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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.

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Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Childhood depression? Come on now!?!?

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?

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Emotional Rain

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?

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Unemployed? 10 Things To Hold Onto

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...

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Derealization & Depersonalization: Perceived Madness (3rd of 3)

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.

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The We Do It Intentionally Paradox: 10 reasons why we may not want to get better – REFUTED

by Bill June 11, 2010
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Feeling like crap is better than not feeling at all…If you ask me, feeling like crap is not feeling at all. As nasty as it is, being sick is at least familiar and comfortable…Being naked is familiar and comfortable, and I’m guessing you’re wearing clothes right now… Wanna’ read more? Just clikur on the image or headline.

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The We Do It Intentionally Paradox: 10 reasons why we may not want to get better

by Bill June 10, 2010
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No one supports the disease – as in bona fide medical – concept of depression, anxiety, and bipolarity more than ‘Ole Bill. And being one who takes a psychotropic himself, I’m certainly not anti-med. But in spite of what we’ve been “blessed” with genetically and environmentally, I’m stickin’ to my guns when I say we, in part or in whole, intentionally (consciously or unconsciously) perpetuate our distress… Why not read the rest? Just clikur on the image or headline.

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Just Another Teachin’ Tuesday: Lithium – “But it’s in batteries!?!?”

by Bill June 7, 2010
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Now, how and why lithium works in the treatment of the mood disorders is an interesting subject. It’s been traditionally believed the Li+ ion elevates levels of serotonin in the brain, as well as a serotonin metabolite. Of course, we know of serotonin’s positive impact on mood… Wanna’ read more? Just clikur on the image or headline.

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You Quit Just Before The Prize Was Yours. Now What?

by Bill June 7, 2010
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So what about you? Whether it has to do with a mood, anxiety, or substance abuse issue – or something else entirely – have you ever felt like giving up? Maybe you do right now. Maybe you already have. Yes, in spite of your emotional, mental, physical, relational, and financial investment; you’re ready to cash-out. Why not read the rest of the article? Just clikur on the image or headline. Thanks

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John Robert Wooden: A Simple Man, A Lasting Example

by Bill June 5, 2010
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John Wooden’s beloved wife of 53 years, and high school sweetheart, Nell, died on March 21, 1985. As his health allowed, on the 21st of every month Wooden visited Nell’s grave. And then he’d write her a love letter, place it in an envelope, and add it to the stack of letters he’d already written that laid upon her pillow. To read more just clikur on the image or headline…

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It Ain’t Over ‘Til You Say It’s Over. 10 things NOT to do in the midst of hell…

by Bill June 2, 2010
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Bottom-line is this – I don’t care how cooked you may think your goose is, it ain’t over ’til you say it’s over! And managing the immediate caving-in of the walls is a lot less complicated than you might think.

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Just Another Teachin’ Tuesday: Rufinamide – Another Profit Producing Pipedream?

by Bill May 31, 2010
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Given its pedigree it isn’t surprising rufinamide would work well for bipolarity. But a new hypothesis (as in big-time supposition) is it’s effective in the treatment of depression, generalized anxiety, panic, OCD, eating disorders, and assorted substance abuse issues. Rufinamide’s efficacy is based in its impact upon the modulation of the activity of sodium channels. But before you get too excited, understand the hypothesis is based upon two case studies.

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