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Positive Self-Belief and Its Role in Coping with Stressful Events
Positive self-beliefs are the first step in building a hardy personality in facing-up to life's challenges including stressful events. These days there should be no exception to anyone avoidi
Define Bipolar Depression
Bipolar disorder is characterized by periods of depression and mania, and most people seek help after a depressive episode. How can you tell whether you have major depression or depression associated with bipolar disorder?
Describe an Alternative to Drug Abuse
Finding an alternative to drug abuse is vital for any addict who wants to recover. Once the reasons for the drug abuse are discovered, alternatives can help the addict stay on track. Exercise, meditation and creative outlets are among the many alternatives. Perhaps the most successful alternative is
Mental Treatment - Twelve Ways to Get "Insomnia-Free" Nights
Everyone wants to have nights full of warmth and peace. Insomniac people have the biggest desire to have calm nights in which they can have a satisfying sleep.
The Agonizing Road of Adversity
Adversity strikes a life in many ways. In each instance there are various emotional components. Being alert to the wellbeing of others is critical.
How to Help Yourself Stop Snoring
Snoring, the hoarse sound that occurs if your breathing is obstructed during sleep, affects up to half of all adults. Although common, it can sometimes indicate a more serious, underlying health issue. It can affect the quantity and quality of your sleep at night, which can cause fatigue and irritab
Theories on Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety is the most common mental health issue. It can come in the form of panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety and even obsessive compulsive disorder. There are several theories about how this develops.
Why Ostracism Hurts – and How to Cope with It
For kids on the playground and adults in the workplace, being left out affects the brain, new research shows.
Human Doing Instead of Human Being
The belief that you have value as a person only when you accomplish and that if you are incompetent in some important area, you might as well curl up and die, includes several irrationalities: 1. ...
Book Review: Rae: My True Story of Fear, Anxiety and Social Phobia
Rae: My True Story of Fear, Anxiety and Social Phobia by Chelsea Rae Swiggett, is a first-hand account of the fear and anxiety experienced by a young adult in her daily life.
Have Fun and Enjoy Health Benefits with Your Own Swim Spa
With a swim spa, you can enjoy a nice warm dip or exercise to your heart's content; the hot tub portion is pretty much just like any hot tub ; it's great for steaming on a chilly fal
Bipolar Disorder History - How the Ancient Greeks Discovered Manic Depression
Bipolar disorder is theorized to be an evolutionary adaptation to colder climates, therefore it should come as no surprised that this illness has a recorded history going back 2000 years. It used to be that everyone who wasn't normal was just called crazy or they may have been considered to be
Parents Learning to Guide Their 6 Year Old Child With ADHD
As a child moves past their toddler years and into the school age years, parents wonder what kind of behaviors they should expect from their growing child. They may also wonder about how they should continue to teach their child good behaviors and acceptable social skills.
Why Do People Get GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)?
You probably heard people talk of paralyzing fear. In the case of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, that figure of speech becomes a little more literal. While most people who suffer from GAD still function normally (albeit ...
What it Takes to Retain Your Mental Health
The entire process of storing, retaining and recalling information is known as memory.Experts have designed so many ways to overcome the problem of memory loss. One of such tools is called mnemonics it enhances our capacity to remember things based on similarity. It is the neurons in our brain that
3 Critical Characteristics an Effective BPD Cure Has To Have
Are you having a diagnosis of borderline personality, went through the initial hardships of accepting this news, and now searching for a reliable BPD Cure? There is great deal of contradicting materials available so you ...
Can an Old Hypertension Medicine Be an Effective ADHD Medicine?
Sciele Pharma, a Shionogi Company based in Atlanta, GA, and Addrenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Durham, SC, are working together to bring a long-acting version of Clonidine to the ADHD treatment regime. They have collaborated on the development of Clonicel, which is in Phase III clinical trials and h
Bipolar Rages in Children
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more children are being diagnosed with bipolar disorder than ever before. The reason this diagnosis is on the rise in adolescents remains a mystery.
The Advantages of Self-Help Books For Fighting Your Panic Disorder
Having a panic disorder can affect a person's life greatly. Firstly, they have to worry about when they will be crippled by their affliction, and secondly they stress about it happening in public. A large amount of panic disorder sufferers fear seeking out professional help due to embarrassment
The Wisdom of Spiritual Healers
Traditional teachings about healing and faith tell us that a) our faith must be absolute and b) we cannot know the ways of God. If our prayers for healing are not answered our faith was not strong enough, or we prayed for the wrong result. These teachings are incomplete and leave us powerless in the