How to Maintain your Mental Health
Mental health is just as if not more important then physical health. Here I have provided some suggestions on how to keep up your mental heath.
How to Recognize a gambling Problem
Here are some ways to help determine if someone you know has a gambling problem.
5 Stress Reduction Tips To Help You Avoid Holiday Burnout
The festive season is fast approaching and for many people, stress depression and anxiety can make this season anything but merry. Here’s 5 stress reduction tips to help you avoid burnout during the holidays:
• Lower your expectations. The holidays are so exciting! Being with loved ones, Christmas decorations, lights, presents and much feasting! As the holiday approaches, expectations increase as to how the holiday will be only for them to be dashed when the holidays arriv…
6 Steps To Releasing Anger And Feeling Good Again
Anger is a lethal force that undermines our lives in all kinds of ways. Sometimes it erupts openly and other times it camouflages itself and covertly undermines your life. Some experience anger as strength and power. They feel it is necessary in order to maintain control. Others assume they have the right to express anger. These are some of the lies anger tells us.
In fact, when we are angry we are out of control and our ability to respond wisely is diminished. It’s time t…
Anxiety And Stress Relief – Facing Life’s Giants!
Life and all its inordinate problems can often appear as a giant bearing down on you. It’s enormous footsteps shake and shudder the very foundations of your life bringing stress and anxiety. Relief from these problems can seem like a lifetime away. When bills pile up, family demands overwhelm, tasks in hand get out of hand and calamity and tragedy fill in the news headlines.
What do you do anxiety and stress giant comes a calling? Who do you turn to for help? The fact…
Honesty: The First Step To Happiness
Honesty is the first and most basic step to being happiy and healthy. It is not a surprise that it is teh first step in the 12-steps as well. The 12-steps are not just for addicts or people who believe in God. As a clinician I have developed an appreciation for how simply enacting the spiritual principles of the 12-Steps can drastically improve anxiety, depression, anger and addiction. Spirituality is more than just religion, it is a way of life. These principles are present …
The Best Way To Handle Post Traumatic Stress: How To Handle Sudden Shock And Loss
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We all feel that the world is stable and secure, that sudden change and loss will not happen, at least not to those or us we know. When the world as we know it suddenly changes and the impossible happens, not only can we experience shock and trauma, but our normal anchors can disappear. Confusion arises, numbness and sometimes a sense of helplessness.
We may fear for our continuing safety and the safety of those we love, and not kn…
Curing Anxiety Without Medication…What The Professionals Don’t Want You To Know.
This is an article written by a psychotherapist which gives a brief discussion of the shocking reasons why psychiatrists and pharmaceutical companies hide secrets from you…the very secrets that can cure your anxiety for good…without medication!
From Anger to Peace of Mind
Anger has many faces. It appears in various forms and camouflages itself, causing serious consequences. Today anger is a problem for one out of every five Americans and growing. This article shows what anger is, when it appears, and how it affects all aspects of your life. The article, based upon The Anger Diet, by Dr. Brenda Shoshanna, also shows some of the 24 forms of anger and gives specific steps to dissolve them. You will be surprised how simle it can be.
How To Stay Calm When Life Isn’t
No matter what is happening in the world around us, we can always remain calm, balanced and positive. We are not victims of the world we see, but can take certain steps to remained centered and constructive. This article, based upon Living by Zen, offers specific steps to achieving well being and balance under all conditions.