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Do We Really Ever Get Over Grief? A Counselor’s View
Never Normal: Struggling With Bipolar Disorder
Calisthenics for the Brain of Aging Baby Boomer
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- Depression: It May Be a Sign That You Need a ChangeDo you suffer from occasional bouts of depression? Have you tried anti-depressants or other medications without success? Your body may be telling you it’s time for a change.
- 40's and Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder: From Chaos to CalmI've been bipolar forever. My "normal" was a series of extreme highs & lows, incredible energy or being so tired all I couldn't drag myself out of bed. I managed but I'll always wonder how different my life would've been if I'd known sooner.
- Training My Baby Boomer Brain to Stay Mentally FitStaying mentally fit is critical to the many facets of my life, especially as a small business owner. I learned that routine makes my brain lazy. Now I rouse my brain with music, history, and socializing.
- What Is Impostor Syndrome?Imposter syndrome is an extremely common psychological condition. Find out what it is, how it develops, and if you might be suffering from it.
- First Person Baby Boomer: How I Keep Mentally FitAs I have aged I have noticed certain changes in my thinking ability. As I have made a conscious effort (no pun intended) to improve it, I have noticed an increase in effectiveness.
Brain Study Shows Sugar Impacts Learning, MemoryIt didn't take the new research from UCLA on high fructose corn syrup dangers to tell me that the stuff is bad news. I've been a teacher, special needs and general, since 1986. I've routinely seen how sugar and sweeteners diminish learning processes.- How I Discovered My Child Has Sensory Processing DisorderSensory Processing Disorder (SPD) occurs when sensory information is received; however that information is processed differently by the brain for some people. This is my true story of how I discovered that my daughter suffers from SPD.
- Does a Bipolar Sufferer Know When They're Having an Episode?Bipolar mood swings can happen at the drop of a dime, but does the bipolar understand what's happening during the roller coaster ride?
- Coping With Autism: My Daughter's and My OwnMy little girl was diagnosed with autism at 18 months of age. Early intevention has made big difference. Last year I learned I am also on the autistic spectrum myself.
My Own Pet Therapy: How My Cat Improves My Mental HealthYou don't have to have a trained therapy pet to elevate your mood. I believe simply owning my cat Ulysses has improved my mental health.- One Woman’s Story: Surviving Divorce in My 30sThis is my personal story about how I psychologically made it through a divorce in my early 30s.
- First Person: My Experience With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)People suffer from Post-traumatic stress disorder for different reasons. Mine was from war. Here's my story.
- Drug Free Mental Health: Advice From an Anxiety SuffererA summary of the drug free natural ways to gain mental health that I find personally work for me
- Growing Up Autistic - Connor's StoryHow a parent came to realize that their child's quirks were actually ominous warning signs of autism, a debilitating condition that would affect the rest of his life.
- Throwing Out the Text-Book: Autism and FatherhoodHaving a child diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder can be especially challenging for fathers. Here, a single dad talks about his experience parenting a special needs child.
- What It’s Like to Live With Multiple Personality DisorderHere's a first-hand account of what it's like to live with multiple personality disorder, or dissociative identity disorder, as it's actually called today.
- Coping With Depression on a Writer's BudgetTips for coping with depression on a budget.
- 'American Idol:' Active Ingredients of an American AntidepressantWith the economic crisis, political unrest, and social uncertainty weighing heavy on our minds, several key elements of a reality singing competition - "American Idol" - may hold key information to coping with depression and other emotional struggles.
- 14 Years Coping with Obsessive Compulsive DisorderA unique look at OCD through an individual's 14 year long battle.
5 Ways You Can Be Causing Your Own HeadachesRead this informative article and find out 5 ways you can be causing your own headaches.
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- Good Relationships Gone Bad: Getting Out and Staying OutUnhealthy relationships do not get better on their own. Victims find themselves stuck in a cycle of never leaving bad relationships or going back and forth. Few get out and stay out. These are insights into the cycle of abuse and how to leave it behind.
- Social Networking Websites Could Be Fueling Teenage Eating DisordersMany parents are unaware of the overwhelming amount of pro-eating disorder blogs consuming the web. With password protected blogs it is easier than ever for teenagers to share their extreme dieting tips without parental intervention.
- Stuck in My HeadThis lighthearted, humorous piece focuses on the phenomenon of songs getting stuck in your head. The idea of earworms and 'involuntary musical imagery' are discussed.
- Depression: The Difference Between Surviving and LivingI was fifteen when I first considered suicide. Five years and as many therapists later, I've finally recovered.
- Miami Face-Eating Cannibal Attack is Terrifying Wake-Up CallIf anyone needs more proof that drugs are dangerous, the report of the naked Miami face-eating man is enough to scare anyone clean and sober. Police are blaming a new form of LSD for the mind-boggling acts of 31-year-old Rudy Eugene.
- How I Wrote My Way Through DepressionI have spent more than a decade struggling with depression. At several points, I thought it might kill me. This is the story of my experience with depression.
- Depression: My Fight, My VictoryThis story reflects my battle with depression and how I overcame it.
- My Impression of DepressionMany times we feel like we are in a slump, a bad mood or just having a bad day. Sometimes it's more than that, sometimes it's depression. My experience with depression came to me as a shock, although the circumstances were ideal, it was still a surprise.
- How I Won Against Teen DepressionThe story of my teen depression and how I overcame it with therapy and antidepressants.
- Depression: The Monster Inside My HeadHow I discovered that I had depression and how I'm fighting to overcome it.
- How I've Fought Depression and WonBy futilely brooding over my crumbling dreams, I’d thought my way into depression. Hence, I decided to think my way out of it.
My Personal Story: Diagnosis, Denial and the Treatment of DepressionDoes the idea of depression make you feel ashamed? Trust your medical professional if you are diagnosed with depression. This is a personal story but I chose to share it because depression gone untreated can negatively affect your life.- Depression - Personal Experiences from the HeartAs difficult as it was to admit, I needed a wake up call. Get real, I had to tell myself...my act wasn't going to go on forever. It was getting harder and harder to keep it up the older I became. Anxiety and chatter in my brain with the ups and downs...
- How My Service Dog Helps Me Fight DepressionHow I came to accept and live well in spite of depression
- Depression: The Never-Ending Rabbit HoleAn example of a conversation that a person might have with someone who suffers from this disease of the mind and soul.
- My Battle With Depression: Revelations from the Edge of a CliffA journal of my personal experience struggling with thirty years of depression, and how I am now winning the battle.
- Being an Artist and Painting Has Helped My DepressionTaking care of a depressed person can bring on depression to the caregiver.
I Battled with DepressionSome recent life experiences that lead me to the state of depression. I never thought it would happen to me. I never thought it could. *Some names have been changed.*- Battlefield in the MindLiving in victory and breaking the bondage that depression holds over thousands of lives. This is my testimony of how God rescued me from despair, negative thinking and addiction.
- My Battle With Postpartum Depression And How I OvercamePregnancy can be a truly magical time in any woman's life. We all have various hopes and dreams of the months following delivery. Visions of a content baby, laying peacefully in their crib. A love that is so overwhelming, it completely envelopes the hous
