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- Self-awareness, Realization and Shifting paradigms - by Submitted on May 22, 2012 from Jason Pegler"11. Self-awareness and realisation Learn to know your mind and know your body and soul. Be aware when you are self-manifesting your bipolar and negative thoughts. Make a conscious decision to be positive. If you feel yourself slipping into a negative mindset, then stand up straight and tall ...
Views: 24 - Goal setting - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Jason Pegler"Writing down specific goals is an essential part of getting better. You have to write your goals down every day in a certain, very specific, way. Feel free to change your goals at any time if you want. They are flexible. The more goals you write each day the more you will accomplish. Write ...
Views: 38 - Writing as catharsis - by Submitted on May 17, 2012 from Jason Pegler"Writing can be a cathartic process. Writing one’s autobiography is a deeply personal process. When I wrote A Can of Madness I poured my heart out on the page. It was extremely intense but, overall, an extremely rewarding experience. Writing saved my life and enabled me to put my manic ...
Views: 33 - Reaching out to other people - by Submitted on May 15, 2012 from Jason Pegler"Share everything positive that you learn or do in your life and celebrate the successes of others. The more you can reach out to others and connect with them the more you are pushing your bipolar aside and bringing out the real you. If you feel nervous about connecting with others, say “I like ...
Views: 44 - Let go of limiting beliefs - by Submitted on May 18, 2012 from Jason Pegler"Choose to let go of limiting beliefs as soon as they appear and immediately replace them with the greatest things you can imagine. Start by writing down your most important values – the things that matter most to you in life – in no particular order. Then go back and put them in order of ...
Views: 30 - Coping Strategies for Depression - by Submitted on May 05, 2012 from Rosemary PriceCoping strategies for depression.. Even the most positive and pro active person can find it is very difficult to climb past the problems and feelings that come with suffering from depression. There are all sorts of things to think of. Not just how you feel, but how others see you and how it ...
Views: 136 - How To Support a Person with Bipolar Disorder - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2012 from Jacqueline MarshallIt is not easy to have bipolar disorder, nor is it easy to be a caregiver, family member, or friend of someone who is. “Bipolar relationships” are difficult because the symptoms are so changeable. Your friend or loved one can be flying high today with mania only to dive into the pit of despair ...
Views: 189(1 vote) - Download the flash videos (FLV) in different websites - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2012 from jackk adomsNow the entire websites are available to do this type of work and to FLV to mp4 Mac. The different programmers and the plugging with the browsers are available now to download these different types of the flash videos. The different options are available for the users of the flash videos to ...
Views: 132 - Perception of the Mentally Ill - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2012 from Robyn WheelerI was diagnosed with a mental illness last year. A mild mood disorder called dysthymia. I wondered how will people see me now that I’ve gone public with dysthymia? Will they think I’m crazy? That I need to be institutionalized? Or maybe that I’m a criminal? None of the above is true, so how is ...
Views: 396(1 vote) - Bipolar Disorder Symptoms - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2012 from Thomas M TurnerBipolar disorder is a medical condition in which a patient experiences extreme mood swings. He can go from happy to irritable to depressed or irritable and depressed without a plausible reason. There are four types of bipolar disorder: i) Bipolar disorder Type I is a condition in which the ...
Views: 203(1 vote) - Bipolar Disorder and Diabetes - What is The Relationship? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2012 from Gaurav ThakurDiabetes and bipolar disorder is a common pathological conditions. This means that they are often accompanied with a lot of people, both bipolar disorder and diabetes. Research shows that it is more than an unfortunate coincidence. Some bstudies have shown, people with bipolar disorder are ...
Views: 172(1 vote) - Ablify Rates among Top Drug in Treating Both Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2011 from Chani Prem TQuestion: I have heard good things about a medication called Abilify. My son has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. I was told the medication is very effective in its treatment. Can you tell me a bit about this medication and what it is used for? Answer: Schizophrenia is a chronic, mental ...
Views: 173(1 vote) - Bipolar Disorder Broken - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from David HanscomDebbie is a 45 year old woman who I have been working with for about four years. She was diagnosed with a severe bipolar disorder at age twelve. About 10 years ago she had a lifting injury at work and developed chronic low back pain. Over a series of eight years she underwent multiple low back ...
Views: 316(1 vote) - Bipolar II Disorder and Teenagers: Part Four -- Positive Coping Skills - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2011 from Patrice WoltersIn the final part of this series, we continue with Wendy's story and discuss the positive coping skills that can help people with bipolar II lead successful lives. We have come a long way in terms of treatment for bipolar conditions, and many people benefit from a combination of therapy and ...
Views: 395(2 votes) - Bipolar II Disorder and Teenagers: Part Three -- Diagnosis - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2011 from Patrice WoltersIn the third article of a four-part series, we'll continue to follow Wendy's story and discuss the difficulty of diagnosing bipolar II disorder. Dr. Smith had been treating Wendy for depression since she was 14, but it wasn't until she was 17 and displaying hypomania symptoms that he ...
Views: 246(3 votes) - Bipolar II Disorder and Teenagers: Part Two -- Wendy's Story - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2011 from Patrice WoltersIn the second article of a four-part series, you'll see the progression of bipolar II through the story of Wendy, a teenager who grappled with the disorder. We'll also discuss the major symptoms of bipolar II -- depression and hypomania. Wendy was a charismatic, high-school junior with sandy ...
Views: 344(2 votes) - Bipolar II Disorder and Teenagers: Part One -- The Many Faces of Bipolar - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2011 from Patrice WoltersIn the first article of a four-part series, we will discuss the different types of bipolar disorder. What Is Bipolar Disorder? In general, bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy and activity levels. Bipolar disorder is multidimensional in nature ...
Views: 317(3 votes) - Bipolar Disorder Mood Swings - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2011 from Christen RizzoBecause opposed to typical pros and cons that every person experiences sometimes, the signals of bpd are much more serious. The side effects may be tragical: broken romances, poor results at school or even job, or maybe lead to committing suicide. Nevertheless it is a lifelong battle the good ...
Views: 377(2 votes) - First Do No Harm - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Glenda HandAre you an expert, or someone who considers his/herself to be extremely knowledgeable on a specific subject? Did you cure your physical or mental illness unconventionally? Do you have a product for sale that you say will change my life? Then please remember these four words: First Do No ...
Views: 396(4 votes) - How To Deal With a Bipolar Person In 3 Simple Steps - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2011 from Michael LeeLearning how to deal with a bipolar person is ten times more challenging than dealing with everyday normal people. The reason behind this is because a bipolar person doesn't always have control over his actions and decisions. One moment things are smooth as silk, and the next everything's ...
Views: 755 - Bipolar Family Support - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Lesley BerkFamily members respond differently to bipolar in the family. For some there may be a sense of relief that the extreme mood and behavior has a name and can be treated. Others may find it difficult to accept the diagnosis and attribute the person’s behavior to their personality, stress or some ...
Views: 295(1 vote) - Help for Mood Swings - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Tara SpringettThe following case-study about healing mood swings demonstrates what can be achieved by practicing the simple self-help practice higher-consciousness healing as described in Tara’s book The Five-Minute Miracle. Tilly (54 years) had been a counselor for decades when she came to see me ...
Views: 313 - Warning Signs of Bipolar - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Lesley BerkSome family members or close friends may be able to help the person they care for recognize warning signs of bipolar and take action to prevent full bipolar relapse. Not all people with bipolar disorder get these warning signs, but for those who do, involving a family member or close friend ...
Views: 359 - Coping with the Bipolar Depression of a Friend or Family Member - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2011 from Lesley BerkBipolar depression can engulf the person you know in a dark cloud so they are hardly recognizable. It can be severe or mild and last for a considerable time. The person may: • Find nothing interesting or enjoyable • Be emotionally flat, empty, sad or tearful • Feel worthless, excessively ...
Views: 266 - Bipolar Information for Family and Friends of Bipolar Sufferers - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Lesley BerkBipolar disorder (previously called manic depression) affects not only the life of the bipolar sufferer, but also the life of their close family and friends. These bipolar carers or caregivers can be a vital source of support to sufferers. However, bipolar carers may be faced with the person’s ...
Views: 276 - Bipolar I Disorder and Bipolar II Disorder – Eliminating Mood Swings - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Christina SponiasBipolar disorder or manic depression is characterized by an alternation of mood and reactions in individuals who are gradually losing their conscience. They have feelings of grandiosity. They are possessed by an exaggerated energy that leads them to intense activity. After a certain period of ...
Views: 364 - Manic Depression or Bipolar Disorder – Safe Treatment through Dream Translation - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Christina SponiasManic depression or bipolar disorder is a mental disorder characterized by the abrupt change of mood. On one hand, it generates exaggerated feelings and reactions (euphoria). Bipolar individuals feel so positive they believe they can do even what is beyond human capacity. On the other hand, it ...
Views: 341 - The Pros And Cons Of Black And White Thinkinig - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Ken FieldsBlack and white thinking is sometimes referred to as absolutist or dichotomous thinking. In this kind of thinking, something is all right, or all wrong, all good, or all bad. If you are not a total success, then you are a complete failure. There is no middle ground, regardless of situation or ...
Views: 466 - Discover Bipolar Disorder using Bipolar Disorder Uncovered app - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2011 from Marina JanakievskaIt could appear that all the time every thing is wonderful in the world of the famous persons but realities indicate that they are as well normal individuals that as well front with unwellness, physical and mental. Bipolar disorder is one of the unwellnesses that have been genuinely topical in ...
Views: 327 - Childhood Bipolar Disorder: Is It a Psychiatric Fraud? - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Michael LocklearIn 2009, Dr. Joseph Biederman, a leading Harvard child psychiatrist, told drug maker Johnson & Johnson that predetermined studies of its medicines for children would generate profitable results for the company. Dr. Biederman laid out the plans for testing Johnson & Johnson’s drugs in a slideshow ...
Views: 823 - The Top 7 Dangerous Psychiatric Drugs - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Michael LocklearDangerous Psychiatric Drugs Your Doctor Recommends Since the first SSRI antidepressant was released in 1988, over 200 lawsuits have been brought against the major SSRI makers, including AstraZeneca, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Eli Lilly. For the most part the lawsuits have been in response ...
Views: 688 - Life As A Bipolar Mother And Wife - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2011 from Sylvia MeierBeing a parent is a hard job. Being a parent to 5 children is an even harder job. Being a parent to 5 children while coping with being bipolar can some days seem impossible. Downright impossible. I won't lie. There are some days I would rather smash that alarm clock and crawl back inside ...
Views: 410 - Could I Really Be Bipolar? - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Sylvia MeierEver feel like you're on top of the world and nothing in it or about it can bring you down? Have insane amounts of energy like you've just downed a case of energy drinks chased with coffee? Has this feeling lasted for what seems forever? Is it disrupting your sleep? (Sleep? What's sleep? I ...
Views: 339 - Bipolar Disorder, You, And Your Life - Living Life On A Hi-Wire - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Sylvia MeierMental disorders can be confusing, as well as debilitating. They can turn your world on it's head in a blink of an eye. Bipolar disorder is one such ailment. Many people world wide suffer from bipolar disorder, but many more really don't know what bipolar disorder really is, and how it impacts ...
Views: 410(1 vote) - The Importance Of Mental And Health Attributes - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Greg FrostMental and health attributes are essential for every organism ranging from body to the mind. Mental health is as important as physical health. Some people consider that mental health is just the absence of any mental disorder or abnormality. But it is not like this. In fact mental health is ...
Views: 339 - Mindfullness and Mental Illness - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2011 from Debra MeehlMindfulness and Mental Illness ~Debra Meehl,DD,MSW and Lucinda Venn Johnstone,MS,LPC In 2003 when my (Debra’s) husband Mark was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I was determined to find a therapy that worked. I knew that if I could find something that we could use together, ...
Views: 616 - In-Sane Wine - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Milton DeWayne BensonChapter 1 In-Sane Wine Perhaps I am a crazy person or maybe not. If I believe what the doctors tell me then, in fact, I am somewhat insane. Personally I don’t like that word because what is sanity? And if one were truly sane would they not be deemed In-Sane, Insane or even In-Sanity. I ...
Views: 344 - My Friend - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Milton DeWayne BensonThis morning I found Me talking to Myself. This does happen from time to time and I believe part of it may be due to my Bipolar Affective Disorder. But I also believe most of us talk to ourselves from time to time. Often times the words are just comments we would probably prefer to keep to ...
Views: 342 - BIPOLAR OR NOT, EVERYBODY GETS DEPRESSION - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Agnes LevineDepression is a normal emotion that comes and goes with life. It is a chemical release in the brain known as Dopemine that is probably responsible for the emotion Depression. When someone dies or we lose our job, we may feel periods of sadness. That is Depression. Sometimes we move away from ...
Views: 513(1 vote) - Treatment for Bipolar Disorder - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Ross CormackEach one of us faces different experiences everyday that will somehow shape us into a better person, from happiness to struggle. Some people suffer enough that they are lead to believe there is no point in continuing with life. People with this kind of perspective or view in life as somewhat ...
Views: 499 - The Habit of Breaking the Habit - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Milton DeWayne BensonThe Habit of Breaking the Habit Yes I say there is a habit to breaking habits. And with every habit we posses there most often is a ritual, or process, we follow. I have broken many habits from the physical to the psychological. First let me say that with every habit I broke the ...
Views: 490 - HOW IS THE TUCSON, ARIZONA TRAGEDY A TEACHABLE MOMENT ON MENTALL ILLNESSES? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Agnes LevineThe Tucson, Arizona tragedy has been on the tongues and minds of the nation over the past week. The tragedy has indeed caused conversations regarding mental illnesses to move forward as it typically does on the heals of a tragedy such as this. The lesson, therefore, is still the same: ...
Views: 359(1 vote) - What is the 1st Step - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Milton DeWayne BensonWhat is the 1st step? We all experience a number of 1st steps in our lives. Every time we take a new direction, change a plan or complete a goal another 1st step has been made or has to be made. Decades ago I was involved in a 12 step program called NA or Narcotics Anonymous. And even ...
Views: 533(1 vote) - Five injured in multi-vehicle accident in Los Angeles - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from Ronnie AvelinoFive people were injured in a multi-vehicle accident collision on Ventura 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills, say authorities. Of the five injured, two sustained critical injuries from the multi-vehicle crash, which took place at about 8 AM on January 3, 2011. The exact crash point occurred on ...
Views: 506 - Health - Tips, Tricks and Ideas for Bipolar Sufferers - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Candice McInnesPeople with this depressive condition often suffer from reactive hypoglycemia (this generally occurs about three hours after a meal, and it is a drop in ones blood sugar). Symptoms can range from depression, fatigue, and irritability, going right up to panic attacks or even the odd outburst of ...
Views: 524 - Health Diet - Controlling Bipolar Mood Disorders by Modifying Your Diet - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Candice McInnesBy changing to the bipolar diet [designed for people with a Bipolar disorder] you can stabilize your mood and prevent mood swings, another bonus of this diet is weight loss and increased energy levels. What is Bipolar disorder? This is a condition involving cycles of depression, elation ...
Views: 479 - Knowing About Bipolar Disorder - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2011 from Gertrude GreenBipolar disorder, also known as manic depressive disorder can be a mental dysfunction that's primarily characterized by bouts of depression, mania or extreme temper swings from being extremely comfortable and euphoric to being irritable or depression. These periods are sometimes separated by ...
Views: 479 - Nurturing Curiosity in Children increases the Meaningfulness of Life - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2010 from Katrina Holgate MillerNurturing Curiosity in Children increases the Meaningfulness of Life? A startling “BOOM” rocked the neighborhood, and sent thick glass flying every direction. The two fifteen-year-olds scientists inside the exploded outbuilding-turned-laboratory struggled to reorient. Their stunned “what ...
Views: 432 - An Educator's Dyslexia Story - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2011 from Paul FletcherI have often been dismayed when hearing about chilren as young as 6 being given the psychotropic drug Ritalin because they have ADHD. So when I asked a good friend of mine who tutors young kids for a living what this was all about, what she said about this made me even more perplexed as to why ...
Views: 559 - Bipolar Disorder - Good News - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Robert And Shelley JakobsenBipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function. Different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through, the symptoms of Bipolar are severe. They can result in damaged ...
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