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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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My Apologies…

by Bill July 12, 2010
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Those of you who may have visited chipur over the weekend may have found the going very slow; if chipur, at times, even appeared at all. My database support team began their fix this past Friday, and it’s taken them this long to have finalized it (I HOPE). Again, I apologize for any inconvenience; and, as always, I really appreciate your ongoing confidence and trust. Bill

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Screen Buzz: “Yikes, I think I’m an addict! What now?”

by Bill July 11, 2010
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Please understand your screen buzzin’ certainly may be an independent abuse or dependence situation. But it may also be a symptom of another emotional or mental disorder – say – depression, OCD, or bipolar disorder. And it may also coexist (comorbidity) with another disorder. Very helpful reading here. Please dig in…

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Screen Buzz: A social transitioning?

by Bill July 10, 2010
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Look, let’s be brutally honest and objective here. Whether we like it or not, our society – our very culture – is changing the way in which it works, learns, socializes, and recreates. And one could actually make the case that a rejection of screens is its own dysfunctional manufactured world. Please read more…

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Screen Buzz: Let’s play 25 questions…

by Bill July 9, 2010
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Are you known to bring along your laptop when you park it on the toilet? Has a family member or significant other ever gotten on to you about your screen time (and did you rip their head off)? Is your meal partner generally your phone or current video game? Do you find yourself consumed by when you can next go online? Would you like to read more? Please do…

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The Ups & Downs of (Mis)Interpretation & (Over)Reaction (2nd of 2)

by Bill July 8, 2010
Misinterpretation and Overreaction

And there I stood within two feet of that very messy catastrophe I’d considered when I knew I was safe and sound. Reading the new script, here are the biochemical events that would be going down in my brain…I believe you’ll be glad you read the rest. Please do!

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The Ups & Downs of (Mis)Interpretation & (Over)Reaction

by Bill July 7, 2010
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About a year ago I summoned an elevator to the 11th floor of a hotel. As I waited, a massive floor to ceiling window caught my attention and I very comfortably gazed outside absorbing the landscape (which, by the way, would have unnerved me years ago). And suddenly I said to myself…

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Just Another Teachin’ Tuesday: Bipolar Disorder? “Ehh – keep your LifeShirt on!”

by Bill July 5, 2010
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Ah, sunny Southern California. The beaches, the mountains, the deserts, Hollywood, the LifeShirts. What? You read it correctly. Come on in – you know you want to read more.

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