A year ago I ran a piece on poor treatment and outcomes for anxiety disorder sufferers who relied upon primary care-based mental health care. Let’s take another look.
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The good news is chipur is growing very nicely and I want to sustain that growth for all of us; and others enduring emotional and mental health disorders who don't know about chipur - yet.
Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Childhood depression? Come on now!?!?
As difficult as it appears to be for most Americans to accept childhood depression, statistics generally cite prevalence at 10%. That’s a lot of kids, don’t you think?
Emotional Rain
I wonder where you believe you fall on this spectrum of response. I wonder about my own pattern of reaction. You know, you take it and take it and take it - and then some. And you ponder two things, really. How much more is coming, and how much more can I take?
Unemployed? 10 Things To Hold Onto
Whether we've been laid off, terminated, or quit; being unemployed is absolutely awful. And, of course, along with it comes that seemingly endless and gut-wrenching job search. Well, come on in for 10 pieces of wisdom that'll help you make it through...
Derealization & Depersonalization: Perceived Madness (3rd of 3)
Well, the bottom-line is we're left in this emotionally void and hypervigilant state, and Dr. Ramachandran proposes we have but two alternatives to account for what's happened: "The world just isn't real," presenting in the form of derealization, and "I'm not real," presenting in the form of depersonalization.
Chronic stress may lead to heart problems. Cortisol is secreted as a result of chronic stress; and researchers have now discovered a fascinating cortisol biomarker that may prevent heart attacks.
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This is a dynamic we really need to understand. It actually makes perfect sense. But if we aren’t dialed-in to its potential appearance and roots, we’ll prolong a whole lot of unnecessary suffering.
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There’s no more desperate feeling than wondering if we’ll be alright after a mood, anxiety, or traumatic episode. But for my money, the bigger question is how we’ll respond when we emerge.
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In the midst of desperate times we may find ourselves repeating, “Will I be alright when this is over?” And the fact of the matter is, we may not believe “when this is over” is even a possibility.
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