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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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Just Another Teachin’ Tuesday: An update on supplements

by Bill August 2, 2010
Supplements for anxiety and bipolar disorder

So many supplements are touted by their manufacturers and distributors as providing massive amounts of relief for depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. Let’s update, looking at omega-3 fatty acids, St. John’s Wort, inositol, saffron, SAMe, and tryptophan.

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Desperation: 10 things to keep the cougar off your back

by Bill August 1, 2010
Desperation Calls For Calm

And, you know, desperation generated by immediate issues is hard enough to take. But it so often drags along memories of hard to stomach times in the past – perhaps when we first experienced desperate feelings. The reading’s good here, come on in…

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Perspectives on Suffering (and life itself)

by Bill July 30, 2010
Suffering can bring life

Here lies the chance for a man either to make use of or to forgo the opportunities of attaining the moral values that a difficult situation may afford him. And this decided whether he is worthy of his sufferings or not. Viktor Frankl. Please come on in, there’s so much more…

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Happy Summer…

by Bill July 29, 2010
Happy Summer!

You know, we don’t always have to be so serious here on chipur. To tell you the truth, I hadn’t planned on posting a new article until Friday evening – but I wanted to at least give you a beautiful new image to look at until then. And if it helps you chill-out on what’s likely a hot summer day – all the better. That’s the Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Be sure to come on back tonight for a brand-spankin-new “serious” article. Bill

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My Son’s Future – My past…

by Bill July 28, 2010
Bill's Son

A wonderful occasion, to be sure – worthy of raucous celebration. And that’s exactly what we’ve all been doing since he received word of his acceptance several months ago. And we’ll continue to do so, and be thankful, as time ensues. But I gotta’ tell ya’ – I’ve been experiencing a bit of a hallow feeling deep inside…A great life lesson…

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Nightmares? Get some sleep – here’s an exciting technique!

by Bill July 27, 2010
No more nightmares

Don’t know if you were aware of the numbers, but it’s believed some 8% of adults wrestle with troubling nightmares. And the percentage jumps to an astounding 90 for victims of severe trauma, such as rape and witnessing or participating in the atrocities of war.

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Just Another Teachin’ Tuesday: Your future lies in your past…

by Bill July 26, 2010
Memory and the future

A Washington University (St. Louis) research team has discovered that the very same brain anatomy and physiology involved in the recall of past events also generates our visions of tomorrow. Let’s learn to use it.

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