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- I'm Not Adam Lanza But I Have A Mental Illness - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Sarah SmithEveryone wonders, what could be his motive? Why would Adam Lanza kill so many people? Yes, he had Aspergers. But does that explain why he took a gun and killed children? And so many? What went wrong? And how could we as a society prevent future disasters such as this one.? I'm not Adam ...
Views: 1895 - 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: 1893(1 vote) - Recovery isn’t a beginning or end it’s a journey you take over a life time - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2010 from Marcy RubinPrior to my diagnosis of bipolar disorder I had believed my highs and lows were just a regular part of who I was. I can clearly remember moments when I felt out of control, depressed or even worse suicidal. If you know anything about mental illness imagine what having undiagnosed bipolar ...
Views: 1848(4 votes) - Relationship, Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Medication - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2010 from James HendrixThere are mental health, relationship issues and emotional problems that are beyond or at least at the edge of behavioral control. People are not trying to be depressed or crazy – they act that way because of complex brain, hormone, environment, and background issues. There are times when ...
Views: 1825(5 votes) - 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: 1822(1 vote) - Everything You Need To Know About Total Knee Replacement Surgery - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2017 from Mujahid SaleemTotal Knee Replacement Surgery is also known as knee arthroplasty. It is helpful in relieving pain and restoring function in severely diseased knee joints. A surgeon takes out cartilage and injured bone from your kneecap, thighbone, and shinbone then replaces it with an artificial joint made of ...
Views: 1812 - Let's Not Be Angry at Addicts for Relapsing -- Let's Talk Real Treatment - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Thomas ReesI wrote this comment in response to a writer who raved against addicts for not being held to some standard of getting better, and my take on his article was he was frustrated with the addicts for relapsing in such high numbers, which is true -- and is outrageously expensive. I think there is ...
Views: 1805(2 votes) - Boost up Your Consumer Confidence in Email Marketing Campaigns - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2015 from Emily JohnsonWhile conducting Email Marketing Campaigns it is quite important to build customer confidence. Hence, project the email in such a way so that it appears clear and useful to your customers as much as possible. Keep in mind that during the initial phase of email marketing you must pay attention ...
Views: 1802 - DO YOU KNOW WHEN AND HOW TO EAT FRUIT?Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Agnes LevineEATING FRUIT... We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it, and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know HOW and WHEN to eat. What is the correct way of eating fruits? IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! * ...
Views: 1775(4 votes) - Fish Oil for Bipolar Disorder - My Journey - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2016 from Pixie ForestAccording to the psychiatric community, I have bipolar 1 with ultra rapid cycling, but I don't take meds anymore. I tried a few different pharmaceutical drug cocktails before I thought 'Now hang on, this totally sucks and what if I NEVER find the right combo of drugs to meet someone elses' ...
Views: 1754(1 vote) - The Reservoir - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Bill WhiteI’ve had a lot on my mind lately. On top of that, it seems as though there haven’t been enough hours in the day to accomplish all that’s on my “to-do” list. Absolutely, I’ve been pushing myself to the max in recent weeks. And I can feel it mentally, emotionally, and physically. Have you ever ...
Views: 1747(4 votes) - My First Psychiatric Institution: Meet the Crazies - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2017 from Cat DavisDecember 2016 This institution looks nothing like the movies. It’s set up like a little home, comfy cozy, except everything is confined to one huge room, so they can watch us. There’s a receptionist desk, where the lady who checked me in now sits. She switches between scrolling on her ...
Views: 1744(1 vote) - 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: 1735(2 votes) - Mental Illness and Mental Institutions: When You Have No More Options - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2017 from Cat DavisMy mom anxiously sits beside me on one of the faded blue couches. Today is the first day of final exams, I remember. But here I am, sitting and crying uncontrollably in the waiting room of my school’s counseling services. I am not the normal college student anymore. I am going ...
Views: 1732 - Misdiagnosed With Depression: Manic Attack - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2017 from Cat DavisDecember 2016 Screaming. Excruciatingly desperate. Dangerously loud. Pain expressed with every sound; helplessness released with every breath. I sit up in my bed, surrounded by darkness. The sun starts peeking between the curtains of the bedroom. I look around, trying to figure out where ...
Views: 1715 - Childhood Bipolar Disorder - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2011 from Les Linet"Learning that one's child has bipolar disorder can be traumatic. Diagnosis usually follows months or years of the child's mood instability, school difficulties, and damaged relationships with family and friends. However, diagnosis can and should be a turning point for everyone concerned. Once ...
Views: 1698(9 votes) - How to Bring Attention to Bipolar Disorder - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2010 from Michelle C. LaneFor the average person, life can be stressful at times. Personal relationships, raising children, careers and life in general- they all bring there own types of stress. That is just how life is sometimes. Imagine, for just a moment, that you had to battle internally with your own thoughts- if ...
Views: 1696(2 votes) - Mental Health: Self Help Works! - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2009 from John SamuelsSelf help is a viable option in many cases of metnal health difficulties and disorders. In fact, whether someone gets professional help or not, self help should and must be a part of the healing process if there are going to be long-term gains in mental healing. If we go to a doctor and lay ...
Views: 1654(1 vote) - All We Need is Love... - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Bill WhiteBeing in the very heart of the holiday season, I wanted to share some thoughts and feelings about love. Now, I know the subject of love may be difficult to embrace for one with our past and present emotional experience; however I’m suggesting we sufficiently open our hearts and minds and give it ...
Views: 1644(5 votes) - Dear Dr. Romance: I want some peaceful and happy years of my life - by Submitted on May 29, 2018 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I was brought up with eight children Where father was gone from home early morning till late night. Mother all the time angry at one kid or the other. Everybody use to say I was the better behaved sibling among all, and my mom was always partial to other children in ...
Views: 1640(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: 1635(1 vote) - 4 Tips for Managing the Bipolar Disorder - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2017 from Kevin JonesBipolar is a chronic disorder that causes extreme shifts in the mood of a person. It also effects the ability to think clearly and energy level. People suffering from disorder have low and high moods that are known as depression and mania. It is a severe mental condition, and if you notice the ...
Views: 1631 - How to Make Bipolar Disorder- Yours - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2010 from Michelle C. LaneBipolar in itself can be debilitating, confusing and frustrating to those that suffer. Employers do not understand your daily battle at times, just to get out of bed and trudge on through your day. Family members can be critical in the low times of post mania, when the depression sets in with no ...
Views: 1620(2 votes) - Helping Children And Youth With Bipolar Disorder - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2008 from Connie LimonBipolar disorder is a brain disorder characteristic of persistent, overwhelming and uncontrollable changes in: • Moods • Activities • Thoughts • And behaviors If there is a family history of bipolar disorder or depression, a child has a much greater chance of having ...
Views: 1619 - Spirit Possession or Brain Disturbance--You Decide - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2016 from Scott & Stephen PetulloSevere possession by lost souls and sometimes even demonic entities is, we believe, a serious yet largely overlooked problem. Spiritually sensitive and otherwise susceptible people, such as abused children or people who abuse alcohol and, or use drugs, can unknowingly be a host for all sorts ...
Views: 1607 - Building Self-Esteem--The Great Lifetime Adventure - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2014 from Joan Clout-KruseBuilding your self-esteem is a long, arduous process of trial and error, goal setting, and faith in yourself. Best yet is when you also have positive thinking friends to support your dreams and goals. You have to keep on going no matter what happens along the way. For me it was a struggle ...
Views: 1606 - Misdiagnosed With Depression: A Circuitous Journey to Bipolar - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2017 from Cat DavisToday marks my first ever meeting with a psychiatrist. A good ole crazy people doctor for good ole crazy me. The psychiatrist turns out to be a sweet, bubbly, round-faced young woman who looks more like a favorite elementary school teacher than a psychiatrist, but in a good way. I like her ...
Views: 1570 - High Risk - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2017 from Cat DavisMy school’s counseling service is pushed to the back and most depressing corner of the student health center. I find myself there, quite unamused by the set up. I decide that after this first, mandatory meeting, I will never come back. Therapy is overrated; even if I am labeled completely ...
Views: 1567 - Misdiagnosed With Depression: Panic Attacks Part 2 - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2017 from Cat DavisI am one month into my antidepressants when my psychiatrist tells me she has not seen any improvement in my “condition.” She doubles my dose of Prozac to 40mg, which, by the way, induces a hell of a lot of serotonin into one little tiny depressed body. I glare at her. I’m pissed that I’m not ...
Views: 1556 - Understanding Bipolar Treatment - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2008 from Sue LauderThe specific treatment for bipolar disorder can vary for each person, but generally bipolar treatment focuses on a combination of medical and psychological approaches. Scientific evidence suggests that the mood swings experienced by sufferers of bipolar disorder are caused by disturbances in a ...
Views: 1538 - Bipolar Medications - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2008 from Sue LauderThe treatment of bipolar disorder usually involves bipolar medication. Often medications are used in combination for effective results, and it can take a period of trying different medications before a suitable medication or combination of bipolar medications is found to suit the ...
Views: 1497 - Health benefits of using natural Aloe Vera based products - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2014 from Agnes MarylinnAloe Vera is one of the best healing plants that are being used in improving the cardiovascular health of people. The gel present in the leaves of this plant has been utilized in the medicines for several decades to heal a wide range of tropical conditions. Even various parts of this plant are ...
Views: 1496 - 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: 1454(1 vote) - 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: 1441(1 vote) - Is Your Child Bipolar? - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2018 from Tali ShenfieldThe incidence of bipolar disorder has increased quite a bit over the last decade, especially in the case of children and adolescents. Until recently, it was unheard of for children as young as six years old to display symptoms of bipolar disorder. Although some mental health experts state that ...
Views: 1416(1 vote) - What 2 Poles? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2009 from Leslie HullHe looks as if he got confused when dressing this morning in his Eddie Bauer hiking boots and his Armani suit. Then I remember the snowy slush I schlepped through on the way to his office. Always Ill prepared for wintry weather, or just too stubborn to buy hideous snow boots, I sit on his ...
Views: 1415 - Understanding Bipolar - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2008 from Lauri Allison LaBadieHow will I know if I’m bipolar? You’ll know by your moods and behaviors. Bipolar Disorder used to be called manic depression. Now it’s called Bipolar I and Bipolar II. When you have a Bipolar I Disorder you will have manic episodes where you have lots of energy, talk fast, have ...
Views: 1400 - Islamic Professor: “No such thing as slavery” - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2017 from Richard RuhlingGeorgetown University Professor, Jonathan Brown, a convert to Islam. told an Islamic group “there is no such thing as slavery…what really counts…is whether those who were enslaved were treated well or poorly – not that they were enslaved.” (WorldNewDaily.com) Georgetown University may be ...
Views: 1399 - Living With a Disability - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2019 from Alvina JenniferBecoming disabled is a difficult adjustment. While you will no doubt live a fulfilling and happy life with your disability, the changes it will bring in the near term can be tough to reckon with. As you navigate your life and your disability, you’ll have to care for yourself and consider new ...
Views: 1377 - Book Review: Choosing Sanity – An Unprecedented Guide to Healing Brain Chemistry Disorders without Medications - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2008 from Laura MonzoThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorder is a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated mood, clinically referred to as mania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly ...
Views: 1368 - What makes a criminal want to be a criminal? - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2015 from Sherry JoinerImagine yourself sitting in a movie theater chair with a tall bucket of butter popcorn and big cup of ice-cold Coca Cola, maybe stealing a nacho or two with your sister or friend next to you, chatting away about your day’s events – who sent you an email or a text or whatever makes you happy. ...
Views: 1361(1 vote) - Get Information About Manic Depression - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2008 from Peter samsManic depressive refers to mood swings from overly “high” (manic) to overly “low” (depressed). Another name for manic-depressive illness is bipolar disorder. This refers to a person’s mood alternating between “poles” of mania (highs) and depression ...
Views: 1316(2 votes) - Autism, schizophrenia, ADHD, and bipolar disorder risk in kids may be linked to older dads: Study - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2016 from Victor MarchioneAutism, schizophrenia, ADHD, and bipolar disorder risk in kids may be linked to older dads, according to research. American and Swedish researchers analyzed data from over 2.6 million Swedes. Men who fathered children after the age of 24 faced higher risks of having children with psychiatric ...
Views: 1243 - Expect More, Depressed Less - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2008 from Lisa SargeseManic depression is a trickster. I've been fighting it all my life; the mopey, draggy, sad, passionless, dour, near suicidal emptiness. Then the sudden elated, hyper, creative, charming, glittery, lusty, energetic hypo mania hits and I think I can take on the world. But of course the pendulum ...
Views: 1196 - Studio booking- Effective physical and fitness studio - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2016 from Lidia PeckStudio booking is the fitness studio center; at there you can find the special guideline to change your body fitness and position. It has well trained and qualified instructor, they instruct you for maintain your fitness according to normal or body builder shape. Health and fitness studio ...
Views: 1168 - Do You Have Bipolar Disorder? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Sharon BellAre you easily distracted? Do you have trouble sleeping? Are you depressed or sad one moment and full of confidence and optimism the next time? Do you find it difficult to concentrate? Are you reckless and aggressive at times only to lose interest in everything you do the next moment? If you ...
Views: 1121 - Real Estate Training Courses - Part 1 - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2008 from Brad WoznyOften, it can be confusing to determine which real estate investing training courses you should invest in when you're just getting started. Or whether you should take one at all. Some real estate investors proudly declare themselves as self-taught, like we've seen in TV Shows as Property Ladder ...
Views: 1099 - How to deal with mental and physical health issues - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2020 from Marko TosicAnorexia nervosa is an illness that usually occurs in teenage girls, but also in theenage boys, and adult women and men. People with anorexia are obsessed with being thin. they lose a lot of weight and are terrified of gaining weight. They believe they are fat even though they are very thin. ...
Views: 988 - Bipolar Disorder : Everything You Need to Know - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2020 from Tal PintoBipolar Disorder Changes in mood, activity levels, and energy are only some of the symptoms if a person has Bipolar Disorder. Have you heard of this already? If not, keep reading. Defining Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder, as stated by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), has ...
Views: 987(1 vote) - Why Bringing ESAs at Workplace is Good? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2020 from Julia RichardsDo you realize that bringing your emotional support animal at the work environment is a superb method of busting pressure? An ESA is not quite the same as a help or treatment and has unexpected duties in comparison to them. They offer emotional help to individuals who need ...
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