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- Emotional Sensitivity - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2010 from Mark GillespieSome of the writing about Borderline Personality Disorder by therapists and health care professionals seems to almost disparage the emotional sensitivity of sufferers who are characterized as experiencing widely varying emotional responses that can swing from anger to delight in a moment. Some ...
Views: 6440(1 vote) - Ending the Victim Advantage (Part I) - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Cathy EckThe Poor Me Control Drama Nearly every day someone says to me, “I'm sick of hearing victims whine.” Aren't we all? Taking responsibility for our lives has finally come of age. Those who pretend that they are always innocent victims just rub us the wrong way. If we turn away from them, we ...
Views: 1887(1 vote) - Ending the Victim Advantage (Part II) - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2013 from Cathy EckThe Lost Secret of Masculine and Feminine Roles In Part I, I shared with you the ancient masculine/feminine secret. The victimhood advantage allowed power-hungry authority figures to take all the power but none of the blame. We learned to blame the feminine through the perpetuation of stories ...
Views: 1806(1 vote) - Handling a Sensitive Situation - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Diana Weiss-WisdomThe Birds, the Bees, and Blended Families Handling a Sensitive Situation Dear Dr. Weiss-Wisdom, My father has been married numerous times and he consistently has terrible taste in women. Most recently, I ran into my current “stepmother” at a restaurant having a romantic dinner with ...
Views: 2445(2 votes) - How Does Blame for the Past Maintain Anxiety and Depression? - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2009 from CARL WELLS1. When we are young or inexperienced we adopt, often without our full knowledge beliefs and plans designed to make us feel safe or valued. What did you do? 2. We do the best we can at the time even if now we think we were ‘bad’ or mistaken, so we try to block things out we did because we ...
Views: 844(1 vote) - How To Carry Out Self-Evaluation While Addressing Rework Comments? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2016 from Emily ParkerWriting an assignment, report, thesis, or an exam can be very challenging for most students. Not only does it put them under a lot of pressure, it also forces them to evaluate themselves as to where they stand, how much they know and how much justice they have done to their work. When a student ...
Views: 1656(1 vote) - How To Know What Boundaries Are? - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Mara FisherMany books have been written on the subject of boundaries. Is it possible to be an I and still be a We? Where do I end and my partner begin? Many of us have been pondering this notion. How do I get close without getting lost while in a committed relationship? Many believe that the lack of ...
Views: 2094(5 votes) - How to Last Longer in Bed for Men By Minding The Mind - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2012 from Wisey LimBetween 20-40% of the men suffer from premature ejaculation. That is why topics on how to last longer in bed for men have become increasingly popular. Just like any other skills such as walking, reading, writing, no man is born with the natural ability to have full control over his ejaculation. ...
Views: 8259(1 vote) - Irresistible Healing Power ! - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from shayne hammondThe first and probably greatest step to overcoming sickness is to realise that sickness is an enemy and not a friend and should be treated with an aggressive attitude. Too many people meekly accept someone else's opinion about their symptoms. They lay down without showing any ...
Views: 922(2 votes) - Metal Mindset Metal Mindset - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Mark Piercy"The greatest gift to mankind, is the knowledge that attitude can change your way of life". A positive mindset can be very powerful and very influential in your life. It is something that can be acquired by anyone by simply making a decision to think differently. By implementing positive ...
Views: 1234(1 vote) - My Evil Voice My Evil Voice - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Mark PiercyEvery now and then you have a day where that little negative voice in the back of your mind is continually trying to bring you down and bring you unstuck. It's that voice that says 'You're ugly', 'You can't do this' or 'You won't succeed at this'. I know I have them now and again, and I think ...
Views: 1014(1 vote) - Positive Talk For Transition Positive Talk For Transition - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Mark PiercyPositivite Affirmations How many people have told you that you have done an outstanding job or praised you and made you feel special today? My guess is not many. Am I right?. You see, my understanding is that 80% of the world's population made up of negative minded people, the chances of ...
Views: 959(1 vote) - The Superior Colliculus. It's Not Ridiculous. - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bill WhiteI guess when it comes to the anatomy and physiology of panic attacks and anxiety I’m kind of a geek. The stuff just fascinates me. What can I say? However, beyond the pure wonder of it all, a good portion of my interest is grounded in really wanting to comprehend that from which I’ve suffered ...
Views: 1632(1 vote) - Truth of hypnosis! - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Martin PetersenInstead of always try to explain what hypnosis IS, it is also important to tell what it isn’t. My great Hypnosis teacher and mentor Dr. George Bien has this brilliant explanation: “Hypnosis is an escape mechanism caused by focus or distraction, interest or boredom, joy or sadness. It is the ...
Views: 1411(1 vote) - What Is The Best Way To Meditate? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Carol McMahonThey say practice makes perfect but when it comes to meditation, all bets are off. You can meditate with no increase in practice skill. You can even lose skill over time. As Buddhist tradition says: “After twenty years you can finally say you’ve begun to learn how to sit. Many will take even ...
Views: 1087(1 vote) - What Parents Say to Kids - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Randy MerglerWhat Parents Say to Kids Despite working with divorcing families for quite some time now, I’m still amazed at some of the stories I hear. Dad and the kids just returned from a week and half visit to grandma and grandpa. A great time was had by all. While the three of them were ...
Views: 925(1 vote) - Why Grown Ups Need to Read Fairy Tales (Part Four) The Inner Scheherazade - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Glenn BergerFAIRY TALES AND THE INNER MALEFICENT In the Disney version of Sleeping Beauty, at the party that celebrates the birth of the new princess, an evil witch named Maleficent shows up and ruins the whole event. She puts a curse on the infant that destines her to a painful existence. Who is this ...
Views: 1254(1 vote) - Do You Like What You See When You Look In the Mirror? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Jessica Blalock, Ph.D.I was working with a group of women several weeks ago and I ask the question, what do you see when you look in the mirror; specifically, what do you see when you look deep into your eyes? Most of the comments I got were, I have not done that or I like to look in the mirror but I don’t because ...
Views: 4965(5 votes) - How To Improve Your Memory - 5 strategies for measurable improvement - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Fabrianna PayneHave you ever hunted for your reading glasses only to locate them atop your head, or misplaced the keys to your automobile only seconds after setting them down? Have you ever had trouble remembering a person's name or how about an important commitment? Were you or someone you know in a serious ...
Views: 1976(4 votes) - What to Do When Someone Feels You’ve Hurt Them - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Katrina Holgate MillerMoxie mental health makes people stronger than strong. How is that possible? Consider this Aesop fable comparing the reed with the oak tree. An oak and a reed were arguing about their strength. When a strong wind came up, the reed avoided being uprooted by bending and leaning with the gusts ...
Views: 1116(4 votes) - *** Beginnings and Endings - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Christine BreeseEndings are inevitable. There is nothing in physical reality that always stays the same. It is impossible. Some endings are wonderful and some are not so pretty, but they always mean the same thing—something new must be started. If endings are truly viewed as beginning, there is more happiness ...
Views: 1348(2 votes) - Neuroplasticity is the Only Cure For Eating Disorders. - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterIf you have obsessive thoughts about food and weight and you act out compulsive behaviours like binging, purging or starving yourself you will be relieved to learn about a new unique treatment method for eating disorders. This new method to overcome your eating disorder is based on ...
Views: 6720(2 votes) - Common Reactions to Psychological Trauma: Understanding Avoidance and Other Reactions - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Susanne DillmannReactions to trauma follow a cyclical and often perpetual pattern, flowing from intrusive and arousal to avoidance reactions. Intrusive and arousal reactions bring the traumatic experience into one’s awareness. But being exposed to elements of the trauma is frightening, overwhelming, terrifying ...
Views: 7822(2 votes) - Manifesting Inner and Outer Peace - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Barry HammerThe reality of peace must actually be lived, by being expressed to others with unselfish caring, and responsive harmonious empathic attunement, along with indivisibly related qualities of goodness such as love, happiness, and beauty, because it is not truly real if it is only a static, abstract, ...
Views: 2574(1 vote) - Stress Prevention - Using your Experience of Anxiety to reduce future symptoms - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2011 from Sara DenningUsing your Experience of Anxiety to reduce future symptoms Overview: As you are experiencing stress at lower levels (see Stress scale) you can use current symptoms to create behavioral change. Understanding the original confusion behind your stress response is a key to creating better ...
Views: 747(1 vote) - A Strategic Boost For Your Brain Power - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2022 from Leon EdwardMany people focus on their physical and mental health, but usually only when it comes to ailments involving pain or stress to some degree. Very rarely do they actively seek ways to improve the function of their brain. Yet brain power is what carries you throughout your day. It determines ...
Views: 496 - Anger After Stroke - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2017 from Leon EdwardAfter a stroke, it’s common for the patient to experience a range of emotions, including anger. One study by the Asian Medical Center found that 32 percent of a group of 145 stroke patients reported that they felt an inability to control their anger and aggression up to a year after their ...
Views: 2499 - FEAR, JEALOUSY, SUPPRESSION & REBELLION - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2007 from Robert NajemyValery is not very sure of herself as woman. She doubts whether a man can stay interested in her for a long period of time. She rejects her appearance and generally does not feel herself-worthy. Her self-doubt creates a strong fear of losing her husband to another woman. Valery’s father ...
Views: 1603 - How To Create Major, Minor, Diminished, Augmented and Seventh Chords - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2011 from Jan DurrantWhether you are learning chords on the piano or on any other musical instrument you will be able to learn how to create 60 chords instantly with this information. Armed with just a few music facts any beginner music student can learn how to create a major chord, minor chord, diminished chord, ...
Views: 2916 - Misdiagnosing Personality Disorders as Asperger's Disorder - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2007 from Sam VakninPersonality disorders cannot be safely diagnosed prior to early adolescence. Still, though frequently found between the ages of 3 and 6, Asperger's Disorder is often misdiagnosed as a cluster B personality disorder, most often as the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). The Asperger's ...
Views: 1419 - Psychological Identity and Identity Crisis - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanIdentity Loss Brad is a very happy and successful person; he has a big salary, his wife loves him, and he has accomplished most of what he set out to achieve in life. Everything in Brad’s life was perfect and this was reflected in the way he walks and talks and in his generally confident ...
Views: 12444 - Sex Addiction: An Addiction or An Excuse? - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2010 from Beverley GlazerTalk of sex addiction is everywhere . Celebrities are admitting it. Tiger Woods went to rehab for it. Was that great PR to get public sympathy or can sex really be an addiction? ‘Why care if you’re a sex addict?’ Clients have asked me this question many times. But ask any sex addict, and ...
Views: 2372 - *** Avoiding Emotional Pain Causes Emotional Pain - by Submitted on May 30, 2016 from Margaret PaulWe all learned many ways of avoiding pain as we were growing up, but what once seemed to protect us against pain is now actually causing our pain. We all had to learn many ways of avoiding emotional pain as we were growing up, because we could not have survived the pain of childhood ...
Views: 1346 - *** If You Learn To Love Yourself, Will You End Up Alone? - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. October 03, 2016 If you learn to love yourself and you become happy and whole, will you end up alone? Will a partner want you if you are not needy? I had been working with Kathleen for a few months when we had the following discussion: KATHLEEN: I know that the ...
Views: 1261 - *** No One Is Blinder Than He Who Will Not See - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2008 from Alexander GreenNo One Is Blinder Than He Who Will Not See by Alexander Green Last April in Washington D.C., a young man in blue jeans and a T-shirt emerged from the metro and positioned himself against a wall beside a trash basket. He removed a violin from a small case, threw in a few dollars and pocket ...
Views: 3489 - ***A Practitioner’s Introduction to Energy Psychology - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDEnergy Psychology is a wonderful bridge between traditional psychotherapy and the broader fields of Energy Therapy and Energy Medicine. If you are looking for a mental health related modality that includes some left-brain discussion of your issues, easy-to-use tools that you can apply ...
Views: 4475 - ***How Core Beliefs Run Your Life - For Good or Bad - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2020 from Vivian HarteMost people begin their journey into low self-confidence in their childhood. Our early environments affect us deeply, and we take in the messages we receive. As we hear these same messages over and over again, they take shape in our minds, and over time they form our core beliefs about ...
Views: 6852 - ***How Do I Know If I Have Abandonment Issues? - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. April 18, 2016 ____________________________________________________________ Have you wondered if you have an abandonment issue? Discover the answer to this question in this article – and what to do about it. ...
Views: 1473 - ***Learn To Love Yourself: Listen To Your Soul NOT Your Mind - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. February 08, 2016 _____________________________________________________________ Learning to discern the difference between mind and soul communication is essential to learning to love yourself. Learn how to tell when information is truth from Spirit or made up from the ...
Views: 1687 - ***Loving Yourself: A Path To Manifestation - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2017 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. January 03, 2017 Discover how loving yourself can not only lead to the manifestation of your dreams, it can also lead to manifesting kindness and caring on our planet. "Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events." – ...
Views: 1484 - ***Proof of the Adult Photographic Memory Hiding in the Shadows of Autism - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2017 from Shannon PanzoInsights from a different world: · Do You have a Photographic Memory? · Do you Know how to Manage your Brain? · Is you Mind Clear for Decision Making? The following is a television description of documentary content I am editorializing: The series exploring remarkable tales of human experience ...
Views: 3526 - ***Remembering - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2014 from Barbara SteppSOME PEOPLE AS THEY GET OLDER or busier have difficulty remembering names, among other things. Age is not always the reason. Our brains continue to restore and generate new neurons. Actually, you probably know young people who have problems remembering names, words, events. When we are young we ...
Views: 3902 - ***The first lesson on the Spiritual path: Owning your Personal Power - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David Stone"The single most important quality to achieving psychological and spiritual health is learning to own your personal power." Dr. Joshua David Stone The conscious mind is the reasoning mind, whereas the subconscious mind is the non-reasoning mind. The superconscious mind is the all-knowing ...
Views: 5680 - ***The High Cost of Physical Self-Abandonment - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2016 from Margaret PaulIf you are not concerned with your physical self-care, have you ever considered the high cost to those around you? I was sitting in the airport at my gate in Chicago, on my way home from the East Coast, having just completed a wonderful Inner Bonding weekend workshop at Kripalu in Lenox, MA. ...
Views: 1279 - ***The Lies We Tell Ourselves - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Dr. Margaret Paul June 27, 2016 Our emotions are an accurate indication of when we are in truth and when we are lying to ourselves. Believe it or not, one of the great gifts we were born with is our emotions. Our emotions infallibly let us know when we are operating from the truth ...
Views: 1035 - ***Who Is In Charge of Your Decision Making Process? - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. September 19, 2016 Which part of you – your ego wounded self or your loving adult – is in charge of your decision making process? Which part of you makes your day-to-day decisions, as well as your major decisions - your wounded self or your loving adult? Which ...
Views: 1058 - 10 Brain Damaging Habits - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2019 from Dada BhagwanIt is very easy to form any habit. Some habits are beneficial whilst some could be extremely damaging too. Many a times we are not even aware of the detrimental impact a specific habit can have on us. So listed below are the 10 brain-damaging habits, which can have short or long-term harmful ...
Views: 782 - 10 Steps to a Happier 2010 - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Stacey CurnowStep #1: Define Happiness First ask, “What makes me happy?” Think carefully about this because your definition of happiness may be very different from the cultural norm (I know mine is!) and it will influence every other significant decision in your life. For example, my husband and I both ...
Views: 1492 - 10 Tips for Good Mental Health - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2019 from Ady ButlerMental health is the part of general health to which we sometimes do not pay the necessary attention. We tend to pay more attention to physical health and as a consequence some problems may appear. But how to have good mental health? I start from the idea that general health encompasses ...
Views: 1536 - 14 Romantic Things To Do In NYC - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Anna Molin Romantic Horse Drawn Carriage Ride Through Central Park: The ultimate romantic thing to do with your special someone. Don’t worry about the weather the horseman will provide you with a cozy blanket to stay warm as you cuddle together while you ride through the beautiful Central Park wintery ...
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