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When You Can’t Stop Crying!
Friend, let me be there for you! I may not know you, but I know how it feels when you can’t stop crying.
Pain and the accompanying broken heart and anguish and despair sometimes overwhelm us to the point that all we can do is cry. Sometimes just the littlest ... Views: 3997
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When You Want To Hurt - by David Ott, M.Ed., Peak Recovery Program, Victoria, BC. CAN.
When You Want To Hurt - A Letter To Those Who Suffer -
When ego control and defenses are close to being shattered, these are the times we become really scared and begin to think hurtful thoughts. These are your ego's ways to try and gain control in situations where you feel overwhelmed, ... Views: 1323
Did you know the gay community has its vocabulary? The work Twink comes from that Lexicon, commonly described as a gay skinny man with no hair on the body, who is not younger than 17 years and not elder than 25 years.
Assume an adult saying, “What an adorable little boy” to a 17-year-old ... Views: 386
Where Focus Goes, Energy Flows: https://inspireyourselflc.org/where-focus-goes-energy-flows/
by Toronto Life Coach Giovanni Maccarrone:
“Where focus goes, energy flows” – Wayne Dyer
When we focus on the positives, we feel incredibly better than when we focus on the negatives, ... Views: 955
If you suffer from any form of depression you have two choices. One, you can ask for help from a professional or two, you can live with depression hoping no one will notice and it won't affect your life much.
The statistics are staggering. Over 40% of women do not seek help for depression ... Views: 2242
Never in history have we had such comforts and ease of living. Our grocery store shelves are stocked and we can cook a meal in minutes. We can communicate with family and friends around the world instantaneously and face to face. Modern conveniences make our day to day life easy. Then why the ... Views: 1055
Our world is a living hell. Everyone here is selfish. Everyone is an actor.
For most people the life conditions are unbearable. They have too many existential and material problems. They also have family problems and problematic relationships. They hate their job, or they are unemployed.
... Views: 882
The legacy of our humanity would be the technological innovations we make to support business efficiency and enrichment in people's quality of life. The field of information technology (IT) is a noble field to enter that has many opportunities for people who want to succeed as knowledge workers ... Views: 159
The New York Times wrote an article (More College Freshmen Have Reported Feeling Depressed) this month discussing how more college freshmen are reporting cases of depression. This trend does not surprise me when these freshmen have to live with the possibility of getting their bachelor's degree ... Views: 723
The mind is one of the strongest parts of our body. Millions of thought waves generate into it every second. Smallest of issues related to the mind is of concern as they may lead to harmful situations causing damage. While some people are able to possess a good command over their mind, some fail ... Views: 362
The process of data outsourcing is linked with consumer research, product research, demand and supply comparisons, investment trends during the decade, and various processes related to data collection and subsequent processing. Data processing is based on mathematical algorithm and analytical ... Views: 758
Why Diabetics Don’t Take Better Care of Themselves
And What Can Be Done About It
By Devin Hastings, President of the MN. Institute of Advanced Communication Skills
A common complaint among all health care professionals who deal with diabetics is that many diabetics just don’t do the ... Views: 2785
Many people suffer from mental illness at some point in their lives. For some people, the illness is relatively short-lived, but many people must receive some type of treatment for their mental illness for many long years or even for the rest of their lives. Some people may be inclined to stop ... Views: 689
Every person in the world has some kind of sadness or tension at some point in his or her life. In fact, science says that a little bit of stress of nervousness is normal for everyone and part of his or her day-to-day lives. For instance, more than millions of people experience severe and ... Views: 309
Every social media users know people who share too much about their lives on their wall. Social media has provided all of us a platform to share our views, express our feelings and talk about social issues collectively or individually. Everyone is utilizing this space for their own interests. ... Views: 786
In the first place, to keep the brain and body in a healthy state, people need at least 7-8 hours of sleep at night. However, with increasing stress signs and poor work-life balance, most people ignore the most important thing in their lives – sound sleep. Again, experts say without sufficient ... Views: 146
Stress is a natural part of life. These days there are very few who don’t get stressed over money, the economy, the housing market, jobs or even family. Our bodies naturally react to stress through blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, body temperature and muscle contractions. Everyone deals ... Views: 571
College students are one of the demographic groups that are most at risk for emotional and mental health issues. Not only is this a very common time for serious mental illnesses such as clinical depression, anxiety, and even schizophrenia to be diagnosed, the college years are also a time when ... Views: 1264
WHEN YOU CAN USE THE PHONE TO GAIN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE
New self-help program for depression and stress provides support 24-hours a day.
By Sharyn Alden
Clinical depression is on the rise says the World Health Organization (WHO). The organization’s 1990 report said depression was the ... Views: 746
Technology has a way of advancing many different aspects of the human life. You can contact so many more people so much more easily these days because of the internet, smart phones, and more. Technology has also changed ways that counselling can be performed. You now not only have options to do ... Views: 621
Our culture has come a long way on the road to recognizing and overcoming mental illness, but there’s still much work to do to improve overall understanding and acceptance. With 43.8 million adults in the United States suffering from mental illness in a given year, the problem isn’t going away ... Views: 767
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month
Why would you care, when I don’t? Why would you go that extra mile, when I wouldn’t? Why would you waste your time on me, when I wouldn’t for you? Why do you try to get inside me, when I wouldn’t? What you are trying so hard to see, I’m ... Views: 953
Handling a Rejection is hard for anyone. Either in the job interview or in the love life or in the Business deal, many people have faced rejection. It’s true that being rejected is not a good impact on a person’s life, but it opens up more opportunities than to being accepted.
So Look at the ... Views: 571
The many ads out there and selective researchers have always suggested that many of the drugs for depression work. However, it is depressing to learn that most chemical treatments for this malady hardly work. Well, some do work, but afterward depression sets in again. Your doctor probably told ... Views: 832
There are many different situations in life that may leave one feeling lonely. Loneliness can be described as feeling cut off from others not by choice, being without company, and being unhappy alone. People may feel lonely because they don’t have a larger social network of friends, family ... Views: 2107
In the winter, many people are trapped indoors, especially, elderly and handicapped people because of the difficulty of moving around in the snow and ice. The days are shorter and darkness seems to envelop the earth. The cold bothers many people as well. Painful joints and muscle pain also make ... Views: 1646
Within the fields of psychology and oncology, writing therapy is a common tool to find better mental health. Now, new new research from Macquarie University shows measurable improvements in the mental health of breast cancer survivors when they engage in compassionate writing therapy. ... Views: 228
Sometimes an anger surges up in me about how abysmally this culture guides and takes care of its members around transitions. We expect engaged women and men to put on a happy face from proposal through honeymoon, ignoring their innate need to grieve the loss of their singlehood and honor their ... Views: 1594
Are you Stressed or Depressed? Try Yoga!
It's well-known that yoga has numerous health benefits and is often recommended for physical ailments such as back pain, but it's interesting to delve into the use of the ancient technique to improve mental well-being and provide a healthy outlook on ... Views: 970
Many people define themselves by their past. If you had physical, emotional, or sexual abuse in the past you are angry, depressed, anxious, resentful, mistrusting of people and can't do anything about it, it's just the way it is. However, more people now are discovering that you choose how you ... Views: 1146
Depression is often caused by the lingering effects of negative memories. In this article, you will be given tools to help you identify which memories are unresolved and how you can use simple thinking tools to heal your depression.
Many people who are plagued with depression, they can resolve ... Views: 1204
The meaning behind this one simple childhood utterance can literally change your life...almost overnight.
Here's the scenario. Little Tommy intentionally pushes little Suzie. Suzie runs to the teacher and exclaims "Tommy pushed me on purpose!" Of course, Tommy gets punished for his act. You've ... Views: 833
Here is a list of things I do when I get depressed.
1. Make a cake, run down to the store and buy one of those cake mix boxes. You only need like three ingredients to bake your own delicious dessert. It gives you something to do, and the reward is the result! Make sure to buy some milk, cake ... Views: 753
“90% of the present pain you feel is linked to unresolved pain from the past.”
When I heard about this principle, I was like, are you’re kidding me? You mean to tell me the crazy-ass emotional insanity that shows up unexpected and uninvited in my life periodically is linked to my childhood? ... Views: 978
Depression is a complicated issue to get a handle on. As a parent you want your child to only experience the good things in life. But when they are depressed you may feel helpless and unsure of what you can do to help. With 3.3 million people experiencing long term depression (lasting two or ... Views: 988
I’ve heard so many people talk about how what they’re experiencing is just “insignificant”… that there are “worse” things going on in the world. Yes, it’s true that there are people experiencing significant trauma’s in the world. It’s ALSO true that your experience is real and valid. What you ... Views: 313
Some people just don't enjoy running on treadmills or lifting weights and find the whole gym experience boring and quickly give up on their health and fitness goals. But exercising does not have to be boring or something you need to motivate yourself to do.
Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance ... Views: 786
Teens are more depressed now than ever before. Given the stresses of their lives (constant monitoring via technology, tuition hikes, cost of living making it harder to prepare for the future, school stress) that isn’t a big surprise. But it is still a tragedy and as parents, it can be hard to ... Views: 1107
A few days ago, Lady Gaga and Prince William had a conversation about mental health. This was a time when the former spoke about her own challenges and the latter spoke about how important it is for people to open up, amongst other things.
A Mixed Response
And as these two people are ... Views: 1067
In the beginning of 2012 and throughout 2013, I would often feel flat, and at times, it was a challenge for me to get out of bed in the morning. While this was going on, there was another part of me found it hard to accept how I felt.
I believed that I couldn’t allow myself to experience ... Views: 1124
We’re about to head into what is likely your busiest time of the year, and yet songs joyfully remind us that it’s THE most ‘wonderful’ time of the year.
Most people wouldn’t agree.
Expectations for the holiday season seem to grow exponentially each year, but in reality, all you need to do ... Views: 820
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose Hope is the LORD. Jeremiah 17:7
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the ... Views: 1390
While anyone can suffer from mental and emotional problems, there is a stronger chance that someone will reach out for support if they are woman. What this comes down to is that this is something that affects each sex differently.
Times Have Changed
As although certain parts of the world ... Views: 1537