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| Repetirán juicio por violación en caso de víctima con retardo mental tras primer juicio absolutorio | | 2008-08-20 18:37:37 | | Corte estimó que no hay discusión en la existencia de una violación y que la diferencia de fecha se explica por la naturaleza del delito y de la propia víctima, que padece retardo mental. A solicitud de la Fiscalía se repetirá en Cauquenes un juicio oral por el delito de violación reiterada cometida por un imputado adulto en contra de un joven de 19 años que padece de retardo mental. En el primer juicio los jueces absolvieron al imputado el 24 de julio, pese a considerar acreditados los hechos, pero por estimar que existía una diferencia de fechas que atentaba contra el principio de congruencia de la causa. El caso fue investigado por el fiscal Francisco Ávila, quien recurrió a la Corte de Apelaciones tras el veredicto absolutorio, por estimar que el principio de congruencia no exige una similitud total entre la acusación y la sentencia y, sobre todo, al considerar que el imputado padece un retardo mental. “La modificación observada en cuanto a las fechas y que se expl... | | By: Día-Noticias en Cauquenes.tk | | |
| | The Best Parts Of Having A Mental Illness | | 2008-08-18 22:45:00 | | This is a repost (is that the word?) from a while back. Right now all of my attention is focused on finding a new place to live by the end of the month. Hopefully tomorrow I will wake up to good news and the search will be over. Anyway I attempted to find the positives of having a mental illness in this post.The 2.7 million self improvement websites I crossed today on stumbleupon in the last couple of days all said the best action a person can take is to focus on the positive so lets give it a shot.1. Finding out who your true friends are. Nothing makes people run away faster then the mention of a mental illness. At the beginning everyone sticks around but as time progresses the number gets smaller and smaller until your real friends are left.2. Finding out what your truly capable of. I never knew how much inner strength or will power I truly had until I became sick. After going to your absolute bottom and some how finding the strength to still fight you find out who you truly a... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | Mental Health Blog Directory Update | | 2008-08-14 22:04:00 | | Well the directory recently passed thirty blogs which is pretty good and hopefully will continue to grow. One of the main concerns I had before starting this mini project is a lot of mental health blogs tend to disappear as the stress of writing about your personal demons can get to be too much after awhile. A few of the blogs on the list are on hiatus but I believe and hope they will be restarted in the near future. There have been a couple of blogs that have been rejected outright due to publishing self harm photos which is something I firmly do not believe in and a couple more were asked to write me when there blog hit a month old just to make sure the writer was committed(the nice way) to the process. Anyway below is how the Mental Health Blog Directory stands now and the invitation to join is still open so if you or someone you know that runs a personal mental health blog leave me a comment. Take care.(In order of appearance)1. Family Times - I write about my large family,... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
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| Really funny jokes-Mental Health Hotline | | 2008-08-10 02:04:00 | | We recently placed a call to the Mental Health Hotline because one of our associates was feeling a little edgy. They really have covered all the bases. Here's what we got:"Hello, and welcome to the Mental Health Hotline....If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you.If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5, and 6.If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want. Stay on the line so we can trace your call.If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be transferred to the mother ship.If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you which number to press. Remember, you are never alone!If you are manic-depressive it doesn't matter which number you press,no one will answer.If you are dyslexic, press 6969696.If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the pound key until a representative comes on the line.If you have amnesia, press 8 and state your name, address, te... | | By: Really funny jokes | | |
| | | Bikram yoga - Improvement in mental and physical health. | | 2008-08-05 08:47:00 | | Bikram Choudhury is an Indian yoga guru and the founder of Bikram Yoga, also known as Hot Yoga, a copyrighted series of 26 hatha yoga postures that are performed in a hot environment.Bikram yoga, usually builds physical and mental strength, balance and flexibility. Bikram Yoga is ideally practiced in a room heated to 40.5°C with a humidity of 40%. Bikram yoga works the entire body from the inside out, from the micro to macro level, using every system of the body. It stretches and strengthens every single muscle, ligament and joint in the body. It constitutes of a demanding series of 26 posture and two breathing exercises, which is designed to work the whole body from the inside out.Bikram Yoga is a safe, exhilarating workout that will calm your mind, strengthen your body. This method stimulates the organs, glands and nerves moving fresh oxygenated blood to 100% of the body, restoring all systems to optimum health.Scientifically designed the 90 minute program to deliver total health th... | | By: Living Healthy Life | | |
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| Genetics of Mental Illness | | 2008-08-04 09:56:00 | | Genetics of Mental IllnessDaniel Weinbegrger, M.D.’s seminar and Q&A session on the genetics of brain disorders, at the 12th Annual Staglin Music Festival for Mental Health, September 16, 2006, in Rutherford California
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| | July's Mental Health Report | | 2008-07-25 11:45:00 | | Well I have an appointment next week so might as well use this time to get the monthly report ready (which I have not turned in since April or so).Weight - Pretty much the same since last month. Since starting the Effexor I have been exercising less but at the same time my appetite has gone out the window.Medication - A) Effexor - one week at 37.5mg and the rest of the month at 75mgB) Seroquel - three times a day at a 100mg per shot, have been using the "extra" 50mg rarely as the fog is pretty thick alreadyC) Temazapam - 30mg at nightMedication Side effects - Lack of appetite, tend to disappear into zombie land a lot more quickly as of late but that seems to be improving as my body gets use to the Effexor.Self Harm - The old demon resurfaced for a bit during the second week of taking Effexor. Simple reason would be I needed to prove to myself I was still capable of feeling something and also I needed a way to grab onto reality for a bit. Being self harm free for the last couple of w... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | Ghosts Spectres Phantoms: Or Mental Projections | | 2008-07-25 10:33:00 | | Just one of my side stepping posts I occasionally do. And PLEASE! For the love of anything you may hold sacred, don't take anything in this post seriously. It's just something I dreamed up on the spur of the moment, to toss into the ring about ghosts and the like. It's a very "way out in left field" ideal, theory, whathaveyou, to kick around for fun in a discussion.So let us begin, shall we?Just the other night, our video office was reviewing some surveillance tapes. During the tape review, a large cart loaded down with product, which was sitting stationary on one side of an aisle, slowly traversed itself across the aisle. A distance of approximately five feet. The cart had been unattended prior to the movement. Without outside influence that we could see, simply moved under it's own power.Finding that odd, we dispatched a couple officers to the scene to have a look around. We in fact did determine that the cart was sitting on a very gradual, almost unnoticeable slope, that led down to... | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
| | | | A Mental Vacation | | 2008-07-09 00:29:54 | | Pretty much every place I didn't go on my vacation...If the video doesn't appear click here.Backstory and more videos at Where the Hell is Matt
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| | | Meditation Good For Psychiatrists' Mental Health | | 2008-07-05 10:19:52 | | Article Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/114042.php Meditation sessions are proving a hit for members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists at their Annual Meeting at Imperial College, London - with a growing number claiming they are turning to the spiritual discipline to combat anxiety and burnout.Meditation workshops, run by the College's 2,000-strong Spirituality Special Interest Group, are overbooked. "It seems to be an indication of the need for spiritual nourishment, something that College members are not finding easily in the outside world," says Dr Sarah Eagger, chair of the Spirituality Group.Dr Eagger, consultant psychiatrist at St Charles Hospital, London, said her daily meditation practice was as important in her everyday work as her medical training. "A strong spiritual practice really comes into its own when you are faced with a very distressed patient, while also coping with the pressures of working in teams under immense stress, and then having to spend ... | | By: Spiritual Village | | |
| | The Mental Health Directory | | 2008-07-04 09:35:00 | | Well the results have been pretty good so far but hopefully more people will add their blog to the list. The only real criteria that I have been watching out for is blogs that are basically brand new. Running a mental health blog does take its toll so a number of blogs do not make it past their first month or twentieth post so I am a bit reluctant to add them to the list. Anyway the traffic has been alright on this page and hopefully it has sent some more readers their way. I have noticed that those who have taken the time to write a description seem to be getting the majority of the traffic. So those writers who I transferred over from my blog roll please send in a better description then the few words I used to describe your blog. I am hoping this directory will continue to grow so if you know anyone who should be on this list please send them my way. Below is what the current directory looks like. Happy fourth to my American friends. Take careMental Health Blog DirectoryThi... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | Weight Loss - The Mental Process | | 2008-07-04 04:35:30 | | When you go on a diet and decide you want to lose some weight, most people think “I’ll stop eating so much, maybe do a bit of exercise and be my ideal weight in just a few days”. Sadly, these people end up disappointed and usually heavier than when they started.Dieting is not just a physical process but a mental one too.If you do not have the mental processes right then your diet will be a struggle and possibly fail. By having the right mental approach and being in control of your brain you can turbo charge your way to your ideal weight.So how do you get in control of your brain then?Before I reveal that, you need to know that you are made up of two parts.You have your conscious mind, which is your ego – the part that chatters on all day.Then you have your sub-conscious, which is the part that grows your hair, your nails, pumps blood around your body and so on.This is a very powerful thing to know, because most people fail in their diets because they do not have the sub-conscio... | | By: tips n trick diets success | | |
| | How To Help Someone With Mental Illness | | 2008-07-01 11:01:00 | | *This is an older post that I brought back to the surface for a couple of reasons (1) Today is a holiday so it would not be very patriotic to work on Canada's Day(2) Freaking Effexor headache which was expected but still rather annoying and is screwing up my concentration.Anyway enough with the excuses and on with the postHow To Help Someone With Mental IllnessOver the course of this blog I have received numerous emails about people who are in a desperate situation trying to help someone in their life who is not mentally well. Unfortunately this is a difficult place to be in as there is not a lot that can be done but that does not mean it is impossible.1. Change. The best medication, the best programs, the best therapy and the best doctors in the world mean absolutely nothing if the person who is sick does not want to change. This change needs to come from within the person and not the result of wanting to please others around him or her. I have seen to many people whose treatment ... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | June Mental Health Report | | 2008-06-26 23:20:00 | | I should be sleeping at the moment but I have hesitated taking my pills. Don't tell the doctor but after spending the day lost in the Seroquel fog my brain taking off at full speed is a rather joyous occasion. Anyway I have an appointment early next week so I might as well get this month's report ready. I wrote up last month but never gave it to him as he pissed me off the month before so I decided I was not going to cooperate and shot myself in the foot at the same time ....
Medication -
Morning (roughly 12pm)- 100mg of Seroquel
Afternoon (4pm) - 50mg of Seroquel - this is suppose to be as needed and apparently I need it everyday at 4pm
Supper/Dinner (call it what you want)somewhere between 6pm and 7pm - 100mg of Seroquel
Bedtime (normally I take it around 11:00pm unless something is good on TV) 100mg of Seroquel + 30mg of Temazaepam. It takes roughly an hour and a half to kick in.
Weight -
I think it is lower then it was a month ago but I don't have a working scale but I did h... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | The Making Of A Mental Health Professional | | 2008-06-24 11:58:00 | | I was thinking of all the common characteristics that make up a good mental health worker in my opinion and came up with the following list:
1. Real Life Experience - No book has ever been written that can truly cover what it is like to be at your absolute bottom, to fight for your own life, to understand the emotional turmoil that shows up when the people who are suppose to love you turn around and stab you in the back. There is good reasons why a high number of drug and alcohol counselors are recovered addicts.
2. The Ability To Empathize - Basically to have a heart. If you are unable to feel what the client is expressing then you have no business being in this field. I am not a book or a diagnosis but a person who would love to be cured but even more important I need you to understand where I am coming from and what I am feeling.
3. The Ability To Think Outside Of The Box - Not everyone with depression or any other disorder is going to respond to the same treatment. This fie... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | Mental health clinic treats children for cellphone addiction | | 2008-06-21 23:06:40 | | Filed under: Culture, Misc
Not like we haven’t seen individuals diagnosed with cellphone addiction before, but two kids in Spain were so badly obsessed with their mobiles that they weaseled money from relatives to buy more airtime, began to fail classes and eventually wound up in a mental health clinic. The kids, aged 12 and [...]... | | By: Free Software Download | | |
| | | Weird Mental Tricks | | 2008-06-16 00:52:00 | | Every once in a while an idea will come through my head that makes so much sense that it takes forever to get rid of it. About a year ago I was thinking what I should do in terms of a future career as I am not sure I can ever go back to Social Work or at least not in the same capacity that I once did. Anyway this idea came out of nowhere that my new purpose in life was to write basically a modern day bible or at least something similar. This delusion went on for a long time and it somehow reached a point where I was having mock interviews in my head and I think Oprah called this new project of mine the ultimate guideline to a happy life or something close to it. Within a week I was all ready and set to start this project then bang it was gone.Paranoia is a royal pain in the ass and it is one of the worst parts of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I have sat alone in my home with every window and door locked then somehow convinced myself that there was an intruder in the house so I g... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | Motivation's Effect on Mental and Physical Health | | 2008-06-14 18:51:28 | | Many studies have been done to research the effects of motivation and mental health. As the implications of helping those with negative self-esteem, depression and anxiety are immense this is certainly an area of research that deserves a great deal of attention.Psychology Online reports on a study investigating the differences between INTERNAL and EXTERNAL MOTIVATION. The report states that "Although our society is largely extrinsically-motivated by external rewards such as money, fame and power, research has indicated those who are intrinsically-motivated by inner desires for creativity, fulfillment and inner satisfaction are psychologically healthier and happier."How can this help you?The study of health psychology seeks to understand how our ability to cope with stress can help us to prevent illness and promote health. Some of these coping mechanisms are naturally inborn but may be taught to those who lack them. Motivation is one of the tools that researchers are trying to use as a ... | | By: tips n trick diets success | | |
| | Mental Health Journey | | 2008-06-13 10:19:00 | | With my blog being featured over at The Experience Project I think this is a good time to reintroduce myself. Many of the major areas of my life have been detailed to a certain degree throughout the brief history of this blog but I will use this post as a way to summarize my journey so far.I have been dealing with depression for as long as I can remember. My family history has mental illness on both sides going back for generations. Chances are I was depressed the day I came out of the womb and have been unable to get rid of this silent monster since.Self harm started when I was seven or eight with the intention of punishing myself so I would be a "good" child and maybe people in my life would finally leave me alone. Needless to say this did not work. When I was twelve or so I tried to end my life and somewhere in the process I realized that as the blood left my body a sort of cleansing occurred which seemed to make me feel better. What I did not realize is this new monster would... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | | May's Mental Health Report | | 2008-05-29 13:00:00 | | Those that have followed this blog for a while know that before my monthly meeting with the mental health doc I try to break down my mental status for the month and just hand over the written work at the onset of the appointment. This way everything I feel should be covered does, it is a strong indicator of where I am at and I don't have to worry about going off on an emotional tirade if he says anything stupid. So here is the report for May.Weight - No changeMedication Schedule -11:00am - 100mg Seroquel4:00pm - 50mg Seroquel6:00pm - 100mg Seroquel11:00pm - 100mg Seroquel and 30mg Temazepam - no issues regarding medication and this schedule seems to work for the most partSleep - All over the map for the last month. Some nights it takes hours to fall asleep then awake off and on all night. Other nights I fall asleep rather quickly then stay asleep for ten to twelve hours.Suicidal ideation - no change Self Harm - no incidents in the last month but urges are starting to increaseExerci... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | Skipping Sleep can Create Mental Disorders | | 2008-05-28 10:07:37 | | If you are making a habit out of skipping sleep for the sake of doing more, you may want to reconsider that choice. Based on a study, skipping sleep is leaving potential room for mental deficiencies, probably because your brain may be taking too much load trying to keep you awake.
So just like any [...]... | | By: Sleepzine | | |
| | How Much Has "Junk Food" Affected The Mental And Physical Stability Of Our Children? | | 2008-05-22 10:48:00 | | What are you willing to do to stop this madness among the "junk food" that we have allowed to infiltrate beyond our sense of quality nutrition? I know because I fell into the trap years ago with my children and myself. I worked two shifts or two jobs to support my four children after divorce and quickie meals and quick snacks between jobs were my destiny of early good health destruction. Now I am concerned about other children as well as my own grandchildren.Evaluate this statement: "In addition to eating foods that are grown on devitalized soils, far too many people are living almost exclusively on junk foods that have little or no nutrition, regardless of the soil. Let this be clearly stated: Junk food causes criminality. A number of people have said this, but few have heard it.Vast numbers of kids today are not eating good, wholesome foods as nature provided them but are living off of Coke and candy, and other fast foods that have little or no nutrition. These foods are not treats a... | | By: Health Care Guide | | |
| | Music And Mental Illness | | 2008-05-21 07:47:00 | | Chances are if I am at the computer there is music playing. For whatever the reason I always seem to need something playing in the background in order to concentrate. Anyway I have decided to compose a list of music videos that are tied into some aspect of mental illness. YouTube has been weird lately and I keep running into the message "This video is unavailable in your country" which I am guessing has to do with copyright laws but like I said I am guessing. Anyway on with the list.1. Matchbox 20 - Unwell2. Johnny Cash/Nine Inch Nails - Hurt- This piece is a Nine Inch Nails song that Johnny Cash redid wonderfully. 3. Counting Crows - Round here4. Metallica - One5. Billy Talent - Nothing to lose6. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris7. Nirvana - Lithium8. Silverchair - Ana's Song (Open Fire)9. Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun10. Alice In Chains - Down In A Hole11. Black Crowes - She Talks To Angels12. Pearl Jam/Alice In Chains/Downface/? - Alone- All sorts of theories on who sings it but none the le... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | | idol of mental attachment | | 2008-05-07 18:20:55 | | In meditation, everything depends on thought. If your thought becomes attached to any created thing - even some thing unseen or spiritual, higher than any earthly creature - it is as if you were bowing down to an idol on your hands and knees.- The Essential Kabbalah, the Heart of Jewish Mysticism by Daniel C. MattThe Divine bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, and he was known to the Kingdom fully well.When he said unto his father and his folk: What are these idols unto which ye pay devotion? They said: "We found our fathers worshippers of them."He said, "Indeed ye have been in manifest error - ye and your fathers."They said, "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest?"He said, "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He Who created them (from nothing): and I am a witness to this (Truth). And by God, I have a plan for your idols - after ye go away and turn your backs"Then he reduced them to fragments, all save the chief of them,... | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
| | Mental Tricks | | 2008-05-01 11:00:00 | | I have a dentist appointment in a couple of hours and like I have mentioned before it tends to bring up my anxiety level so I need to figure out a way to get through the session. The best way I know how is to just dissociate through out the process where basically my brain takes a vacation from reality for awhile so mentally I do not need to deal with what is taking place.Through my life I have created a couple of make believe personas to take over when the situation is to much to handle. Basically I can go to this other place and not deal with reality for awhile. When entering this world I do not realize 99% of what is going on and with today's dentist appointment the time has come to use this trick again. The key to events that you know are coming is to get into this place long before the situation is going to occur as it is difficult to pull out of thin area when the time arises. This mysterious world that I have created has been built over the last few decades and every aspect... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | | Maintain Your Mental Toughness | | 2008-04-29 20:37:00 | | var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-4045788-1"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Making her debut appearance on And One is my daughter and sometimes game buddy, Ellen. Here...... | | By: And One | | |
| | Teste: Sanidade Mental | | 2008-04-29 00:32:00 | | Teste de sanidadeSe você está em dúvidas quanto a sua sanidade, aconselho a responder as 23 perguntas do teste a seguir. Lembrando que alguns são de alternativa e alguns são de múltipla escolha. A pontuação vai até 100. Pessoas com mente saudável tiram uma média de 25 pontos. Se você ainda nunca foi ameaçado de internação em manicômio, dificilmente passará os 80 pontos. Teste.As Máximas do Joe Baloo
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| | Diet Mental | | 2008-04-26 00:24:22 | | Apa itu Diet Mental ? Diet sering diartikan sebagai pengaturan pola makan untuk mencapai suatu tujuan tertentu, misalkan ingin menjaga kesehatan tubuh. Fisik tubuh sering diperhatikan dengan pola-pola makan yang banyak ragamnya. Tetapi mental terkadang terabaikan. Banyak dari kita tidak tahu seperti apa pola pengaturan “makanan” mental kita. Apabila kita dapat melakukan diet fisik sekaligus diet mental, maka hidup yang lebih berarti akan lebih mudah didapatkan. Meraih kesuksesan hidup, tidaklah diraih dengan suatu kecerdasan atau ketangkasan semata. Kesuksesan hidup perlu juga diusahakan dengan sikap Sikap yang perlu kita latih dan kita biasakan setiap hari atau setiap saat sampai menjadi bagian dari kehidupan kita adalah sikap-sikap yang baik. Di sinilah diperlukan diet mental. Dengan pola pengaturan “makanan” mental ini wawasan dan kepercayaan diri akan meningkat. Usaha pengaturan pola “makanan” mental ini harus dilakukan dengan cara yang benar dan “men... | | By: Danta's Articles | | |
| | Imunisasi Mental | | 2008-04-26 00:12:54 | | Apa itu Imunisasi Mental ? Seperti fisik tubuh kita, mental kita mempunyai “riwayat kesehatan”-nya. Kadang kala kondisi mental kita sehat wal-afiat. Tetapi tidak jarang kita sering mengalami rasa pesimis, menyikapi kehidupan secara muram, kering, gersang dan tanpa daya. Penyakit pesimis seperti itu kalau dibiarkan lama-lama akan meracuni mental secara serius. Kondisi pesimistis seperti itu tidak seharusnya dipelihara, tetapi sewajibnya dikikis, dihancurkan, dibongkar dan akhirnya dimusnahkan dari diri kita. Tentunya usaha meruntuhkan sikap fesimis itu perlu energi dan “pengobatan”. Usahakan untuk membangkitkan semangat hidup dan beraktivitas kembali. Pikirkan apa yang dapat dilakukan dalam waktu-waktu dekat ini. Bangkitkan gairah hidup dari dalam diri kita sendiri. Hal ini dapat dibantu dengan “imunisasi mental”. Imunisasi mental ini adalah imun yang akan melindungi kita dari rasa pesimis, akan membangkitkan semangat hidup kita, mengeluarkan kekuatan-kekuatan y... | | By: Danta's Articles | | |
| | Control mental: El tatuaje escondido | | 2008-04-24 11:05:54 | | 9meneosmenéaloDicen que en ocasiones es muy difícil controlar nuestros propios pensamientos. Pero también es cierto que el control de la mente está relacionado, en cierta medida, con nuestra propia voluntad. Es decir, si nosotros queremos, entonces podemos.
Hay algunas frases que pueden ayudarnos con el control de nuestros pensamientos. Un claro ejemplo es la palabra “QUIERO”: [...]... | | By: Curiosidades, utilidades y humor | | |
| | | The Problems In Running A Mental Health Blog | | 2008-04-19 10:00:00 | | Over the last few days I have visited quite a few mental health blogs and a number of them are either really slowing down in the number of post or have announced that they are taking a hiatus. I think that every mental health blog tells a unique story and can go along way in the fighting the stigma of mental illness but there are consequences to maintaining a personal mental health site.1. I find to really connect with the reader it is important to share all of the facts and the emotions regarding a specific event or events. The problem with this is focusing on the past can bring up emotions that may have not been properly dealt with and send the monster back into motion. On more then one occasion I have started a post that I felt was important to cover but realized half way through that this was not a good idea for me mentally.2. The reason for posts on this site to suddenly switch to a poetry day or information about this blogs performance is mentally I need to take a break from d... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | Military And Mental Illness | | 2008-04-18 11:14:00 | | There has been a new study that just came out that states 300,000 US troops suffer from Major Depressive Disorder and/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder also an additional 300,000 have suffered brain injuries. Out of these numbers only half have sought out treatment. This works out to 18.5 percent of United States troops are suffering from a mental disorder so roughly one in five. Very scary.(MSNBC article)I wrote the following post near the start of this blog:PTSD - The disorder that is about to explodePost Traumatic Stress Disorder is not a whole heck of a lot of fun. Basic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is watching or experiencing something tragic or along those line, Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is witnessing or being a part of long term events that have left a major mark on your psyche, think long term abuse or military service on foreign land.The big thing when it comes to either form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is that your constantly haunted by what you saw o... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | Attention: Mental Health Bloggers Needed | | 2008-04-16 14:33:00 | | Here is an email I received a little while back:"I am part of a research group from The College of New Jersey interested in gaining information on the views of authors of mental health blogs. This study is part of a research project of Dr. Yifeng Hu, a professor in the Communication Studies department at TCNJ. You have been contacted because you are the author of such a blog. Participation will involve responding to surveys about your mental health and blogging habits. The results are completely confidential. No respondent's personal identity will be requested or associated with any set of answers. We appreciate your time and help with our study and as a thank you for participating you will receive a $5 gift card (or you can choose to donate your amount to Mental Health America). If you are interested, please send an email to mhblog@tcnj.edu and be sure to include a link to the home page of your blog as well as your preferred contact email address. The survey will be sent to you via... | | By: The Reality of Anxiety | | |
| | | Yoga - Improves Your Mental and Physical Health | | 2008-03-31 00:17:00 | | The whole system of Yoga is built on three main structures: exercise, breathing, and meditation. The exercises of Yoga are designed to put pressure on the glandular systems of the body, thereby increasing its efficiency and total health. The body is looked upon as the primary instrument that enables us to work and evolve in the world, and so a Yoga student treats it with great care and respect. Breathing techniques are based on the concept that breath is the source of life in the body. The Yoga student gently increases breath control to improve the health and function of both body and mind. Just as your body temperature increases to fight infection, the increased room temperature will help improve T-cell function and the right functioning of the immune system. The most important plus points, perhaps, are the mental health benefits. You will enjoy more willpower through restraint, self-discipline, focus and willpower. Besides, the effects on the stress in one's life and how one manages... | | By: Yoga Training | | |
| | Physical And Mental Benefits Of Yoga | | 2008-03-31 00:11:00 | | Yoga is known for being one of the most beneficial exercises in the world, and also incredibly fun and enjoyable as it can be practiced by people of all walk of life and ages. Maybe you have even tried yoga and discovered that it makes you a different and better person. But what are the types of health benefits can you expect to enjoy from doing yoga regularly? It is very important to know all the benefits of yoga before you start practicing it, so that you will understand that much more just how respected and positive an exercise form it really is. There are so many different benefits that are offered from the exercise of yoga, and while each different form of yoga does offer its own separate benefits and results, there are some fundamental benefits that you will receive, regardless of which specific form of yoga you practice. Physical Benefits Flexibility: Yoga is very effective in increasing flexibility, as it has positions that act upon the various joints of the body, even inclu... | | By: Yoga Training | | |
| | Mental Health Days | | 2008-03-27 05:39:00 | | I think I invented these things. A mental health day. It’s a day when you just take time off from everything and take care of you AND you don’t feel bad about it. I try to incorporate them into my life on a pretty regular basis because I think that mental health is as important as our physical health. For my mental health days, I have even in the past, skipped the exercise. That is changing though. From now on, I am not skipping on the exercise because somehow, I have done well lately and my runs aren’t killing me, I am feeling way more flexible and there is no way that I am stopping and possibly dealing with a setback now.
You see, I have exactly 6 pounds to lose to hit my original goal. That is when I promised myself a new wardrobe. Queenie likes to shop. A. Lot. I figured that 50 pounds would have me needing new clothes badly. It is amazing to me how long you can drape yoga pants over a rapidly shrinking body though. Elastic and drawstrings are my best friends r... | | By: Our Wicked Weighs | | |
| | Changing Careers? How to Get Around the Three Major Mental Roadblocks to Success | | 2008-03-26 20:41:00 | | A part of you can't wait to dive into your new career -- but you're also smart enough to know that you can expect a few bumps along the road to success. By far, the biggest roadblocks exist between your own two ears!
Let's take a look at three common mental roadblocks and learn how to overcome...
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| | Excessive Internet use and Text messaging - soon to be a Mental Disorder | | 2008-03-23 21:32:34 | | Do you experience these:
1) loss of sense of time or a neglect of basic drives (excessive use),
2) feelings of anger, tension, and/or depression when the computer is inaccessible (withdrawal),
3) the need for better computer equipment, more software, or more hours of use (tolerance),
4) arguments, lying, poor achievement, social isolation, and fatigue (negative repercussions)
….Then you [...]... | | By: Buddy Blogs | | |
| | Really funny jokes-Mental hospital | | 2008-03-21 02:20:00 | | A mental hospital was critically overcrowded. The doctor decides to get all the patients seated in one large room to conduct a test to see how many they discharge that day.At the front of the room the Doctors took some chalk and drew a full size door on a Blackboard and offered an ice cream to any patient who could open the door. There was a mad rush for the door with the patients scratching and clawing at the door and the handle.The doctors were disappointed, until they noticed a single patient who remained in his chair and was quietly chuckling to himself as he watched his fellow patients.Encouraged that at least one patient could be discharged today, the doctors asked him why he wasn't trying to open the door.The patient, who could no longer contain his laughter, shouted, "I've got the key!"... | | By: Really funny jokes | | |
| | A Mental Health Check Up | | 2008-03-14 14:12:00 | | I guess it is time that I take a peak at how I am doing mentally to figure out what the next steps should be and if any major changes need to take place.Mood Swings - It has been a long week and it is really beginning to show through. One second I am enjoying the experience the next I am trying to run away from it. Losing my temper way to quickly over the smallest things is never a good sign as it usually means the depression monster is beginning to gain more and more control. My brain is so use to the antidepressants to give it that extra kick that I am beginning to think that it is time to go back down that road again as the last two months without it have not exactly been pleasant. The question is which one. I still have dental work to be done so that basically gets rid of the MAOI class but problem is I have been through most of the others and none of them lasted long. With Seroquel, an anti psychotic, I am going from not thinking at all to thinking to damn much and neither s... | | By: UNTREATABLE' S BLOG - Borderline Personality Self | | |
| | Longer combat tours increase risks of mental illness | | 2008-03-10 04:30:57 | | Could longer combat tours increase risks of mental illness? It might be of no surprise, but government medics have found that the longer soldiers stay in combat, the more likely they are to have mental problems. Soldiers with three or more combat tours aren’t getting enough down time between deployment, according to the results from the just-released 2007 Mental Health Advisory Team study. The team surveyed 2,300 soldiers returning from their third tour from Iraq and nearly 700 more from A... | | By: PhreQuency Ent. | | |
| | Commit Everything to Each Shot ~ Mental Game | | 2008-03-05 18:16:03 | | Commit Everything to Each Shot
We hear it all the time when watching golf on TV… “Phil needs to commit to this shot if he wants a chance at the top of the leaderboard…”. Golf is a mental game; full commitment and trust to a particular shot will yield better results. This is a [...]... | | By: The Golf Drill Guru | | |
| | Relaxing with a Mental PDA | | 2008-02-28 02:02:11 | | We all have this favorite expression when it comes to being stressed out, and I wouldn't bother naming all of them since it may also vary in different languages. (...)... | | By: Doktertomi.com | | |
| | Mental Training Tactics For Health And Fitness Success | | 2008-02-25 20:01:10 | | The New Visualization Breakthrough: Mental Training
Tactics For Health And Fitness Success
By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
www.BurnTheFat.com
Understanding the mind’s role in motivation and behavior is one of the most critical elements in fitness success. If you struggle with changing habits and behaviors or if you can’t get motivated, then even the best training and nutrition program is [...]... | | By: Student Fitness.Org | | |
| | | Liberalism as a mental disorder | | 2008-02-18 05:58:00 | | Just when liberals thought it was safe to start identifying themselves as such, an acclaimed, veteran psychiatrist is making the case that the ideology motivating them is actually a mental disorder.“Based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions, modern liberals relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our freedoms were founded,” says Dr. Lyle Rossiter, author of the new book, “The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness.” “Like spoiled, angry children, they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand that a parental government meet their needs from cradle to grave.”“When the modern liberal mind whines about imaginary victims, rages against imaginary villains and seeks above all else to run the lives of persons competent to run their own lives, the neurosis of the liberal mind becomes painfully obvious.”Via Infidels are Cool... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
| | Mental Toughness | | 2008-02-15 10:00:00 | | It’s the mentally tough who realize that every individual is the master of his or her own mind, not the other way around. The mentally weak are thrown around by every whim of their mind. Just because a thought arises, they assume it must be valid and worthy of dwelling on or obsessing over. This regurgitation of the same counter-productive thoughts causes needless pain, anxiety and depression. The mentally tough do not allow their own thoughts to be the cause of harm to themselves and others.... | | By: Mums in Science | | |
| | Answering Service At The Mental Institute | | 2008-02-14 03:13:40 | | "Hello, and welcome to the mental health hotline.If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you.If you have multiple personalities, press 3,4,5, and 6.If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want. Stay on the line so we can trace your call.If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will transferred to the mother ship.If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you which number to press.If you are manic depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press, no one will answer.If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the hash key until someone comes on the line.If you are dyslexic, press 6969696969.If you have amnesia, press 8 and state your name, address, phone number, date of birth, social security number, and your mother's maiden name.If you have post-traumatic-stress disorder, slowly and carefully press 000.If you have bipolar disorder, please leave a message ... | | By: Fun and entertainment guaranteed | | |
| | Its confirmed Britney suffers from mental problems | | 2008-01-29 18:21:55 | | Britney Spears was photographed sobbing and sitting barefoot on the pavement outside her Los Angeles home Monday night after an argument with her manager/friend Sam Lutfi, the Daily Mail reported.Spears and Lutfi reportedly exchanged harsh words over her relationship with paparazzo Adnan Ghalib, which prompted Britney to call the British photographer for help.As she sat on the edge of a garden bed, dressed in denim hot pants, checked fedora hat and an oversized jacket, photographers asked her if she was OK.Britney responded: "I'm fine. I'm sitting for once and having a nice time with my dog," the Mail reported.... | | By: Celebrity Rag | | |
| | Mental Disorders from Sleep Apnea | | 2008-01-23 03:47:31 | | All people reach an age where mental impairment would occur. However, one thing that people don’t know that sleep related issues may have something to do with it as well. Apparently, sleep-breathing problems may contribute towards affecting older people at some point and provide mental disorders which are expected to occur at some elderly state. [...]... | | By: Sleepzine | | |
| | Court demands mental evaluation of Britney Spears otherwise no kids | | 2008-01-22 23:48:56 | | The court commissioner handling Britney Spears' custody case has repeatedly ordered the pop star to undergo a psychological evaluation, but she has refused to comply, TMZ.com reported.Commissioner Scott Gordon has issued multiple orders — known as a 730 evaluation, TMZ said.Meanwhile, Spears' lawyers will go to court Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. ET and ask Gordon to allow the singer "monitored visitation" with her two sons "in a therapeutic setting," TMZ reported.But TMZ is hearing buzz that Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline (and probably the court) will not want Britney to bypass the 730 evaluation process. That could make it unlikely for Brit's lawyers to win a bid to regain visitation in a therapeutic setting, the Web site said.On Monday, Spears left the deposition in her custody battle nearly two-and-a-half hours after arriving at the offices of Federline's attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan, People.com and TMZ reported.Spears' deposition has been an emotionally difficult experience ... | | By: Celebrity Rag | | |
| | Mental Illness: A Mother's Worst Nightmare | | 2008-01-20 22:36:28 | | We hear much about bipolar disorder in the news these days. It is just one mental disease among many, but it seems the time we hear most about it is when some terrible crime has taken place. I know there are millions of families broken apart by mental illness. When one member of the family is ill, it has a profound effect on the rest of the family. In other words, mental illness is a family... | | By: Inspiration and Encouragement - April Lorier | | |
| | Teens can be tough to treat for mental illness | | 2008-01-13 18:48:00 | | Treating teens grew more complicated after the federal government warned a few years ago about links between antidepressants and increased suicidal thoughts and behaviors among children and teens.Doctors say more parents became wary of the drugs even though they can be effective in treating depression."Parents are aware about the potential problems," said Dr. Arun Sharma, chief of psychiatry for Alegent Health.
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| | Still Don't Think that Theism is a Mental Disorder? | | 2008-01-13 00:45:55 | |
Wow. A whole barrage of nonsense came at us in the past two weeks or so. First off...a man cuts off his own hand after seeing the Mark of the Beast on it. With a circular saw. And then microwaves it. And then calls the authorities. A quote from one of the sherriff's deputies states, "That kind of mental illness is just sad." I couldn't agree more.
Now, I know what you guys are going to say--"It's not BECAUSE of religion." Actually, I don't think that a case could be made either way. Was he likely vulnerable to delusional behavior? Yeah, I'll concede that one. The fact that religion is unique in its ability to seep into the crevices of your mind so pervasively that this theme plays out in our society over and over again isn't addressed by that statement, though. How do the appeasers and framers answer that? Maybe it only manifests itself in those already prone to mental illness, but isn't that akin to excusing and perpetuating a belief system that preys on the weak? What exactly is it that causes atheists to feel this compulsion to cover for a malevolent, archaic belief that has caused mothers to kill their children, countless cases of child abuse, seemingly endless wars and violence, and self-mutilation and flagellation that can be traced back to the very foundation of the religion?
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| | Mental Showtime | | 2008-01-12 15:01:00 | | Y aquà esta el tercer pesonaje de la serie Mental, prisionero en una caja de cristal exhibiéndose en el circo, ayudale a escapar de esta indeseable situación ... sus amigos le estan buscando ... si necesitas ayuda consulta la solución aquÃ.CapÃtulos anteriores:In the WoodsThe JourneyMental... | | By: 1001 JUEGOS | | |
| | Demostrado: el poder mental no es tal | | 2008-01-12 10:41:00 | | Psicólogos de la universidad de Harvard han desarrollado un nuevo método para estudiar la supuesta percepción extrasensorial (PES) que puede resolver el debate sobre su existencia. Según los autores, el estudio no sólo ilustra un nuevo método para el estudio del presunto fenómeno, sino que además proporciona fuertes pruebas en contra de su existencia.La noticia completa y traducida en Neofronteras y la nota de prensa de Harvard University.Skizo... | | By: Cerebros no lavados | | |
| | Omega-3 Pengaruhi Mental Pribadi | | 2008-01-11 02:56:00 | | Asam lemak omega-3 yang terdapat di dalam darah kita diketahui dapat mempengaruhi suasana hati, kepribadian serta tingkah laku sehari-hari. Pernyataan tersebut dilaporkan berdasarkan hasil sebuah penelitian di University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine dalam acara pertemuan tahunan American Psychosomatic Society.Penelitian yang melibatkan 106 partisipan tersebut menunjukkan bahwa mereka dengan kadar asam lemak omega-3 yang rendah di dalam darahnya dilaporkan menunjukkan gejala depresi yang ringan hingga sedang. Sebaliknya mereka yang memiliki kadar asam lemak omega-3 yang tinggi di dalam darahnya menunjukkan sikap yang menyenangkan dan bersemangat.Beberapa penelitian sebelumnya juga menunjukkan bahwa kadar asam lemak omega-3 yang rendah di dalam darah sangat mempengaruhi kondisi tubuh seperti gangguan depresi mayor, gangguan bipolar, schizophrenia, dan gangguan pemusatan perhatian.Menurut American Heart Association, dianjurkan agar kita mengonsumsi ikan yang tinggi akan kandungan asam lemak omega-3 sebanyak dua kali seminggu. Saran tersebut didasarkan bahwa konsumsi ikan berhubungan dengan meningkatnya kesehatan jantung dan menekan risiko terjadinya masalah pada jantung. Mereka yang mengonsumsi makanan yang tinggi akan asam lemak omega-3, selain bermanfaat untuk kesehatan jantung juga berguna untuk kesehatan mental.... | | By: Ayo Hidup Sehat - Info seputar Hidup Sehat | | |
| | Be caution and be good in mental fitness | | 2007-12-27 12:14:00 | | Remember,you can lose anything, game,money,relationship,etc. But you can't lose your "heart".Protect your heart,it's everything.....You lose your "heart",you lose everything.Spot By:elvin"Your self-esteem is probably the most important part of your personality. It precedes and predicts your performance in almost everything you do. It is the energy source or the reactor core of your personality, and how much self-esteem you have determines your levels of vitality, enthusiasm and personal magnetism. People with high self-esteem are more positive, more likable and more effective in every part of their lives. Everything that you do or say or think will affect your self-esteem. Your job, therefore, is to keep your self-esteem high and positive on a continuing basis. Probably the best definition of self-esteem is this: the level to which you respect and value yourself as an important, worthwhile person. People with high self-esteem feel terrific about themselves and their lives. When you... | | By: [my el.vin]=MY EverLasting Verdured Inspiration N | | |
| | Commuting by Bike: Hazardous to your mental health (?) | | 2007-12-11 09:44:00 | | Yesterday, I decided to punish myself with a bike commute to and from work. I use the word "punish" because I've been quite a sissy-boy in the "cold weather riding" department. Resolving to ride the fixed gear bike to work 2-3 times a week, all winter long, I decided to pick one of the nastier days as a way to "break myself in". "Future rides to work won't seem as bad" I reasoned.. Well.. aside from a quick fall on black ice, my ride to work was quite enjoyable, all 9 miles of it. The ride home.. a different story.. It wasn't the darkness that ruined it, it wasn't the cold wind or the damp drizzle or the slick roads.. It was the people who I shared the road with. Quittin' time does something to New Englanders I think. Getting home seems to be a bigger urgency than getting to work, that's for damn sure. A motorist driving an enormous pick up truck- the kind with four rear wheels and four doors- thoughtfully slowed to my pace, lowered his window, wagged his finger and yelled at me to "GET ON THE SIDEWALK!". On at least three other occasions, motorists blared their horns at me, and then once they could get past me, gunned the throttle while shaking their heads in disapproval. I can't read their moving lips too well, but their "body language" makes it pretty clear that feathering their brakes for a few seconds while basking in the warmth and comfort of their car, in order to avoid pasting the road with my shivering body parts, , is not appreciated.. at all. Mentally, it really takes the wind out of your sails. You know you're doing something good for the body, for the mind and even for the environment, but those who can't afford to be delayed for 5 seconds by a human life perched precariously on top of a 20 pound machine going 20 miles an hour through the darkness on top of frozen asphalt, really make it hard to be optimistic about anything to do with PEOPLE. Enough said. If you're a motorist and en... | | By: Amerikan Turk | | |
| | The Connection between Mind and Mental Health | | 2007-12-05 02:16:00 | | RSS CrossRef Search and visit Healthlines: Genes. Which are the benificial effects of exercise?Mental Health charities in the UK already back exercise programmes as a way of lifting depression. While the link between exercise and improved mood is well known, the reasons behind it are not fully understood. The latest research focuses on an area of the brain called the hippocampus, which is already established as a target for antidepressant drugs. Yale University experts developed a test to see which genes in this region were made more active during exercise, and highlighted one called VGF. This gene is linked to a 'growth factor' chemical involved in the development of nerve cells. The natural 'high' produced by exercise could one day be available in a pill that targets a gene in our brains. Exercise boost Mind and Body.Now we are aware of a specific gene which has anti-depressant effects. To test the health benefits of the newly discovered gene, the researchers administered concentrated doses of VGF to one group of mice and blocked the VGF gene in the other group. The mice who received the VGF doses exhibited the same effects produced by a powerful anti-depressant drug, while blocking the VGF gene caused the mice to experience symptoms of depression.Ask a marathon runner about 'runners high' and he'll tell you that it's the pleasant feeling that he experiences sometimes during and after running. Moderate exercise can produce the same effect. A little known fact is that this is a reaction to a natural body function that occurs during exercise called endorphin release. Beta-Endorphin is a neurohormone that is released into the bloodstream from the pituitary gland. Endorphins attach themselves to specific receptor sites in the brain that affect our perception of well being and in the extreme, euphoria. It’s the body’s reward for doing something healthy like exercise.RSS CrossRef Search and visit Healthlines: Hormonen. What is the connection between Runners ... | | By: The Health Archive | | |
| | Mental health problems... | | 2007-11-28 00:15:50 | | Here's a great piece sent to me by a friend at MySpace - Props and cheers for the (unknown) writer!!Recently a friend of mine went a little nuts and had to be put in a state mental institution for a while. Naturally, I was quite worried about him and called to check on his condition. When I called this is what I encountered:"Hello and thank you for calling The State Mental Hospital. Please select from the following options menu:If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you.If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5 and 6.If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want, stay on the line so we can trace your call.If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be forwarded to the Mother Ship.If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press.If you are manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press, nothing will make you happy anyway.If yo... | | By: ILL_Natured_gr's Blogger | | |
| | prayer for mental /emotional illness | | 2007-11-23 16:43:00 | | Please God help me and help my mother heal her mental and emotional illness. Let her see you at the center of her life. Let your love heal her through all mediums and means available, though all of us, through a ray of sunshine, or a soft breeze that touches her face, through [...]... | | By: Prayers Online | | |
| | Mental | | 2007-11-09 15:23:51 | | Mental es un point and click del estilo Room Escape con algunas variantes.Jugar MentalEn este juego tu objetivo es escapar de una institución siquiatrica (manicomio) lo antes posible. Controlas 3 personajes y cada uno de ellos puede realizar ciertas tareas específicas.Recoge objetos, completa misiones, resuelve puzzles y ayudalos entre ellos a salvar los escollos que representan las medidas de seguridad.Los objetos pueden ser usados por cualquiera de los personajes sin importar quien los recogió.Otros juegos point and click:Yuria's Room 3Escape from IslandSubmachine Entretenimiento Online Flash games Browser games Online Games point-and-click Mental Entretenimiento Online Juegos gratis point-and-click Online Games Mental
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| | 10 Step Mental Exercise that Will Reduce Panic | | 2007-11-07 15:49:00 | | When you feel a panic attack coming on, usually everything escalates very quickly. With or without noticing it, your mind begins to race and quickly the negative thoughts overwhelm you furthering the panic. Negative thoughts usually start off with “What if…” “I should be able to ….” “I have to…” or other critical comments like “I’m so weak” or victimization “Its hopeless, why bother”. These thoughts are called Negative Self Talk. The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne lists a quick explanation of what Self Talk is and how it works: "It is so automatic and subtle you don't notice it or the effect it has on your moods and feelings.It appears in telegraphic form- one short word or image ("Oh no!) contains a whole series of thoughts, memories, or associations.Anxious self-talk is typically irrational but almost always sounds like the truth.Negative self-talk perpetuates avoidance.Self-talk can initiate or aggravate a panic attack.Negative self-talk is a series of negative bad habits. (You have to reprogram your brain to say helpful uplifting confident talk to remove the negative thoughts)" Recognizing that you are doing this is a huge step towards learning to manage your anxiety. The next huge step is successfully slowing your thoughts down, analyzing them, and then reprogramming your mind to think differently. This will greatly reduce the amount and size of panic attacks you have. It helps me stop panic attacks dead in their tracks probably about 80% of the time. So here is the exercise: I have many posts where I outline this exercise for myself to help me cope with whatever panic attack I may be having at that time. It is extremely helpful for me to go back and read them when the same situation appears again in the future. I encourage you to read a couple to get some ideas or more details on how to fill this out. When you feel panic coming on, take some deep breaths.Ask you... | | By: The Reality of Anxiety | | |
| | Managing Sleep through Mental Preparations | | 2007-10-27 22:21:21 | | With all the excitement and thinking that we would all normally find ourselves at some point, losing sleep or not being able to sleep at all is a normal expectation. We just normally want to know results as they come and until we fulfill that satisfaction, going to sleep can really be a drag.
People [...]... | | By: Sleepzine | | |
| | Mental Health of Healers | | 2007-10-22 07:40:53 | | Alcoholics Anonymous has revolutionized the way alcoholics are perceived by their peers. The shame of having a problem has been made much easier by the respect given to those who change their lives by giving up an addiction. After I came to recovery in 1976, my daughter told me that she had been telling the neighbors that I was an alcoholic. I was somewhat surprised because I didn't know my neighbors very well. So I sat down and asked her to tell me what an alcoholic is. She said,"Oh, Mommy, you know. It is someone who doesn't drink and smiles a lot." The only alcoholics she knew were in AA. In the early 1980's, the adult child/codependency recovery solutions began to appear in many reading sources.The media figures who helped launch the recovery movement were Phil Donahue and Oprah Winfrey. Betty Ford brought a high level of acceptance to the recovery field as well as a treatment center that worked. Codependency Anonymous was started in 1986. The field of addiction was le... | | By: Changemaker: Healing Mind, Body and Soul | | |
| | World Mental Health Day | | 2007-10-10 12:48:00 | | Today is World Mental Health Day as initiated the World Federation for Mental Health and has been celebrated annually since 1992. The theme for this year is "Mental health in a changing world: the impact of culture and diversity"."Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.”The culture you are surrounded in greatly determines the way in which you deal with your symptoms. However, mental health effects every country no matter where you live. According to the WHO website:Mental, neurological and behavioural disorders are common to all countries and cause immense suffering. People with these disorders are often subjected to social isolation, poor quality of life and increased mortality. These disorders are the cause of staggering economic and social costs. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by mental, behavioural, neurological and substance use disorders. For example, estimates made by WHO in 2002 showed that 154 million people globally suffer from depression and 25 million people from schizophrenia; 91 million people are affected by alcohol use disorders and 15 million by drug use disorders. A recently published WHO report shows that 50 million people suffer from epilepsy and 24 million from Alzheimer and other dementias.In addition to the above figures, many other disorders affect the nervous system or produce neurological sequelae. Projections based on a WHO study show that worldwide in 2005, 326 million people suffer from migraine; 61 million from cerebrovascular diseases; 18 million from neuroinfections or neurological sequelae of infections. Number of people with neurological sequelae of nutritional disorders and neuropathies (352 million) and neurological sequelae secondary to injuries (170 million) also add substantially to the above ... | | By: The Reality of Anxiety | | |
| | E-Mental Health, Stress en Depressie | | 2007-10-10 02:16:00 | | Steeds meer mensen zitten psychisch niet lekker in hun vel. Ze hebben steeds vaker last van dipjes en depressieve buien en worden vermalen door stress en werkdruk. Kortom, ze lopen met een hoofd vol problemen dat steeds zwaarder op hun romp drukt.Veel mensen hadden er al ervaring mee en wisten dat het echt hielp tegen hun depressieve klachten: een zelfhulptherapie op internet. Bij deze cursus dient men zelfstandig acht lessen te volgen om te leren omgaan met de negatieve gevoelens en zo ook uit de negatieve spiraal te komen. Hiertoe heeft men, in tegenstelling tot normale psychotherapie over het internet, geen contact met een psychotherapeut. Om het nut van de zelfhulpcursus tegen depressie vast te stellen, onderzocht men 100 deelnemers aan deze cursus en vergeleek de resultaten met die van onderzoek onder 100 deelnemers aan een groepstherapie. Het viel daarbij op dat de klachten via de zelfhulpcursus eerder afnamen dan bij de groepstherapie.Op dit moment is er een aanbod van 65 e-mental health behandelingen, gericht op diverse doelgroepen. Een andere aanbeveling betreft de oprichting van een centrum voor uitwisseling van kennis- en ervaringen op het gebied van e-mental health. Het centrum zou moeten fungeren als multidisciplinair platform voor de partijen die bij de zorg betrokken zijn, zoals de overheid, cliënten, zorgaanbieders, zorgverzekeraars en wetenschappers.Wil je je goed in je vel voelen? Wel, daar kun je iets aan doen. De tien stappen die je hier vindt, kunnen je al aardig op weg helpen om je elke dag een houvast te bieden. Zo kun je fit in je hoofd door het leven stappen. Als je op één van de tien stappen klikt, krijg je meteen een hoop praktische informatie en heel concrete tips om écht aan de slag te gaan. Het is ook mogelijk om je te verdiepen in de uitleg van de experts die het stappenplan uitgewerkt hebben.CrossRef Healthlines: Fit .
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| | Eight Recovery Tips for Mental Healing | | 2007-09-27 14:33:00 | | Of all the techniques that I've used since 1976, the following eight techniques have been my basic mainstay for my mental health: 1. Upon awakening, recite or write a gratitude list. Always begin with the gift of breath. Without breath, we'd have no life. My spirit is sorebellious at times that many days my gratitude list included only my breath. But having gratitude for even one thing was a growth from having nogratitude. Do 5 minutes of deep breathing-relish the feeling good lungs gives you. 2. Living with a positive mind is a continual discipline. Remember your thoughts are your choice. You need to learn to tune in to your thoughts. If you are thinking negative, you're feeling negative. Is anything getting better with the choice of negativity? Be careful not to condemn or judge yourself as these choices are negative also.Learn how to get a check on the committee of voices that live in your head. Become your "observer self "when you are feeling negative. Change your thoughts and change your feelings. 3. Exercising your body daily for 30-60 minutes. The exercise can be divided into segments but it generally takes 20 minutes of exercise to change your level of metabolism. 4. The type or kind of food you eat isn't as important as the portion. Count the calories or guess at the total calories involved. Use a smallplate at every meal as a way to keep a check on the quantity of food eaten. 5. Help others every day. When I started this practice, I made it a rule to call 3 people that I ordinarily wouldn't call in order to monitormy motives in helping others. My condition for myself on these calls was that the help had to be only for them and couldn't include anythingI might want from them for myself. 6. Spend some quality time with yourself enjoying or discovering your personality. This practice can be added to your meditation daily as you ask the God of your understanding to guide you. 7. As you let go of judgment, you learn to love yourself. Anyone else that you tear down, tears you down, too. Use the mental picture of throwing mud and notice that you get dirty. As Maya Angelou reminds us, "We did the best we could, and when we knew better, we did better." 8. Begin acquiring books that are easy to pick up and review. Each day choose one section of a book to reflect on for the rest of the day. Even if you just have time to copy down a sentence, it will give you a path of self-improvement to follow.... | | By: Changemaker: Healing Mind, Body and Soul | | |
| | Difficulty in Getting Help for Mental Help | | 2007-09-25 13:22:00 | | After my two years with clinical depression, I finally understood that I needed medical attention. Although I have always looked for help, I generally have had to be self-diagnosed. Most medical doctors don't recognize depression in their patients. If a patient says that s/he is depressed, many times the doctor will ask the patient if they need medication. This turning the diagnosis over to the patient doesn't happen in most of fields of medicine. So the patient, who is already has depleted energy, has to have the strength to fight for what he/she instinctively knows he/she needs-relief. I think the difficulty for doctors is caused by patients seeking drugs for an escape from reality rather than for the need of chemical imbalance. The other large difficulty for medicating mental problems is the fact that it may take several different prescriptions to find the right anti-depression (anxiety, etc.) drug to work for each patient. This slows down the rapid delivery system of getting medications to heal all as we have become a nation of "instant fixes". This selection of drugs is difficult as any of the drugs for mental illness take 4-6 weeks to be effective in the system. So if one doesn't work, the next one prescribed will be 4-6 weeks also. The patient feels that the doctor doesn't know what she/he is doing so many times the patient returns to the self-medication he/she has found to work. The only question that the doctor needs to ask is if the patient has been feeling this for more than one two week period. If the answer is yes, the patient needs help. So most of the population who suffer from a chemical imbalance continue to be self-medicated (alcohol, other drugs, sex, work, food, etc.... | | By: Changemaker: Healing Mind, Body and Soul | | |
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