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How To Cope With Depression During The Holidays
For those being treated for depression, and for those who suffer SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) during the less sunny months of the year, the holidays can make coping with depression become more difficult. While people being treated for depression know the holidays should be a happy time, the additional stresses, hard on anyone, can be even worse for people battling depression. How To Cope With Depression During The Holidays Recognize your personal triggers, those things t
November 22, 2009
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How To Overcome Chronic Fear
Everyone is afraid of something: storms, snakes, fire, illness, job loss, heights, frogs, death. You name it, and somewhere there is someone who is afraid of it. The number one ranked fear is the fear of public speaking, even higher-ranked than the fear of death or pain. We are born with a "fear instinct." Have you ever watched a newborn's startle-reflex when you uncloth him, for instance? As a child grows, this fear goes away. Then at age three, night fears are apt to set in
October 30, 2009
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Letting A Thought Take Root
We live in a super-fast world full of deadlines, family, fast food, fast decisions, after-school activities, easily available entertainment, long work hours, rapidly advancing technology, push-buttons, and remote controls. Life runs on high speed, even on our days off. We are readily available via hand-free cell phones, instant messaging, on-line social sites, and e-mail. Most of us exist just one push of a button away from friends, family, co-workers, businesses, and complet
August 18, 2009
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The Negatives and Positives of Having a Routine
The Positives of Having a RoutinennEven the most disorganized among us have a routine of sorts. Children have to be taken to and picked up from school at regular times. The workplace has starting and quitting times. Deadlines must be met; taxes and bills paid on time. Failure to do such things results in negative consequences. In these cases, routine is good. It keeps things running more smoothly and gives a certain necessary organization to life.nnLife is full of change and
May 21, 2009
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