trying to keep your head above water, which would you choose?ARTArticleTrue StoryI have a true story for you. My stories are always based on what I experienced. Very recently a mother came to me with her daughter, she said to me, “Tell my daughter the story of the garden.” This greatly surprised me because I had not thought of that story for a long time, and most of a year had passed since I told it to the mother. So, I began:r ARTArticleTwo Months, Two Actions: First Steps to SuccessSusan stood on the scale the other day. She had gained two pounds. Fred muttered to himself, “damn smokes cost a ton and are killing me”, as he passed another five dollar bill across the counter. Mark promised his wife that this would be the year that they took a vacation, the same promise ...ARTArticleUnderstanding and managing your panic attacks - part 1A panic attack out of the blue can make you think you are going crazy! If you are organized, in control and competent in managing your life, then the odd panic attack can throw you off balance. It can be unsettling and sap your confidence, making you question your whole way of operating. They make you feel dizzy, disorientated, like your heart is going to burst out of your chest and make you gasp for breath!

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