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None of us wants to think about it, but the standard definition of a totally successful relationship is the old, traditional “til death do us part.” Any time we love, whether it’s a life partner, a dear friend, a child, a sibling, a parent or even a beloved pet, we are risking the loss of that ... Views: 2014
The above two words could be seen as travelling in each other’s company, but this concept could not be further away from the truth. If you have every walked the road I was set to travel the difference is insurmountable. Many may even think that the difference is only marginal so why split hairs? ... Views: 1241
Human life has got many different phases that people encounter in their daily lives. These include joyous moments that create good moods and depressed moments that create bad moods. Change in mood affects a person's thoughts, feelings and behavior. Nervous breakdown is a short-span period of ... Views: 1229
Learning to take care of yourself is at the very core of your healing process. It’s a way to demonstrate self-love and respect of yourself.
No matter how busy you get, making time to care for yourself—mind, body, and spirit—is a must. Neglecting self-care can have negative effects on body, ... Views: 1786
Living in our world today can be very stressful. While some of the stress that we experience is actually useful for motivating us, a point can be reached where it becomes very harmful, physically, emotionally and even spiritually. Knowing how to manage and even reduce the harmful effects of ... Views: 1112
"Conduct disorder" refers to a group of behavioral and emotional problems in youngsters. Children and adolescents with this disorder have great difficulty following rules and behaving in a socially acceptable way. They are often viewed by other children, adults and social agencies as "bad" or ... Views: 1982
Life is sometimes like a roller coaster. Ups and downs, with a few hairy bends thrown in for good measure. Not all days are nirvana and life can drag us down from time-to-time. It’s OK to have down days, we all have them and always will. Experiencing the whole array of emotions we’re born with ... Views: 2520
Many people when drinking turn into someone else. Some become more flirty, others laugh a lot, or fall asleep (That would be me), but quite a few become angry. Growing up in France, wine was the drink of choice. My next door neighbor was an angry drunk. He used to come home from the bar, and ... Views: 1869
Everyone has problems. People everywhere, and for all time, have been searching for an answer to the great mystery of human folly and self-inflicted suffering. As a psychotherapist, people come to me to provide them with some wisdom, knowledge, expertise and direction on how to find their way ... Views: 1574
For so many years I walked around with an enormous Psychological and Sociological residue, firmly believed that there was no way back for me. I sit here today typing, in the knowledge that the battle within myself is almost over. This is by far the battle you struggle with; it’s so hard to make ... Views: 1256
The feeling of sorrow, as different from sadness, can take us on to the beyond – the region of universal spirituality where man’s self-centered projections cannot thrive. Can we understand the beauty of that feeling and its deeply cleansing effects?
Generally, the words ‘sorrow’ and ... Views: 1233
Depression is a very serious medical issue, and you should take appropriate steps to treat it. But it takes a lot of effort, and sometimes you don't know how to deal with it. This article contains several useful tips to help you manage your depression and live your life to the fullest.
Allow ... Views: 695
I’m in a bad way I have only just made it to the bathroom before throwing up; sitting there on my cold floor tiles I put my head between my knees just to keep upright. The room is spinning, rotating all around me like some never ending merry go round. I know that this is where I will sleep ... Views: 1254
Many people, especially codependents, are haunted by inner loneliness. Twenty percent (60 million) of Americans report that loneliness is the source of their suffering. In fact, our emotional reaction to rejection emanates from the area of our brain (the dorsal anterior cingulated) that also ... Views: 1615
People wonder why they become depressed. Sometimes the causes are very clear, like the loss of a loved one, getting fired from a job, a relationship breakup, or even losing one’s home to foreclosure. Many times, however, depression seems to come out of the blue or it slowly creeps up on you, ... Views: 1135
There is a room in your heart where sadness dwells. Each story of sadness lives there like a stagnant, frozen particle of light waiting for you to see it, to hold it, to wrap it in a blanket and bring it tea. When you visit your grief place with love, the particles of light start to shimmer and ... Views: 1668
For over twenty years as physician, I’ve witnessed, time and again, the healing power of tears. Tears are your body’s release valve for stress, sadness, grief, anxiety, and frustration. Also, you can have tears of joy, say when a child is born or tears of relief when a difficulty has passed. In ... Views: 4298
Crippling confusion governs our treatment approach to the mental-health epidemic of clinical depression. Typically, sufferers who ask what causes their depression are told it’s a mysterious and complex brain disorder.
This answer does a grave disservice to millions of suffering Americans. ... Views: 1278
I recently had the pleasure of visiting a couple, who are dear friends of mine. It was a very special visit because I got to meet their 3 day old baby. I believe that every baby is a blessing but for this couple, it is an extra special blessing. Their journey in becoming parents has taken ... Views: 1041
Think for a moment how you feel during a depressive episode. Do "helplessness", "hopelessness", and "loneliness" come to mind? If so, that also seems to be the consensus of many people in the depression forums where I spend some of my time.
Depression has a way of creating a psychological ... Views: 2131
When we make the empowered decision to take back control of our lives, there is another hard fact that we need to face up to. While going through the trauma that engulfed our life’s for so many years, there is always going to be a fall out. Mine was the peace and protection I thought I had ... Views: 1218
To say that depression is widespread these days is to underscore just how pervasive the phenomenon has become across modern society. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that around 300 million people suffer from depression, making it the leading cause of disability worldwide. But ... Views: 591
Depression may be viewed as a wide area of interest, but one thing you need to know is the difference between common depression symptoms and manic depression symptoms. Manic depression is a disorder that influences the mood of a patient that's sometimes identified by uncontrolled mania attacks. ... Views: 985
Mental depression is believed to cause more health problems in developed countries than any other medical illness.
Whilst mental depression is a common problem for people, it is not always easy to diagnose and treat. The reason being that it is not "one thing" to all people, and it does not ... Views: 774
I have been asked by a few people of late as to my motivation for writing this book.
The answer is twofold. I had to find a way to deal with my demons, which even after all these years, seemed so reluctant to leave. Secondly and I believe just as important, was to reach out to others. It’s ... Views: 1094
Ultimately, all our depression and anxiety are born out of some sort of fear or the realization of a fear. Fear, according to the Bible, brings torment. This article explores the various mental, emotional, and spiritual torments that often lead to depression and anxiety.
There is a direct ... Views: 2506
The result of an Alcohol treatment center
A faith based alcohol treatment center may be a welcome change for someone who has no hope. So it is not only affecting the local communities, but people from all walks of life, culture and location. However, like any habit, alcoholism and drug abuse ... Views: 1384
Narcissistic relationships often go through a painful cycle that is a predictable outgrowth of narcissistic personality disorder. Central to understanding a narcissist's behavior is that their relationships are transactional. Their impaired boundaries and lack of empathy prevent them from seeing ... Views: 59
Years ago I owned a dog named Sparkles. He was a cross between a Cocker Spaniel, Poodle and Beagle. Sparkles loved to play and he was a very affectionate animal. He lived for 13 years. I don't know what it is about dogs but they definitely can sense when their masters are experiencing a ... Views: 1530
Dangerous Psychiatric Drugs Your Doctor Recommends
Since the first SSRI antidepressant was released in 1988, over 200 lawsuits have been brought against the major SSRI makers, including AstraZeneca, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Eli Lilly. For the most part the lawsuits have been in response ... Views: 8186
Living with an addict (including alcoholics[1]) can feel like life in a war zone. The addict’s personality changes caused by addiction create chaos. Family dynamics are organized around the substance abuser, who acts like a tyrant, denying that drinking or using is a problem, while issuing ... Views: 1357
I recently read some rather depressing medical news – and that is that anti-depressants don’t work. What’s worse is that we have all been conned by the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry telling us how much they DO work. We all know what a common problem depression is in mental health care. ... Views: 1267
As a therapist in Los Angeles I’ve seen more than my share of patients who are dealing with various forms of depression and unhappiness. One common personality trait I’ve found with them is their unwholesome thoughts and beliefs that come from what I call the “wanting mind.” In wanting mind, ... Views: 1809
Recently, I overheard an adolescent tell her friend, “I was so depressed yesterday but I’m fine today.” Her friend replied, “Yeah, I understand; I get depressed sometimes, too.”
This conversation reflects the very common misuse of the term “depression.” Most individuals mistakenly refer to ... Views: 630
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After an accident in which I injured my back, I was ill health retired. This has given me the time ... Views: 1648
Here are probably the top 3 reasons why you might be feeling depressed and a little something you can do about it. All healing begins, first, with understanding the reasons. Anything else merely masks the problem, but does not solve it.
As a pastor and counselor for over 15 years, I’ve had ... Views: 2073
You wake up; it’s a new dawn, a new day, and yet somehow it doesn’t feel much different than the day before. It’s like today has yesterday written all over it.
Not only is it the same routine as the day before with perhaps a few variances here and there, but the feelings of yesterday may have ... Views: 1521
There are a number of factors that contribute to a teacher's burnout but as most teachers know there can be some signs that can be passed off as a "bad year" or personal situations that can temporarily cause the same sort of results, so how does a teacher know the difference? Here are a few ... Views: 1623
What has our beautiful world come to, society is becoming more and more depressed and stressed, and options for treatment are getting more and more expensive with little or no promise for improvement in our mental health. There are also a number of myths that we need to clear up so that we don't ... Views: 833
What are chakras? Chakras are energetic spinning wheels which reside in the spiritual body. Each chakra represents a different emotional layer. When you have thoughts and feelings which are negative they can get stored inside of your spiritual body and chakras. When your chakras are filled with ... Views: 1887
In the past treatment of depression was done by many different types of talk therapy by psychologists. There are over 250 psychotherapy "techniques", and NONE of them have been proven to work any better than any other.
But, the fact remains that very few depressed patients were ever "cured" by ... Views: 2801
In this article I will be covering in quite some depth an understanding of depression and what can be done to alleviate it, based on my learning taken from the pioneering Uncommon Knowledge and Human Givens approach.
So it is first very important to understand how depression works and ... Views: 2183
If you have anxiety, you have heard the term fight or flight response before. Each time you have a panic attack, the part of your brain that controls this natural response is called upon to protect you in cases of fright, tension or extreme stress in your life. This fight or flight is what ... Views: 1685
The further you live away from the equator where the days and nights are darker during the winter months the greater the risk of suffering from seasonal affected disorder commonly referred to as SAD for short.
Unlike a general low mood during the winter months that many people temporarily ... Views: 652
Counseling is recognized as a substitute treatment from the people upon resolving their personal as well as professional difficulties. Most from the difficulties arise with the deciding capacity with the people. To pick a counseling type the specific difficulty you might be experiencing may be ... Views: 543
Codependency robs us of a self and self-love. We’ve learned to conceal who we really are, because we grew up pleasing, rebelling against, or withdrawing from dysfunctional parents. This sets us up for trauma. As adults, even if we’re successful in some areas, our emotional life isn’t easy. ... Views: 1118
Hi! I am Santa Rosa California psychologist, therapist, and counselor Dr. Eric Ryan—I often use mindfulness techniques and principles in my psychotherapy practice to help you experience greater focus, attunement, and become fully present. Learning to be present, to truly live in the moment, ... Views: 1084
Many of us, especially those on the spiritual path, tend to look at anger as an entirely negative emotion. However, anger used mindfully can be extremely positive, powerful and ultimately healing. Anger is simply energy, and we always have a choice as to what to do with it. Dzogchen Ponlop, in ... Views: 1254
Brainwave stimulation, also known as brainwave synchronization and brainwave entrainment itself has been around for over 70 years. Its name comes from the discovery entrainment by a Dutch scientist named Christian Huygens in 1665. This is physics in action, Christian Huygens observed with two ... Views: 1545