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2010-08-24T05:32:00.000-07:00

Diabetes is a disease where our body do not produce enough or make well use of a hormone called insulin. Insulin is a hormone that responsible for glucose to get into our cells and provide us with energy. Without enough insulin, glucose will stay in our blood and cause our blood glucose levels to raise. Over time, high glucose level will lead to serious damages in heart, kidneys, eyes and nerves. There are generally three types of diabetes. It is important to understand that not all diabetes can be manage through diabetic diet alone.

Diabetes Type 1 : This form of diabetes is generally found in child and young adults with heart disease. It is also known as "juvenile" diabetes or "insulin dependent" diabetes. In type 1 diabetes the body does not produce insulin. Diabetes Type 1 must be treated by regular injection of insulin, it cannot be control with a diabetic diet or exercise alone.

Diabetes Type 2 : This is the most common type of diabetes. It is also know as non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, the body does not produce enough insulin or make well use of the insulin. Approximately 90% of people with type 2 diabetes are obese or overweight, in most cases it can be managed by engaging in a Type2 diabetic diet weight loss plan together with proper amount of exercise.

Gestational Diabetes: Gestational diabetes is a form diabetes that develop in some women during the late stages of pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually disappear after pregnancy. Treatment for gestational diabetes includes special diabetic diet meal and scheduled physical activity. In some cases it may also include daily blood glucose testing and insulin injections

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Bipolar Disorder: 7 Holiday Survival Tips

2008-07-03T01:17:00.000-07:00

Bipolar Disorder: 7 Holiday Survival Tips

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Bipolar Disorder: 7 Holiday Survival TipsBy: David E. Morgan

If you're bipolar, the holiday season may come accompanied by a great deal of dread.

It may be hard to be festive and enjoy the holiday cheer when you're struggling financially, when you're beating yourself up for being little better off than you were last year at this time, or while wallowing in guilt over any improprieties you may have committed during your last manic jag.

Spending sprees or unemployment may have left you with little money for buying gifts for your friends and family. The thought of spending time with friends and family may fill you with anxiety.

How, then, to survive the holidays?

Here are seven holiday survival tips to help people with bipolar disorder get through the holidays:

1. Avoid alcohol
Aside from the fact that many of us with bipolar disorder also have addiction issues, the medications you may be taking often react poorly with alcohol. Many of the medications commonly prescribed for bipolar disorder are hard enough on the liver as it is - add alcohol to the mix and you're asking for trouble. Besides, as the adage goes, you won't find any solutions in the bottle.

2. Choose social events wisely
Spending time with other people is one of the best things you can do for yourself, but it's alright to be picky. Avoid people and places that trigger mood episodes. If you know you would be tempted to drink at a certain party, feel no guilt about sending your regrets beforehand. For events you do attend, have a backup plan in case it becomes overwhelming - you can leave at any time. You don't owe anyone an explanation and you don't need to make excuses. Take care of yourself.

3. Limit spending on gifts
We have a great tradition in our family of drawing names for gifts and putting spending limits on the gift. This takes a lot of pressure off, knowing you don't have to buy the perfect gift for everyone, and you can practically eliminate shopping time. Money is a huge issue for most of us, and the temptation is to overspend and use plastic. Don't. Instead, put a little bit of cash aside each week for occasions like the holidays that happen every year. Spend only what you have. This may actually allow you to make your gifts more creative and speak from the heart. If you have no money, make a card and tell the person how much they mean to you.

4. Stay on a regular sleep schedule, eat well and exercise
Missing a night of good sleep can be worse for you than missing a dose of medication. Keep a regular schedule. Watch what you eat - we tend to eat to calm our emotions in the holidays. Eat what you need for good health but don't overindulge. If you aren't exercising daily, take the time to establish the habit - you might even ask for a gym membership or a beginner's yoga class for Christmas.

5. 'Just say no'
When we're feeling good, we're feeling really good. The temptation may be to over-commit to activities or to agree to do things out of wanting to please rather from the sincere desire to do those things. This can lead to you feeling overwhelmed, triggering a depressive episode. Practice saying no, even to things you want to do. See how many times you can say no to people and get away with it. This will make it easier to say no to things you don't want to do or you're ambivalent about.

6. Be honest
If you're worried about money for gifts, concerned about attending a party, or anxious about seeing someone, be as open and honest as you can be beforehand. Clear the air before the actual event so that you can enjoy it more. Sometimes telling how you feel can make you very vulnerable, but this openness is a strength, no matter how people may react.

7. Keep responsibilities minimal
Think twice before inviting the whole family over for dinner. If there's someone else who can be host or hostess, let them and perhaps offer to help. The less stress you have, the better able you'lll be to take care of yourself, enjoy the holidays, and allow others to enjoy you.

I hope these seven tips help you. In most families and circles of friends, seeing you doing well will be the best gift of all. Don't worry so much about buying presents - you are a worthwhile human being, and that's present enough.

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Psychoanalysis I - Definitions and Instinct

2008-07-03T01:02:00.000-07:00

Psychoanalysis I - Definitions and Instinct

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Psychoanalysis I - Definitions and InstinctBy: AD Monografia

Scientific theories appear influenced for the conditions of the social life in the economic aspects, politicians, cultural etc. They are historical products created by concrete men who live its time and contributes or radically modify the development of science. Sigmund Freud (1856-1839) was a Viennese doctor whom changed in an extreme way the imagination about the psychic life.
His contribution is comparable to Karl Max in the comprehension of the historical and social phenomena. Freud dared to place the [mysterious processes] of the psychism, its [obscure regions], that are, the fancies, dreams, the black holes, the interiority of the man, as scientific questions. The systematic inquiry of these problems took Freud to the creation of the Psychoanalysis.
The Term Psychoanalysis is used to design itself as a theory, a method of inquiry and one practical professional. Theory is characterized for a set of wisdom systemized on the functioning of the psychic life. Freud published an extensive letter work, during all his life, telling his discoveries and formulating general laws on the structures and the functioning of psyche human being.
Psychoanalysis (while an inquisitive method) is characterized for the interpretative method, that searches the hidden meaning of what is manifest through action and speech or the imaginary productions, as dreams, deliriums, free associations.
Practical professional mention the form to the psychological treatment (the analysis), that aims at the cure or self-knowledge.
Analytical psychoanalysis is met in the paradoxical position of frequent rejected as a scientific system (at the same time that is accepted for its remarkable contributions for science) gave contributions for some fields, it stimulated the thought and the comment in many areas, until then neglected, of psychology: the meaning of the unconscious factors in determination of the behavior; the general importance of the sex in the normal and abnormal behavior; the importance of the conflict of infancy, the irrational and the emotional one.
Freud himself carried through fine comments during a long life of untiring and daily work and contributed with hypotheses or facts (there isn't possible to say still which are what) on vast areas of the human behavior. Instinct, to Freud, is the representative of the stimulations.
The psychologists interest to verify new sources of motivation derived from the satisfaction of the instincts and not them somatic processes as source from the instincts, that is the source of comment of the biologist.
Some new originated sources of motivation of the satisfaction of the instincts are the punctions. We do know now (and thanks to Freud) that instinct has biological nature and hereditary and the punction results of a shunting line of the instinct. The sexual punction becomes a shunting line of the instinct, as a baby who receives milk from the mother. After this milk its hunger and therefore it has the instinct to suck, but the contact with the breast also provides it pleasure, that is a shunting line of the instinct. Libido is the deriving energy of the instincts, that is deeply related with the pleasure and resultant affectionate impulses of the punctions. Libido is any instinctive or pulctional energy that has as sources sexual stimulations that appear in the body.
Human being is a system that operates in function of the instincts and punctions in the search of the pleasure. There are different kinds of instincts as the instinct of death, visas in life and sadism cases. Life instincts lead to the conservation of the person: hunger, headquarters, escape, pain, sex. Instincts of death have as objective a return to a previous state of the substance: self-destruction. Aggression also can be part of the life instinct: competition, fights.
Instincts and punctions, at the most common, cannot find its exempt satisfaction. Therefore, it creates adjustment mechanisms to tolerate the frustration, alliviating or defending individuals from tensions, distress and anxiety. Conflicts generate intense emotional reactions, as anxiety, that is a compound of fear, apprehension and hope - a feeling of real or imaginary threat to the individual security.

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Checking Out Inferiority Complex

2008-07-03T00:25:00.000-07:00

Checking Out Inferiority Complex

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Checking Out Inferiority ComplexBy: CECILL ARTATES

Whether you're fat or thin, black or white, yellow or brown, big or small --- somehow, in some little way --- you might have had thoughts of inferiority. The self-defeating attitude of comparing ourselves with others...the little negative things we tell ourselves only serve to put our own self-image in a bad light. We sometimes tell ourselves that we are not good enough, pretty enough, or smart enough. And when this sense of "being less in value compared to others" controls our behavior, it can already be considered an inferiority complex.

An "inferiority complex" or extremely low self esteem is a concept we are all familiar with. Chances are, we know someone or even we ourselves suffer from this complex. People with low self-esteem are more likely to be irritable or aggressive. They may also be more likely to have feelings of resentment, alienation, and suffer depression.

An inferiority complex, in the fields of psychology and psychoanalysis, is a feeling that one is inferior to others in some way. It is often unconscious, and is thought to drive afflicted individuals to overcompensate, resulting either in spectacular achievement or extreme antisocial behavior. It is a fomr of psychological and emotional disability that adversely affects a person's well-being.

The subconscious mind of a man still carries the same feelings of being weak compared to others and that's why he felt worthless compared to others. The man labeled himself with labels like being weak, inadequate, stupid, or clumsy. These labels accompanied him everywhere and although they were buried deep into his subconscious mind, they took control of his behavior and feelings. He tried to convince himself that he is fine now and that he doesn't have a reason to feel inferior again but this never worked, his subconscious mind needs much more than this in order to stop making him feel inferior.
Usually rejection by family and friends, or exceedingly high expectations is often the root cause of an inferiority complex. A man's view of himself is based on the things he or she is being told, the specific situations that a man is experiencing, and the way he or she is treated. Inferiority complex is deeply rooted in the man's childhood. Children suffering from an inferiority complex isolate themselves from others and become preoccupied with their feelings of inferiority. As they grow up they are unable to face failures and they feel they don't have what it takes to succeed in life.
Years later, when a child grows up and starts to be more socially adept, opportunities to overcome low self-esteem increase. The once-insecure child can strive to excel in school or in sports. Yet in the back of that child's mind, those old self-defeating thoughts might still lie dormant and ready to resurface during the next encounter with failure or put-downs from other people.
People who suffer from an inferiority complex can also become obsessed with their weaknesses. They always keep thinking that others are superior to them. They often get nervous while talking to others, especially if the opposite person is talking confidently.
Nature doesn't believe in similarity. It creates creatures and objects, human beings included, with such unmistakable uniqueness. Even twins are different from each other in so many ways. perhaps the key to overcome the sense of low self-worth is to begin taking stock of our good and unique features or qualities. By developing those qualities, skills, and attributes, we are able to "shine" and achieve identity and distinction. Indeed, inferiority complex is an irrational and unhealthy condition. Every person on the planet has at least one unique quality that is superior to others. Given that fact, how can one be inferior?

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Basic Facts of Sociophobia

2008-05-25T14:20:00.000-07:00

Basic Facts of Sociophobia

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Basic Facts of SociophobiaBy: Abbey Grace Yap

Social Anxiety Disorder
Social anxiety disorder is a kind of mental disorder wherein a person experiences an intense or unreasonable fear of social gatherings where there is a possibility that one may get embarrassed or ridiculed. This mental condition is also known as social phobia. Most of the time, these anxieties arise from an intense fear of being observed and scrutinized. This may range from simple things like the way a person walks, talks or acts; to important job functions like performing in front of a crowd, giving presentations, or finishing an interview for a job application.

Symptoms
Social phobia disrupts a person's normal life because it makes sufferers avoid doing things that require social contact in fear of embarrassment, and situations where they might become the center of attention. People with social phobia manifest two general symptoms:
1. Emotional symptoms which may include the following:
· An overwhelming fear of being put into situations where one is surrounded by strangers
· Being extremely scared of being in situations where the sufferer may be judged
· Worrying excessively about embarrassing or humiliating one's self
· An baseless fear that others will notice that you look anxious
· Severe anxiety that can disrupt one's daily routine, work, school or other activities
2. Physical symptoms include:
· blushing
· profuse sweating
· trembling or shaking
· nausea
· stomach upset
· difficulty talking
· shaky voice
· muscle tension
· confusion
· palpitations
· diarrhea
· cold and clammy hands
· difficulty making eye contact

Mental health professionals say social anxiety disorder is closely related to shyness. However social phobia differs in the sense that this disrupts normal socializing functions. It is true that everyone goes through a stage of shyness in their life, overcoming it is a different thing. When it becomes too much that it interrupts your daily life and relationships to the point where you are sick with worry, it is time to seek counsel. It is good to know the signs and symptoms of social anxiety disorder to be able to determine and treat this said condition before it worsens.

Social anxiety disorder sufferers always think that other people are more confident that they are, that other people are better than them. They feel uncomfortable being around people that it makes it difficult for them to eat, drink, work, asking questions, asking for dates, even going to the toilet, when other people are around.

Treatment
Fortunately for people with social phobia, a combination of treatments and therapies are available to help them get over this kind of anxiety disorder. Mental health professionals have been using a combination of talk therapy and medications to minimize, if not fully get rid of, the effects of having social anxiety disorder.
Different prescription drugs are being used to help people with social phobia. Certain anti-depressants, anti-anxiety medications, and beta-blockers help sociophobes to balance certain brain chemicals and reduce instances of having panic attacks during periods of heightened anxiety.
Counseling, or talk therapy, helps people with social anxiety disorder by teaching them how to react to situations that trigger their anxiety. Therapists help patients confront their negative feelings about social situations and their fear of being judged. This helps patients understand how their thought patterns contribute to the symptoms of social phobia and gives than an idea on how to change the way they think to make the symptoms begin to lessen.
Being diagnosed as a sociophobe doesn't have to mean you have to stay as one. It is nothing to be ashamed of and should be tackled head on. After all, with the presence of advanced medicine and a good counselling session, you'll slowly be able to outgrow this mental condition and socialize and function normally within a group without being too anxious.

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Unlocking the Mysteries of Depression and Bipolar Disorder

2008-05-25T13:43:00.000-07:00

Unlocking the Mysteries of Depression and Bipolar Disorder

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Unlocking the Mysteries of Depression and Bipolar DisorderBy: Monch Bravante

New measures are being explored to help patients with bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, to cope with their crushing illness. Surprising options are being tested as possible treatments for this disorder, such as motion sickness patches, a drug used to treat Lou Gehrig's disease and a device that produces an electric field around the brain.
Bipolar disorder is a complex and mysterious illness characterized by severe mood swings, from mania to depression. A sufferer can experience periods of increased energy, over-activity, irritability and sometimes delusions during the manic phase, and low mood, reduced concentration, disturbed sleep and ideas of self-harm during the depressed state. This condition can ruin careers and split marriages apart. Extreme cases of depression can even drive desperate people to commit suicide.
Despite years of study, researchers have yet to develop a medication specifically for bipolar disorder. Anti-depression medicines currently sold in the market do help reduce symptoms, but often fall short of complete treatment.
Nothing is certain about the latest batch of possible treatments that includes even the breast cancer drug tamoxifen. Approaches were identified by logic, and others by pure chance. However, scientists already have early evidence that someday these treatments may prove useful against bipolar disorder.
Individuals having episodes of mania may experience periods of boosted energy and restlessness that can run for a week or more, resulting to sleeplessness as well as extreme irritability. During this episode, a person may exhibit unusual behavior, such as rage and promiscuity.
On the other hand, episodes of depression characterizes the other face of the bipolar coin, a period of boredom, sleepiness and lack of energy, which may last a week or more. Again, even thoughts of suicide may enter the picture.
Current bipolar treatments include a variety of drugs including lithium and other anticonvulsant and antipsychotic medications that can stabilize mood. Psychological therapy and patient education greatly boost the effectiveness of these drugs.
What makes bipolar disorder harder to treat is that its depressive episodes are more severe and more resistant to therapy than ordinary unipolar depression. Some current bipolar medications have side effects including weight gain, sleepiness, tremor, and the sense of feeling "drugged."
As in the case of lithium, the new batch of possible treatments for bipolar disorder have revealed their potential only by chance. Take the experience of National Institute of Mental Health researchers Maura Furey and Dr. Wayne Drevets with the drug scopolamine, which is normally used to keep people from getting seasick or carsick. When they were studying whether scopolamine could improve memory and attention in depressed people, they noticed an odd thing as the patients started feeling less depressed the night after the injections, a remarkable thing since most antidepressants take weeks to kick in.
In October 2006, after Drevets and Furey changed their research focus to test the drug's effect on depression itself, they published an encouraging, though preliminary, result with a small group of depressed patients, some of whom had been diagnosed bipolar disorder.
Furey is now leading a study using scopolamine skin patches --- like those that travelers wear to prevent motion sickness --- to treat depression in bipolar disorder as well as ordinary depression. For now, people shouldn't try patch treatment for depression on their own, she said.
A similar incident happened at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., in 2001 when depressed bipolar patients who were getting their brains scanned for a study on brain chemistry suddenly felt a lot better. And in 2004, they published their conclusion that the electric fields produced by the brain scans might help lift depression.
But not everything is being based on luck. Apart from luck, researchers have taken advantage of the few insights they have into bipolar disease to develop potential treatments. Scientists say the real key to unlocking the mysteries of bipolar disorder - and thereby open the way for the development of new drugs - lies in a new generation of research into DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, which could possibly be the key to discovering an effective treatment for bipolar disorder.

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Quarter Life Crisis: The Great Ambition Killer

2008-05-25T13:09:00.000-07:00

Quarter Life Crisis: The Great Ambition Killer

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Quarter Life Crisis: The Great Ambition KillerBy: Abbey Grace Yap

Quarter life crisis is a common occurrence to people in the mid to late 20s. Young adults feel obsessively depressed about a lot of things. This ranges from physical, emotional, financial insecurities that they start facing once they enter the real world.

To a lot of these troubled young adults, it starts as a general feeling of having no sense of direction regarding where they want their lives to go. Most adults go through this after graduating college. This is the stage where they have to prove true every theory taught to them during their academic years. Many young men and women who are fresh graduates are idealistic in picking work at this stage of their lives. They feel a need to prove to others, most especially to themselves, that they are going to be able to apply everything they've learned from school on the job they've chosen.

Disappointments start setting in once they're rejected from their chosen jobs. Young people have a tendency to start sour-graping about jobs that are rejected them. This is a typical defense mechanism by young people to protect their broken ego. They either give excuses that the job that rejected them wasn't intellectually-stimulating enough, or that the compensation was not enough for their talents.

Emotional insecurities also come into play during quarter life crisis. Young adults start questioning themselves whether they're good enough to be with somebody. Some would start questioning their own identity and sexual preference. Some would start seeing every little thing as their fault and start blaming themselves for everything that goes wrong. Young adults who are unable to cope start getting into bouts of depression and eventually end up as recluses from society, afraid and always on guard.

Most people who experience quarter life crisis are often achievers as children. They tend to obsess at what they've achieved in the past, what they're doing in the present, and what they will be doing in the future. These people usually dwell on what they have been able to establish in the past, and wallow at the thought of how they can't seem to make the same accomplishments in the present. They start worrying if they'll ever be able to come back to the achiever they were before. They start doubting their ability to make their goals materialize.

Usually, young adults are able to pick up the pieces and start moving forward. They recover from whatever insecurities they may be feeling and start taking charge of their lives. Unfortunately, not everybody is strong enough to go back to riding the same horse that they fell from. Some people are simply unable to cope and just decide to stay on the ground and mourn over what's already lost. Some decide to stay in a state of denial and justify everything that's happened. Some will resort to taking medications to calm down or even forget.

A lot of mental health professionals suggest taking anti-depressants to help people who have been suffering from quarter life crisis for a long time already. Anti-depressants are medications commonly used as prescription for people suffering from depression. It is used to treat certain psychological conditions such as anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders and chronic pain. It is also commonly misused to generate a false sense of calm for people who think they're lives are worst that everybody else's. Of course, anti-depressants should only be used when it is prescribed by a trusted doctor as it may have side effects to your body in the long run.

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Music For The Restless Mind

2008-05-18T17:02:00.000-07:00

Music For The Restless Mind

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Music For The Restless MindBy: Abbey Grace Yap

The origin of music as of late has not yet been dated as it is said to have been existent long before recorded history. Historians say it may hav originated from naturally occuring sounds like the sound of thunder, or the rhythm of a flowing stream. Human music may have started from primitive men trying to mimic these sounds using patterns, repetition, and tonality. Even at present, certain cultures utilize music that imitate naturally occuring sounds. Apart from the usual bird song and animals tapping on hollowed logs to mark their territory, man's voice is said to be the first musical instrument.

Music, in the olden days, was said to have been used mainly for shamanistic practices and beliefs,. Apart from religious practices, it was also used for entertainment and/or practical functions. Music is present during times of feasts and festivities, it is used as a form of praise and worship. Men and women also used it to while away idle time. Hunters used music to lure animals right into their traps. Music has served a lot of function in primitive society.

Due to music's functionality to sharmanism, it was believed that music's main use was to be a means of communication to the spirit world. Primitive people believed that spirits of different beings: nature, animal, or men, play vital roles in human lives. People also used to believe that their physical well-being is connected to the spirit, that illnesses and diseases were related to an imbalance in the harmony of the body and soul. Shamans, or what we call witch doctors in present times, were the healers, gurus and magicians of their tribe. They are responsible for getting rid of illnesses by uttering chants, singing, dancing, meditating and drumming.

At present times, music is still being used as a form of therapy to provide stress relief and treat people with anxiety disorders among other mental conditions. It is more popularly known as music therapy. The form of therapy is at least as old as the writings of Aristotle. It was first administered during World War 1 and 2 where community musicians would visit hospitals to play for physically and emotionally traumatized soldiers. Simply put, music therapy is the use of music by a trained professional to achieve therapeutic goals. These therapeutic goals may include: promoting wellness, managing stress, alleviating pain, expressing feelings, enhancing memory, improving communication and promoting physical rehabilitation.

Recent studies have shown that listening to music during an anxiety attack can help calm the person down. This proves most efficient for patients experiencing anxiety prior to undergoing surgery. It is the most easily administered, inexpensive, non-invasive, non-threatening tool to calm preoperative anxiety.

Music is an incredibly powerful form of expression. It combines words and melodies to get messages across. Some songs may trigger different happy or sad memories in your mind. This is the strongest proof that music affects human emotions. Giving people with anxiety disorders a creative outlet such as music may be a good way for sufferers to, little by little, let out the source of their anxieties and alleviate patients' moods.

Healthy individuals may use music therapy as a form of stress relief through active music making. The exercise includes drumming and using the guitar to make sounds. The passive approach requires listening for relaxation. Music can also be used as accompaniment during exercise like calisthenics, yoga, or tai chi.

Music has also been proven helpful to improve memory and motor skills for children in special classes. This also helps strengthen children's non-musical functions such as their communication skills and physical coordination skills required for daily life.

Music has been very helpful for everyday living. From the primitive caveman to the modern scientists, everybody would agree in saying music is indeed the food for the soul, and in this therapy, for the mind and body as well.

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2008-03-31T13:33:00.002-07:00

Treatment works best when the patient, family members, and doctor work together. Treatment plans are based on: Age, symptoms and general health. You need to carefully follow the treatment plan. Try to notice what is or isn’t helpful. Symptoms usually improve with the right skin care and lifestyle changes. Atopic dermatitis treatment goals are to heal the skin and prevent flares. Your doctor will help you:
Develop a good skin care routine
Avoid things that lead to flares
Treat symptoms when they occur.
You and your family members should watch for changes in the skin to find out what treatments help the most.
Medications for atopic dermatitis include:
Skin creams or ointments that control swelling and lower allergic reactions
Corticosteroids
Antibiotics to treat infections caused by bacteria
Antihistamines that make people sleepy to help stop nighttime scratching
Drugs that suppress the immune system.
Other treatments include:
Light therapy
A mix of light therapy and a drug called psoralen
Skin care that helps heal the skin and keep it healthy
Protection from allergens.
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AGE AND THE EYE

2008-03-31T13:33:00.001-07:00

Most changes in the eyes associated with increasing age are not a reflection of disease processes. However, they can have a significant effect on vision. Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve and result in vision loss and blindness. However, with early treatment, you can often protect your eyes against serious vision loss. In the front of the eye is a space called the anterior chamber. A clear fluid flows continuously in and out of the chamber and nourishes nearby tissues. The fluid leaves the chamber at the open angle where the cornea and iris meet. When the fluid reaches the angle, it flows through a spongy meshwork, like a drain, and leaves the eye. Sometimes, when the fluid reaches the angle, it passes too slowly through the meshwork drain. As the fluid builds up, the pressure inside the eye rises to a level that may damage the optic nerve. When the optic nerve is damaged from increased pressure, open-angle glaucoma--and vision loss--may result. That's why controlling pressure inside the eye is important. kaufen levitra
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2008-03-31T13:21:00.000-07:00

The Chinese are known for their flawless complexions. They have always known what Westerners are now coming to acknowledge: that beautiful skin must be addressed both externally and internally. Facial rejuvenation acupuncture is based on the principles if Chinese Medicine. Historically, these treatments were used by the Emperor’s concubines in China to keep themselves youthful and radiant. Today, facial rejuvenation acupuncture is gaining a lot of popularity with those wanting to take years off their face, without the risks of more conventional treatments. A facial rejuvenation acupuncture series addresses all aspects of the individual’s health and beauty. On the surface, it improves facial tone by stimulating the muscles of the face and reestablishing firmness. This can improve the look of a sagging jaw line, double chin, naso-labial fold, drooping eyelids and can redefine cheekbones. Acupuncture also stimulates circulation in the face, improving facial color, under eye bags or circles, and a flushed face. By stimulating collagen production, individual lines and wrinkles can be diminished. Acupuncture affects the endocrine system and balances hormones. Balancing hormones can improve problems pertaining to the skin such as acne, oily skin, and dry skin.

Double-Edged Depression

2008-03-29T10:04:00.000-07:00

Double-Edged Depression

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Double-Edged DepressionBy: Harvey D. Ong

In the modern world, depression can become a major problem for people who have low tolerance for stress and anxiety. Psychological and emotional disorders have the potential to effectively cripple a person socially and professionally, a situation that has drastic after-effects to the mental and physical make-up of even the strongest individual. The prospect of such a thing happening alone can be enough to frighten the career-conscious.

However, recent studies show an interesting connection between work (or lack thereof, in some cases) and the onset of depression. For many years, people have always equated being unemployed with the risk of becoming depressed, while stress and anxiety were linked to being employed. This is because of the obvious differences between the two states and the assumed effects such differences had on the average human mind. Being unemployed meant that someone was deprived of income and, in theory, a purpose in life. These things, according to the most prevalent view, are things that a person needs to feel fulfilled, with the lack thereof resulting in depression and other emotional problems. Meanwhile, being employed meant dealing with the pressure and the stress of meeting the demands of one's employer or customers. Yet, recent research has yielded results that these views might not be entirely accurate in today's environment.

For one thing, more and more people are becoming depressed despite having employment. While this has been a problem since the last decade, only recently has a study come to arrive at the conclusion that some people are becoming depressed because of work. According to the recent study, 7 percent of all full-time employees, with the numbers only being slightly lower in those who were employed part-time, had fought off bouts of depression at least once. This is a startling development, though unsurprising, given the nature of work and how employees are treated in the modern business world.

The statistics also had interesting disparities and variances between them. The most depressing types of work, according to the research, stems from people who work in the personal care industry, coming in at an alarming 11%. This is a large margin, particularly compared to the lowest-ranked industry, engineering, which only came in with around 4.3% of the total population having experienced depression. Age also appeared to be a factor, with younger employees having more frequent bouts with the problem than their older, more experienced counterparts. The unemployed, however, still remain more likely to develop depression than their employed counterparts, but only by a relatively small margin. 12.5% of all unemployed people develop depression, though this number is reportedly lower now than in the past decade.

However, the study is considered a little too broad by some. While the study did categorize employees by their general industry, it did little to differentiate them, a matter that is significant in terms of identifying factors that shape individual response to stress. For example, while a daycare nurse and a caregiver for the elderly work in the same industry, the exact nature of their jobs can be quite different. The same applies for scriptwriters and graphic artists, who have different jobs despite being in the same general industry. However, that apparent lack of distinction by job description and industry was not seen as a blow to the study's credibility. Instead, it was merely taken as a sign that more in-depth research is in order.

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Mental Stress and Poor Body Image Among Men

2008-03-29T09:05:00.000-07:00

Mental Stress and Poor Body Image Among Men

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Mental Stress and Poor Body Image Among MenBy: EMMANUEL CHAVEZ

Having the perfect body has become a very serious issue for many men and women. While some say that it is usual for women to be body-conscious or potentially develop an eating disorder. Various studies suggest that these men developed this condition by seeing of images men with muscular and toned physique being shown in the television, Internet, and magazines. Because of these factors, the male community developed the desire to achieve the same physique that these celebrities possess. Body dysphoria is used by many medical experts to describe feelings of sadness, depression, and self-hate as a result of one's appearance. This condition now affects countless individuals around the world.

Individuals with dysphoria tend to over-train, not minding the effects that may take place in the long run. Oftentimes, these men see themselves as being thin and scrawny. Their goal to become more muscular becomes more intense and will do everything to achieve their wanted physique. They are in a hurry to achieve their ideal physique that they have disregarded the effects that over-training may bring. Over-training can cause physical and mental illness because the excessive intensity of training does not give the athlete or individual enough time to rest and recover. This incident is common in weightlifters, runners, and other athletes. Studies show that about 10-20% of athletes over-train.

The mental stress that are encountered by athletes may also impair the body's immune function. Expectations of coaches, family members, and other people can contribute to a drop in performance and the increase of acquiring infections. Injuries, the actual stress of competition may all aggravate psychological stress. Diminished immune systems encountered by athletes are resembles those that are experienced by people who undergo hypertension and sleep deprivation. In recent studies, highly stressed individuals had high incidences of respiratory ailments over a period of six months compared to unstressed individuals.

Aside from impaired immune system, men who over-train may also experience a temporary reduction in sperm count and quality which may lead to temporary infertility. This happens because the body literally kills itself during training and needs time to recuperate to build muscles and improve the body. Too much or too intense physical activity may reduce the level of hormones in the bloodstream and adversely affect sperm production. Sperm quality and production may return to normal after three days.

Aside from over-training, individuals who have body dysphoria also shows signs of depression, decreased level of performance at work or school due to low concentration, and social withdrawal. In addition, body dysphoric men may feel that they do not measure up to the standards that are portrayed in the television, magazines, and the Internet. They may find some parts of their body to be something to be ashamed of.

Some signs and symptoms of body dysphoria may include the following:

Excessively frequent checking of one's body or appearance in the mirror;
Constantly flexing the muscles in efforts to gauge progress levels;
Consuming vast amounts of foods in attempt to get larger;
Avoidance of going out because of the belief that one doesn't look good;
Wearing large, baggy clothing to hide one's appearance;
Spending an overabundance of hours in the gym, trying to bulk up;
Not taking compliments well; and
Talking negatively about one's appearance.

Individuals who suffer from body dysphoria and other psychological disorders should talk to health professionals to talk about their condition. These people should also abstain from magazines, television programs, Internet sites, and other forms of media that promote feelings of "measuring-up" what one sees. If this condition is treated in early stages it might be much easier to overcome.

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Is Panic Attack a Mental Illness?

2008-03-27T22:42:00.000-07:00

Is Panic Attack a Mental Illness?

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Is Panic Attack a Mental Illness?By: Chris Crawley

There is a common conception that categorizes a panic attack as a mental illness. In order to properly understand whether or not this is true we need to take a look at what a panic attack really is. Also, we have to analyze what is the cause behind such manifestations and see how that has an impact on one's body.

Panic Attack?

Panic attacks are usually defined as being a discrete, sudden feeling of very intense fear, anxiety and feeling of discomfort. Usually it is also linked with several different cognitive and somatic symptoms. It is a condition that normally shows an abrupt onset and usually no obvious reason can be observed.

These attacks are considered to be a fight or flight that are flooding the body with several different hormones (mostly adrenalin) in order to aid the body when feeling a need to defend the body from harm.

Ordinarily panic attacks last about 10 minutes. There are of course variations to this, from as small as 5 minutes to severe anxiety attacks that can last several hours.

Sometimes when a person suffer from panic attacks, he/she can also experience anticipatory anxiety, which can happen between panic attacks.

Different individuals will get different affecting levels from panic attacks. Those that already got through many in the past might also be able to eliminate the panic attack without even anyone noticing that it might have appeared.

On the other hand, individuals that suffer from panic attacks for the first time will usually call for emergency services as they might be thinking they are having a nervous breakdown or even a heart attack.

What Causes Panic Attacks?

There are several different causes for anxiety and panic attacks. Once we study them we'll see whether panic attacks can be considered as mental illnesses.

We need to analyze the cause in order to understand the effect with any medical condition out there, including this one. First off we have long term, predisposing causes, mainly based on heredity.

There are some panic disorders that might run in families and inheritance genes can play an important role when determining who might suffer from panic attacks in the future. Of course one must understand that a person can suffer from panic attacks even if you did not have any previous cases in your family.

Panic attacks can also be caused by different biological causes. These include, among many others, inner ear disturbances, mitral valve prolapse, Vitamin B deficiency, Wilson's Syndrome, post traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, hypoglycemia and hyperthyroidism. Also, when a person is met with a phobic situation or a thing that can cause phobias it can cause a panic attack.

Some situations might also cause short term triggers for panic attacks. This includes personal loss, a significant life change, different stimulants like nicotine and caffeine, drugs like marijuana or psilocybin and so on.

Side effects of some drugs can also cause panic attacks. Ritalin is one example, but it's not certainly the only one. There are two possible outcomes in this situation.

Panic attacks can be noticed to appear only when the patient gets the first medication or it can continue even after continued use. As living with panic attacks caused by drugs can be very difficult it is recommended that alternative medication routine is researched. The early stages of use of SSRIs can cause increased anxiety as well.

Those who are suffering from Hyperventilation Syndrome are also prone to develop panic attacks. Chest breathing is known to be a cause for over breathing as excess in exhalation of carbon dioxide when compared to the oxygen in your blood will cause this over breathing.

There are also cases when a person who suffered a panic attack in the past is more likely to get a new one when a certain situation that is similar to that which was seen at the first attack takes place.

This can mean that a person can get a cognitive or behavioral predisposition towards getting a panic attack in different situations. Pharmacological triggers can also have a direct impact.

There are different stimulants, depressants, chemical substances that have the power of pharmacologically contributing to a list of possible triggers. The most common examples can be given in alcohol, amphetamine or caffeine but there are many more that could be mentioned.

In a case like this, individual who suffers from panic attacks might possibly develop a phobia for a certain drug or different chemicals.

Conclusion - Are Panic Attacks Mental Illnesses?

As all can see from the list of causes attached to panic attacks we can sum everything up with a simple conclusion: No, panic attack is not a mental illness.

On the other hand, we could say that there are similarities but the best we can do is to consider them coincidences and the medical condition at hand is simply a cognitive or somatic behavioral situation that has a damaging impact on the human body.

In order to treat it, some practices have been developed and a giant step towards curing the person stands in getting him to confront the external elements that are causing the anxiety episodes.

Treatment options are different exactly based on the cause and the trigger, together with an analysis to the seriousness of the panic attack exhibited. Usually treating the problem is relatively easy but there is also the chance that it might require months of treatment and strong medication in order to end up with completely removing the situation of suffering from a new panic attack.

Also, although panic attacks are not a mental illness, they can be cured in some circumstances with the aid of mental processes based on the power of the human mind. Relaxation techniques for instance have had a huge success in dealing with patients suffering from the condition.

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Worrying for the Sake of Worrying

2008-03-27T19:05:00.001-07:00

Worrying for the Sake of Worrying

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Worrying for the Sake of WorryingBy: Harvey D. Ong

Picture waking up in the middle of the night, terrified that something is going to happen, even though your wife is comfortably asleep beside you, your daughter is tucked away in bed, you just got promoted, and your finances are at their most stable in years. Worrying about anything in such a situation is rather unnatural, which only compounds the worries of the people that do wake up under such conditions. Moments that cause undue fear and anxiety such as this, according to statistics, are actually on the increase, even as the quality of the average person's standard of living seems to be going up.

Things like fear and anxiety are natural reactions that humans revert to whenever they are threatened in any sense, whether physically, emotionally, or otherwise. Fear is a natural response for any number of things that can occur in everyday life. It usually manifests when there is a threat or a perceived threat, but more and more people are experiencing fear that has no cause. This is not like the phobia, which needs to be triggered by something that had caused the person some form of trauma in the past, but something that may be much worse. More and more people are admitting that, despite the lack of any real causes for such concern and worry, they can't stop themselves from feeling as if something is going horribly, horribly wrong.

A number of people are starting to show signs of having unfounded worries and concerns, oftentimes even after explaining to themselves that there is nothing to worry about. Most people can understand feelings of anxiety when there is some sort of problem on the horizon. People psychologically expect things to happen when there are signs that point to such a thing happening, but that doesn't explain why more and more people are starting to have bouts with anxiety when there is nothing wrong with things as they are. As previously mentioned, this undue worrying can sometimes compound on the problem already, making things seem worse than they actually are.

According to some psychologists, people have conditioned themselves to expect a "drop" whenever life is good, reflecting the way a roller coaster ride works. This "what goes up, must come down" mentality is sometimes seen by some as a good way to soften the blow if (or when) a major negative event occurs. However, psychologically speaking, it doesn't do diddly-squat and, what's worse, it actually can prevent someone from enjoying the positive things in life. The fact that this problem doesn't really need any sort of concrete or special trigger (even just waking up in the middle of the night for no reason can cause a fit of worrying) just makes it that much harder to deal with.

Some people welcome the worrying and the uncertainty that this brings, seeing it as some sort of twisted motivator to get things done and make sure everything is in place. However, this is not advisable because it can do untold damage to one's psychological and physiological well-being. Some extreme cases show that engaging in this too much can result in a number of mental health disorders, not the least of which is paranoia. Also notable is the fact that people who worry so much tend to visit the doctor more often than people who are generally calm and relaxed.

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2008-03-21T01:40:00.000-07:00

A headache is pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck. Serious causes of headaches are extremely rare. Most people with headaches can feel much better by making lifestyle changes, learning ways to relax, and occasionally by taking medications. Tension headaches are due to tight, contracted muscles in your shoulders, neck, scalp, and jaw. They are often related to stress, depression, or anxiety. Overworking, not getting enough sleep, missing meals, and using alcohol or street drugs can make you more susceptible to them. Headaches can be triggered by chocolate, cheese, and monosodium glutamate (MSG). People who drink caffeine can have headaches when they don't get their usual daily amount. Holding your head in one position for a long time, like at a computer, microscope, or typewriter Poor sleep position Overexerting yourself Clenching or grinding your teeth Tension headaches tend to be on both sides of your head. They often start at the back of your head and spread forward. The pain may feel dull or squeezing, like a tight band or vice. Your shoulders, neck, or jaw may feel tight and sore.
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Mood Disorders Might Be Genetically Linked

2008-03-14T15:52:00.000-07:00

Mood Disorders Might Be Genetically Linked

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Mood Disorders Might Be Genetically LinkedBy: Harvey D. Ong

Everyone's just a little bit crazy on the inside, or so the saying goes. If the statistics are anything to go by, then the old saying is rather accurate. Studies show that everyone has fought off a mental illness at least once, usually in the form of a mood disorder, like depression or social anxiety disorder. In fact, most people have experienced a bout with mood disorder at least once in their lives without even being aware of it, particularly in the case of people who have suffered from seasonal affective disorder. These problems are quite common and, in most cases, go by without causing any truly permanent damage to a person if they were only around for a short-term period. It is the long-term cases that tend to cause worry, especially in the case of a mood disorder like depression.

Recent studies have come to indicate that parents who have a mood disorder are likely to pass them on to their children. There is only a little evidence at the moment and the theory has no definite proof yet, but it is an idea that is gaining ground. It is known that bipolar disorder, a mood disorder like depression, is something that can be passed on genetically. Research conducted by Johns Hopkins has found that other disorders of this type are genetically linked to bipolar as well, with panic disorder, depression, and panic attacks being listed. The results have implied that, like bipolar, these conditions may be inherited genetically and might be triggered by the same genetic factors as bipolar. While the data does not point out which particular genome or strand is responsible, it is considered a great step forward in understanding and treating the problems.

Findings show that there was an increased risk for children of parents who had bipolar disorder, with later findings showing that they developed other types of mood disorder later in life. The risk, according to tests, increased if both parents were bipolar cases. This genetic link has many scientists and experts in the field of mental health intrigued, particularly because of the nature of what the study was observing. Symptoms of any sort of behavioral or mood disorder can vary drastically from person to person, even if the subjects are all from the same family. Some argue that while genetics may trigger or increase vulnerability to it, it cannot be the sole factor, nor can it be as important a component as some believe.

Another complication in ascertaining the genetic link comes in the form of overlapping symptoms. One disorder can manifest the symptoms of another in the same person, even if that person only has one. So someone that has bipolar can manifest symptoms similar to panic, but that is only bipolar that bears the appearance of panic, not panic disorder in itself. This has not only made it difficult for mental health professionals to ascertain what the problem they're dealing with is, it has also made verifying the results of the study (if not the veracity of the study itself) very difficult. With very little way to ascertain the certainty of the results or the data that led to them, the genetic link remains speculation, even if further study is being considered.

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2008-03-14T15:24:00.000-07:00

Considerations for Psychoactive Medications

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Considerations for Psychoactive MedicationsBy: CECILL ARTATES

A lot of older people in America who live alone usually take medications to deal with loneliness. People who are overworked or overstressed, and people who have gone through depression also use these medications which supposedly eliminate the suffering caused by psychological conditions. These medications are called psychoactive medications.

Medications that effect mood or behavior are known as "psychoactive." This includes those medications that are given for non-behavioral reasons. For instance, some of the medications used for high blood pressure, and some medications sold over-the-counter for colds and flu, can be psychoactive for a few of us. Psychoactive medications are drugs that, when prescribed and used prudently, can reduce or eliminate the suffering caused by psychological conditions such as anxiety, insomnia, depression, psychosis, and bipolar affective disorder.

Many people use psychoactive medications, with or without prescriptions, to cope with the problems of their daily lives. However, psychoactive medications should generally prescribed by physicians. One of the most common conditions for which psychoactive medications are prescribed are sleep disorders.

When a person has trouble sleeping, he or she may be experiencing insomnia. Both anxiety and depression can cause insomnia, among many others. When this specific cause is known and treated, the person's sleep patterns generally return to normal. When insomnia gets persistent, sleeping pills may be appropriate. Although a person can sleep while under these medications, the sleep induced by the drug will not be the same as that of natural sleep since the drug suppresses brain activity.

Prescribing psychoactive medications for children and adolescents requires the judgment of a physician, such as a child and adolescent psychiatrist, with training and qualifications in the use of these medications in this age group. Certainly, any consideration of such medication in a child or infant below the age of five should be very carefully evaluated by a clinician with special training and experience with this very young age group. Any child or adolescent for whom medication is a consideration requires an evaluation of the psychiatric disorder, including the symptoms, and any other medical conditions, family and psychosocial assessment and school records.

Moreover, rest homes have become a major component of the health care system for frail elderly persons and psychiatric patients. Although psychoactive medications are frequently used in rest homes, there is little detailed information about the extent of such use, its supervision, or its effects. In a survey of a random sample of 55 rest homes in Massachusetts, it was found that 55 percent of the residents were taking at least one psychoactive medication. Antipsychotic medications were being administered to 39 percent; of these, 18 percent were receiving two or more such drugs.

The effects of psychoactive medications vary with their chemical composition, the doses in which they are taken, and the sensitivity of the person taking them. Taking other psychoactive substances in combination with psychoactive medications can be dangerous, especially because some of the interactions among these substances are not well understood.

It is best to remember that psychoactive medications should not be taken from old prescriptions without seeing the doctor first. These drugs should not be given to anyone else as prescription is individualized and personal.

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Some Symptoms of Stress

2008-03-14T14:58:00.000-07:00

Some Symptoms of Stress

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Some Symptoms of StressBy: doclind

There are many symptoms related to stress. It is only when our mind and body does not overcome the amount of stress that we have many symptoms of stress.

Symptoms of stress can be a death sentence. Stress symptoms can include adrenal fatigue and this is why it is very difficult for the person to rebound.

Are symptoms bad?

Symptoms are helpful -- if we listen and learn from them. Stress symptoms speak volumes about a ability to cope with life. The symptoms of stress are symptoms related to one of the main causes of stress: physical, electromagnetic/geopathic, thermal, allergies/sensitivities, toxins/poisons, nutrition, and emotions.

Emotional stress is what people consider when they think about stress. Emotional health is paramount to your health and well-being. To understand your stress you have to take time to understand your emotional state. When you do you can change it for the better.

Name one symptom and it is related to stress. We all have stress symptoms. This is a part of life. How we each deal with stress in our lives leaves clues to our quality of life. Symptoms speak volumes to how we deal with life.

You want to be more specific? Your heart beat is related to stress. At rest it beats to pump blood through your body. The more you work, the harder it beats and when you really over-do it, it can't keep up with your demands.

Physical stress, emotional stress, and nutritional stress all exhibit symptoms of stress in different parts of the body and mind.
The question isn't all the symptoms of stress that society keeps chasing. It is in finding the cause of stress related to your symptoms. Remove the cause of your stress and you remove the affect of your stress.

How to remove the cause of your stress takes work and dedication. There are some tools that work and some things you can do that will increase your stress. Find what works for you and make a stress management plan for a lifetime.

Stress is a normal response of your body to situations that you perceive as 'dangerous'. We all have amounts of stress every day that we each have to deal with.

Etch this into your brain: Any symptom you have is stress related to some degree or another!
A great practice to get into is to correlate the symptom you have to a particular stress. Is your symptom related to lack of sleep, bad food, insufficient exercise, or emotional stress?

Can you even identify your stress? Is your stress buried deep?

When you ask pointed questions about your symptom and your stress you might find an answer you need to move beyond your current level of health.

Physical symptoms of stress are virtually any symptoms that show up. Physical symptoms are a mirror from the body to the stress the person is going through. Chronic stress brings with it many of the physical symptoms you are probably dealing with today.

Symptoms caused by stress go through many physiological changes.

The first effect on the body is that blood is diverted from less vital to more vital organs. Over time and amount chronic stress, less blood in a certain area causes that area to become malnourished. Then this body part may give physiological symptoms.
All due to a stress response and reaction by the body. The cure? Remove the stress--THEN attend to the physical symptom.
After a period of time, your body will nourish the non-vital area once again and the body will heal. Can you see why addressing the physical symptom of stress without finding the cause of stress is foolish?

The first hallmark sign of the body's reaction to stress is dysfunction of the adrenal glands; an adrenal enlargement. These are the stress glands of choice in the body. These glands literally become fatigued and "stressed". Caffeine, sugar, inactivity, emotional stress, physical stress all have a profound effect on the adrenal system and lowers any chance of dealing with stress.

The second effect in reaction to stress is the activity of the lymphatic system; an intense shrinkage or atrophy of the thymus, the spleen, the lymph nodes and lymphatic structures throughout the body. They cannot keep immune surveillance. Do you know people who are always sick? Check out their stress and you'll find a correlation.

The third effect of stress on the body is bleeding or deep irritation to the lining of the stomach and intestines. They literally ulcerate. Stomach ulcers. Intestinal ulcers.

It is when the mind and body does not overcome the amount of stress that we have effects of stress show up on the body.
Are symptoms of stress bad? If we listen and learn from our symptoms we can lessen the effects of stress and become healthy.

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2008-03-13T14:55:00.000-07:00

Treating cancer can be very complicated, and it is difficult for even the most educated patients to be sure they have the best care. The treatment varies based on the type of cancer and its stage. The stage of a cancer refers to how much it has grown and whether the tumor has spread from its original location. If the cancer is confined to one location and has not spread, the goal for treatment would be surgery and cure. This is often the case with skin cancers. If the tumor has spread to local lymph nodes only, sometimes these can also be removed. If all of the cancer cannot be removed with surgery, the options for treatment include radiation, chemotherapy, or both. Some cancers require a combination of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Although treatment for cancer can be difficult, there many ways to keep up your strength. If you have radiation treatment, know that it’s painless, usually scheduled every weekday. You should allow 30 minutes for each treatment session although the treatment itself usually takes only a few minutes. You should get plenty of rest and eat a well-balanced diet during the course of your radiation therapy. Skin in the treated area may become sensitive and easily irritated. Side effects of radiation treatment are usually temporary and vary depending on the area of the body that is being treated.
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Social Anxiety Disorder: Holiday Spoiler

2008-03-11T05:56:00.000-07:00

Social Anxiety Disorder: Holiday Spoiler

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Social Anxiety Disorder: Holiday SpoilerBy: Monch Bravante

The scent of crisp pine and the cold December breeze are unmistakable signs that the holidays are just around the bend. And while the season of merriment is fast-approaching, various social activities are looming, which most shy people are dreading to avoid. Worse, the holiday season is a time of year when feelings of love, joy, grief, and anxiety tend to be exaggerated.
Shy people are preoccupied with thoughts of self-consciousness and insecurity. They always feel that others are looking at them with scrutiny. A feeling of falling short of expectations. What shy people don't realize is that other people can feel just as uncomfortable at social events as they are.
Shyness is characterized by a feeling of discomfort or inhibition at social situations that interferes with our ability to enjoy, to perform at the level we are capable of, or causes us to avoid social situations altogether. It is a form of excessive self-focus, a preoccupation with one's thoughts, feelings, and physical reactions. Shyness may range from mild social awkwardness to totally inhibiting social phobia, more commonly known as Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD).
Social phobia is a form of anxiety disorder characterized by an unreasonably overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations. Social anxiety disorder can be limited to only one type of situation, such as a fear of speaking in formal or informal situations; or eating and drinking in front of others. In its most severe form, a person may experience symptoms almost every time they are around other people. Physical symptoms include blushing, sweating, trembling, nausea, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and headaches.
Social anxiety disorder can make people become very apprehensive when meeting other people for fear of being scrutinized and rejected. Just like shyness, people with SAD are afraid they will commit mistakes and will look stupid in front of other people. But the difference is, people with SAD have an almost ever-present anxiety. They develop avoidance patterns to make their world smaller but safer, hindering their career and social progress.

People with social anxiety disorder suffer from distorted thinking, including false beliefs about social situations and the negative opinions of others. Without treatment, social anxiety disorder can negatively interfere with the person's normal daily routine, including school, work, social activities, and relationships.
By facing their fears and acquiring conversational skills, shy people can eventually overcome their shyness. However, exposure to fearful situations fails to desensitize people with SAD. They are enveloped by "the fear of fear itself."
Thanks to modern technology, new and improved treatments are being developed for social anxiety disorder. Known as the gold standard of treatment, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is most commonly used to treat people with situational anxiety, which is characterized by specific fears, such as giving a speech, making phone calls, or talking to salespeople. CBT helps people change the way they think, behave, and deal with their anxiety. It guides the person's thoughts in a more rational direction and help the person stop avoiding situations that once caused anxiety. It teaches people to react differently to the situations that trigger their anxiety symptoms. Therapy may include systematic desensitization or real life exposure to the feared situation.
For chronic, generalized social anxiety disorder, CBT may be combined with antidepressant or anti-anxiety drug therapy. Counseling to improve self-esteem and social skills, as well as relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing, may also help a person deal with social anxiety disorder.
Although there is no single known cause of social phobia, research suggests that biological, psychological and environmental factors may play a role in its development. And while social anxiety disorder cannot be prevented, seeking help as soon as symptoms surface can help make therapies and medications more effective.
So when the holiday parties start rolling, remember to focus not on yourself to enjoy your fears away.

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Phobias: Irrational But Real

2008-03-11T05:07:00.000-07:00

Phobias: Irrational But Real

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Phobias: Irrational But RealBy: EMMANUEL CHAVEZ

Very few people can claim that they are not afraid of real, live snakes. Unless one is a snake charmer, the sight of a snake can easily bring terror in the hearts of most people. While there are those who can even make a pet out of these venomous reptiles, many of us would still find it difficult to get near a tamed or caged serpent.
There is nothing wrong with this fear. But when a mere mention or picture of a snake would send a grown-up man shrieking in hysteria, something could be terribly wrong. Such fear becomes a phobia, an intense but irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger.
Ophidiophobia, or the fear of snakes, does not only refer to the fear of actual contact of live snakes, but also, even in the absence of actual live snakes, such as seeing them only in pictures, on t.v., or just a mere mention of snakes that may actually cause a full blown panic attack.
While phobias may be irrational, they are real and serious disorders, which can be treated. People should not be ashamed why they experience such unusual fear and anxiety. People with phobias, especially adults, are always aware that their fear doesn't make any sense. Indeed, they recognize that the fear response is exaggerated. Yet, facing those fears is not an easy task for them.
An adult with arachnophobia, or fear of spiders, may recognize that a spider in front of him is not poisonous but the feeling of aversion is something he can't help. This kind of people cannot go into their backyard for fear of spiders. In extreme cases, they may even think that crossing the streets isn't safe from spiders, thus, making their world smaller and smaller.
Fear is a basic emotional response to a potential danger that is usually connected with pain and anxiety. We fear something because we sense an impending danger. And if the fear is valid, it helps us avoid the danger that is bound to happen. However, when fear is irrational, something that is excessive and unreasonable, then it becomes a phobia. The person suffering from it is living with fear and anxiety. When fear starts getting out of hand and begins to interfere with daily normal functions, it's about time that the phobia is addressed. Such fear is causing a level of impairment physically and psychologically.

Many people think that phobias are formed by nature and nurture. Some people think that fear has a primal source. Others relate a negative or traumatic experience to the core of their phobia. While no one can exactly tell the origins of phobias, they are definitely a type of mental illness. Researchers are still at work to determine how much genetics and environment affect or influence the development of a mental illness.
Another theory is that certain things trip wires in our brains. As we get older, most of us outgrow these fears. Some of us don't. And some of us apparently have extraordinarily sensitive fear alarms. Advances in research make it possible to override phobias with new learning, improved treatments, and effective therapies. The goal is not to disconnect the fear but to overcome it with new learning that overrides the unde251554

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Trouble Spotting the Symptoms of Anxiety

2008-03-09T03:43:00.000-07:00

Trouble Spotting the Symptoms of Anxiety

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Trouble Spotting the Symptoms of AnxietyBy: Harvey D. Ong

Anxiety is a widely recognized problem, with millions suffering from the potentially debilitating condition every year. There are millions more that are becoming victims to this problem. The situation has gotten to the point where modern medicine has come to recognize it as being among the most widespread mental health conditions in the world, ranked roughly alongside problems such as depression and stress. This particular problem is something that most people are aware of, but there is a problem. As with any other condition that becomes a major concern, there are a lot of people that know about it, but there are not a whole lot that fully understand the range of the symptoms of anxiety.

The symptoms of anxiety can range from being mild and innocuous, to severe and debilitating. Most people simply associate anxiety with fear and nervousness. While both are aspects of the problem, they are not the only details that can show that someone is experiencing or suffering from the condition. The sad reality is the average Joe fails to realize that anxiety can also manifest physical symptoms and that these symptoms are frighteningly easy to ignore, especially for the casual observer. The symptoms of anxiety, physical or otherwise, that are obvious are usually the type that manifest only once the problem is a major concern and not during the early stages, where anxiety is easiest to treat.

The major physical symptoms of anxiety include can include something relatively innocent, such as blushing or flushing of the face. This ties in with the emotional games that the condition can play on a person, though an increased heart rate and mild palpitations are also possible. Some people have reported a fierce choking sensation during anxiety attacks, while others reported dizziness, mild nausea, and feeling as if they were about to faint. These signs are all extant in anxiety, but most people are likely to disregard these signs as natural components of being scared or nervous, thus causing them to be ignored until it is too late.

Feelings of fear and nervousness are amplified and worsened by anxiety. For some, the problem presents itself as a constant that needs to continually be fought. In most cases, though, the problem is firmly rooted in the specific situations that the victim finds himself in. Occasions that cause fear or nervousness, along with the usual signs, can be magnified to a higher level by the condition, making it nearly impossible to discern the symptoms of anxiety from the usual ways a person reacts to fear. An increase in the usual levels of a person's self-awareness is also fairly common for people who suffer from anxiety, such that they might seem overly self-conscious to the casual observer.

Much like depression, anxiety is one of those problems that often ends up being ignored or overlooked. The fact is that most people find it difficult to discern between natural reaction to fear and the level that is caused by anxiety. In truth, most experts also find it difficult to discern between the two without some sort of formal, structured test designed to detect the subtle nuances between the two.

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Self-Injury A veiled addiction

2008-03-06T00:53:00.001-08:00

Self-Injury - A veiled addiction

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Self-Injury - A veiled addictionBy: Zathyn Priest

Agitation rises inside a mental pressure cooker until the panic hits a state of overload. Fear, grief, confusion, anxiety, and bewildered disorientation - it throws the mind and body into a state of unbalance, a state of lost control. Lost control is a red flag to dangerous or frightening repercussions, real or imagined. One is completely vulnerable unless the panic is brought back under control swiftly; enough to allow clear thought and react with a calm mind in the presence of threat.

How can the victim of such overwhelming feelings quickly and reliably regain a manageable baseline emotional level, a level in which the panic is subdued adequately for the mind to once again think clearly enough to save the body should it indeed need rescuing from danger? Causing physical injury to oneself, enough to cause tissue damage, very rapidly controls what was out of control. This is the basis for self-injury.

In many cases it is a primitive coping mechanism to avoid suicidal intent. How do I know this? Because I've been a 'cutter' for years. I certainly don't advocate self-injury and I do not encourage others to do it. I abhor the images freely available over the Internet glamorising self-injury. Believe me, there are many of those distasteful images out there. Self-injury is not glamorous, it is not fun, and it should not be splashed across the Internet as though it's the mental illness equivalent of a rock star.

Self-injury is highly addictive and equally as highly misunderstood. There are cases of people self-injuring as a show of self-hatred and there are cases of people doing it purely for attention. What I'm writing about is self-injury used to save the mind from itself. Used to calm and rationalise, to flick the switch of suicidal intent off long enough to regain restrain and save oneself.

Anyone who self-injures, and has been 'outed' as a self-injurer, will tell you they've heard the following remarks - 'You're crazy!', 'What a stupid thing to do!', 'You're only trying to get attention!', etcetera ad nauseam. Even some so-called medical professionals have the same dark ages mentality. However you will find most who self-injure go out of their way to cover up what they've done and try to explain it away. 'I broke a glass while doing the dishes', 'the cat had a tantrum', 'I jammed my fingers in the car door', or 'I burnt my hand on the oven', for example. They'll cover their injuries with a bandage and brush off any curious inquiry with a change of subject. This more or less proves the behaviour does not fall into the attention-seeking category.

So why and how does it work? I'll speak from my own personal experience. It works by altering the mood and draws focus off the emotional stress by providing physical pain instead. There is a theory it releases endorphins, the 'feel good' hormone, and as such the endorphins can lower serotonin, the 'not so feel good' hormone. Higher levels of serotonin cause depression and anxiety; precisely the reason anti-depressants are serotonin blockers. The mind is a weird and wonderful contraption. It will attempt to save the body in any way it can, even whilst it is in the centre of an emotional hurricane. It will revert to primitive methods when it's fully aware how rapidly it can gain results. Self-Injury is not a sign of insanity or psychosis; it is generally a clear sign of the victim trying to regain rationality. When we self-injure we know exactly what we are doing and why. We know it will work and we know we will get back to that baseline level.

Why not just have a good cry and get it out of your system? Why not have a rant and vent all the anger and get it over with? If you're furious with someone, tell them! If you're grieving, allow yourself to grieve beneficially! More questions and statements heard by those who have been outed.

Again I'll speak from personal experience. Not everyone has learnt how to convey emotions constructively. Some of us were raised in an environment where expressing our feelings, be them anger, fear, grief, confusion, was decisively discouraged and/or resulted in consequences, usually some form of punishment or debasement. Sometimes this negativity came from parents, sometimes peers, sometimes teachers, and sometimes by all of those people. Rather than risk punishment or humiliation, we learn to bottle our opinions and feelings inside of ourselves and don't dare uncork that bottle. If parents, or other close influences, were a poor role model in regards to handling stressful situations, how can a child learn the right way to cope when they become an adult? You cannot speak English if you were only taught Latin. Children are a reflection of their upbringing, a sponge absorbing all the information around them whether that information is good, bad, or indifferent. One sibling may grow up introverted and subject to developing something like self-injury, while the other may grow up to defend themselves arrogantly, forcefully, violently, or perhaps develop other addictions such as drugs or alcohol. Certain personalities reflect in unique ways and each character builds separately.

Self-Injury is very much a veiled addiction and it's one most self-injurers are ashamed over. I used to fall into that category of shame. I don't any longer. It angers me when I hear ignorant comments and I've learnt over the years how difficult this problem is to explain to another. For years I didn't seek help when I was told by a psychiatrist to just, 'Take a carving knife to myself, do the job properly, and get it over with'. Hence it was a long time before I trusted another psychiatrist to be more understanding and offer me practical diversion techniques. I used to self-injure on a regular basis, several times a month when I was younger. Now I'm able to control the urges far better than I used to and can put those diversion techniques into practice. Soothing music works for me quite effectively.

Once addicted it is tough to break the habit alone, just like any other addiction. Remember, self-injury alters the brain chemistry just like a drug will. Endorphins are called 'feel good' hormones for a very good reason. Self-injurers do not experience an elated high as a result of hurting themselves in the same way a cigarette doesn't provide an elated high for the smoker. Smokers tend to light up more when anxious simply for the sense of relaxation a cigarette can bring them. What a self-injurer gains from it is the sense of control, a lull in the eye of the hurricane, a chance to bring about the feeling of being able to protect ourselves with lucid thinking. Our pain or anxiety isn't cured, it doesn't go away, but we can manipulate it back into reason. We can rescue ourselves from it, if only briefly.

The main thing people need to understand is that self-injury is NOT a failed suicide attempt. It is quite the opposite in fact; it is a successful suicide distraction. If you, or anyone you know, self-injures then you need to seek help for yourself or for them. Learning to express emotions beneficially, retraining the brain to speak English not Latin, takes time, patience, and understanding. Overcoming self-injury is a tough road littered with obstacles along the way. It is difficult to not succumb to the temptation when you know how well it works in relieving unbearable stress.

To survive in the long run, self-injury is not the answer for it's merely a quick fix with no long-term benefit. Another thing I know from experience. Sooner or later the knowledge hits us...we're trying to regain power of emotions by way of lost power to an addiction. Sure, it is far easier to hurt ourselves physically than endure months or years of therapy to uncover the underlying cause of our pain and/or stress. It's far easier for a smoker to light up a cigarette than endure withdrawal. What are we - the self-injurers of the world - left with if we don't seek help? We're left with scars on our body that mirror only too perfectly the scars of our minds.

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The Tie That Binds Sleep And Sanity

2008-03-06T00:23:00.001-08:00

The Tie That Binds Sleep And Sanity

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The Tie That Binds Sleep And SanityBy: Abbey Grace Yap

What is sleep?
All living things require sleep. It is the natural state of rest observed not only by human beings but also by other species of the animal kingdom. An adequate amount of sleep is important for one's health and survival. It is during sleep that the body is recharged for another day of work.

Sleep has five stages. The first four stages are part of the non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) phase of sleep. The last stage is the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Stage one is the transition period from wake to sleep. Stage two is the intermediate level of sleep. Stages three and four are referred to as deep or slow wave sleep, with stage four as the deepest phase of sleep. The fifth stage of sleep, the REM stage, is the part of sleep where people have dreams. The term rapid eye movement was coined from the fast movement of the eyes during this phase of sleep.

Studies have been done to find a link between sleep and certain psychological conditions. It was found out that there are two sleeping difficulties that are related to psychiatric conditions. These are:
· Insomnia. A sufferer with this sleeping condition has difficulty falling or remaining asleep. Insomniacs usually complain that sleep is never restful for them. This condition can be classified as acute or short-term, or chronic, wherein the condition lasts for over a month).
· Hypersomnia. A patient who has this condition feels extremely sleepy throughout the day. Hypersomniacs usually sleep long during the night and still take multiple naps throughout the day. Even though patients sleep long, they are still complain that they are not refreshed.

What are the different psychological disorders related to sleeping problems?
As was mentioned above, sleeping disorders have been linked certain mental disorders. Here are some psychiatric conditions that are commonly related to having sleeping disorders.
· Generalized anxiety disorder. A patient with this condition displays frequent patterns of worrying about things. Patients find it difficult to sleep because of the thoughts that swin inside their minds.
· Panic disorder. A patient often experiences extreme fear and anxiety over something unexplainable. Sufferers of this condition usually wake up in the middle of the night and have difficulty going back to sleep.
· Adjustment disorders. This is a condition wherein a person overreacts to any form of stress in their life. Patients with this disorder often complain of having insomnia.
· Bipolar disorder. In this mental disorder, a sufferer feels periods of mania and depression alternately. Patients with this conditions are most often diagnosed with hypersomnia.

How are mental disorders linked to sleeping dysfunctions?
People who suffer from sleeping disorders sometimes show symptoms of their mental illness or that of the sleeping disorder itself. Here are some of the most noted signs:
· Feelings of anxiety increase at bedtime.
· Feels an inclination to staying in bed more often.
· Fatigue or complete lack of energy.
· Having a difficult time concentrating.
· A tendency to fall asleep when in low-stimulation situations.
· Feels disoriented when awakened.
· Decreased appetite.
· Gets easily irritated.
· Memory impairment.

Recent studies have shown that brain movement noted with mental illnesses have been observed in healthy people who've been deprived of a night's worth of sleep. An increase in activity in the brain's emotion center, the amygdala, was seen in patients who've been asked to miss a night's rest. The same study noted that sleep deprivation affected the way the prefrontal cortex, which damps down the amygdala, reacts. The same disruption of prefrontal cortex function has been noted in patients with certain psychiatric disorders.

Sleep is not just a regular function that we need to engage in to rest our body. It doesn't only help our body recharge and heal, our mind's health depends on it too. Your busy schedule and lifestyle may tell you that sleep is for the weak. But think of how much weaker a lack of sleep may turn you into.

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Facial Tics-Symptoms And Treatments

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Facial Tics-Symptoms And TreatmentsBy: Alan B. Densky, CH

Facial tics are characterized by sudden, seemingly uncontrolled muscle contractions of muscle groups in the face. These contractions are frequently repetitive in nature, and appear to have no actual reason. Most tics are exaggerated eye blinking, squinting, nose wrinkling, facial grimacing or even vocalizations such as throat clearing or grunting. Tics often show themselves during childhood, and usually resolve as the child ages. This is not always the case, though, and many people continue to suffer from tics as they enter adulthood.

Tics often increase in rate of recurrence as a person feels stress or discomfort. Victims who suffer from tics tell us that they are able to sense a tic as it approaches. It's often described as an overwhelming feeling of tension and the urge to engage the tic to break the tension; somewhat akin to the approaching urge to yawn or sneeze which relieves the person. Trying to control a tic can trigger stress, which can lead to the beginning of another tic. Tics are often described as being automatic but research and reports from victims indicates they are indeed voluntary motions that can be controlled by the sufferer.

A tic can manifest itself as a simple tic, as in mouth twitches, grunting or facial grimaces or it can be more complex such as is seen very often in Tourette syndrome. Simple tics are more common than complex tics, but can be just as devastating to the individual; while a facial tic does not cause physical pain to the sufferer, it often causes social problems or mental distress.

Especially children, can have a difficult time living with a tic due to mocking from other students, or teachers who don't fully know the thorny situation the child is in. While tics are often described as not being totally involuntary, control of a tic can be quite difficult to establish, especially for children. Children often do not establish the skills to recognize a starting tic as well as an adult.

Adults can also face crucial trouble in their lives when living with a facial tic. Social problems are very common, and even when tics are generally controlled the adult can become very exhausted by the persistent need to identify the onset of and control the tic impulse. Adults and children alike may suffer from self-worth or self-esteem issues due to their constant suffering from a disease that often causes them to become social outcasts.

Relieving an individual from the anxiety of a facial tic can be a life-changing experience. Self-worth usually improves, and social anxiety is no longer a power holding a person back from experiencing a full life. In children, relieving a tic may permit the child to develop with less stress while he/she has a happier childhood.

Over the years, many treatments for tics have been used with varying degrees of achievement. Psychotherapy or counseling can help reveal the emotional causes of a tic, and may help a person better understand how to resist the urge to give in to their tic. Mild sedatives and other forms of medication are sometimes successful in cases of simple tics. These meds often come saddled with unwanted side effects, so many people seek alternative treatments.

Hypnotherapy and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) methods have been developed particularly for the purpose of overcoming facial tics. Since facial tics are not strictly involuntary in nature, these treatments aim to change the sufferer's unconscious response to the onset of a tic episode such as facial grimacing or throat clearing. In most cases this can be accomplished by allowing the unconscious mind to avert the tic's onset. In some extreme cases, however, the sufferer's response will be redirected to some innocuous portion of the body such as twitching a toe instead of facial muscles.

Facial tics can be an uncomfortable life-affecting problem. Children and adults alike can suffer greatly from the existence of a facial tic such as grunting, nose wrinkling, facial grimaces, mouth twitches, squinting or eye blinking. Eliminating a facial tic can prove very advantageous to the sufferer on an emotional level.

Although lots of treatments have been developed to fight against facial tics, Self-hypnosis and NLP aim to utilize natural unconscious methods of redirecting the tic response. This type of help has great benefit over other methods such as counseling, which may not treat the tic behavior at all, or attempt to modify the conscious response to tic behavior.

Self-hypnosis and NLP also do not suffer from the unwanted side effects of drugs. This beneficial method of treatment can also cut tension and concern in the sufferer's life, thereby both reducing the impulse to form a tic and proving a benefit in everyday life. Due to these factors, Self-hypnosis and NLP are often the safest, most preferred methods of treatment for tic sufferers.

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Regression Information

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Regression InformationBy: Svoboda

The root cause of a client's recurrent psychological problem may well lie in some incident that at the time inspired extreme fear, disgust, or shame. To recover from the problem, the client - within the peace and security of a hypnotic trance - has to revisit that incident and be able to understand the way in which his or her mind has since dealt with it (the "survival response"). That, after all, is what is currently preventing the client from living life to the full. Equally, hypnosis may reveal that as a child the client had ideas about his or her character, aptitudes, and abilities implanted by adults. Subconsciously he or she feels "useless," "hopeless," or "a failure," for example.

There are various methods by which a therapist may take a client under hypnosis back into earlier years. One is simply to suggest that it is at this very moment a year that is known to be critical in the client's life history, and to ask for a response. Another is "free association," in which an entire series of memories is elicited, each one somehow evoked by the last.

In true regression, the client relives the experience, feeling again all the emotions of the time, with all the perceptions of a younger person or perhaps even of a child or a baby. Releasing these emotions, examining the material recovered (as relayed by the therapist or as recorded), and then reviewing the situation from a present-day perspective are all important parts of regression therapy.

Some healing work - reframing a negative incident in the client's past so that it has a currently positive outcome, for instance - can also be done by looking at the incident under hypnosis.

Past-Life Therapy

Since the 1960s, the ability under hypnosis apparently to remember past lives has been the subject of systematic research. Hypnotherapists who work with regression sometimes find that their clients regress not toward their own childhood but into another lifetime altogether, maybe centuries earlier. Moreover, it may appear that in that other lifetime they were of any age, and either male or female, regardless of their age or sex now. They may even speak a different language, or perhaps one that is incomprehensible. Most can also tell how and when that life came to an end.

Some authorities consider this regression to be a genuine memory of an earlier incarnation, while others view it as metaphorical (a mindset referred to another context). In either case, contact with a deeper layer of meaning and associated connotations brings insight into present feelings and behavior.

All therapists have encountered clients who seem "stuck" in their development: who are unable to account for why they feel irrationally wretched about themselves, or who remain stubbornly terrified, even after counseling and/or psychotherapy. Finding the cause of the trauma does not necessarily remove it, but after past-life regression, such clients often say at once, "Now I understand," and start to feel free from the crippling emotion that has dominated them, free from a pattern of behavior that is ultimately destructive.

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Overcoming Apprehension about Attending Therapy

2008-03-04T07:59:00.000-08:00

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Overcoming Apprehension about Attending TherapyBy: Jennifer B. Baxt, LMFT, LMHC

Sometimes, in life, things happen that can so overwhelming, that therapy may be the only way to cope with them. Other times, mental illnesses may play a factor. Whatever the reason, if therapy has become an option or a necessity, you may feel some apprehension. This apprehension could come from thinking about sharing your personal thoughts and feelings with a stranger, even if it is a professional. It could come from not knowing what therapy entails. Moreover, the apprehension could come from the fact that you will soon be facing the reality and learning how to cope with whatever the reason is you are having to attend therapy. What you need to know is that feeling anxiety or apprehension is normal; especially if this will be the first time you have ever attended therapy. However, there are things you can do to overcome your apprehension about attending therapy.

Generally, anxiety comes from the unknown, which means not knowing what will happen or not knowing exactly what something, such as therapy, is. One of the best ways to overcome or at least lessen the apprehension you may be feeling as a person entering into therapy is what it is and what it entails. Being informed gives you the power to control your emotions, if only a little. With that said, learning general facts about therapy starts with understanding what it is. Therapy refers to counseling and/or therapy that focuses on working through any issues you may have. These issues can be needing help figuring out a direction for your life, dealing with something tragic, just needing someone to talk to in order to gain perspective, or just about anything that you may need help with. In some cases, a mental health issue, such as depression, anxiety, or anger may be apparent, and this too would be addressed in therapy.

Understanding the specifics of young adult therapy can be difficult as each therapists or center will view things differently, meaning each center can have a different approach. Moreover, your reasons for seeking therapy are uniquely yours, so there is no standard way that can help you. However, you can expect to have a choice of one or many therapy sessions, all which can vary in their length of time, depending on what you and your therapists feels is best for you. In addition, how many times you attend therapy depends on your unique needs. You will probably have a type of assessment in your first visit, meaning you will discuss why you are seeking therapy, what you hope to gain from it, etc... This is the time you and the therapists are deciding what course of actions are best for you. Remember though, during your first few sessions, you are getting to know your therapists and visa versa. Feeling fully comfortable and confident in your surroundings will come with time and your apprehension will fade away.

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Jung and Analytical Psychology

2008-02-12T08:52:00.000-08:00

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Jung and Analytical PsychologyBy: Svoboda

Carl Gustav lung was born in Kesswil, Switzerland -Ain 1875. His concept of "the collective unconscious" may be said to have cast new light on how the world works, and on how the humans in it live and move. Jung was both a friend and follower of Freud, and from 1907 became a devotee of his psychoanalytical theories and a member of a psychoanalytical society created bv Freud and his followers.

While Freud explained psychological symptoms mainly in terms of repressed infantile sexuality, Jung reached out rather more optimistically, as much forward as backward, into the lives of his clients. Jung eventually rejected Freud's idea that sexual experiences during infancy are the principal cause of neurotic behavior in adults. He believed that Freud overemphasized the role of sexual drive lie developed an alternative theory of the libido, arguing that the will to live was stronger than the sexual drive. Jung also emphasized analysis of current problems, rather than childhood conflicts, in the treatment of adults. In 1912, he resigned from Freud's society and founded his own school of psychology in Zurich.

Jung believed in psychological growth, or "individuation," powered by an innate drive to wholeness. Within this context, neuroses have a positive aim and constructive elements that represent attempts at growth, so it is as vital to elucidate their meaning and lessons as to know their origins.

He considered that at each stage of our lives we progress to deal with different aspects of our development, and that in later years cultural and spiritual needs become paramount.

He classified personalities into two types - introvert and extrovert - and developed a unique theory of the unconscious mind, in which he argued that there were both personal, or individual, and inherited or collected elements.

The overarching goal of Jungian psychology is the reconciliation of the life of the individual with the world of the supra-personal archetypes. Central to this process is the individual's encounter with the unconscious. The human experiences the unconscious through symbols encountered in all aspects of life: in dreams, art, religion, and the symbolic dramas we enact in our relationships and life pursuits. Essential to the encounter with the unconscious, and the reconciliation of the individual's consciousness with this broader world, is learning this symbolic language. Only through attention and openness to this world is the individual able to harmonize their life with these suprapersonal archetypal forces.

Clinical theories

Jung's writings have been of much interest to people of many backgrounds and interests, including theologians, people from the humanities, and mythologists. Jung often seemed to seek to make contributions to various fields, but he was mostly a practicing psychiatrist, involved during his whole career in treating patients. A description of Jung's clinical relevance is to address the core of his work.

Jung started his career working with hospitalized patients with major mental illnesses, most notably schizophrenia. He was interested in the possibilities of an unknown "brain toxin" that could be the cause of schizophrenia. But the majority and the heart of Jung's clinical career was taken up with what we might call today individual psychodynamic psychotherapy, in gross structure very much in the strain of psychoanalytic practice first formed by Freud.

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Psychotherapy and Counseling

2008-02-06T09:41:00.001-08:00

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Psychotherapy and CounselingBy: Svoboda

Counseling provides a focused and relatively quick way for clients to review, understand, and sort out their problems.

Talking about problems is an essential part of accepting them, coping with them, and then moving on. In the past, the family unit was larger and tended to stay together; whole networks of relatives across the generations were able to provide a supportive framework. Young mothers were not left on their own, men returning from work had someone to whom they could talk, and the burden of running a household was shared. Priests offered a listening ear to a community, and the local church was a much more social activity. Today, with increased financial pressures and expectations, as well as a smaller family unit, many people find themselves virtually alone. The carefully structured network of friends, family, and fellow parishioners no longer exists to the same extent that it once did. Families have become isolated units, and urban living has resulted in communities where people do not even know their neighbors. Environmental and social factors make modern day living more stressful than ever, but there are fewer and fewer releases available.

The result is that people are unable to express emotions on a daily level; they bottle up their feelings, causing stress- and anxiety-related symptoms and illnesses. Supportive counseling offers a chance to release the emotions, by talking to someone who will be compassionate and practical, and who will above all listen. Counseling is not a new idea, but it has a new role as the pressures within society increase. Indeed, it has come to be recognized as crucial in the treatment of many conditions, including chronic medical problems, serious abuse, and long-term distress, such as that which is the result of involvement in large-scale disasters and traumas for both victim and observer.

The most immediate effect of good counseling is the gratifying experience for the client of being heard fully, maybe for the first time. This generally leads on to the relieved disclosure of present or long-term difficulties, and possibly also of hitherto unrecognized feelings. The client finds that with increased self knowledge and understanding, changes in perception and behavior become possible.

Once the situation has become clear, the work of counselor and client may then involve the setting of specific goals within a plan of action, to be implemented with support from the counselor. Alternatively, it may be directed toward the long-term future toward achieving greater flexibility, resilience, and strength, along with an improved repertoire of responses in relating to other people or to new situations which may occur.

Types of Counseling

Problem-Focused Counseling This provides help in overcoming aud learning to cope with a specific problem. It is usually a short-term therapy only.

Developmental Counseling This centers on the individual rather than on problems. It aims at altering the client's attitude toward self and toward life, and is often a long-term procedure.

Co-counseling In this type of counseling both client and counselor take turns to act as counselor. By listening and responding to the counselor-as-client for half the session, the client learns about his or her own emotions and mental processes.

Problems That Can Be Helped by Counseling

Counseling can be effective in helping people deal with decision -making (particularly professional or career decisions); a crisis or sudden overwhelming change, such as the unexpected breakup of a marriage; post-traumatic stress, where a person is beginning the process of recovery from a deeply shocking experience.

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Behavioral Therapy Information

2008-01-06T08:29:00.000-08:00

Since its early 20th-century beginnings, behavioral therapy has prided itself above all on being scientific. So avoiding such unquantifiable as needs, wants, and motivation, together with excursions into the unconscious and trans personal.

Instead it has concentrated on observing and analyzing behavioral and cognitive functioning, diagnosing unproductive ways of dealing with life, and instituting systematic changes to improve outcomes. Therapists discuss methods and expectations with clients; the clients' participation is negotiated, and measures to monitor effectiveness are established. Techniques used are practical and direct, including those listed below.

Counter Conditioning An undesirable response to a stimulus is replaced by one newly elicited.

Desensitization The client is relaxed deeply, then gradually he or she is exposed to an anxiety provoking situation.

Aversion Conditioning A stimulus that is attractive to the client, but would lead to undesirable results, is paired with an unpleasant event in order to break the pattern.

Role Playing The therapist demonstrates more effective behaviors in the session. The client tries these out in real-life situations.

Behavior Rehearsal The client copies the therapist's staged rehearsal of a forthcoming situation that is expected to be problematic.

Benefits

Behavioral therapy can be a useful treatment tool in an array of mental illnesses and symptoms of mental illness that involve maladaptive behavior, such as sub-stance abuse, aggressive behavior, anger management, eating disorders, phobias, and anxiety disorders. It is also used to treat organic disorders such as incontinence and insomnia by changing the behaviors that might be contributing to these disorders

Cognitive Therapy

This grew out of behavioral thinking in the 1960s and concentrates on how people's experiences are governed by their perceptions. For example, cognitive theory sees depression as the result of sad thinking, rather than believing conversely that sad thinking is the result of a state of depression.

Cognitive Restructuring Transforming a client's thinking processes so as to influence behavior and emotions.

Rational-emotive Approach Replacing irrational beliefs with rational ones.

Assumption of Responsibility Getting clients to accept that no one else "makes" them think, feel, or do anything.

Unlike traditional psychotherapy and many other forms of therapy, cognitive behavior therapy does not involve lengthy time frames or extensive investigation into past life events. Cognitive behavior therapy is a goal-oriented short-term process, predominantly focused upon the present and future. Most cognitive behavior therapy treatments range from a few weeks to a few months in duration.

Cognitive behavior therapy therapists take an active role in the treatment process, and the patient is usually expected to complete types of "homework" exercises involving reinforcement of positive patterns. Indeed, these "corrective experiences" that occur outside of the therapy sessions are an important part of treatment.

Living With a Learning Disability as an Adult

2007-10-28T08:34:00.000-07:00

You have to deal with a number of issues if you have a learning disability, even if that disability was diagnosed in the childhood. The issues will be different and many more in adulthood than they were in your childhood years. Hence you will have to find new ways to cope with these challenges and issues posed by the learning disability.

With advancing age you will want to be a part of many social events like marriage, parenthood etc. And your learning disability will require you to handle these challenges in way that will allow you to be a productive part of the society and even be successful in the career you choose to follow.

Learning disabilities can have an impact on your thinking process, speech, listening power, reading ability, and writing ability. These learning disabilities will also have an impact on your reasoning and computing abilities. These means your ability to handle mathematical data may be impaired, and mathematical data is something that we use even in our daily lives to quite an extent. Therefore if there is a learning disability then we need to come up with ways to compensate and adjust as responsible adults.

There will be times when you will be frustrated and angry because others will not know how to handle your learning disability. The people talking or interacting with you might become impatient when they find that you are not able to comprehend and compute what they are saying. While in college you may find that you are not able to finish assignments and all your courses in time and this may cause frustration.

You need to find the balance between having a disability and changing your goals. You do need to know your limitations but at the same time there is no reason for you not to live a full and happy life. You should be able to enjoy relationships and being a parent, even with your learning disability.

Being a parent with learning disability can be tough and stressing. To reduce the stress of being a disability parent, you can do a number of things like take care of your time and manage it properly.

One helpful technique is to keep a calendar in a prominent place such as the kitchen or other room you frequent. You can note the times and dates that your children have to be certain places. This will give you a strong visual aid and help keep you from missing appointments and pick-up times.

The next tip for taking control of your life despite the learning disability is to keep your home organized so that when you need to find something it will be there in its fixed permanent location inside your home. And in this way you can avoid getting frustrated and angry because of your inability to locate things that have been misplaced.

Even though it can be difficult, strive to remain calm and patient, even when things aren't going your way. All people have bad days at times, so try not to blame every problem on your learning disability.

The use of biofeedback devices in Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy

2007-10-27T10:46:00.000-07:00

Biofeedback devices measure a range of physiological variables including brain waves (Electroencephalography), muscle tension (Electromyography) and the electrical conductivity of the skin (galvanic skin response). All of these variables indicate continuums of emotional arousal. It is precisely these measurements that are used in lie-detector machines as they pick up the most subtle of physiological changes - many outside of conscious awareness. Many biofeedback devices exist and create a feedback loop for the user. Having the ability to see these readings, the user can learn to gain control over these physiological measurements by relaxing and seeing (or hearing) measurements rise and fall in response to meditation, self-hypnosis or breathing techniques.

In my private hypnotherapy, psychotherapy and NLP practice, I sometimes elect to use a Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) meter with clients. Galvanic Skin Response (also called electro-dermal response) is a measure of the electrical conductivity of the skin. If I am using a GSR meter within a session, I first connect my clients to device by placing electrodes on two fingers on the same hand. After several minutes, I take an initial baseline reading. During the session, the meter readings will rise and fall in line with the emotional arousal of the client. In essence, the greater the presence of water and salt on the skin, the more conductive of electricity the skin is. Changes in sweat production in the fingertips can occur for a number of physiological reasons; however, there is a correlation between electrical conductivity of the skin and emotional arousal. A higher GSR reading tends to reflect an increase in emotional arousal (whether that emotion be anger, stress, anxiety, and startle response).

Whilst therapists develop great sensory acuity though many client hours experience, the GSR meter provides another tool to provide a clue that something is happening for the client. It is of particular use in hypnoanalysis or regression when the client has accessed an emotional memory and is experiencing it vividly. Whilst abreactions are easily spotted by a therapist, the GSR meter provides an early sign of emotional arousal that may assist the exploration of the traumatic material. The GSR reading can also be useful for testing the change in the client's emotional arousal regarding phobias before and after the change work has been completed. The client's responsiveness to hypnotic induction is clearly demonstrated by a falling reading on the GSR meter. The device can, therefore, be used to indicate when the client is deep enough into trance to make suggestions more direct. I recently conducted a hypnotherapy session and during a section about learning new skills, I mentioned being back at school to access and utilise that regressed learning state that children possess (this is a popular approach popularised by the late renowned hypnotherapist Milton Erickson). The meter rose rapidly at this moment although there were no visible changes to skin tone, breathing rate etc. At the end of the session, my client explained that she had enjoyed the experience but mention of the school had reminded her of a time when she had been bullied. Whilst not a significant event, it was nevertheless a demonstration of the usefulness of GSR meters within a therapeutic setting.

Biofeedback devices will never replace the skill of a therapist nor the importance of watching and listening but they can be a useful adjunct to the therapists toolkit in certain situations.

What Can I Expect When Working With A Therapist/Coach Who Uses NLP?

2007-10-27T10:32:00.000-07:00

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What is Neuro-Linguistic Programming?

NLP is a multi-dimensional methodology of communication, personal development and change. It seeks to understand the dynamics and interaction of the human nervous system and mind (neuro), language and communication (linguistic) and the organisation of human thought processes and patterns (programming) to effect positive and beneficial personal change.

If we were to think of the brain as a computer running a large number of 'programs' (the brain's 'software'), NLP teaches the client to reorganise or re-pattern the way that these 'programs' are run to enable dramatic transformations and changes to take place.

The Historical Development of NLP

The development of NLP began in the 1970s when Dr. Richard Bandler & John Grinder set out to understand and model what it was that made the most effective communicators so effective.

Bandler and Grinder believed that therapists were among the most effective communicators as they were able to initiate amazing transformations within their clients apparently just through talking with them. With this in mind, they set about modelling some of the leading therapists of the day, including Fritz Perls (the founder of Gestalt therapy), Virginia Satir (a renowned family therapist) and Milton H. Erickson M.D. (the world's leading hypnotherapist at that time). In modelling the verbal and non-verbal patterns used by these most elegant and persuasive communicators and proponents of personal change, they identified a variety of patterns that could be used to replicate the astounding results they had observed in the work of these pre-eminent therapists. NLP started out, therefore, as a field to study and model the structure of excellence in communication. This approach to understanding the structure of subjective experience, language and thought processes became known as Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

The field of NLP has continued to develop and be refined over the last thirty years and is now widely used in many areas of change work and personal development. It is not simply a technology to fix problems but seeks to go far beyond that to facilitate 'generative' change i.e. to empower the client to make improvements in all areas of their life.

What can I expect from seeing a therapist or life coach trained in NLP?

A session with an NLP trained therapist or life coach will typically be quite conversational with the practitioner using a range of language skills and strong observational and listening skills to elicit precisely how the client is experiencing 'reality' and using transformational and hypnotic communication to help the client change their subjective experience of 'reality' to gain new perspectives and become aware of the wide range of possibilities and opportunities that are available.

In contrast to many approaches to therapy, NLP works on an assumption that old experiences or traumas do not have to be relived in order for change to occur. NLP believes that all experience is subjective and that we respond to our internal representation of events, not to the events themselves. Experience has a structure inside our minds so if we change the structure, we change the experience.

As human beings, we are driven by a large number of automatic 'patterns' or 'programs' that are largely outside of conscious awareness. An NLP practitioner will concentrate less on 'why' the client is experiencing the issues or problems they are experiencing and more on 'how' the client uses certain 'patterns' and 'programs' to hold the issue, problem or limiting belief in place.

So, the practitioner will focus on understanding the context of the problem (when/where does it occur... when doesn't it occur?), the process the client goes through in order to produce the problem (what triggers the problem off... when is everything OK?), and the structure of the problem within the clients mind (does the client criticise themselves inside in a harsh tonality first, get a feeling in the stomach and then perhaps make pictures in their mind of things going wrong?).

In much the same way that Bandler & Grinder modelled excellence, an NLP practitioner will seek to understand the structure of their problem and work with the client to interrupt or spoil the limiting pattern and replace it with something more useful. Also, the client will undoubtedly have experienced many positive and resourceful states that can be accessed and utilised to overwrite the previously held limiting behaviour or belief 'programs'.

Human beings are the most amazing learning machines so if we can easily learn limiting behaviours then we can equally easily learn more useful behaviours and access more resourceful emotional states. A good example of this is a phobia. People can develop debilitating phobias from a single bad experience. It is this capacity to learn rapidly that is utilised by an NLP practitioner to eliminate the phobia just as quickly as it was originally acquired.

There are a large number of powerful techniques that NLP practitioners use to change the structure of how the client subjectively experiences reality and to facilitate permanent and positive changes.

Hypnosis will often also play a part during sessions with an NLP practitioner. Hypnosis is a powerful way to ensure that learnings are integrated into the subconscious more quickly and permanently than perhaps could be achieved without hypnosis. Even if a formal trance induction does not take place during your sessions, you can be sure that a skilled NLP practitioner is communicating at many different levels to help facilitate change.

What can NLP be used for?

NLP is successfully used to overcome phobias, addictions and depression, reduce anxiety and stress, eliminate limiting beliefs, gain greater control over emotional states, improve communication, enhance performance, achieve goals, and perhaps most importantly, find ways to increase the amount of happiness and joy people have in their lives.

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Paul Reed is a registered hypnotherapist, psychotherapist, SNLP licensed Master NLP Practitioner and life coach. He runs a private practice at Forum House in the centre of Chichester, West Sussex and also hold sessions in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. He can be contacted on 01243 869443 or via his website www.change-work.co.uk

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Anxiety Attack Therapies

2007-10-25T03:37:00.000-07:00

Are you having trembling, sweating, contraction of the chest?. When a person feels extreme fear one can safely consider that the person is suffering from symptoms of anxiety attack. However, the same person can have different signs and symptoms during an anxiety attack and most of the symptoms do not last more than half an hour.

The panic attack symptoms are nothing new and have affected as many as 20 million people in the USA, which works out to be one in every 14 people! The panic attack symptoms could include nausea, hypertension, obsessive-compulsive behaviors and other symptoms.

Getting treatment for panic attacks can be as simple as having a great diet, relaxation or a regular exercise. Eating properly and nourishing your body the nutrients it needs is an important step to equipping your organs and blood with the enzymes it needs to perform its job. Taking the time to enjoy life is one of the verybest anxiety disorder therapies for you.

Using Therapy And Medication To Attack Your Anxiety Attack Symptoms

There are different kinds of therapies available that can help you to control panic attack symptoms. There is a treatment called behavioral therapy that can be used to help anxiety disorder sufferers to relieve their symptoms. This therapy involves altering the way the sufferer perceives or thinks certain situations. By changing the way you perceive certain situations, those particular situations can become less intimidating and help with the tendency to inflate a situation to an unmanageable level. This anxiety disorder treatment is usually used for patients who suffer from certain phobias like social phobias or social anxiety disorder.

The aim of the treatment is to expose the sufferer to the things that trigger their condition. Hopefully they will realize that the consequences for these kind ofsituations are not nearly as bad as they thought.. The behavioral aspect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a must for people desperately looking for help for anxiety. By teaching the persons breathing exercises, relaxation techniques and the desensitization process, the therapist will help the sufferer alter his behavior slowly. People who need help for anxiety due to paranoia will step-by-step be taken through several stimulated experiences, where step-by-step the fear of people will be overcome.

One sure-fire way of getting in control of the anxiety symptoms is to take medication which may help you to break the vicious cycle. Todays anxiety medication is very effective in treating anxiety attacks. Your physician will tell you which medication you should take. Remember that it normally takes several weeks for the medication to have any effect. There is a number of different and effective medications are available. These different groups of drugs are "Azapirones", "Benzodiazepines", "Tricyclic Antidepressants", "Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors", "Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors".

The most often prescribed drug type to panic attack suffers is the benzodiazepine drug type where "Alprazolam" is the most prescribed of that type of drug. However, the benzodiazepine is a medication drug class that claims it solves anxiety symptoms in 70-80 percent of the patients. One problem with this is that the pamphlet that is included together with the drug informs that benzodiazepine can CAUSE anxiety!

Beta blockers are the best drug class to control anxiety attack symptoms and are normaly prescribed to prevent rapid heartbeat, symptoms related to shaking and trembling. The beta blockers also have less side effects than any other forms of medication, but they can cause insomnia and other sleep-related issues like nightmares. In the case of anxiety panic attacks, as the beta blockers does not actually cure the panic attack, most health care professionals do not prescribe beta blockers.

Medication And Anxiety Attack Therapy Working Together

therapy can often be used together for treatment of anxiety attacks. When the patient changes the way they perceive certain things, the behavioral therapy is successful. If medication is prescribed, it can take weeks to fully work. Medications as an anxiety attack treatment help regulate certain chemicals that the brain needs. By combining the two treatments, the sufferer can effectively battle their anxiety attacks.

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How To Deal with Fear Attacks

2007-10-25T03:14:00.001-07:00

A great many of us are familiar with fear and stress. These are normal situations in our lives and once we pass these troubles we tend to forget about them. Unfortunately there are people who live with fear and panic their whole lives. For these people panic does not mean a reaction to a normal uncomfortable situation, instead it means wondering when you will be terrified and helpless next. This is what having panic disorder can do to you.

Fear disorder is a very bad condition. The sentiments arising from this disorder are irrational to the situation. They have a tendency to seem in response to stressful gatherings in our lives. These may be gatherings like getting married, having your first child, even switching your job. Fear disorders generally start from panic attacks. These can sometimes arise during teenage years to early adulthood.

Fear attacks and their symptoms are connected with panic disorder. The symptoms can be from a fast beating heart, dizziness, nausea, paralyzing terror, smothering sensations to a panic of death. Sometimes panic disorder can lead to various phobias, substance abuse, medical complications and in severe cases, suicide.

The sufferer of panic disorder will live in constant and persistent panic of future panic attacks reoccurring. The effect of living with panic disorder is that you tend to restrict your life in certain areas so that you avoid triggering another panic attack. While we may believe that this behavior is strange, for the panic disorder individual this sort of lifestyle tends to be a nightmare.

The effects of panic disorder ranges from mild to being socially impaired to the more severe and weakening condition of agoraphobia, where you are housebound for a big part of your life as you wish to avoid another panic attack. With panic disorder, phobias are usually the result. Here phobias do not start with regards to specific objects or gatherings in one's life. Instead going through a panic attack in different places or situations will cause the phobia to start itself.

People who may have had four or more repeated panic attacks and who think that they might have another similar bout of pure mind numbing panic should have a visit with a psychiatrist who is an specialist in anxiety and panic disorders. This is very important because the longer your condition is left untreated, the more the quality of your life will degrade.

Many therapists concur that the best ways to treat panic disorder is with cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy and in other cases a combination of these two along with prescription medication. These are all good methods to control your panic disorder, however these will remain only means and not possible cures if you do not take the initiative in seeing a trained psychiatrist as well as finishing the course of treatment.

Diagnosing schizophrenia

2007-10-23T02:51:00.000-07:00

Diagnosing schizophrenia is quite a complicated procedure involving a lot of spent time observing the person's actions and way of thinking. That person may start developing different symptoms like anxiety, confusion and starting to be suspicious on other people, mostly those that don't agree with their view of things around; they may even refuse to admit the fact that they need help. Doctors have to put a correct diagnose so they will look for both positive and negative symptoms; strange thinking, hallucinations and delusions are positive signs and apathy, emotional flatness, inability to concentrate, wanting to avoid people or to be protected are negative symptoms.

Strange thinking is also a major symptom in schizophrenic people. Their ideas might seem a bit strange to other people making little sense to them. Logical thinking may also present a problem to them. Loneliness and isolation may install because of the inability of the patient to properly talk.

Hallucinations are another problem in schizophrenia patients. According to a research, up to 4% of people hear voices but that doesn't pose a problem for them. In the case of sick persons this is an entirely different thing: they may hear voices or sounds that other people don't, this voices being sometimes familiar, friendly or critical. In the case of people diagnosed with schizophrenia the most common hallucinations are critical or unfriendly voices. This voices may have been in their mind all their life, but they have been triggered to be more aggressive by a particular event.

The delusions are the experiences or beliefs that the patient has regarding facts that don't exist.

The negative symptoms are named so because they are not noticed as easily as other signs of the illness. They might be such signs as being withdrawn, apathetic, and unable to concentrate. It is all so often that patient shows either a very chaotic behavior, much depending on people's response towards them, or a very mellow way of being sitting in a certain spot and not moving for hours. Because of this kind of actions people tend to discriminate and ignore other persons with mental problems, making them fell depressed and isolated.

As much as one in every hundred people is diagnosed with suffering of schizophrenia usually between the ages of 20 and 30. The number of men and women found with the illness is roughly the same, but the age of men tends to be smaller at the time when they are diagnosed.

Diagnosing schizophrenia is quite tricky sometimes, and that is why a second opinion should always be looked after to be shore no mistakes have been made.

Alzheimer's Disease - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

2007-10-23T02:37:00.000-07:00

Alzheimer's disease

Definition

It is a condition that permanently affects the brain. It is a group of brain diseases that lead to the loss of mental and physical functions. Only 5 to 6 percent of older people are afflicted by Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia but this means approximately 3 to 4 million Americans have one of these debilitating disorders. Approximately 10% of all people over the age of 65 and as many as 50% of those over the age of 85 are diagnosed with the condition. Because women tend to live longer than men, more women are affected by AD than men. Furthermore, 80% of caregivers are women, so they are also secondarily affected by the disease.

Causes

The causes of Alzheimer's disease are not yet fully understood. There probably is not one single cause, but several factors that affect each person differently. Your risk of developing Alzheimer's appears to be slightly higher if a first-degree relative parent, sister or brother has the disease.

The loss of estrogen production, the lack of a formal education, and severe head trauma resulting in unconsciousness and retrograde amnesia may be risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.

Symptoms

The first sign of Alzheimer disease is a continuous pattern of forgetting things like trouble to remembering recent events, activities, or the names of familiar people or things. They may not be able to solve simple math problems. This starts to affect a person's daily life. Symptoms of the disease include memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, personality changes, disorientation, and loss of language skills. Always fatal, Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of irreversible dementia.

Other symptoms can include:

* Lack of concentration
* Confusion about time and place
* Self-neglect
* Restlessness
* A tendency to wander aimlessly
* Sometimes saying or doing outrageous things
* Mood can be depressed, anxious or agitated
* Reasoning can be come slow and muddled
* Some people may experience hallucinations or delusions

Treatment

Some health professionals try to encourage patients to reminisce about past memories as a way to reduce depression without the use of drugs. Donepezil (Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon), and galantamine (Reminyl) may keep some symptoms from becoming worse for a limited time. A doctor may prescribe drugs such as tranquilizers to reduce agitation, anxiety and unpredictable behavior. On average, AD patients live from 8 to 10 years after they are diagnosed, though some people may live with AD for as many as 20 years.

Vitamin E slows the progress of some consequences of Alzheimer's for about 7 months, and scientists are investigating whether ginkgo biloba can delay or prevent dementia in older people, and if estrogen can prevent Aalzheimer's in women with a family history of the disease.

Answears to questions about schizophrenia

2007-10-23T02:22:00.000-07:00

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Chances of developing schizophrenia are about 1%. Risks are even higher if someone in the family has or had the disease since the illness tends to run in the family. Studies have shown that risks vary considerably depending on who in the family has it. There is no difference between the risks men or women are facing when dealing with the danger of getting the disease.

Although the big majority of people developing the illness has passed a certain age ( 20 or even older), very rare cases have been seen where children as young as 5 years old have been diagnosed with the disease. Symptoms didn't usually appear until adulthood but as said earlier they have been present and found in children.

If at any time a person thinks that symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia are appearing in his or her behavior, getting and consulting a doctor would be a very wise and good decision. Detecting the disease very early in its developing is very important, this way the treatment having the biggest chances of having a good result.

Risks in people with the disease that would want to have a family, and of course children, will always be there, but this doesn't really mean that one shouldn't try. If the need to do so is really big there are some facts that should be considered. Problems like nursing and providing for the child or children, containing the symptoms and outbreaks of the disease, the children being born with the disease and even the possible help that your partner could give are always there and should be taken in consideration.

It is very important for people with schizophrenia to fell cherished, loved and appreciated as a normal person will be in the day to day life. They are very much normal people, like us, sometimes with very high IQ's actually, and unless the symptoms show a higher chance of acting up, the person is just as normal in behavior as us. The right and best thing to do as a friend, would be to understand as much as you could possibly do and also try to educate other in order to have a better response and attitude towards people suffering from this terrible illness. Being supportive and understanding the experiences that patient go through means a lot to them.

Although some symptoms may be similar to those of someone who is on drugs, schizophrenia can't be caused by taking street drugs like cocaine or other hallucinogenic drugs.

A higher risk of developing the disease is in the case of heavy drinkers. People on medication should be particularly careful when mixing them with alcohol. Effects can be very wide and dangerous.

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Clomiphene Citrate Medication - Uses & Side Effects

2007-10-22T10:34:00.000-07:00

Clozapine is an antipsychotic medication. It works by changing the actions of chemicals in the brain. Clozapine is used to treat severe schizophrenia symptoms in people who have not responded to other medications. Clozapine may also be used for purposes other than those listed here.

Clozapine is a psychiatric medication that works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. It decreases hallucinations and also helps to prevent suicide in people who are likely to try to harm themselves.

Clozaril Dosage

* The usual starting dose is half of a 25-milligram tablet and you should be taken 1 or 2 times daily.
* Safety and efficacy have not been established for children up to 16 years of age.

Uses of Clozaril

* This medication is used to treat various mental/mood disorders.
* It may also be used to treats other medical conditions those are listed in this medication guide.

Side Effects of Clozaril

Before taken Clozaril medicine, you should discuss the side effects with your doctor. If any develop or change in intensity, then you should inform your doctor as soon as possible. Because only your doctor can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking Clozaril. Side effects may include:

* Blood disorders
* Constipation
* Drowsiness
* Fever
* Headache
* Low blood pressure
* Nausea
* Salivation
* Rapid heartbeat

* Tremor
* Vertigo

Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

*seizure (black-out or convulsions);
*fainting, light-headedness;
*shallow breathing, weak pulse;
*high fever with muscle stiffness, confusion, sweating, fast or uneven heartbeats;
*witching or uncontrolled muscle movements; or
*nausea, stomach pain, low fever, lost appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).

Warnings and precautions before taking Clozaril:

* You should tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant. If you become pregnant while you are taking clozapine, then you should call your doctor immediately.
* If you are having surgery such as dental surgery, then you should tell the doctor that you are taking clozapine.
* If you are taking prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products, then you should tell your doctor.

* Clozapine may cause low blood pressure or dizzines.
* Tell your doctor if you are allergic to clozapine.
* Clozapine can cause a serious blood condition that is known as agranulocytosis. Your doctor or pharmacist can give you more information on this.
* Clozapine may cause seizures. Tell your doctor if have a history of seizures.

Drug Interaction :-

Let your doctor, nurse of pharmacist know about all the medications that you are taking, either by prescription or over-the-counter, including herbal supplements.

Tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following medications:

*amantadine
*barbiturates
*bromocriptine (Parlodel)
*carbamazapine (Tegretol)
*cimetidine (Tagamet Tagamet HB)
*erythromycin
*fluconazole (Diflucan)
*cortisone-like drugs (prednisone; hydrocortisone)
*itraconazole (Sporanox)

Overdose

Seek emergency medical attention if you have used too much of this medicine. Symptoms of a clozapine overdose. Symptoms of a Clozaril overdose include:

* Coma
* Delirium
* Excess salivation
* Low blood pressure
* Faintness
* Pneumonia
* Rapid heartbeat
* Seizures
* Absence of breathing
* Confusion
* Fast heart rate
* Drowsiness
* Drooling
* Dfficulty breathing.

Cognex Medication - Uses & Side Effects

2007-10-21T00:20:00.000-07:00

Cognex is used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. Degenerative disorder causes physical changes in the brain that disrupt the flow of information and it also affect memory, thinking, and behavior.

Cognex Dosage

* The usual starting dose is 10 milligrams 4 times a day, for at least 4 weeks.
* The safety and effectiveness of Cognex have not been established in children.

Uses of Cognex

* Cognex is used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.
* It may also be used to treats other medical conditions those are listed in this medication guide.

Side Effects of Cognex

Side effects cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change in intensity, tell the doctor as soon as possible. Only the doctor can determine if it is safe to continue giving Cognex. More common side effects may include:

*Abdominal pain
*Abnormal thinking
*Agitation
*Anxiety
*Chest pain
*Clumsiness or unsteadiness
*Confusion
*Constipation
*Coughing
*Depression
*Diarrhea
*Dizziness
*Fatigue
*Flushing
*Frequent urination
*Gas
*Headache
*Inflamed nasal passages
*Insomnia

Be sure to report any symptoms that develop while on Cognex therapy. You should alert the doctor if the person you are caring for develops nausea, vomiting, loose stools, or diarrhea at the start of therapy or when the dosage is increased. Later in therapy, be on the lookout for rash or fever, yellowing of the eyes and skin, or changes in the color of the stool.

Warnings and precautions before taking Cognex:

* You should be used Cognex with caution if the person you are caring for has a history of liver disease, certain heart disorders, stomach ulcers, or asthma.
* Before having any surgery such as dental surgery, you should tell the doctor that the person is being treated with Cognex.
* If you are taking this drug, then it may cause seizures, and may also cause difficulty urinating.

Drug Interaction :- Tell your doctor of all nonprescription or prescription medication you may use, especially of: theophylline, cimetidine, "cholinergic-type" drugs such as bethanechol, "anticholinergics" such as atropine, antihistamines such as diphenhydramine, succinylcholine, NSAID drugs (e.g., aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen), fluvoxamine. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.

Overdose

After taken Cognex if you feel that overdose is suspected, then you should contact with your doctor immediately. Because it may lead to another serious effect. Symptoms of a Cognex overdose include

* Collapse
* Extreme muscle weakness
* Possibly ending in death
* Low blood pressure
* Nausea
* Salivation
* Vomiting

The impact schizophrenia has on families

2007-10-19T09:08:00.000-07:00

It seems that the most affected of schizophrenia is the family and not the ill person. Families are seeking answers why their child has got ill, what might he have done do deserve the affection. Family members will try to stick together but eventually they will be torn apart by any crisis situations raised by the schizophrenic person.

Finding out that your child is schizophrenic is not easy to bearable. All kinds of feelings will appear from rage to sorrow, anxiety and guilt. People do not understand why that had to happen to them and will try to find an answer. Passing through all these feelings is a stage in accepting what had happened to the ill person.

Because they are in shock, some people might deny all they hear from the doctor and will refuse to accept the most obvious thing that their child is not well at all.

Some might be angry on the ill person and will refuse to pay any attention to the sick child. They can even end up wishing that the child would have never existed. Others will blame each other for the fact that their child is ill, they will think that they have not been good enough parents.

All these terrible feelings are just a part from the natural process of accommodation, from the stage that leads to soul healing and acceptance of the reality. But sometimes these manifestations continue to be present for a longer time than it should normally be and physical damage might install, like loss of weight, insomnia, even alcohol addiction.

Parents often ask themselves questions about how the future will be for the ill person, about who will take care of their child after they will no longer be able. These thoughts can bring on serious depressions and intense stress to the family.

Other children from the family might be terrified about the fact that they will have to continue their parents work with the ill person; they do not want to live their lives like their parents did, in a continuous search for answers and disillusions. They will eventually have to either sacrifice their lives in order to personally take care of their sister or brother or to live with a permanent feeling of guilt if they refuse to do that and give their relative in care to a hospital.

Having to take care of a schizophrenic person is not that easy as some might think and it needs a lot of time and most of all, patience, which not everybody has.

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Advices for helping schizophrenics

2007-10-19T02:55:00.000-07:00

It is good to know that only a third of the people that develop schizophrenia are going to live with it for the rest of their life. Another third will surely recover, while the rest of the cases are going to experience occasional episodes.

As a schizophrenic, people should avoid too much stress. Employers are already developing different adjustments to the schedule in order to help people with mental problems such as schizophrenics to rehabilitate.

For treating schizophrenia, people try different therapies. Relaxing therapies are most frequently used to help schizophrenics step over their problems. A healthy life should also help. This life style should have a benefic effect over patients. It is necessary to include eating well, enough exercise and sleep and less stress.

One of the most asked questions is if people with schizophrenia are dangerous. Media presents us many cases where schizophrenics are seen like dangerous persons with duplicate personality. They also show us that schizophrenics need to be kept in institutions and that without drugs they are very dangerous. These affirmations are not real. Studies say that the chances for a schizophrenic to kill somebody are very low. Their problem is hearing voices. People who are afraid of them need to think again. Schizophrenics are having problems especially with themselves because the voices they hear tell them to commit suicide not to kill someone else. That is why every day in a schizophrenic's life is a fight for staying alive.

Partners, families or friends have a very important mission for the patients. Schizophrenics want what any one wants: affection. They are not allowed to feel alone and in every moment is recommended for them to talk to somebody. That is why the close friends or the families should try to find out more about schizophrenia including coping strategies to encourage the patients. A permanent discussion with these patients is one of the most useful things that a friend or a family member should do for them.

It is rather strange for people who are not suffering from schizophrenia to agree to its patients, but denial or even approval of their telling is not benefic for them. The solution should mean to agree to what they say but to expose your opinion after they are done with the explanations. Psychological support is also recommended, because specialist can work different with the patients. Their experience might help the schizophrenics to rehabilitate.

If the family or friends believe that there is a high risk of harming itself, the person with schizophrenia needs to be hospitalized.

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"Who's On Top?" - 10 methods to take control (time management, record tracking, goal setting)

2007-10-18T19:28:00.000-07:00

At first glance, it would seem that Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and positive thinking have absolutely nothing at all to do with one another. But many of us who have Attention Deficity Disorder develop negative patterns of thought due to the fact that we begin to be frustrated by the challenges and many times a feeling of being completely overwhelmed. This very negativemanner of seeing the world then makes it even more difficult for any one of us to manage those challenges we are forced to face and move ahead.

Doing positive thinking allows people with ADD to focus on strengths and achievements, which increases motivation and happiness. This, in turn, allows a person to spend more time making progress, and considerably less time feeling stuck and down. The tips that follow provide very
practical suggestions that you can use to help youmove into more positive patterns of thinking:

1. Don't Forget to Take Good Care of Yourself

It's a great deal easier to be positive when you are exercising, eating well, and getting enough rest.

2. Remind Yourself of the Things You Are Grateful For

Challenges and stresses don't seem nearly as bad when you arerepeatedly reminding yourself of those things that are right in life. Taking just a minute every day to stop and have a good appreciation of the good things will make abig difference.

3. Look for the Proof, Don't Make Assumptions

A fear of not being liked or accepted sometimes leads us to assume that we know what others are possiblythinking, but our fears are usually not well founded. If you have a fear that a friend or family member's bad mood is due to something you did, or that your co-workers are secretly gossiping about you behind your back, speak up and ask them about it. Don't waste any time worrying that you did anything wrong unless you can come up with some proof that there is something to worry about.

4. Stay Away from Using Absolutes

Have you ever told anyone "You're ALWAYS late!" or complained to a loved one "You NEVER call me!"? Thinking or speaking in absolutes such as 'always' and 'never' makes things seem worse than they are, and puts programming into your brain so that you believe that certain people are incapable of delivering.

5. Refrain From Negative Thoughts

Thoughts you have can't achieve any power over you if you don't permit them. Should you notice yourself putting forth a negative thought, make sure you detach yourself from it, bear witness to it, and don't follow it.

6. Stomp on the "ANTS"

In his fascinating book "Change Your Brain, Change Your Life," Dr. Daniel Amen tells about "ANTs" - Automatic Negative Thoughts. These are the bad thoughts that are usually reactionary, such as "these people are laughing, it's a good bet they are talking about me," or "You say the boss wants to see me? It must be something bad!" When you recognize thoughts such as these, realize that they are nothing more than ANTs and crush them!

7. Practice Squeezin', Lovin' and Touchin' (Your Friends and Family)

There's no requirement for you to be an expert to have an understanding of the benefits of a nice hug. Having positive physical contact with friends, loved ones, and even pets, gives you an immediate pick-me-up. One research project on this particular subject had a waitress touching some of her customers' arms as she handed them their checks. The tips she got from these customers were higher than from those customers she didn't touch!

8. Raise Your Level of Social Activity

By getting involved in more social activity, you reduce loneliness. Make sure you surround yourself with happy, healthy people, and their positive energy will have a very positive effect on you!

9. Try Helping Another Person, or Volunteering for an Organization

Everyone feels good after helping. You can volunteer your resources, your time, or your money. The more positive energy you put out into the world, the more you will benefit from in return.

10. Use Thought Pattern Interrupst to Combat Rumination

If you catch yourself ruminating, the best way of stopping it is to interrupt the pattern and make yourself do something that is completely different. What rumination amounts to is hyper-focus on something negative. Rumination's never productive, because it's not solution-oriented or rational, it only represents extreme worry. You can deal with it by trying to change your physical environment - sit outside or take a walk. You could also call a friend, turn on some music, or pick up a book.

When you think of the corporate world, protocol is pretty much practiced like a religion. Knowing the things to do represents the basic fundamentals of productivity, but interaction and having a steady mind makes up the entire thing to allow true productivity. There are some who appear to work well even if under pressure, but they are not common ones and we are just human and imperfect. If we permit these little things like stress under our skins, it won't solve our problems. Sometimes it takes a bit of courage to confess to the fact that we're well on our way to turning into workaholics than tell ourselves that we aren't doing our best.

PDD And APD: What Is Developmental Delay?

2007-10-18T11:42:00.001-07:00

Developmental Disability includes Autism, Asperger's, Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified and other diagnoses. Developmental Delay includes ADD, LD, Dyslexia, and others. Then there is Global Developmental Disorder and Central Auditory Processing Disorder, and I don't know where they fit in the official structure of diagnostic labels, but I know they are a developmental difficulty.

I have been working with children with developmental difficulties for years. I use the terms developmental difficulties to encompass everything from Developmental Disability to Developmental Delay, and even more. In our consulting program we consider them all fundamentally the same. They differ only by degrees. We have developed protocols which work with all of the developmental difficulties. Our program awakens the child's unrealized keys for becoming age-appropriate.

What is the magnitude of this problem?

All of these developmental difficulties add up to about 28 million children in the USA. The Census Bureau calculates there a total of 85 million children in the USA. The APA (American Pediatric Association) reports that one in every six children have a diagnosis for some developmental difficulty (16.7%). The different associations for all of the individual diagnostic labels of developmental difficulties all agree when they report that about 50% of the children with these problems obtain a diagnosis for their problem (for a total of 33%). And, 33% of 85 million is 28 million children.

That means that 33% of all the children in every class have some level of developmental difficulty. Maybe it shows up as an inability to focus or sit still. Maybe it shows up as an inability to learn reading. Maybe it shows up as an inability to kick a ball. Maybe it is so intensive, the children never learn to connect to other people. Maybe it is mild and only an annoyance to the child and the parents.

In whatever level of intensity, developmental difficulties seem to be growing in percentages. We are obviously getting better with our diagnoses. And, we are obviously advanced as a culture so that we offer those testing services to more families who otherwise could not afford it. But, I am not sure this is the reason we have 1/3 of our children with developmental difficulties.

When I was a child in school, many years ago, I do not remember 1/3 of the children having these types of difficulties in my classrooms. I remember that maybe 5% to 10% could have had these kinds of difficulties, but certainly not 1/3.

What is a developmental difficulty?

Quite simply, it is some blockage in the developmental process. All living things have a life cycle. Much of the initial phases of that life cycle are spent in developing. From inception to maturity, all living things progress through a series of milestones. For us humans, we call them our developmental milestones.

For those with developmental difficulties, they do not progress through their milestones appropriately. They get blocked at some of the milestones. They skip some milestones. So, many of the basic learning processes needed for appropriate maturity, are lost. And, in some cases a child is held in a stage and does not pass out of it on to the next developmental stage.

I think that all of the unique diagnostic labels are related to some basic factors. In which developmental milestones did the child get blocked or which milestones did the child skip? How intense is the 'stuckness?' And, how many milestones did the child skip?

What can be done about it?

All of the different diagnostic category associations in the field of developmental difficulties are clearly speaking on one voice when they say that the 1) developmental process is blocked and that 2) there is no cure.

Researchers in this field do not know what to do to cure developmental difficulties. Nothing that they try affects the developmental process. For decades clinicians have tried everything they can think of to do and nothing works.

After all these frustrating years, they have finally agreed with each other that there is no cure. And, now it is official. All of the diagnostic associations and all of the groups creating the diagnostic definitions agree that there is no cure. Now, they invest all of their research dollars on finding causes instead of developing fixes for 28 million children with these developmental difficulties.

They have tried many things, but they have not tried everything.

With our work the children round out the chinks in their movement through the developmental steps. Our program awakens the child's unrealized keys for becoming age-appropriate.

5 Tips to Cure and Prevent Anxiety & Panic Attacks

2007-10-18T07:41:00.000-07:00

Having a panic attack puts a person in the most vulnerable and fearful state they've ever been in. Without knowing a way to deal with it someone may be in a panic for hours. Here are 5 simple ways to deal with and prevent panic attacks

1. Get distracted - The worst place to be during a panic attack is in your head. Shifting one's focus from the inside to the outside world frees you from the feedback loop of negative thoughts that comes during an attack. Some ways to do this are -
a. One immediate way is to put all your attention on a sound in the environment. If possible it may help to sit down and close your eyes.
b. Get one of your favorite songs stuck in your head, maybe even sing some
c. Go for a walk somewhere peaceful. Bringing some relaxing music along will help
d. Watch some TV, comedy
e. Read a book

2. Give yourself a break - The best way to prevent a panic attack is to lower the level of stress in your life. If you feel overwhelmed by work, school, or even life in general be sure to take breaks from the busyness. Consider lowering your workload or taking a holiday for yourself.

3. Breathe from your diaphragm - During a panic attack breath becomes shorter, quicker, and gets trapped in the chest. The need for air becomes greater during this time due to the physical stress on the body. Breathing from the diaphragm instead of the chest allows you to take in much deeper breaths. This is as simple as letting the breath sink into your belly. Place one hand on your stomach and one on your chest - you'll be breathing from your diaphragm when your stomach rises and your chest and shoulders stay put.

+ Another great way to control you heart rate through breath is breathing in quickly and releasing it slowly. As we breathe in our heart rate and blood pressure rises, and as we breathe out it lowers. By increasing the time breathing out your heart rate and blood pressure will lower. Continue this until you feel more calm and relaxed

4. Face your fear - If your panic attack is coming from a phobia or irrational thought pattern the only way to truly get rid of it is to face it. Ask questions about where this fear or thought comes from and if it's really logical or not. Take it apart piece by piece with rational questions and create new, positive thought patterns.

5. Talk to someone- If things aren't working on your own there's no shame in going to someone else for help. Being able to open up and talk to another person without feeling judged is very healing. Try talking to a few different therapists and find the right one for you.

These 5 tips have helped me get past my panic immensely. My last advice is to not give your anxiety more power than yourself - you are in control and you alone have the power to change.

Combating Anxiety: The Alternative Way

2007-10-17T02:31:00.000-07:00

Anxiety has many signs and symptoms and they might include copious perspiration and a nauseating feeling when required to orate or be examined. Parallel to the aggregate of causes a legion of therapy is on hand for the plagued. Alternative medicine is another option for those who do not appreciate the notion of drug dispensation.

According to statistics, approximately seven percent of Americans endure anxiety and panic illnesses. The common way to relieve such disorders is prescribing medication which if taken for a long time can be harmful. Examples of some renowned anxiety pills are Diazepam and Wellbutrin.

There has been an upsurge in the number of Americans resorting to complementary medicines in a bid to calm their solicitous emotions. Over the past ten years, the request for complementary cures has soared to 300%. This is, to some degree, due to the lack of unpleasant ramifications which are connected with regulation medicine. Notwithstanding that organic cures are not supposed to be utilized over long periods but soothe the illness in the short period of time that they are employed.

An intense analysis of the natural remedy that you are considering to use is mandatory. It is also obligatory to make an appointment with your family doctor to discuss the medical assurance of the organic remedy which you want to administer.

St Johns Wort is a very common example of herbs used to combat anxious feelings. If it is used for just two weeks it provides a change in the degree of anxiety. However, this is just one of the leading cures. There are many others available on the retail market.

You might also opt to attempt using Valerian Root. Mainly it assists in battling against the chronic inability to fall asleep by having a tranquilizing effect. This means that the central nervous system is knocked out cold. Investigations show that Valerian Root is efficient in upgrading sleep 90 percent of the time. This is relevant to anxiety because a major cause of anxiety is insomnia.

Vitamins can also provide an effective treatment for anxiety. They can be quite important in enabling synthesis and maintenance of neurotransmitters. For instance, B-complex can help produce neurochemicals, which in turn assists in the synthesis of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine.

Yet another aid to combating anxiety is Passion Flower. It helps to calm the central nervous system, leading to feelings of peace. Meanwhile, Ashwaghanda Root can make you feel stronger so that you are better able to handle the effects of anxiety.

Kava Kava is possibly an entity of the best anxiety combatants currently in the world. Extensive examination done on Kava Kava has disclosed that it is very efficient in battling against the signs of anxiety. It has also been dubbed a highly secure remedy to swallow, increasing its level of recognition and making it a famous option.

In order to deal with comprehensive jittery emotions and concern, PureCalm is being retailed as the hassle-free remedy. A driblet is all that one needs in order to feel calm and unrestrained. Take note that for greater levels of anxiety and panic attacks, the best option is MindSoothe (a fusion of St Johns Wort and Passiflora). The latter is the cause of congenial sleep, better attentiveness and reminiscence. Due to the aforementioned traits exhibited by MindSoothe it is utilized in the regimen to cure anxiety.

Do you sometimes experience various thoughts that spin in your mind unruly? Is your heart rate so fast that it could be going at a hundred miles in a second? Do you have immense difficulty when trying to concentrate? Having anxious feeling is part and particle of humanity but if you answered yes to any of the above questions then you may be in dire need of medical attention. Organic medicines are the alternative way of dealing with anxiety and they are recommended to anti-prescription sufferers. The important fact to contemplate is that medication has its flaws and it is up to you, as the consumer, to decide which type of organic medicine you will administer. The easiest way to select medication is undoubtedly extensive investigations.

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Are Some People More Prone To Panic Disorder Than Others

2007-10-17T02:15:00.000-07:00

Are some people more prone to panic disorder than others? Yes. Physical differences have been observed among people who are prone to panic attacks or develop panic disorders. The following are descriptions of these physical differences.

1) Sensitivity to adrenalin and hormonal changes

In general, people with panic disorders including agoraphobia have overactive adrenal glands and are more likely to experience an adrenaline rush or "fight or flight" response when faced with a perceived psychological threat. This makes them more susceptible to panic attacks.

In panic disorder patients, adrenaline and a hormone called cortisol (a stress fighting hormone) are overproduced by the adrenal gland during times of prolonged stress.

The overproduction of adrenaline and cortisol interferes with the production of serotonin and dopamine. Serotonin and dopamine are neurotransmitters that stabilize your mood and sense of well-being. When serotonin and dopamine levels are low, your mood becomes unstable and you are less able to cope with stress.

In this state of chemical imbalance, you become more easily fatigued, your immune system is compromised, and you are more at risk for experiencing anxiety and panic attacks. Even after the original stressor is gone, you are likely to stay in a heightened state of anxiety.

2) Sensitivity to medications

A greater sensitivity to medications, including side effects, is observed among panic disorder patients. As mentioned previously, the side effects and/or withdrawal symptoms for some medications, including anti-anxiety medications, mimic the symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks. Because of this, medications prescribed to people who have panic attacks or panic disorder should be prescribed in smaller doses at first and then increased gradually as it is possible.

3) Sensitivity to physical stimulus

People who have panic attacks usually have a heightened sensitivity to bright lights, temperatures, sudden or harsh sounds, and other sources of physical stimulation. Physical stimulus will more easily overwhelm someone with panic disorder, create an aura of disorientation, and lead to a release of adrenaline (triggering the "fight or flight" response).

4) Sensitivity to large amounts of sodium lactate

Large amounts of sodium lactate in the bloodstream have been found by some researchers to cause panic attacks in people with panic disorder. Sodium lactate is produced when muscle cells convert sugar into energy. It is the basic solution in intravenous fluids given in the hospital.

In one study, panic disorder patients experienced a dramatic increase in blood flow to the temporal lobes of the brain when given sodium lactate. The temporal lobes are the same area of the brain affected when subjects in other studies (who do not have panic disorder) are given an electric shock!

Depression - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

2007-10-17T02:14:00.000-07:00

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Depression is a serious medical illness that involves the brain. It's more than just a feeling of being "down in the dumps" or "blue" for a few days. If you are one of the more than 20 million people in the United States who have depression, the feelings do not go away. Depression can occur for what seems like no reason at all or can be triggered by a traumatizing life event within a person's life. The cause of depression still remains a mystery among the medicinal world, however many experts say genes may have an effect on the likelihood of depression within a family and a lack of the chemical serotonin in the brain may be linked to depression. Just like all other medical conditions depression has a series of symptoms that can be diagnosed and treated by a medical professional and can be defined as a never ending sad mood or affect as well as a loss of interest in life and life's activities. Although a low mood or state of dejection that does not affect functioning is often colloquially referred to as depression , clinical depression is a clinical diagnosis and may be different from the everyday meaning of "being depressed." Many people identify the feeling of being clinically depressed as "feeling sad for no reason", or "having no motivation to do anything." One suffering from depression may feel tired, sad, irritable, lazy, unmotivated, and apathetic. Clinical depression is generally acknowledged to be more serious than normal depressed feelings. It often leads to constant negative thinking and sometimes substance abuse . Extreme depression can culminate in its sufferers attempting or committing suicide . Without careful assessment, delirium can easily be confused with depression and a number of other psychiatric disorders because many of the signs and symptoms are conditions present in depression , as well as other mental illnesses including dementia and psychosis .

Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Sometimes this is because of a loss, or a change. The feeling of sadness, though, is appropriate and transitory. When such feelings persist and impair daily life, they may signal an underlying depressive illness. So it is the severity and duration of symptoms, plus the presence of other features, that help distinguish this normal sadness from a depressive disorder. Depression is more than just a mood disorder, it is a real illness that not only affects one's mood and thoughts but also appetite, sleep patterns and one's self esteem. It may also involve physical symptoms, such as stomach pains, headaches and rapid heartbeat. There are several different types of depression, so you will hear terms like major depression, endogenous depression, chronic depression, and so on. These terms tend to describe the predominant symptoms, their severity or their duration.

Causes of Depression

Depression may be triggered by stressful life events, other illnesses, certain drugs or medications, or inherited traits. Although causes of depression are not entirely understood, we know it is linked to an imbalance in brain chemistry. Once the imbalance is corrected, symptoms of depression generally improve. Some researchers feel that severe depressions are caused by a physical defect in the body, such as a biochemical imbalance in the brain or other factors. Other things that have been linked to depression have to do with a person's lifestyle. Things such as; food allergies, prescription drugs, caffeine, alcohol, illicit drugs and even tobacco. If a person has some sort of health problem such as; cancer, aids, hepatitis, diabetes, hypoglycemia, chronic pain, hormonal (glandular) disorders such as those of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands; malignancies, anemias or other blood problems, or even somethings like nutritional deficiencies, heredity and bad childhood experiences can cause depression.

Symptoms of Depression

1. Difficulty sleeping or oversleeping.

2. Change in weight.

3. Feelings of worthlessness.

4. Loss of identity.

5. Lack of concentration.

6. Feelings of anxiety.

Treatment of Depression

There are many treatments available for depression, including counselling and medicines, but the first step is always to get a physical and psychological assessment to find out whether you have a depressive illness. Anti-depressant medications are often used. There are different types and the doctor will recommend which is the right one under the particular circumstances.

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War Against Anxiety : The Unconventional Approach

2007-10-17T02:13:00.000-07:00

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Maybe your heart races when you sit for an examination and whenever you have to make a public speech you sweat profusely. Well, as varied as the causes are there are equally the same amounts of regimens to treat your anxiety. To beat the notion of ingesting tablets or medicine, there is a disparate method to cure your ailment.

According to statistics, approximately seven percent of Americans endure anxiety and panic illnesses. The common way to relieve such disorders is prescribing medication which if taken for a long time can be harmful. Examples of some renowned anxiety pills are Diazepam and Wellbutrin.

The main disadvantage associated with conventional cures or prescription medicine is the side-effects. This has thus caused the amount of Americans relying on alternative medicine to sharply proliferate to an astounding 300 percent in only ten years. Nonetheless organic cures also have their shortcomings. The main one being that they are only used to soothe the ailment temporarily.

As it is with all medication. It would be advisable to talk with to your physician in order to gain the green flag to use the alternative medicine. It would also be benignant to thoroughly investigate on the amounts and types of components that make up the natural remedy.

A number of herbs offer relief from the symptoms of anxiety. For instance, St. Johns Wort is one of the most popular anti-anxiety herbs on the market. After taking St. Johns Wort for as little as two weeks, you should notice a difference in your anxiety level.

Valerian Root is another alternative option you might try. It is especially helpful in combating insomnia because of its sedative quality. In other words, it helps to lull the central nervous system to sleep. Research indicates that Valerian Root is effective in improving sleep 90 percent of the time. This is important, since much of anxiety is linked to sleep disorders.

Vitamins also play an important role in efficiently combating anxiety. They permit formation and alimony of neurotransmitters. For example, B-complex can aid in the creation of neurochemicls, which also help in the making of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine.

Furthermore, Passion Flower offers an alternative cure. It helps to tame the central nervous system, producing tranquil nerves. Ashwaghanda Root increases your level of tolerance so that you are better equipped to deal with the consequences of anxiety.

But perhaps no herbal remedy is quite as effective as Kava Kava. This is considered to be one of the strongest anti-anxiety remedies in the world. A number of studies indicates that Kava Kava is highly effective in relieving the short-term symptoms of anxiety. It is also considered quite safe to ingest, making it one of the most popular herbs available on the market today.

An herbal remedy called PureCalm is being marketed as a safe way to deal with general nervousness and worry. You may feel relaxed after taking only a few drops of this natural substance. However, if you suffer from severe anxiety, including panic attacks, you might consider a remedy called MindSoothe, which combines St. Johns Wort with Passiflora. Mindsoothe has been linked to good sleep, greater concentration, and better memory. Therefore, it is particularly effective in treating the symptoms of anxiety.

We all have feelings of anxiety from time to time. But how can you tell if your anxiety is out of control? If you experience racing thoughts, rapid heartbeat, extreme difficulty resting or concentrating, you probably need to get help. If you do not like dealing with the side-effects of prescription drugs, an herbal remedy may be in order. You should know in advance, however, that some herbal remedies carry their own risks and lead to significant side-effects. The more you know about herbal remedies, the better consumer you'll be. Don't allow yourself to be a human guinea pig. Take herbal medication only after you have thoroughly studied its effects upon the human body.

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