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- CAN HYPNOSIS MAKE YOU THIN? - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2004 from Darlene MontgomeryTired of carrying around an extra twenty pounds? Tired of diets that don’t work? Hypnosis may be the answer for you – no, it doesn’t work miracles. It’s not a magic bullet that immediately makes you love exercise. What it is - is a deep state of relaxation and intense mental focus that can ...
Views: 1617 - Manage the Stressors and Enjoy Your Holidays - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2004 from Sophie MelansonThe Holiday Season, for many, can be very stressful. When you experience any kind of stress, no matter what the occasion, you are reacting to a root cause. Ask yourself the following questions: What am I truly experiencing inside? In Spirit, Mind, Body and especially Emotions? Am I angry about ...
Views: 991 - ADHD – Regulating Emotions during Holiday Season - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from Patrick HurleyStatement: My intent in this newsletter is to express as quickly as possible my own beliefs and opinions on matters. I have no problems with people who disagree with my opinion and have even been swayed to rethink my position from time to time. I wanted to let you know that our book is ...
Views: 2195 - What is Anger Management? - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2004 from George AndersonIncidents involving Ron Attest, Jose Guillen and Milton Bradley as well as college athletes have thrust anger management into the news on an almost daily basis. Many questions are being asked about the effectiveness of anger management. Questions are also being asked about the training, ...
Views: 3160(1 vote) - What Do You Have to Be Grateful For? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2004 from Barbara Rose, Ph.D.Whether it’s a holiday season, or just another miserable day in your life, it might be really hard to find things to be grateful for, especially when times are everything other than the way you would like them to be. There is a reason. The first step in ‘attitude gratitude’ is to realize that ...
Views: 2622 - How To Eliminate Guilt & Practice Total Forgivness - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2004 from Kent SayreEliminating Guilt And Practicing Forgiveness Today, I’m going to show you how to eliminate guilt and practice forgiveness. So you’re getting two for one today. Guilt is normally that nagging feeling where you feel bad for something you did. Maybe you did something that you wished you ...
Views: 2923 - How To Cut Deals With Your Unconscious Mind - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2004 from Kent SayreHow To Cut Deals With Your Subconscious Mind Hi there my dear reader. In this article, I’m going to tell you about an advanced technique that fewer than 1 out of 100,000 people know about or will ever know about. You’re getting this insider information for being a fan of mine. This is ...
Views: 8209 - Finding the Power Greater Than Ourselves - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2004 from L.G. Parkhurst, Jr.Thoughts for Growing through Prayer Steps to Serenity Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. — The Second Step “But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds.” declares the LORD, “because you are called an outcast.” — Jeremiah 30:17 In the ...
Views: 6499 - If You Want Others to Like You, Like Yourself First! - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2010 from Royane RealMany of us mistakenly believe that it's wrong or conceited, to think we have any good qualities. We may spend a lot of time berating ourselves for our negative qualities, thinking that self criticism is the key to improving our performance. However, a constant focus on our supposed ...
Views: 7199(1 vote) - [Anger Management] Are you able to say both 'Yes!' and 'No!'? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2004 from Charlie Badenhop1. Experience I think most people will agree that they see more and more harmful expressions of anger in their everyday life, and thus I feel this is an important topic for all of us to take a closer look at. Recently I had a client who came to me because he was feeling a lot of anger ...
Views: 2133(1 vote) - Exploring the "Should's": Is it Necessity, Desire, or Guilt? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2004 from Jennifer KoretskyHow many times a day do you find yourself using the word "should"? ADDers are full of "should's": I should do the dishes, I should clean out the fridge, I should see that movie, I should call my friend, etc. The word "should" can be very dangerous to an adult with ADD, because it often results ...
Views: 1264 - A Hypnotherapist's Casebook. - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Brian GreenThese articles were published as a column in “L. A. Health” under the title, “A Hypnotherapist’s Casebook.” No. 1. Hypnotherapy for healing. A little over six years ago I was between jobs. I had ...
Views: 2248(3 votes) - 7 Tips For Defusing Holiday Stress - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Ramona CreelKNOW THYSELF The first key to creating a peaceful holiday season is identifying those holiday traditions that you ENJOY and those that you don’t. When you spend your precious time and energy on activities that you don’t find rewarding, you are destined to become FRUSTRATED and cranky. So go ...
Views: 1710(2 votes) - Are You A Hopium Addict? - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2004 from Annie KaszinaAre You A ‘Hopium Addict?’ If the question alone was enough to make you recoil in horror, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the term couldn’t possibly apply to you. You may not have heard the term before, but your reaction may be because you are a closet hopium addict. What is the ...
Views: 3826(1 vote) - Your Dark Side - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2004 from JoreJj ElprehzleinnYour Dark Side Why It is So Difficult to Live at Maximum Power...and How You Can Turn Your Inner Darkness to Your Advantage. "If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy ...
Views: 1721(2 votes) - Choose a stressless lifestyle! - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2004 from Ingela BergerChoose a stressless lifestyle? That's very easy to say. Yet it is so important. Our health should be our # 1 priority. We all know that, and still we keep hearing about yet another work mate who is now on the sick-list for several weeks to come. The book stores are filled with books on stress ...
Views: 1544 - 5 Ways to Lose Those Holiday Blues - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsWhat a great time of year! It’s a time to be thankful for what we have and enjoy all the festivities that mark a renewal of our hope and faith in the “system” that will carry us toward a bright new year. Right… So if this is such a wonderful season, how come so many of us wind up in ...
Views: 1205 - Welcome to my stress-free world - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2004 from David LeonhardtWhat the world needs more of is...stress. This means I must deliver a formal apology to all 17,124 subscribers to my newsletter, A Daily Dose of Happiness, for running a series on stress reduction tips and wasting their time in such a frivolous fashion, when they could be using that time to ...
Views: 1377 - ADHD - Sleeping Difficulties, Procrastination and Maintaining Employment - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2004 from Patrick HurleyADHD NEWSLETTER from Patrick J. Hurley www.addcorridorcoaching.com October 2004 Volume I Issue X ADHD –Sleep Difficulties, Procrastination and other threats to Job Stability Statement: My intent in this newsletter is to express as quickly as possible my own ...
Views: 5838 - 5 Ways to Help Soldier Friends Reduce Stress - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2004 from Dale Collie5 Ways to Help Soldier Friends Reduce Stress Intense training, rapid changes, and the hazardsof combat generate high levels of stress. Leavingfamilies and jobs behind compounds the problem.Combat stress is so great that, typically, onesoldier is lost to stress for every one lost toenemy ...
Views: 2565 - How Do You Know if You Have Manic-Depression - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2004 from Michael RayelNancy was doing very well until about two years ago when Phil, her boyfriend of 9 years, broke-up with her. It was a difficult moment for her especially after she learned that Phil eventually married her cousin. Since then, Nancy had deteriorated. One evening, she was involved in a motor ...
Views: 1500 - 10 Tips For A Better Night's Sleep - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2009 from Kathy ThompsonDo you have trouble sleeping? Tired all the time?Here are some great tips for better quality sleep. 1. Exercise regularly. Your sleep will be better quality, which means you should need less sleep. This will give you more energy and time to do other things. Exercise will ward off ...
Views: 1108(1 vote) - Coming to terms with anger - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2004 from Charlie Badenhop1. Experience Do you ever find yourself stuck in a rut of anger, wishing you understood a bit more about anger management? Recently I worked with a client who stated she had a lot of unresolved anger. When I asked her what she meant, she said she often blew up at people, even when she knew ...
Views: 2631 - FORBES.COM NAMES SOBER LIVING BY THE SEA - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2004 from Dennis HelfandFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORBES.COM NAMES SOBER LIVING BY THE SEA AMONG TOP 10 LUXURY REHAB CENTERS NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Sober Living by the Sea, which provides hope and treatment to those in need of assistance for alcoholism, chemical dependency, substance abuse and other harmful ...
Views: 2627 - Saying Goodbye to Mom - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2004 from Cate CavanaghOn October eleventh, it had been one month since my mom's passing. She was almost ninety-three, a good long age, many would say but, her life (and mine) was one of grief as a result of her serious, severe and long term disability when I was nine. She had suffered a stroke from which she fought ...
Views: 5469 - 7 Proven Ways to Resist the Urge to Smoke. - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2004 from Arina NikitinaWhen you decide to stop smoking the most difficult part is to resist the urges. It doesn’t matter that each craving lasts only 3-5 minutes. It’s still the whole 5 minutes to battle with your willpower! These 7 tips will help you to resist the urge to smoke (one urge at a time). 1. Remind ...
Views: 1561 - You have NO CHOICE - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2004 from Danish AhmedYou Have No Choice I wasn't having a good day. Let me tell you about the straw that broke the camel's back: I was in rehearsals for the Decide Show... We were watching a videotape of a previous show. I walked between the TV and VCR and tripped over the wire, almost causing the VCR to fall ...
Views: 1533(2 votes) - Nature, An ADHD Natural Treatment - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2004 from Jeannine VirtueMy mother’s warning; “You are going to rot your brain out...” still rings through my mind whenever I spend too much time in front of the television set. I grew up in a time when mothers shooed their children out - rain, snow or shine - to get a breath of fresh air. Our television set tuned in ...
Views: 1763 - Creating A Winning Mindset by Clinical Hypnotherapist Steve G. Jones - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2004 from Steve JonesDo you know anyone who always wins? Sure you know that person, everything just works out for them. They go into business and they are an instant success. They enter the dating scene and their phone rings off the hook. If they were in the Olympics, you just know they wouldn't settle for anything ...
Views: 2485(1 vote) - How to Remember Anything - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2004 from Rob WatsonCopyright 2004 Rob Watson robwatson@waytosuccess.net www.waytosuccess.net A SHORT MEMORY COURSE! HOW TO REMEMBER NAMES You just called the TV repair shop and the voice on the other end of the line tells you "this is Don Smith". About 5 minutes later you tell your wife that "this guy" will ...
Views: 2566 - Do you know WHAT MAKES ME MAD?? It makes me SO MAD I just want to... - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2004 from David ThomasDo you know WHAT MAKES ME MAD?? It makes me SO MAD I just want to... Sound familiar? If you want to manage anger, the only way of doing so is to listen to your self-talk. This doesn’t mean listening to yourself talk. It means listening to your SELF-TALK. It’s quite true that anger is ...
Views: 3255 - Where is Your Happiness? Past, Present, or Future?? - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2004 from David ThomasWhere is Your Happiness? Past, Present, or Future?? Achieving a level of personal happiness previously unknown is closer than you think. Much closer. But first, it’s important to stay in touch with the present. “Stay in touch with the present? I’m thinking…I’m already IN the ...
Views: 1060 - How to Optimize the Awesome Power of Thoughts and Imagination - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2004 from Michael LeeHave you encountered a time when you were in a traffic jam and was running late for an important meeting? Did you stay calm and focused? Or did your mind wander into the dark side of the impending consequences that may occur? If you're always picturing people getting mad at you and thinking of ...
Views: 1132 - The Top 10 Ways to Overcome Procrastination - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2004 from Jennifer KoretskyWhen a person is bored or uninterested, certain tasks and projects can seem like torture! This feeling usually leads to procrastination, and procrastination often leads to guilt. Here are some practical ways to avoid these situations and overcome procrastination: 1. Recharge Daily Be sure to ...
Views: 14191 - Controlling and Managing Anger for Stress Relief - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2004 from Susan StewartStress is an unavoidable condition of life today. It's a very natural reaction to situations that may cause us disappointment, hurt, frustration, sadness, confusion, shame or other negative emotions. It can be the result of hurt pride or unreasonable expectations. In some instances, angry ...
Views: 4438 - Energy Psychology Interactive Self-Help Guide: A Review - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2004 from Lynne HossMost people have some type of fear or other unwanted feeling rooted in their subconscious, which affects their ability to move freely through life. It could be fear of snakes, flying, or terrorist attacks, or feelings of irrational anger, jealousy, sadness, or loneliness. Until this time, ...
Views: 2828 - Is Dysthymic Disorder a Second-Rate Depression? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2004 from Michael RayelDysthymic Disorder, used to be called Dysthymia, is a low-grade and yet chronic depression characterized by feelings of sadness or depression associated with lack of interest to do things and some physical symptoms such as lack of energy, sleep, and concentration. Psychological symptoms such as ...
Views: 1387 - 5 Super Effective Tips To Kill Depression - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2004 from Michael LeeBeing lonely is a normal part of our everyday lives. We get sad when we fail in our exams, when we're rejected by the person we love, or when someone very close to uspasses away. Depression, however, could be more fatalthan just plain loneliness. It could render life-longconsequences that ...
Views: 1395 - Moving? 10 Ways to Create a Joyful, Less-Stressed Experience - by Submitted on May 24, 2012 from Carolyn BealeIncrease your joy and lessen the stress of your upcoming move using these tips: 1. Release, release, release. Give away, sell, or donate to a worthwhile cause any item you no longer want or need. For some, this can be a daunting prospect. Set aside a specific block of time each day to pack ...
Views: 1839 - LUCKY DAY THINKING - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2004 from Terry L. SumerlinThe Del Lago Golf Course, near Lake Conroe, was beautiful. It was a nice fall, south Texas morning. Well, as nice as 95 degrees gets in mid September. I’d already spoken four times in two days, and was to speak two more times before heading home. A round of golf, with good friends, sounded ...
Views: 929 - How Distressing is Social Phobia? - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2004 from Michael RayelI remember a friend in college who would blush, sweat, and tremble when required by a teacher to speak in class. A few weeks before the presentation, he’d be anxious, agitated, and couldn’t sleep. Because I was still a student then, I didn’t have any clue what he was going through. But I knew ...
Views: 1618(2 votes) - How Distressing is Social Phobia? - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2004 from Michael RayelI remember a friend in college who would blush, sweat, and tremble when required by a teacher to speak in class. A few weeks before the presentation, he’d be anxious, agitated, and couldn’t sleep. Because I was still a student then, I didn’t have any clue what he was going through. But I knew ...
Views: 1618(2 votes) - How Distressing is Social Phobia? - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2004 from Michael RayelI remember a friend in college who would blush, sweat, and tremble when required by a teacher to speak in class. A few weeks before the presentation, he’d be anxious, agitated, and couldn’t sleep. Because I was still a student then, I didn’t have any clue what he was going through. But I knew ...
Views: 1618(2 votes) - CAT KICKING CONDUCT - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2004 from Terry L. SumerlinThere was once a church that decided to bring their absentee members back into the fold. The preacher went to see one member for that purpose. His visit took him so far out in the country that you’d have to walk five miles back toward town just to start picking up firewood. When he finally ...
Views: 2489 - Custom Designed Angel Pins - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2004 from Carla SchwilleCustom Designed Angel Pins are Gaining New Interest Tomball, Tx - September 3, 2004 – Angel Pins have been around for many years, but in the past few years, customers buying angel pins are interested primarily in designs that have a personal meaning to them. Carla More of Carla’s Angels has ...
Views: 2400(1 vote) - The Second Step to Serenity - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2004 from L.G. Parkhurst, Jr.The Second Step to Serenity: Meditation for Day 8 Excerpted from "Prayer Steps to Serenity: The Twelve Step Journey" By L.G. Parkhurst, Jr. "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."—The Second Step "Because Jesus himself suffered when he was tempted, ...
Views: 2311(1 vote) - The Softening Practice - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2004 from Gregory NewmanI’m fascinated with people. Whether I’m standing in line at the grocery or sitting in an airport, I’m often noticing--with great curiosity--how we breathe, move and shape our bodies as we go through the world andrelate with each other. One of the things I’ve noticed is that many people are ...
Views: 976(1 vote) - What NOT to look for when seeking therapy - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2004 from James MiddletonWhat NOT to look for when seeking therapy - By James Middleton Copyright 2004 james@miracleofmeditation.com What NOT to look for when seeking therapy - or in other words; (how to save yourself money, time, and loss of independence). What NOT to look for when looking for a therapist. ...
Views: 1434(2 votes) - Gardening for Stress Relief - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2004 from Susan StewartIn its purest form, gardening is about connecting with the earth and resetting our clocks to the simple, natural rhythms of life. Try as we may, we can't really speed up a tomato plant and make it grow by our time table. We must adapt and in doing so, gardening offers us a gentle reminder ...
Views: 6018(1 vote) - 3 Methods for Clearing Mental Clutter - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2004 from Jennifer KoretskyMany adults with ADD have a hard time slowing down their brains. Thoughts often come at whirlwind speed, and it can be hard to concentrate on the tasks at hand when so many other thoughts are floating around in the brain. I call this "mental clutter." Often times, mental clutter is made up ...
Views: 3001 - 6 Practices for Achieving Excellent Self-Care - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2004 from Jennifer KoretskyAdults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) often feel like they are running behind schedule, and just don't have the time get everything done. As a result, many ADDers end up sacrificing their own self-care in order to scratch off items on their to-do lists. Those who skimp on self-care, ...
Views: 1381 - Reduce Anxiety About Decision Making - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2004 from Kathy GatesWhat’s the alternative to making decisions? Allowing someone else, or circumstances, to make them for you. And that is giving up control of your life. That’s giving up all power to your life to other people or circumstance. And that will make you miserable It reminds me of ...
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