August 2018
- "But what if my 'season of life' doesn't change? I mean, what then?"
- THYROID HORMONE as a Treatment for BIPOLAR DEPRESSION? Sure, Why Not?
- Anxiety & Bipolarity: With GOOFY FRIENDS Like That, Who Needs ENEMIES?
July 2018
- Looking for LASTING RELIEF? Always Consider the POWER of the Basics. Like This...
- If You Don't BREATHE You Die. If You Don't BREATHE CORRECTLY You'll Feel Like It.
- The Meds-Therapy Chat: A Psychiatrist's Perspective
- It Ain't Goin' Anywhere Soon. So Isn't It Time to TELL the KIDS?
June 2018
- 21 Grounding Techniques That Can Get You Back in the Moment
- Chips Off the Old Block: Yikes! This Edition Even Includes a Free Trial ($$$)
- Derealization & Depersonalization: What Is This Horror? Can It Go Away?
May 2018
- Our Reward System & Dopamine: Incredible, Life-Sustaining (a Trap)
- Our Teens & School Mass Shootings: Where Have We Gone Wrong?
- A Carb-Pounding Frenzy: "Yikes, What's Goin' on Here?"
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: What & Why You Need to Know
- NEUROTICISM: Be Good to Yourself and SURRENDER
April 2018
- Why This SELF-MONITORING Model Makes for the Easiest Drive
- How to LOOSEN-UP When You're RIGID as STEEL (with script)
- As Much as We May Hate It, It's Stunning: 15 Cool Facts About the Brain...
- Just Another Chronic Illness (that isn't going away)
March 2018
- Chips off the Old Block: "So Much on My Mind Lately."
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: What You Need to Know
- Be It Ever So Humble, There's No Place Like Home
- The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation: Stunningly Hopeful Work
February 2018
- "I felt GOOD. You know...good INSIDE. For no reason. That, my friends, is PROGRESS."
- Trichotillomania: What You NEED to KNOW, One Strand at a Time
- My Life Is HELL and You Want GRATITUDE? Really?
- 12 Signs You're OVERSTIMULATED (and likely feeling awful)
January 2018
- 6 COPING with an ILLNESS Tips If You Struggle with a Mood or Anxiety Disorder
- "WHO AM I?" Not the Cure, but the Answer(s) Can Sure Make Life Easier
- "WHO AM I?" And Why EVERYTHING Is Riding on It
- Eric Clapton: You Really NEED to Know His Story
- 10 BIGGIES You Need to THINK About as 2018 Begins
December 2017
- Happy NEW Year!? It's About TIME.
- Holiday Note
- DEPRESSION & ANXIETY RELIEF: Why a BATH May Be Just the Ticket
- The MOTION of EMOTION: Leonardo Knew It Well
- PSYCHOTIC BREAK? NERVOUS BREAKDOWN? What You NEED to Know
November 2017
- Our TIME WARPED Minds: Know Your UNCONSCIOUS, Know Yourself
- 10 Things for Which I'm THANKFUL: How 'Bout YOU?
- 5 LIFESTYLE Changes for BATTLING DEPRESSION: Maybe It's Time for a TUNE-UP?
- OCD: Once UNTREATABLE, Now There's HOPE for Even the TOUGHEST Cases
October 2017
- 10 Ways to MANAGE GUILT & SHAME: What to do when you THINK it's YOU
- SLEEP DEPRIVATION & DEPRESSION: The Relationship Just Might SURPRISE You
- Takin' a Time-Out This Week
- CANNABIDIOL: What Is It? Why Should a MOOD or ANXIETY DISORDER Sufferer Care?
- OCD Need-to-Know ALERT! The Crucial ACTION & CONFIDENCE Connection
September 2017
- The UNIQUENESS & LIKABILITY of YOU (If you dare observe)
- Antidepressants SMACKED Again: Readers STUNNED, Defiant
- The CAUSE of DEPRESSION: What If It Really Is THIS?
- The Mood and Anxiety Disorder MEDS PIPELINE: What's REALLY Going On?
August 2017
- Is Your Mind DUPING You into Believing Your ANTIDEPRESSANT Is WORKING (but it really isn't)?
- "I'm Sorry."
- FEAR of DEATH, FEAR in LIFE: The PARADOX of THANATOPHOBIA
- KETAMINE & DEPRESSION Treatment Update: Paradise or Another Cruel Joke
- TEMPERAMENT: Onboard and READY to ROLL. Why It Matters NOW.
July 2017
- Cognitive DISSONANCE: For a good shot at FEELING BETTER, read this.
- Why Are We SUFFERING? Were We Just ACCIDENTS Waiting to Happen?
- The NEUROGENESIS Theory of DEPRESSION: Have We Reached the Promised Land?
June 2017
- Mood STABILIZERS: Treating the SWINGS of the MOOD SPECTRUM
- LONELINESS: With All of the PAIN, Wouldn't You Like to Know WHY?
- 3 Ways to Make the Most of a Major Life Transition
- Juvenile Bipolar Disorder: Controversy & Reliable Info
May 2017
- EXPECTATION: A Builder & DESTROYER of SOULS
- "I HATE Three-Day Weekends!" (Got an offer for ya')
- LIFE in the Key of...YOU
- "No Matter Who I See or What I Take, I Still Feel Like Crap." A Guest Post
- Questions, Questions, So MANY QUESTIONS. But This One Can Be the Most TROUBLING...
- Real World PTSD: "Hey, Tommy's door is open. Let's pop-in for a visit."
April 2017
- I Will Help You: A HEARTFELT Initiative to SAVE LIVES
- Thank You, Healthline. Thank You, READERS!
- It's STORY Time on Chipur: "You Don't Have to Live Like That Anymore."
- How to SIT with DIFFICULT EMOTIONS: Danielle Shares Her PERSONAL Story
March 2017
- A Thought Is But a THOUGHT: REALITY and RESPONSE Are Up to Us
- Donald J. Trump: Why Does He UPSET Us So?
- BIPOLAR DISORDER Doesn't Get Its Due. And I Think It's Time to PUT UP OUR DUKES!
February 2017
- The TRUTH About the TRUTH: We Can RUN but We Can't HIDE
- The TOP 9 Supplements for Your OPTIMAL Mental HEALTH
- "BOTTOM of the Morning to Ya'!" Whatcha' Need to Know About MORNING DEPRESSION
- Avoiding the CHANGE Trap: Shrewd COUNSEL from Psychologist Angus Munro (and Sydney)
January 2017
- Elusive PERFECTION in the Chase for EXCELLENCE: A Very Hard LESSON
- Social Anxiety Disorder: A Med Student's SAD Tale (with a HOPEFUL Ending)
- We need YOU! Will you write a GUEST POST for Chipur?
December 2016
- A PERSONAL Message for the New Year. And a THANK YOU!
- https://chipur.com/happy-holidays-2016/
- DEPRESSION in MEN: Our guest post writer says, "Yeah, it's DIFFERENT."
- 12 Things to Contemplate When MEDS Are Lookin' (Awfully) GOOD
November 2016
- 10 Things to Think About When CHANGE Is Knocking at the Door
- How to SURVIVE the HOLIDAYS: Must I spell it out for you? (You know I will anyway)
- Bare-Knuckled and Bloody, but It's Gonna' Be ALRIGHT | Could It Be Time to HEAL?
- 13 Things to IMMEDIATELY Consider When You're SPIRALING DOWNWARD (and scared)
October 2016
- And you thought they were just for counting: What our FINGERS tell us about who we are
- The Wonder of Brian Wilson | An Inspiring Story of Beauty, Near-Death, and Recovery
September 2016
- Chips Off the Old Block | Even More Informative Yummies from the Inbox
- The Truth About Tic Disorders | "Whoa! What causes these, anyway? And how do I show them the door?"
- The Truth About Tic Disorders | The Chummy and Tricky Coexistence of OCD and Tics/Tourette Syndrome
August 2016
- The Truth About Tic Disorders | Challenging Stigma, Restoring Lives
- Why We Suffer | Diggin' Deep in the Psyche with Psychotherapist Peter Michaelson
July 2016
- Chips Off the Old Block | More Informative Yummies from the Inbox
- Regression | Growing Ourselves Back Up (and dumping buckets of mood and anxiety misery)
June 2016
- Regression | Understanding What Could Be the Fix for Your Mood and Anxiety Misery
- Chips Off the Old Block | Informative Yummies from the Inbox
- The Disappointment of Antidepressants: You Really Need to Read This Study
May 2016
- The Mother Teresa You May Not Know: Her Spiritual Health, Her Depression
- We all thought it was a cool tattoo. Who knew it was your second brain?
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: How to Break the Grip and Move-On with Your Life
April 2016
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder: 300.02 Was on My Receipt. Does It Belong on Yours?
- Your Beaker, My Beaker: Why It's Crucial to Understand They're Different
March 2016
- "It Is Well with My Soul": A Tale of Family Tragedy, Courage, and Victory
- The Thing Isn't Really the Thing. The Thing is Actually the Reaction to the Thing. (Huh?)
February 2016
- Cognitive Restructuring: Do Not Make This Disastrous Mistake (Crash, Boom!)
- Ketamine for Depression: 10 Essential "Infusion-Confusion" Busters
January 2016
- Must-Read Bipolarity Information: Mixed Mood States and Rapid Cycling
- Locus of Control: Is Yours an "Innie" or an "Outie?" (And why it matters)
December 2015
- 10 Life-Changing Truths for Those Enduring a Mood or Anxiety Disorder | Happy 2016!
- Top 3 Ways to Silence Your Inner Demons this Holiday Season (and Beyond!)
- 10 Reasons Why Suffering Is Good for Us (Still, it ain't much fun.)
November 2015
- "If this isn't nice, I don't know what is." | A Holiday Season Primer
- Bipolar Disorder: The 'Exciting' and 'Comforting' Brain Neuron Connection
October 2015
- The Benzodiazepine Dilemma: Man, I thought long and hard about posting this.
- Self-Harm and Substance Use Disorders: Need-to-Know Connections and Facts
September 2015
- Socratic Questioning: Demand, and Use, It to Annihilate Your Depression and Anxiety
- Raquel & Lee: A Heartening Story of a Cover Blown and How to Lend a Helping Hand
- Teen Depression in America: The Very Hard Facts (and Hope)
August 2015
- The Precious Jewel Within: Each of Us Has at Least One (Oh yes we do!)
- "Forty-three years ago," I kept saying to myself: A valuable lesson on living life
July 2015
- PTSD & Benzos: New Information You Really Need to Know
- 'Life in Bite-Sized Morsels: Learning to Live Life on Life's Terms' | A Book Recommendation
June 2015
- Oh What Our Thoughts Can Do to Us (and how to undo) | Wisdom from a Chipur Friend
- Our Teens Are Hurting and Dying | They Deserve a Lot More EMPATHY
- The Walsh Protocol: A Guest Post on Depression Treatment Alternatives
May 2015
- The Antidepressant Black Box Warning: Is It Necessary? Did It Backfire?
- Depression According to Michael | He Said You Can Come In
- Antidepressant Alternatives | Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression Relapse
April 2015
March 2015
- Tattoo You!
- The Ruminating Dilemma | Understanding and Solutions (Yanking the Velcro)
- Frozen in Symptoms? Ya' Gotta' Roll the Bones!
- Chipur Update | Anorexia, Eating Disorders, and a Smokin' CBT
February 2015
- "Low-serotonin doesn't cause depression? You're kiddin' me, right?!"
- 10 Ways to Keep Our World Intact When All Hell Breaks Loose
- Our Stress and Relaxation Responses | How to Call Upon and Nurture Your Relaxation Response
- Our Stress and Relaxation Responses | Understanding Them and Working Toward Calm
January 2015
- The Heartache and Healing of Substance Use Disorder | The Scoop on Cathy's Inspirational Ebook
- Benzodiazepines | The Gifts That Keep on Giving
- I tell myself, 'I must go on.' But why?
- Chipur Reader Patricia Featured in The Washington Post
- When Parted Parents Refuse to Get It Right There's Only One True Loser
December 2014
- May 2015 Be a Special Year of Renewal and Growth
- A Little Time off with Some Folks I Know
- Seasonal Affective Disorder | SADly Misunderstood (You mean it can occur in the summer and include mania?)
- Panic Attack Contributors (Yikes!) | Lest We Forget Hyperventilation and That Danged Suffocation Alarm
- Probiotics in That Gut of Yours | Soothing the Mood and Anxiety Disordered Beast?
November 2014
- I'm Thankful for You, Chipur Reader | Wishing You the Best on This Thanksgiving Day
- 'Tis(n't) the Season to Be Jolly? | 10 Holiday Season Challenge Points with a Side of Psychobabble
- The Anger Opportunity | 12 Points of Perspective and Growth
- Chipur Named to Psych Central's Best of the Web 2014
- Lost and Clueless? 22 Signs That Hidden Anger May Be a Problem
- Back Page Mood & Anxiety Symptoms Merit Front Page Coverage
October 2014
- "Lotta' Good That'll Do." 15 Reasons to Keep an Open Mind About Counseling
- Resistance | The Invisible Barrier to Healing (That Begs to Be Seen)
- Acceptance: The Missing Piece to the Healing Puzzle
- "ISIS, Ebola, the News. Oh My!" | 10 Thoughts to Soothe Your Frightened Mind
September 2014
- Yesterday Lingers, and Hurts | A Heartfelt Guest Post from Nancy
- A Blood Test to Diagnose Depression | The Wait Is Over!
- 17 Ways to Get 'Er Rollin' When the Wheels Come Flyin' Off
- The Silence of Stigma ("Shhh!") | Jessica's Powerful Tale
- Escaping Your Personal Prison | How to Access Your Inner Self and Inner Peace
August 2014
- Escaping Your Personal Prison | Finding Your Inner Self (and Inner Peace)
- The Impact of Existence | Why is the End So Troubling?
July 2014
- "S.A.I.L." | A Powerful in the Moment Anxiety-Busting Technique
- Major Depressive Disorder & Ketamine | Fanning the Flame of Hope
- They May Follow in Your Footsteps. Got the Guilts?
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | So Much More Than a Case of the Tireds
- The Cost of Not Caring | Stigma and Discrimination Hit Hard and Cold
June 2014
- A Chipur Reader's Review | The Linden Method
- Cutting Edge Science in a Blanket of Kindness | Beyond Addiction
- The Vagus Nerve | Depression? Anxiety? Super (Self) Stimulating Subject Matter
- A Badge of Honor to Each and Every One of Us!
May 2014
- Mobile "Home" | Comfort & Safety Wherev', Whenev'
- Lyme Disease | Have You Been Fooled by the Great Imitator?
- Mental Health Awareness Month | 14 Pop-Up Thoughts from One of Us (that would be me)
April 2014
- Back Where It All Began | A Quick Journey to a Shattered Past
- The Pain of the "Should" Trap (But what would you "expect?")
- Stories of Courage and Hope | Patricia is "Brave Beyond Words"
- Update on Sue's Epiphany...
March 2014
- Stories of Courage and Hope | I Want Your Mission (Im)Possible Tale
- The Journey to a Good Place | Sue's Epiphany: With Important Updates!!!
- Self-Loathing | How's 'Bout Some Warmth, Light, and Hope?
- Self-Loathing | Thoughts on a Dark "Living" Hell
- According to You It's Pretty Much Over. But I'll Toss You 10 "Yes You Can's." Catch!
February 2014
- The Ambivalence Mire | Get Out of the Mud with Motivational Interviewing
- And the Rest is History (It's Time for a Comeback)
- Breaking News! Freedom of the Mind | A Client's Discovery Can Be Yours
- Anger! "Yikes!" How to Understand & Defuse It (You got this.)
January 2014
- Desperation & Crisis | 10 Do-It-Now's
- Hope Is on the Horizon | Three Gold Research Nuggets
- Stop Depression & Anxiety: 15 Styles of Distorted Thinking
- 15 Self-Defeating Behaviors That'll Knock You to the Canvas
December 2013
- Hope: The Living Reality for 2014
- Christmastime: Holy, Family, Joyous, Horrible?
- I Couldn't Have Known, but I Sure as Heck Do Now: The Journey's End, and Beginning
- I Couldn't Have Known, but I Sure as Heck Do Now: My Journey
- An Anxious Brain Can Physically Heal! And Here's Proof
- "Another blasted holiday season. Well, damn!"
November 2013
- A Thanksgiving Thought
- Insomnia and Depression: Stunning and Life-Changing News
- Psychobiotics: "Whaaa?!" Yep, and ya' gotta' read this!
- I am a rock. I am an island. (But, God, I don't want to be either.)
October 2013
- Intrusive Thoughts? To the Intruder: "The Door's Open, Come On In!"
- Intrusive Thoughts | "My God, How Can I Be Thinking These Things?"
- Fresh and Interesting Tidbits from the World of Research...
- Did You Give Your All? Yes? So Opt for "Job Well Done!"
September 2013
- PANDAS | PITAND | PANS Awareness Day
- I Believe in Happy Endings, and Love | A Confession and a Poem
- D-cycloserine | Is an Antibiotic the Glue That Makes Therapy Stick?
- Crippling Depression or Anxiety | Is It Time for Social Security Disability Bennies?
August 2013
- Interviewed by Dr. Herby Bell on Dual Diagnosis
- Psychotherapy In a Tailspin | Who Slashed the Tank? And Should You Be Concerned?
- PANDAS | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Child Anxiety (Not the Bears)
- Depressed? Which Antidepressant Is Right For You? Enter Genetics!
- Symptoms of Stress, Anxiety and Panic? Depressed? Let's Chat Cognitive Restructuring
July 2013
- Living with Depression and Anxiety? Maybe You Misunderstood the Assignment
- What to Do About Depression? "Control Those Thoughts!" But That Ain't So Easy, Is It?
- Stress and Anxiety? What to Do About Depression? Crank-Up a Sad Song!
- Are You Depressed? Oppressive Fear and Anxiety? Happy Independence Day!
- Breaking News! Brisdelle Approved for Hot Flashes. "What?" (Is It a Mini-Paxil?)
June 2013
- What to Do for Anxiety? "Benzodiazepines, of course." Hold on There, Partner!
- "I Feel Depressed! So, What's in the Relief Pipeline?" Let's Chat GLYX-13
May 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
- Ah, Psychobabble! An "Existential" Client-Story
- Understanding What Ails Us: The Flow of Neurotransmitters
- Are You Depressed? Anxiety and Fear? It's Time to Heal
- What to Do About Depression? Provigil May Be an Option
December 2012
- 2013 | May It Be a Year of Renewal
- Merry Christmas! With a Poem of Inspiration
- What Is the Meaning of Life? I'm Living with Depression and Anxiety!
- The Horror of Derealization and Depersonalization | A Reader's Perspective
- The Future of Overcoming Depression | GLYX-13?
- How to Prevent Depression? Strike at the Source!
- Depression Facts | What is Dysthymic Disorder? Let's Chat Treatment
November 2012
- Depression Facts|What is Dysthymic Disorder?
- No Passion for Life? Self-Sabotage? Could Be an Upper Limit Problem: Fixes
- No Passion for Life? Self-Sabotage? Could Be an Upper Limit Problem
- A Thanksgiving Message and Poem
- How Do I Overcome Depression and Overcome Anxiety? Hope for Hope
- Depression Relief and Anxiety Control That Lasts Through Meditation?
- Self-Esteem Help: Give Self-Affirmation a Go
October 2012
- Living with Depression? Coping with Anxiety? A Poem of Hope
- Facebook Depression | The Over 30 Crowd?
- Facebook Depression: The Kids Are Alright!
- Facebook Depression: Much Ado About Something?
- Treatments for Bipolar Disorder: A Non-Med Angle
- Herbal Remedies for Depression: Rhodiola rosea
September 2012
- Feeling Depressed? ALKS 5461: The Fix of the Future?
- Home Is Where the Heart Is
- Feelings: The Journey Through Darkness
- Understanding Bipolar Disorder: A Dynamite Report
- The Depression & Anxiety Bout: "Answer the Bell!"
August 2012
- Restless Legs Syndrome: Relief In Motion
- Restless Legs Syndrome: Motion Misery
- Loneliness: That Ache So Deep in the Gut
April 2012
- Foods for Depression? Ya' Gotta' Skip the "Junk!"
- Panic with Agoraphobia: The Spatial Orientation Factor
- Living with Depression and Anxiety? Hope in Reassurance
- Catastrophizing: 8 Ways to Fight P.E.A.C.E.
- Living with Depression? Hmmm, Unipolar or Bipolar?
March 2012
- From Worst to Better: 10 Chipur Tipurs
- Depression and Diet? Big-Time Relationship
- What to Do About Depression: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation?
- What Is a Panic Attack? Insight from a Guest
- Depression in Women: What is PMS?
- Living with Depression? Care from Afar!
February 2012
- Research About Depression: A Matter of Connections
- Antidepressants & Suicide (and a black box warning)
- Choices, Like Tushies: We All Got 'Em!
- What Is EMDR Therapy? Let's Eyeball It
- Love Is the Answer (...always has been)
- Exercise for Depression: It Works!
- Your Smartphone: Your Therapist?
- What Is It You're Looking For?
- Welcome to Hope!
- The Mental War: Are You Willing to Fight?
January 2012
- We Want You!
- That Darned Amygdala: Just When You Thought You Knew It
- Your Brain on Stress: New Shtuff!
- Rest (Assured)!
- Weekend Musings & Poetry: Home
- Gratitude (...amidst the rubble)
- The Lesson of Abraham Lincoln's Pear-Tree
- Alcohol Dependence: The Endorphin Factor
- "Questions": An Early-Week Poem for You
- Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression: Hopeful New Info
- Darkness & Isolation: Formidable Foes
- Runners Take Your Marks, Set (then you're supposed to go)
December 2011
- 2012: A Fresh New Morning
- A Poem of Hope and Inspiration
- Light & Warmth
- Christmas Fun Facts: 15 of 'Em
- Scrooge'd About the Holidays? American's Top 10
- "Would Somebody Turn On the Lights?!"
- Isn't It Time To Give Yourself a Break (and some love)?
- Desperate Times? 10 Ways to Keep It Together
- Is It Your Thyroid? New Developments
- Life Can Be Dark: Glimmers of Hope
- The Why's of Pounding Carbs
- PTSD: The Need-to-Know Series (Treatment)
- PTSD: The Need-to-Know Series (Cause)
November 2011
- PTSD: The Need-to-Know Series
- Neurogenesis: A Miraculous Phenomenon
- Holiday Check-In: The Day After Thanksgiving
- All the Best for Thanksgiving!
- Research: A Lifeline to Hope
- The Impact of Thought on Depression (Again): New Research
- Adult ADHD Meds: Women Now Rule
- Managing Bipolar Disorder with Yoga and Meditation
- Giving Up (Isn't an Option)
- Takin' a Short Break...
- Beaker Full? 19 Tips for Management
- Overcoming Your Challenges: Let's Work Together!
- Albert Einstein: Illumination Beyond Equations
- Suicide Prevention: Guidance for Family & Friends
October 2011
- Specific Phobias: Specific Terror ("Open Those Eyes!")
- Specific Phobias: Specific Terror ("Why's?")
- Specific Phobias: Specific Terror ("Yikes!")
- Future-Directed Therapy: Gotta' Wear Shades?
- When the Answers Fade Away...
- Psychotherapy for Bipolar Disorder? Yeah, for Real!
- "Soft" Bipolar Disorder: The Meds Factor
- Bipolar Treatment: Hope Comes Hard
- Soft? Bipolar Disorder? It's Possible!
- Long & Starry Nights: A SAD State of Affairs
- What Side of the Fence Are Ya' Feedin' From?
- "Now that's just silly!" (10 ways to keep it crankin')
- Tardive Dyskinesia: What You Need to Know
- Recovery: It Ain't About Perfection
- At Wit's End? To the Wall With You!
September 2011
- Atypical Antipsychotics: The "Off-Label" Dilemma
- True Freedom? It's In Letting Go
- Sleep Paralysis: Maddening (But Harmless)
- Laughter & Endorphins: The Knee-Slapping Facts
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Defeating Depression
- Long-Term Goals: Going With Your Gut
- Transference & Countertransference: The Humanness of Therapy
- Transcendental Meditation: For Your Depression & Anxiety?
- And the Sun Came Shining Through
- 9.11.01: In Memoriam
- Tear-Jerker Flicks & Depression Relapse
- Self-Sabotage: No More Foot Shooting
- Self-Sabotage: 12 "Are You the Perps?"
- The Forest, Not the Trees: 8 Foundational Principles
August 2011
- Brian Wilson: My Hero "'Til I Die"
- How to Exercise for Depression & Anxiety Relief
- How to Quit Smoking If You're Enduring Depression or Anxiety
- Depression Relief: Time for a second AD? Not so fast!
- Are Depression & Anxiety Biological Life Sentences? Uh, No
- Panic Attacks: Receive the Warning & Beat 'Em
- A Story: If He Can Do It, So Can You
- How to Change Your Thinking: Overgeneralizations
- Social Insecurity: Quit shooting yourself in the foot
- Rebound Effect: And you thought it was bad the first time around
- Breathing: How to do it correctly and claim a sense of calm
- Depression & Rumination: Facts & Fixes
- Self-Massage: Depression & Anxiety Relief
- It's Monday! Today, and the week, are yours
- Wanna' get better? I'll teach you! Cognitive restructuring
- Wanna' get better? I'll teach you! Cognitive distortions
- Weathered By Time, Inspired by Hope
- Catastrophizing: Finding a Sense of P.E.A.C.E.
July 2011
- Eating Disorders: The Need-to-Know Series (Treatment)
- Eating Disorders: The Need-to-Know Series (Cause)
- Eating Disorders: The Need-to-Know Series
- The Norway Tragedy: Lessons in trauma-healing
- Mission Possible
- Insomnia: Facts and Fixes (Part 2)
- Insomnia: Facts and Fixes
- The Fisher Wallace Stimulator: A review
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy: A sure antidepressant
- Stress & Alcohol: Strange bedfellows
- EB-1010: The even-next generation antidepressant gets a name
- Antidepressant Regimens: Who can you trust?
- Beating Anxiety: The diagnosis, and the future
- Beating Anxiety: The other event on the path to freedom
- Beating Anxiety: The event that turned my life around
- Mental Health Stigma: It's alive, and it hurts
- Wanna' can the alerts? Ditch the self-monitor!
- "Anti-inflammatories for depression? Yeah, okay."
June 2011
- Overcoming Depression & Anxiety: Simply, connecting-the-dots
- Bipolar? Predicting and managing mood swings
- Depression & Anxiety Relief: Let's kick back and chat...
- Panic Attacks: A window of opportunity
- Viibryd: An updated user's journal
- Antipsychotics & Children: What are we doing?
- 5-HT1A receptor agonists relieve depression and anxiety. Great! What are they?
- Depression Research: A triple reuptake inhibitor
- Fatigue and Depression: Is It Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
- Viibryd: A new antidepressant has arrived
- The most effective diet? Just imagine
- Atypical Antipsychotics: The Need-to-Know Series ("Should you?")
- Atypical Antipsychotics: The Need-to-Know Series
- A test for bipolar disorder? Not exactly (but it helps).
- chipur Update: Viibryd is coming when???
- Relax! A guided imagery script just for you...
- The freedom to die: "My life, my death!"
- Update: The Google +1 Button
- Benzodiazepines: The Need-to-Know Series (Withdrawal ("Ouch!"))
- Benzodiazepines: The Need-to-Know Series ("Addicted?!")
- Benzodiazepines: The Need-to-Know Series
May 2011
- Yikes & The Wise One: A Panic Self-Talk Exercise
- The Anxiety "Cure": Nope! But 10 Things You'd Better Be Doing!
- Breaking a Nasty Habit: 10 Observations
- Earworms: The Music Never Ends
- Caregivers for the Emotionally & Mentally Ill: 10 Stress-Busters
- Caregivers for the Emotionally & Mentally Ill: "Thank You!"
- Agomelatine for Depression: A Breakthrough!?
- L-methylfolate & Depression: More Good News
- Anti-AgingGames.com Discount
- Burnout Isn't Stressed Out Isn't Depressed (and some tips)
- Jilt the Guilt with Physical Pain!?
- 1. SSRI Sexual Side Effects 2. Cortisol
- The Wonder of Grandparents
- The Dance: The Family & Substance Abuse
- Is Your Workout Regimen a No-Brainer?
- Antidepressants & Sex: 10 Tips for Bliss
- Antidepressants & Sex: "Got a Minute?"
- Omega-3s & Depression: "Not so fast!"
- Bipolar Disorder: Stress, Cortisol, Prevention
- Cortisol: What You Need to Know. And Why!
- Update: Viibryd, NSAIDs + SSRIs = Trouble
- "Is chipur for me?" 10 maybes
- She Grew Up Too Fast (but she had to)
April 2011
- Advil, Aleve Squash the Effects of Antidepressants!
- Music: Soothing the Savage "Beast"
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Dialogue & Truth
- Dietary Supplements: The Joke's on You?
- Future Directed Therapy: Creating Your Tomorrows
- "Hey doc! It's time for an attitude adjustment."
- Energy Drinks + Alcohol = ???
- "I Can't Take It Anymore!" (10 "Yes you can's")
- R.E.L.I.E.F.: Take It, It's Yours!
- The Hope of Neuroplasticity
- Harnessing the Power of Thought
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: What Works?!
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Biology
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Driven by Intrusion
- 12 Reasons Why You're Not Getting What You Want
March 2011
- Managing Uncertainty: 6 Places to Start
- #2: The Suicide Chromosome?
- The Expectation Dilemma: 10 Ways to Beat It
- Cannabis: The Fix for Mood & Anxiety Probs?
- Cannabis: Weeding-Out the Facts
- Do You Have Adult ADHD? How to Find Relief
- Do You Have Adult ADHD? Take the Quiz!
- The Power of Symptoms: 7 Charting Resources
- Future Mood & Anxiety Meds: Good News? (Please?)
- Future Psych Meds: The TRIs
- Thought Field Therapy (TFT): "Tapping" Out Mood & Anxiety Woes?
- Emotional Trauma: 10 Keystones of Survival
- The Dream Series: Convenient Truths?
- The Dream Series (literally)
- Sugar: A Sweet Addiction
- Charlie Sheen: The Yucks Stop Here
- Carlos Irwin Estevez aka Charlie Sheen
- "Maybe I Need Meds!?" 15 Think-It-Overs
- Viibryd: A new antidepressant, but anything exciting?
February 2011
- ECT: "It's My Life. Butt-Out!"
- ECT: The Procedure (with video)
- Electroconvulsive Therapy: Gotta' Knows
- Catastrophizing: 8 Ways to Fight P.E.A.C.E.
- Crohn's: Definitely the Moans!
- 10 Gems in the Treasure Chest of Hope
- How Do I Stop My Antidepressant? The Zaps & More
- How Do I Stop My Antidepressant?
- 14 Ponders in the Midst of Letting It Go
- L-methylfolate for Depression? "Never heard of it!"
- Charlotte's Web: Real Person, Real Pain, Very Real Hope (Part 3)
- Charlotte's Web: Real Person, Real Pain, Real Hope (Part 2)
- Charlotte's Web: Real Person, Real Pain, Real Hope
- Antidepressants: The Need-to-Know Series (Part 4: A Must-Read!)
- Antidepressants: The Need-to-Know Series (Part 3: The SSRIs, SNRIs, NDRI)
- Antidepressants: The Need-to-Know Series (Part 2)
- Antidepressants: The Need-to-Know Series
January 2011
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids: More Than Just Fish Burps
- Rest: Whats Whys & 10 Hows
- 20 Ways to Peak the Altitude of Our Attitude
- Are You Leaving Money & Care on the Table?
- Melatonin: Sleep & More? Let's see...
- The Amygdala: Work It & Be Panic Free!
- The Amygdala: Destroy Panic & Anxiety!
- Our Patterns of NFTBs: Print this and fix 'em!
- Our Patterns of NFTBs (Curious?)
- Fibromyalgia: It Hurts & Puzzles
- In a Rut? The 10 Best Things To Do
- "Teach me to be gentle with myself."
- Art Therapy: 100 Exercises for Mind, Body, and Soul
- Panicyl: Relief From Anxiety & Panic Attacks?
- 12 Depression Busters for Seniors from Therese J. Borchard
- The Arizona Shooting: Guns, Stigma, Politics, and Meanness
- Body Image: The Inside Story
- Vulnerability: 10 Keys to Management
- Tai chi: Grace & Wellness (with video)
- 2011: 10 Suggestions While Inchin' Forward
December 2010
- Chronic Pain Syndrome: Tryin' To Feel Better
- Chronic Pain Syndrome: Beyond the Treshold
- Sometimes Ya' Just Need Your Mom (with lyrics by David Gates)
- New Year's Resolutions ("Argh!"): 10 grins 4 '11
- Homelessness: Much More Than a "Christmas Thing"
- L-tryptophan and 5-HTP: Some Detective Work
- The Man and a Lesson. Will it be learned?
- Feelings Straight From the Heart
- Narcissism: The spelling is the easy part. (Final)
- Mark Madoff's Suicide: The Sins of the Father?
- Narcissism: The spelling is the easy part. (Part 2)
- Narcissism: The spelling is the easy part.
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy: A Great Maintenance Antidepressant!
- Getting Into a Zone (Part 2): A Fine Bit of Visualization
- Getting Into a Zone: Let's Do It!
- The Mind & Body Connection (I wasn't aware of a separation???)
- Mother Teresa: A Wonderful Video Interview
November 2010
- Conversion Disorder: Let's Learn!
- Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (not "pseudoseizures")
- Happy Thanksgiving! (...unconventionally)
- Alzheimer's Disease: The Battle Begins!
- Opening-Up & Trust: It's Time!
- Desperate Times? 10 "Un-Desperate" Measures
- SAD and the Fat Sand Rat (I'm not kidding!)
- All the Lonely People (Where do they all belong)
- "I'm just flaming angry!" (10 things we can do about it)
- "I'm just flaming angry!" (But why?)
- Personal Growth: Beyond Victimization
- Cleansing (The Sequel): 10 Powerful Scrubs
- Cleansing: Not Just for Hands and Colons
- Acceptance: There's Power in the Moment
October 2010
- The Chickens Always Come Home to Roost! (3/3)
- The Chickens Always Come Home to Roost! (part 2)
- The Chickens Always Come Home to Roost!
- A Peaceful Autumn Evening...
- Bipolar Disorder: Catching It Early (It isn't ADHD...)
- Security: 12 Lasting Foundations
- Defining Self: Not all in a day's work...
- S.P.A.: A Bulldozer Buster
- Is It Time To Cash In Your Chips? (Sometimes we just gotta’)
- If Tears Could Build A Stairway
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Bio & Quotations
- Inpatient Psychiatric Admissions: A day in the life
- Inpatient Psychiatric Admissions: Let's hit the unit.
- Inpatient Psychiatric Admissions: Forget the Cuckoo's Nest!
September 2010
- Seeing The Forest, As Well As The Trees
- 10 Things We Can Do To Improve Our Judgment and Decision-Making
- "...we'll look back at this and have a good laugh!" Think so?
- A Wish And A Prayer...
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Bipolar Research & A Med
- Depression & Career: A guest post from Dee Ann
- When The Problem Isn't The Problem (2nd of 2)
- When The Problem Isn't The Problem ("What?")
- The 11 Powerful Benchmarks of Character
- The Full Trauma of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Let's Take a Train Ride!
- Thinking of having your PCP treat your anxiety? Hmmm...
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Avoiding a Heart Attack - By a Hair
- The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow (but be patient about the shining part)
- The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow (are we ready?)
- The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow
August 2010
- Delivered bad news? 10 things NOT to do after hurting somone
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Our Reward Circuit
- What Does Tomorrow Look Like?
- H.O.P.E. So much more than just one word.
- L-theanine for derealization and depersonalization? Hmmm...
- Opportunity Is Knocking. Just ask Albert Einstein...
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Definitely wine for thought...
- The Rod's and Rob's of Family Dynamics
- Child & Teenage Suicide: Statistics & What-To-Do's
- Who's That Man? (hint: famous depressed/OCD human)
- "I'm over 30! Can I really expect to change?" (2/2)
- "I'm over 30! Can I really expect to change?"
- Thomas Eagleton: A Heartbeat Away From a Bipolar President?
- Kay Redfield Jamison: A different take-away
- Unemployed? 10 Things To Hold Onto
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Somatic Experiencing: The Chase For Trauma Healing (part 2)
- Somatic Experiencing: The Chase for Trauma Healing
- The Experiment of You: 8 Easy Steps
- Grounding & Healing Meditations: Relevant & Meaningful
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: An update on supplements
- Desperation: 10 things to keep the cougar off your back
July 2010
- Perspectives on Suffering (and life itself)
- My Son's Future - My past...
- Nightmares? Get some sleep - here's an exciting technique!
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Your future lies in your past...
- The Solar Plexus | True Center of Our Emotions (and Healing)?
- The Relationship Jinx : Why? And other questions to ask...
- Derealization and Depersonalization: Perceived Madness (3rd of 3)
- Derealization and Depersonalization: Perceived Madness (Part 2)
- Derealization and Depersonalization: Perceived Madness
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: "Childhood depression? Come on now!?!?"
- Overwhelmed by a zillion issues? Stow-'em! A cool visualization...
- King James? Come on, people...
- Mood, Anxiety & Weight Gain: "Meds for bipolar? I'll stick with mood swings."
- Mood, Anxiety & Weight Gain: "Damn antidepressants!"
- Mood, Anxiety, and Weight Gain: “Why is this happening to me?”
- "Bipolar disorder diagnosed by fMRI? Yeah, okay!"
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Fear? Let's opt for logic and the odds.
- Screen Buzz: "Yikes, I think I'm an addict! What now?"
- Screen Buzz: A social transitioning?
- Screen Buzz: Let's play 25 questions...
- The Ups & Downs of (Mis)Interpretation & (Over)Reaction (2nd of 2)
- The Ups & Downs of (Mis)Interpretation & (Over)Reaction
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Bipolar Disorder? "Ehh - keep your LifeShirt on!"
- Emotional Rain
- Misdiagnosis or Missed Diagnosis: Antidepressants + Bipolar Disorder (could) = Mania
- Misdiagnosis or Missed Diagnosis: Nasty Business (Part 1)
June 2010
- S.A.I.L Your Way To Freedom! (part 2)
- "S.A.I.L." Your Way To Freedom
- Just Another Teachin’ Tuesday: Psychotropics & Pregnancy? Uh, no!
- Neurogenesis: How To Make It Work For You!
- The Gulf Oil Spill: Emotional and Mental Devastation
- Tim Howard: A Goalkeeper Well Beyond Soccer
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: The Baby Blues & Postpartum Depression
- It's a word...It's a concept...It's Home!
- Peanut Butter & Jelly, Barbie & Ken, Bipolar Disorder & Anxiety
- “My God, I can’t be thinking these things!” Relax, they’re intrusive thoughts.
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: The Insular Cortex
- “What a pain in the neck!” Lots of helpful chipur tipurs…
- The We Do It Intentionally Paradox: 10 reasons why we may not want to get better - REFUTED
- The We Do It Intentionally Paradox: 10 reasons why we may not want to get better
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Lithium - "But it's in batteries!?!?"
- John Robert Wooden: A Simple Man, A Lasting Example
- It Ain’t Over ‘Til You Say It’s Over. 10 things NOT to do in the midst of hell…
May 2010
- Just Another Teachin’ Tuesday: Rufinamide – Another Profit Producing Pipedream?
- They're About To Knock. Will You Let Them In?
- A Warped Sense of Dishumor...
- A Guest Post from Lisa Frederiksen: Loving/Living With an Alcoholic
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mood, and Anxiety
- Happy 15th, Sweet...
- The Black Dog. “Yikes! (again)”
- The Black Dog. “Yikes!”
- Prenatal Psychology? Perinatal Psychology? “Yeah, okay?!?!”
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Is Worry a Good Thing?
- The Rhythm Section (of life (in-tune))
- The Rythym Section (of life (gone flat))
- The Rhythm Section (of life)
- Like ice cream…sharing is cool.
- Just Another Teachin’ Tuesday: The HPA Axis
- “Bill, help me! I can’t stop devouring junk-food.”
- A Proposal For Depressive Subtypes: “Whatcha think?”
- A guest post from Diana: A Journey of 1000 miles begins with ONE STEP
- Just Another Teachin’ Tuesday: Epigenetics…very hot stuff!
- Damn! It was a curve…
- It's a Matter of Substance (or lack thereof)
April 2010
- It's Just One of Those Days! "But I'll prevail!"
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: Borderline Personality Disorder
- MIF, Neurogenesis, Relief: Some very hopeful research
- Just Who Are You, Anyway? Make a list based upon mine...
- The Sum Is More Powerful Than Its Individual Parts: 8 foundational concepts…
- Just Another Teachin’ Tuesday: The Superior Colliculus (“What?!”)
- One of the Secrets of Relief: Don't Lose The Forest For The Trees!
- Sufferer Beware!!! (the heck with “Buyer”)
- Just Another Teachin’ Tuesday: Brain Physiology (dry, but amazing)
- When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Planning! 19 Ideas...
- "Dammit, I'm So Frustrated!" (Ah, but open your eyes...)
- Just Another Teachin' Tuesday: "So what is ego strength?"
- Adrenal Fatigue: Is It a Hoax? (and if it isn't, what can we do about it?)
- Adrenal Fatigue: Is It a Hoax?
March 2010
- Restocking an Empty Cupboard: 5 Nightly Questions & A Poem
- Will We Be Lonely? Yes. Will We Sellout??? Hmmm...
- BDD: It isn’t just Jacko!
- Psychiatrists On the Take? No way!(?)
- Stop That Runaway Train ("Oh no!")
- "Rally, Bill, Rally!" A Good Self-Talking-To
- Does "normal" keep us from acceptance?
- Domestic Emotional Violence: Straight-Talk!
- chipur learning: The Personality Disorders
- Gonna' Stop Your Antidepressant? Plan! (or else)
- The Face of Antidepressant Withdrawal
- Antidepressant Withdrawal. "I mean, ADS."
- Unipolar or Bipolar Depression? Heads or Tails? No Way!
- Depression relief within days, even hours? Hmmm.
- 12 Ways To Nurture Your Teenager (The Kids Are Alright!?)
- chipur blogs with integrity
- Teenage Wasteland
- Solving the Puzzle With SIA
February 2010
- Positive Self-Regard: 12 things you can do to own it.
- Negative Self-Image. "Am I pathetic, or what?"
- A brand-spankin'-new mental health and substance use treatment law. Whatcha' think?
- Exciting Depression News From Our Aussie Friends...
- Cluster Headaches
- Migraines! (what more needs to be said?)
- Happy Birthday, Son!
- Headaches. "The tension mounts!"
- Panic Attacks & Fear: A Clanging of Cymbals? (part dos)
- Panic Attacks & Fear: A Clanging of Symbols? (part uno)
- M. Scott Peck, M.D. "One wise hombre..."
- Visualization: part 2 "Who's zoomin' who (and how)?"
- Visualization: "Who's zoomin' who?"
- Procrastination "JUST...GET...BUSY!"
- Always Put Off 'Til Tomorrow What You Can Do Today (part 1)
- And He Wrote...and Wrote Some More
January 2010
- I Love January and February. "Yeah, okay..."
- Separation Anxiety: As a child or an adult, it's just plain SAD.
- Two Peas in a Pod...Emotional Expression and Cognitive Reappraisal
- “I’m mad as hell and I’m not gonna’ take it anymore!”
- Multi-axial diagnosis (this isn’t about car trouble)
- Alcohol, Anxiety, and Mood. Yikes! Resources from one of our friends.
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (are you sure that isn't a dentist's chair?)
- Anxiety is depression is anxiety. Lessons from a mighty email...
December 2009
- The Detective Files: The Case of St. John and His Wort...
- Can the Resolution Bit. Let's Go With Targets.
- "Marty Marty Christmas!" part 2 of 2
- "Marty Marty Christmas!" part 1 of 2
- A Bit of Healing From Our Friends in Asheville, NC (cool place)
- Tired. A matter of acquiescence or despair.
- I Need a Counselor! (part 4) "My God, I want to die!"
- I Need a Counselor! (part 3) "Do I really have to go?"
- I need a counselor! (part 2) "Aren't tryouts for sports and plays?"
- I need a counselor! (“Got any bright ideas?”)
- Personality in a Pill!?!???
- Life's a Breeze. And I have some land for sale in The Bahamas.
- Of Mice...and Suffocation Alarms???
- Anxiety Generates Depression. And what is a Nittany Lion?
- Is This Really All There Is? (I mean, really really?)
November 2009
- Beyond Blue: Therese Borchard
- brain state conditioning. the buzz of your brain...
- This is your brain...on a pogo stick. Depression Treatment
- This is your brain...on a pogo stick. Bipolarity Treatment
- This is your brain...on a pogo stick. Depression
- This is your brain...on a pogo stick. Bipolarity
- This is your brain...on a pogo stick.
- Anxiety & Depression. Badabing Badaboom.
- Some Chat & Rhymes...
- …that two-faced norepinephrine. final
- …that two-faced norepinephrine. part 3
- …that two-faced norepinephrine. part 2
- …that two-faced norepinephrine. part 1
- Neat E.R. Case. Cool Kid...
- Why Fix It If We Won't Own It?
- Noses in the Dirt?
- Give Up My Most Prized Possession? No way!
- Has Your Thyroid Taken You Hostage?
- REBT Grandfathered CBT. OMG! Part 2
- REBT Grandfathered CBT. OMG! Part 1
- Do You Play a Mean Game of Deception?
- Patience Impatience...
October 2009
- Is It Uncool To Be Anxious?
- 10 Keystones of Recovery...
- (Dis) Comfort Foods 2
- (Dis)Comfort Foods 1
- Anxiety and the Quest for Perfection: Fuhgedaboudit!
- Panic Attacks and Fear Memory 4
- Panic Attacks and Fear Memory 3
- Panic Attacks and Fear Memory 2
- Panic Attacks and Fear Memory 1
- Neuroplasticity (...and I can make this happen?)
- Teenage Suicide: Some Hopeful News
- Panic Attacks, Anxiety, and D-cycloserine: Thinking Outside of the Box
- Lunch With a Friend and a Life Lesson
- Understanding the Anxious Mind: A Recap of a Great Article
- Your Children May Suffer From Panic and Anxiety. Got the Guilts?
September 2009
- Our Mental and Emotional Trash: Life Itself?
- Agoraphobia, Panic Attacks, Spatial Orientation: Perception is Everything
- HPA Axis and Panic/Anxiety...
- Panic Attacks, Anxiety, and Anger: The Dynamics of Defense (Part 3)
- Panic Attacks, Anxiety, and Anger: The Dynamics of Defense (Part 2)
- Panic Attacks, Anxiety, and Anger: The Dynamics of Defense (Part 1)
- Panic Attacks & Interpretation: Powerful Hope
August 2009
- Panic Attacks, Guilt, and the Personality of Your Superego
- Kindling: Building an Emotional & Mental Fire
- My Mother Died Yesterday
- Panic Attacks From a Psychoanalytic and Cognitive Perspective
- Panic Attacks, Anxiety, and Uncertainty
