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ARTArticleOvercoming Bipolar Disorder: Identifying Depression TriggersResearch indicates that a variety of factors can be associated with the onset of depressive symptoms for people with bipolar disorder. It is important to recognize such potential triggers, because avoiding or reducing exposure to them can reduce the likelihood that depressive symptoms will ...ARTArticleOvercoming Bipolar Disorder: Identifying Mania TriggersResearch indicates that a variety of factors can be associated with the onset of manic symptoms (Johnson 2005; Goodwin and Jamison 2007; Bauer 2008a). It is important to recognize such potential triggers because avoiding or reducing exposure to them can reduce the likelihood that manic symptoms ...ARTArticleOvercoming Bipolar Disorder: The Clinical Side of TreatmentTREATMENTS FOR A BIO -PSYCHOSOCIAL CONDITION
Understanding and treating bipolar disorder requires tuning in to biological, psychological, and social aspects—it is a bio-psychosocial condition.
Typically, bipolar disorder is treated with one or more medications plus some type of counseling or ...ARTArticleOVERCOMING THE FEAR OF FEAR: Challenge Your ThinkingAs psychologist William James said, “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” To gain mastery over your anxiety, it’s very important that you learn how to challenge automatic thinking, such as catstrophizing and overestimating the ...ARTArticleParent Coaching For New MomsBecoming a new mother is an intense experience that affects all areas of your life including work, relationships, identity, and emotional health. Motherhood adds stress to life, no matter how good you feel. The challenges of caring for a newborn, other children, home, and whatever else can ...ARTArticlePleasure Healing: Positive Affirmations to Behold the Beauty WithinDo you know how beautiful you are? Yes, you! You're beautiful beyond compare. Affirm this to yourself ten times right here and now.
Okay, now that you're back, think about how you felt as you affirmed your beauty. Did you feel a spark of power? What if you used that spark to ignite filling ...ARTArticlePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)(I use "she" throughout this article but it applies to male victims as well)
Contrary to popular misconceptions, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Disorder (or Reaction) are not typical responses to prolonged abuse. They are the outcomes of sudden exposure to severe or ...ARTArticleQuick Tips to Deal with the Crazy Makers in Your Life.Are you in a relationship with someone who drives you crazy? Are you in a relationship with someone who no matter how well you point out the facts of their irresponsibility or immaturity they find some way to justify and rationalize all they do? Do you leave conversations with these people feeling unheard, angry and exasperated? If so, you are in a relationship with a difficult person, one who I call an Adult-Child or a Crazy Maker.ARTArticleRecovery And HealingVictims of abuse in all its forms – verbal, emotional, financial, physical, and sexual – are often disorientated. They require not only therapy to heal their emotional wounds, but also practical guidance and topical education. At first, the victim is, naturally, distrustful and even hostile. The ...ARTArticleRecurring Dreams: What Are They Trying To Tell You?If you are now—or have ever—had a series of dreams that are the same dream repeating itself, or the same dream with slight variations over time: Pay Attention! This type of dream—the recurring dream—is repeating itself and being recalled for a reason. Most often, a very ...ARTArticleReinvent Your Self, Work, Relationships And Your Life!There are certain rules and principles that seemed to make sense in the past, during a time when reason and logic ruled. But today, in a very chaotic and ever changing world, evolutionary extinction is a constant real threat. In order to facilitate desirable change, we need to think seriously ...ARTArticleRelaxation and Stress ReductionDo you feel stressed out?
Burnout, irritability, difficulty concentrating, mental exhaustion that just doesn’t leave you –- all are the result of extended high stress levels.
In the modern world there's too much to do and too little time to do it! Multitasking was supposed to be the answer, but that really just adds additional stress.
Deep Relaxation is the much-needed antidote to unrelenting stress, bringing relief and healing from stress, burnout and mental fatigue.
Relaxation encourages your bodily tension to dissolve and your brain to slow down from its crazy pace.ARTArticleRelieve and Manage Stress Using the Power of TFT, EFT & QEPRStress, Anxiety and the 'tapping' therapies
What is stress and anxiety? How does it affect you? It is a common and normal fact of life that no matter who we are, where we live or how old we are most of us experience some form of stress and anxiety throughout our daily lives. Be it work pressures and deadlines, getting the kids to school on time or some memory that continues to bother us.ARTArticleRetain What You LeaYou attend a seminar, read a book, talk to an expert or conduct research on the Internet. You expand your knowledge. You learn a great deal about the topic you wanted to know more about. A week or two go by and what often happens? You forgot most of what you learned.
Studies have found that if ...ARTArticleRX For Stress: The Relaxation Response - Part IIThis is the second of a 3-part article in which I describe various practices that can create the relaxation response within your body - which serves as an antidote to the harmful effects of chronic stress on the body. Through these tested techniques which encourage the state of relaxation, we can begin to engage the body's marvelous potential for self-healing.
In Part I, we reviewed the techniques of Diaphragmatic Breathing and the Body Scan.
In Part II, we will learn about relaxation through Centering Meditation, Mindfulness, and Visualization.
1.ARTArticleRX For Stress: The Relaxation Response - Part IIIThis is the third of a 3-part series in which I describe various practices that can create the Relaxation Response within your body. This physiological state works as an antidote to the harmful effects of chronic stress on the body. Through these tested techniques which encourage the state of relaxation, we can begin to engage the body's marvelous potential for self-healing.
In Part I, we reviewed the techniques of Diaphragmatic Breathing and the Body Scan.
In Part II, we focused on creating a state of relaxation through Centering Meditation, Mindfulness, and Visualization.ARTArticleRX For Stress: The Relaxation Response, Part IThe experience of relaxation is essential to counteract the harmful effects of chronic stress on the body. Through the regular practice of relaxation techniques, one can begin to reverse this cumulative, damaging proceess, and engage the body's incredible potential for self-healing.
Herbert Benson, M.D., Harvard Professor and stress reduction specialist, first coined the phrase "Relaxation Response" in the early 1970s to describe the physiological and mental changes that occur when one consciously relaxes.ARTArticleSelf Love and NarcissismQuestion:
What is the difference between self-love and narcissism and how does it affect the capacity to love others?
Answer:
There are two differences between healthy self-love and pathological narcissism: (a) in the ability to tell reality from fantasy, and (b) in the ability to empathise ...ARTArticleSelf MedicationThere are times in my life where I do not question my decision to be sober. I would say this is about 99% of the time, to be honest. The beauty and decisiveness in my life has become apparent due to the decisions I have made. Overall, I am absolutely in agreement with my heart and ...ARTArticleShame, Narcissism, And A Meaningful LifeWe all have a scenario of our life. We invent, adopt, are led by and measure ourselves against our personal narratives. These are, normally, commensurate with our personal histories, our predilections, our abilities, limitations, and our skills. We are not likely to invent a narrative which is ...ARTArticleShyness And Social PhobiaWhat is shyness?
Shy people are generally preoccupied with their thoughts, feelings and physical reactions. They are typically self-conscious and think of themselves in rather negative terms, often to the point of preoccupation. They will avoid social situations or engage in them for very ...ARTArticleSolutions to the ADD / ADHD/Autism Brain ProblemThere are now five types of effective recognized professional treatments for ADD, ADHD, and Autism:
1. Drug treatments: (Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, Strattera, etc). Most of these drugs contain methylphenidate, the same ingredient as "speed" on the street where it's highly illegal, and ...ARTArticleSolving The Autism ProblemsI wrote a 3 page paper for the recent DAN conference in Cherry Hill NJ designed to help parents do the research that is necessary to help their children. Unfortunately, too many turn to their pediatrician or neurologist, finding out after too much money wasted that they know too little to ...ARTArticleSoul Mates or Cell Mates?When we hear the words “Soul Mate,” most people conjure up visions of that special someone specifically molded and made for them and only them. Someone who understands us as no other person can. And, like synchronized swimmers, “Soul Mates” are in tune and in rhythm with one another, navigating ...ARTArticleSpare Me Some Change“Time for a change of scenery,” we told ourselves before arranging for a trip to Maui.ARTArticleStir-Fried Bok Choy with ShrimpFor a vegetarian variation, replace the shrimp with cubed seasoned, smoked tofu (available at natural food stores). If you use shrimp, keep the shells for stock; just throw them in a bag in the freezer until you're ready to use them.
4 leaves bok choy
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 ...ARTArticleStop Drugging Our KidsThere’s a new affordable alte
ative to dangerous drugs for the ADD-Autism continuum!
Unlike drugs, there are NO harmful side effects. Unlike Neurofeedback (AKA EEG Biofeedback, long proved the best therapy), it’s affordable for even low income families.
For about 40 years, EEG ...ARTArticleStress and the EconomyIf you are like most people, you are feeling the effects of the economy. The fears of a failing economy, fallen house prices, banks going out of business, and high gas prices cannot be alleviated by an “economic rescue package.”
What most people are needing is instead, a “mental health ...ARTArticleStress Management Techniques 2: Progressive Muscle RelaxationTaking time to relax is necessary to offset the harmful effects of recurring stress on the body. Through the use of relaxation techniques, one can begin to reverse this cumulative, detrimental process, and engage the body's tremendous possibility for self-healing.
Progressive muscle relaxation, also known as a guided body scan is a very valuable stress reduction technique. A guided body scan -- which seeks to find and release muscular tensions -- supports deep relaxation, as most of us carry needless tightness in various muscles.ARTArticleStress Management Techniques 3: Centering MeditationThe experience of relaxation is vital to counteract the harmful effects of chronic stress on the body. Through the use of relaxation techniques, one can begin to undo this cumulative, damaging process, and connect to the body's astonishing potential for self-healing.
Centering Meditation is a proven practice which promotes this state of deep rest and release. In this practice we direct our attention on a single word or phrase to augment the sense of relaxation at the same time as we are breathing deeply, slowly and evenly.