Articles

2023

• 05/27 12 pieces of hope when life becomes difficult and dark
• 05/23 How to manage anger and free your troubled mind
• 05/17 Living with mental illness: The truth about puzzles
• 05/11 Socratic questioning: A great tool for depression relief
• 05/02 The Black Dog | Part 2
• 04/25 The Black Dog
• 04/18 The wonder of neuroplasticity: 15 ways to rewire your brain
• 04/12 The wonder of neuroplasticity: What you need to know
• 04/05 “I’m burned out on life.” But are you willing to make a comeback?
• 03/29 Our personal truth: There’s no running or hiding from it
• 03/23 Why do I have trust issues? I really need to know.
• 03/15 Chronic pain and mental health: Psychological interventions
• 03/08 Chronic pain and mental health: What you need to know
• 02/28 12 things not to do when you’re living in hell
• 02/22 Navigating grief: Tips for seniors grieving the death of a spouse
• 02/16 You’re a runaway train: 11 ways to slow yourself down
• 02/09 10 ways to manage poor judgment and decision-making
• 02/02 “Someday I’ll look back at this and laugh.” Seriously?
• 01/25 Low self-esteem: Slay the two headed monster
• 01/19 Low self-esteem: Beware the two headed monster
• 01/13 A sound bath? What and why you need to know
• 01/06 Regression: Is it time to grow yourself back up?
• 01/02 Regression: Its impact on mood and anxiety

2022

• 12/25 11 things to think about when you can’t get what you want
• 12/21 Midlife Crisis: Changes for the new year?
• 12/14 How we treat our mentally ill: It’s astonishing
• 12/07 Mood, anxiety, symptom tracking: What you need to know
• 11/30 Mindfulness-based stress reduction: Good as an antidepressant?
• 11/24 A quick “that time of the year” message…
• 11/16 The cause of panic attacks: Two credible psychological theories
• 11/09 How to cope with ADHD: What about brown noise?
• 11/01 Feel good about yourself: 12 ways to break a bad habit
• 10/26 Assisted dying – psychiatric euthanasia: You okay with it? Part 2
• 10/20 Assisted dying – psychiatric euthanasia: You okay with it?
• 10/12 Self-monitoring driving you bonkers? What you need to know
• 10/06 The truth about social media and teenage suicide: The Molly Russell story
• 09/28 There’s hope for depression and anxiety: Never give up
• 09/22 Scientists may not know exactly why, but antidepressants work
• 09/14 Auvelity: A new antidepressant is ready to go
• 09/07 Serotonin and Depression: Is there really a relationship?
• 08/31 What happened to kindness?
• 08/24 When your world falls to pieces
• 08/17 Subtle ways to ask someone twice if they’re fine
• 08/10 Dr. Benjamin Rush: America’s first psychiatrist
• 08/02 “I just want to be happy. Is that asking for too much?”
• 07/27 Fantasy: Won’t cost you a dime
• 07/20 Postpartum Depression: What you need to know
• 07/13 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: July 16
• 07/06 Morning depression: What you need to know
• 06/29 The chickens always come home to roost
• 06/22 Security: 12 places to look
• 06/15 Probiotics: Bacteria can be good for the soul
• 06/08 “I’m so tired of it all.”
• 05/31 Were we just accidents waiting to happen?
• 05/24 “But what if my ’season of life’ doesn’t change? Then what?”
• 05/18 Social Media: Is it time to take a break?
• 05/10 Leave your boots at the door ’cause there’s no place like home
• 05/04 The Vagus Nerve: What you need to know | Work it
• 04/26 The Vagus Nerve: What you need to know
• 04/20 Panic attacks, agoraphobia, and spatial orientation: A triggering association
• 04/12 Why we suffer: A powerful perspective
• 04/05 Breathing: Is it time to get back to the basics?
• 03/30 “They gotta’ go. And it’s because of their mental health.”
• 03/23 “They’re gone. And I know it’s because of my mental health.”
• 03/15 12 things to think about when you want to change your meds
• 03/08 Frozen in symptoms? Come on, roll the bones.
• 02/28 Sleep Debt: What it is and why it’s dangerous | Part 2
• 02/22 Sleep Debt: What it is and why it’s dangerous
• 02/15 I am a rock. I am an island. But I swear I don’t want to live like this.
• 02/08 Guilt: What’s up with this toxic phenomenon?
• 02/02 Nervous Breakdown? Psychotic Break? What you need to know
• 01/24 Antidepressants: “Should I give ’em a go?”
• 01/18 Seasonal affective disorder: Bringing light to SADness
• 01/11 Persistent Depressive Disorder: What you need to know
• 01/04 The holiday season is ova’. Now what?

2021

• 12/28 Let the Corks Fly! 10 things to think about for 2022
• 12/22 The world’s gone crazy, but it’s gonna’ be alright
• 12/15 Somatization: The mind to body conversion
• 12/08 15 Cognitive Distortions: Don’t let ’em spoil your fun
• 12/01 10 pieces of advice if your partner doesn’t understand your mood or anxiety disorder
• 11/24 It’s the Holiday Season: 12 ludicrous tips for survival
• 11/16 Crippling Depression: Is there a SAINT in your future?
• 11/10 Attachment: Why it’s important to know your style
• 11/02 Agoraphobia: What it is and why there’s hope
• 10/27 Self-Soothing: 15 ways to stabilize
• 10/22 12 signs you may be a perfectionist: Are you one?
• 10/13 Brain Fog: What you need to know
• 10/06 Loneliness: Understanding and relieving the pain
• 09/29 My dove epiphany: One of 12 comforting angel signs
• 09/22 The default mode network: What and why you NEED to know
• 09/15 The thoughts keep coming: 10 ways to manage rumination
• 09/08 Stress: The need-to-know series | Part 3: 10 trusty remedies
• 09/01 Stress: The need-to-know series | Part 2: The stress response
• 08/26 Stress: The need-to-know series
• 08/18 12 things to do when there’s nothing you can do
• 08/10 Blue light and the emotional/mental disorders: A hazardous combination
• 08/04 Being a kid these days? I interviewed my granddaughter
• 07/27 COVID-19: “Will it ever end?” Thoughts and suggestions
• 07/20 Psychotic features in major depressive disorder: What you need to know
• 07/13 Passive-Aggression: What you need to know
• 07/05 Taking the week off…
• 06/29 The motion of emotion: da Vinci knew it well
• 06/23 Zuranolone: An exciting antidepressant in the pipeline
• 06/15 The mood and anxiety disorders: A helpful Q&A
• 06/09 Treating depression with psilocybin: An introduction
• 06/02 Misophonia: When sounds become toxic
• 05/25 How to fall asleep with anxiety
• 05/18 National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2021: “You Are Not Alone”
• 05/12 Connecting the Dots: How to creatively manage your mood or anxiety disorder
• 05/04 Sedation & Psych Meds: What you’ll want to know
• 04/27 Intrusive Thoughts: “How can I be thinking these things?” (Part 2)
• 04/20 Intrusive Thoughts: “How can I be thinking these things?”
• 04/13 Fibromyalgia: What to understand and how to manage (Part 2)
• 04/06 Fibromyalgia: What to understand and how to manage
• 03/30 Antidepressants & Sex: What you need to know
• 03/23 Irritability: What to understand and how to manage
• 03/16 The stunning power of smell
• 03/09 Major depressive disorder: What you need to know
• 03/02 Stigma: We’ll challenge it together
• 02/23 11 gems of perspective and hope
• 02/17 Adult separation anxiety disorder: What you may not know
• 02/08 Borderline personality disorder: Let’s get it right
• 02/02 Laughter: A powerful remedy
• 01/26 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? You deserve to know what’s going on
• 01/19 Relationship OCD: What you need to know (before you make a mistake)
• 01/12 Adult ADHD: Did you know it was possible?
• 01/06 Narcissistic personality disorder: What you need to know

2020

• 12/31 Happy New Year!
• 12/29 2021: 12 tips for making it a wonderful year
• 12/24 Merry Christmas!
• 12/21 The greatest gift of all: Life
• 12/15 Vestibular disorders, anxiety, and depression: What you need to know
• 12/12 Great News! Chipur’s Personal Consulting Service Is Up and Running
• 12/08 Tinnitus: What you need to know about the psych connection
• 12/01 Why Santa believes this is an especially important holiday season
• 11/24 Enough already: How to wrap-up a very trying year
• 11/17 Aromatherapy: The benefits you need to know
• 11/10 Healing crystals: Why they may help you feel better
• 11/03 Election day: Life goes on. Always has, always will.
• 10/28 The “news” game: Why you may want to quit
• 10/20 Brodmann areas and depression: What and why you need to know
• 10/14 Dreams: I know you’ll find this interesting
• 10/07 Life lesson: Strive to be uncomfortable (it’s how you’ll find comfort)
• 09/29 Just moved: 9 personal insights that SCREAM for my attention
• 09/22 How to become self-aware. It’s not about finding yourself.
• 09/14 Taking the week off
• 09/08 How to help the children: COVID-19 and health anxiety
• 09/02 How to bring light to our darkest of days
• 08/25 Are you suicidal? Someone you know? Read this.
• 08/18 Every day, all day, it comes down to you. What and why you need to know…
• 08/13 14 tips for really living life. (Enduring is such a drag.)
• 08/04 Unbeknownst to you, it was your time. But you quit. Now what?
• 07/28 5 months later, what has COVID-19 taught you about yourself?
• 07/21 Love: Don’t give up and never let it go
• 07/14 Psychopathy: Fascinating subject, interesting perspective
• 07/08 Trying to be someone you’re not? Maybe you need a time-out.
• 06/30 Wrote myself a letter. It was long overdue. Here, read it.
• 06/23 Burnout…isn’t the same as stressed-out or depressed
• 06/16 Interpreaction & Interpreversal: The Calming Power of Reason
• 06/02 “I am so sick of this world.” Still, we can’t lose hope.
• 05/26 Social Anxiety Disorder: What and why you need to know
• 05/19 The Pandemic: Fighting & Winning the Emotional & Mental Battle
• 05/12 12 Reactions to the Pandemic & Rules That Prove We’re Sane as Can Be
• 05/06 Me, Myself, and I: How to Become Darned Good Company
• 04/29 When Was the Last Time You Touched Someone? Do You Miss It?
• 04/22 Fatigue: Why Are You So Worn-Out?
• 04/14 6 Reasons Change Can Be Really Hard
• 04/07 12 Ridiculously Silly Things to Do If You’re Going Nuts at Home
• 04/04 11 Ways to Manage Your Biological Clock During Stressful Times
• 04/01 17 Random & Scary COVID-19 Thoughts & Feelings: Understandable, but Disposable
• 03/25 Opportunity Is Knocking. Will We Open the Door?
• 03/20 Coronavirus: Something to Chew on If You Have a Mood or Anxiety Disorder
• 03/17 The Neurobiology of OCD: Some Slick & Hopeful Detective Work (Part 2)
• 03/13 The Neurobiology of OCD: Some Slick & Hopeful Detective Work
• 03/04 11 Things to Do When Life Gets Flaming Hot (E/M First Aid)
• 02/26 Life in the Mood & Anxiety Disorder Neck of the Woods: Making Sense of It All
• 02/19 Groundbreaking High-Tech Strategies to Guide Depression Treatment
• 02/11 Bipolar Disorder: The Meds Scoop from 2019 (Part 2)
• 02/05 Bipolar Disorder: The Meds Scoop from 2019
• 01/29 Living with OCD: Hell on earth, but hope springs eternal
• 01/22 How ‘Bout We Shake Hands and Move on With Life – Together?
• 01/14 Borderpolar: I’m thinking I know what it is. Do I?
• 01/09 The Chipur Facebook Group Is Ready for You. Join!
• 01/07 A Personal Story of Insight, Acceptance – and Solitude

2019

• 12/31 10 Goodies to Take Into the Ring for Round 2020
• 12/24 Thinking About You and Wishing You Well
• 12/18 Sugar & Depression: Nothing Like a Little Holiday Cheer
• 12/11 Gaslighting: 11 cruel and power grabbing techniques
• 12/04 “Sleep inertia? No wonder my mornings are so hard.”
• 11/26 ‘Tis the Season, Right?: Exploring Dual Diagnosis
• 11/21 The Holidays Are Here! (And you may feel like gagging.)
• 11/12 I Suck at Sleeping. And According to This, I Really Need to Work on It.
• 11/07 It’s Cutting Edge Research Like This That’ll Eventually Set Us Free
• 10/30 Living with a Mood or Anxiety Disorder: “Why Me?”
• 10/24 Washington & Lafayette: What These Guys Taught Me
• 10/16 Eating Disorders: The Need-to-Know Facts
• 10/09 Do We Have Free Will When Living with an Emotional or Mental Disorder?
• 10/02 Relaxation-Induced Anxiety: What & Why You Need to Know
• 09/25 Panic Attacks! The Breathing & Hyperventilating Relief Angle
• 09/18 10 Living with a Mood or Anxiety Disorder Nuggets from a Seasoned Manager
• 09/06 Living with Generalized Anxiety Disorder: “I’m Free…But Not Falling”
• 08/27 Depression Isn’t Always “Depression”: 3 Types You Might Not Know About
• 08/22 Cannabinoids & Chronic Pain: Pushing Away from Opioids?
• 08/14 Psychomotor Agitation: What & Why You Need to Know
• 08/07 Anxiety: It Can Be Different in Men
• 07/31 Stigma! Yep, Even in the Doctor’s Office: A Personal Guest Post
• 07/24 How many times have you asked, “Is it the meds…or me?”
• 07/17 Kratom: What & Why You Need to Know
• 07/10 Anxiety! 4 Gargantuan Intervention Points
• 07/03 Anxiety! What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You
• 06/26 Intermittent Fasting: Food for Thought for Brain Health. Yes, No?
• 06/19 BDNF: What it is and why it’s crucial to know
• 06/12 Sensory Processing Disorders: Why They Matter to a Mood or Anxiety Disorder Sufferer
• 06/05 Fragmented sleep: Why you want it to stop
• 05/30 Antidepressants & Sleep: Not Always the Best of Friends. What Now?
• 05/23 Artificial Intelligence: Changing the Mental Health Landscape
• 05/15 “In a Perfect World”: What Would Yours Tell You About…You?
• 05/09 You just found out your life is ending in a year. Yikes, what now?
• 05/01 “They tell me I have bipolar 2. So, antidepressants…yes, no?”
• 04/25 Our Lives Are “Profiles in Courage.” Just Ask This Guy.
• 04/01 The Solar Plexus: What You Need to Know About the Third Chakra
• 03/26 “SSRIs seem to work for everyone else. So why not me?” Enlightening New Research…
• 03/20 Augmenting Traditional Psychiatry with Asian Medicine: Even Docs Are In
• 03/13 Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression: Would You Do It?
• 03/06 “OMG! My coping props aren’t working. Now what am I going to do?!”
• 02/27 ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder: Okay, which is it?
• 02/19 The Freeze Response (and the temperature could be a sizzling 90 degrees)
• 02/08 Hope for Anxiety: An Important Update on Drugs in Development
• 01/31 Hope for Depression: An Important Update on Drugs in Development
• 01/25 And Now He’s Gone: 10 Vital Takeaways
• 01/11 LvB: A Symphony of Genius, Beauty…and Torment

2018

• 12/29 Another New Year and My Mind Is Hummin’ Along
• 12/19 The Four Pillars: A Holiday Greeting
• 12/13 OCD: A New Study Says It Isn’t Your Fault. So Quit Hiding (and get help)!
• 12/06 Finding a Little Meaning in Life Goes a Long Way
• 11/29 Saving people from suicide: An occasional letter?
• 11/21 Thankful: A Simple & Poetic Message
• 11/14 Chips Off the Old Block: You’ll Love These Yummy Research Morsels
• 11/01 Benzodiazepines: Time to Say Goodbye?
• 10/24 The OPIOID CRISIS: Plenty of Treatment Need-to-Knows
• 10/18 The POWER of the BASICS: TOUCH (with poetry)
• 10/10 Depression Meds: Where We Are & Where We’re (Maybe) Going
• 10/03 Insomnia & dCBT: Well Beyond Pills and Way More Than Just Sleep
• 09/26 Sleep Apnea & Depression: Not So Strange Bedfellows
• 09/18 Hang in There, People. Will Be Hummin’ Very Soon…
• 08/29 Early-Life STRESS to Later-Life DEPRESSION: A Biological Explanation
• 08/08 THYROID HORMONE as a Treatment for BIPOLAR DEPRESSION? Sure, Why Not?
• 08/01 Anxiety & Bipolarity: With GOOFY FRIENDS Like That, Who Needs ENEMIES?
• 07/25 Looking for LASTING RELIEF? Always Consider the POWER of the Basics. Like This…
• 07/10 The Meds-Therapy Chat: A Psychiatrist’s Perspective
• 07/04 It Ain’t Goin’ Anywhere Soon. So Isn’t It Time to TELL the KIDS?
• 06/20 21 grounding techniques to get you back in the moment
• 06/12 Chips Off the Old Block: Yikes! This Edition Even Includes a Free Trial ($$$)
• 06/06 Derealization and Depersonalization: What is this horror?
• 05/30 Our Reward System & Dopamine: Incredible, Life-Sustaining (a Trap)
• 05/23 Our Teens & School Mass Shootings: Where Have We Gone Wrong?
• 05/16 A Carb-Pounding Frenzy: “Yikes, What’s Goin’ on Here?”
• 05/09 Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: What & Why You Need to Know
• 05/01 NEUROTICISM: Be Good to Yourself and SURRENDER
• 04/17 How to LOOSEN-UP When You’re RIGID as STEEL (with script)
• 04/10 As Much as We May Hate It, It’s Stunning: 15 Cool Facts About the Brain…
• 04/03 Just Another Chronic Illness (that isn’t going away)
• 03/27 Chips off the Old Block: “So Much on My Mind Lately.”
• 03/20 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: What You Need to Know
• 03/06 The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation: Stunningly Hopeful Work
• 02/27 “I felt GOOD. You know…good INSIDE. For no reason. That, my friends, is PROGRESS.”
• 02/20 Trichotillomania: What You NEED to KNOW, One Strand at a Time
• 02/13 My Life Is HELL and You Want GRATITUDE? Really?
• 02/06 Yikes! 12 Signs You’re Overstimulated
• 01/30 6 COPING with an ILLNESS Tips If You Struggle with a Mood or Anxiety Disorder
• 01/23 “WHO AM I?” Not the Cure, but the Answer(s) Can Sure Make Life Easier
• 01/16 “WHO AM I?” And Why EVERYTHING Is Riding on It
• 01/09 Eric Clapton: You really need to know his story
• 01/02 10 BIGGIES You Need to THINK About as 2018 Begins

2017

• 12/29 Happy NEW Year!? It’s About TIME.
• 12/23 Holiday Note
• 12/19 Depression & Anxiety Relief: Why a bath may be just the ticket
• 12/12 The MOTION of EMOTION: Leonardo Knew It Well
• 11/28 Our TIME WARPED Minds: Know Your UNCONSCIOUS, Know Yourself
• 11/21 10 Things for Which I’m THANKFUL: How ‘Bout YOU?
• 11/14 5 LIFESTYLE Changes for BATTLING DEPRESSION: Maybe It’s Time for a TUNE-UP?
• 11/07 OCD: Once UNTREATABLE, Now There’s HOPE for Even the TOUGHEST Cases
• 10/31 10 Ways to MANAGE GUILT & SHAME: What to do when you THINK it’s YOU
• 10/24 SLEEP DEPRIVATION & DEPRESSION: The Relationship Just Might SURPRISE You
• 10/17 Takin’ a Time-Out This Week
• 10/10 CANNABIDIOL: What Is It? Why Should a MOOD or ANXIETY DISORDER Sufferer Care?
• 10/03 OCD Need-to-Know ALERT! The Crucial ACTION & CONFIDENCE Connection
• 09/26 The UNIQUENESS & LIKABILITY of YOU (If you dare observe)
• 09/19 Antidepressants SMACKED Again: Readers STUNNED, Defiant
• 09/12 The CAUSE of DEPRESSION: What If It Really Is THIS?
• 09/05 The Mood and Anxiety Disorder MEDS PIPELINE: What’s REALLY Going On?
• 08/29 Is Your Mind DUPING You into Believing Your ANTIDEPRESSANT Is WORKING (but it really isn’t)?
• 08/25 “I’m Sorry.”
• 08/15 FEAR of DEATH, FEAR in LIFE: The PARADOX of THANATOPHOBIA
• 08/08 KETAMINE & DEPRESSION Treatment Update: Paradise or Another Cruel Joke
• 08/01 TEMPERAMENT: Onboard and READY to ROLL. Why It Matters NOW.
• 07/18 Cognitive DISSONANCE: For a good shot at FEELING BETTER, read this.
• 07/04 The NEUROGENESIS Theory of DEPRESSION: Have We Reached the Promised Land?
• 06/27 Mood STABILIZERS: Treating the SWINGS of the MOOD SPECTRUM
• 06/20 LONELINESS: With All of the PAIN, Wouldn’t You Like to Know WHY?
• 06/13 3 Ways to Make the Most of a Major Life Transition
• 06/06 Juvenile Bipolar Disorder: Controversy & Reliable Info
• 05/30 EXPECTATION: A Builder & DESTROYER of SOULS
• 05/26 “I HATE Three-Day Weekends!” (Got an offer for ya’)
• 05/23 LIFE in the Key of…YOU
• 05/16 “No Matter Who I See or What I Take, I Still Feel Like Crap.” A Guest Post
• 05/09 Questions, Questions, So MANY QUESTIONS. But This One Can Be the Most TROUBLING…
• 05/02 Real World PTSD: “Hey, Tommy’s door is open. Let’s pop-in for a visit.”
• 04/24 I Will Help You: A HEARTFELT Initiative to SAVE LIVES
• 04/18 Thank You, Healthline. Thank You, READERS!
• 04/11 It’s STORY Time on Chipur: “You Don’t Have to Live Like That Anymore.”
• 04/03 How to SIT with DIFFICULT EMOTIONS: Danielle Shares Her PERSONAL Story
• 03/28 A Thought Is But a THOUGHT: REALITY and RESPONSE Are Up to Us
• 03/21 Donald J. Trump: Why Does He UPSET Us So?
• 03/13 BIPOLAR DISORDER Doesn’t Get Its Due. And I Think It’s Time to PUT UP OUR DUKES!
• 02/21 The TOP 9 Supplements for Your Optimal Mental Health
• 02/01 Avoiding the CHANGE Trap: Shrewd COUNSEL from Psychologist Angus Munro (and Sydney)
• 01/27 Elusive perfection in the chase for excellence: The hardest lesson
• 01/17 Social Anxiety Disorder: A Med Student’s SAD Tale (with a HOPEFUL Ending)
• 01/08 We need YOU! Will you write a GUEST POST for Chipur?

2016

• 12/31 A PERSONAL Message for the New Year. And a THANK YOU!
• 12/24
• 12/22 DEPRESSION in MEN: Our guest post writer says, “Yeah, it’s DIFFERENT.”
• 12/12 12 Things to Contemplate When MEDS Are Lookin’ (Awfully) GOOD
• 11/30 10 Things to Think About When CHANGE Is Knocking at the Door
• 11/23 How to SURVIVE the HOLIDAYS: Must I spell it out for you? (You know I will anyway)
• 11/15 Bare-Knuckled and Bloody, but It’s Gonna’ Be ALRIGHT | Could It Be Time to HEAL?
• 11/02 13 Things to IMMEDIATELY Consider When You’re SPIRALING DOWNWARD (and scared)
• 10/25 And you thought they were just for counting: What our FINGERS tell us about who we are
• 10/11 The Wonder of Brian Wilson: An inspiring story of beauty, near-death, and recovery
• 09/28 Chips Off the Old Block | Even More Informative Yummies from the Inbox
• 09/19 The Truth About Tic Disorders | “Whoa! What causes these, anyway? And how do I show them the door?”
• 09/07 The Truth About Tic Disorders | The Chummy and Tricky Coexistence of OCD and Tics/Tourette Syndrome
• 08/30 The Truth About Tic Disorders | Challenging Stigma, Restoring Lives
• 07/25 Chips Off the Old Block | More Informative Yummies from the Inbox
• 06/13 Chips Off the Old Block | Informative Yummies from the Inbox
• 06/01 The Disappointment of Antidepressants: You Really Need to Read This Study
• 05/19 The Mother Teresa You May Not Know: Her Spiritual Health, Her Depression
• 05/08 Cool tattoo. Who knew it was your second brain?
• 05/02 Generalized Anxiety Disorder: How to Break the Grip and Move-On with Your Life
• 04/18 Generalized Anxiety Disorder: 300.02 Was on My Receipt. Does It Belong on Yours?
• 04/05 Your Beaker, My Beaker: Understanding why they’re different
• 03/22 “It Is Well with My Soul”: A Tale of Family Tragedy, Courage, and Victory
• 03/08 The Thing Isn’t Really the Thing. The Thing is Actually the Reaction to the Thing. (Huh?)
• 02/23 Cognitive Restructuring: Do Not Make This Disastrous Mistake (Crash, Boom!)
• 02/08 Ketamine for Depression: 10 Essential “Infusion-Confusion” Busters
• 01/26 Must-Read Bipolarity Information: Mixed Mood States and Rapid Cycling
• 01/12 Locus of Control: Is Yours an “Innie” or an “Outie?” (And why it matters)

2015

• 12/31 10 Life-Changing Truths for Those Enduring a Mood or Anxiety Disorder | Happy 2016!
• 12/15 Top 3 Ways to Silence Your Inner Demons this Holiday Season (and Beyond!)
• 12/03 10 reasons suffering is good for us (Still, it ain’t much fun.)
• 11/24 “If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.” | A Holiday Season Primer
• 11/11 Bipolar Disorder: The exciting and comforting brain neuron connection
• 10/27 The Benzodiazepine Dilemma: Man, I thought long and hard about posting this.
• 10/13 Self-Harm and Substance Use Disorders: Need-to-Know Connections and Facts
• 09/17 Raquel & Lee: A Heartening Story of a Cover Blown and How to Lend a Helping Hand
• 09/02 Teen Depression in America: The Very Hard Facts (and Hope)
• 08/20 The Precious Jewel Within: Each of Us Has at Least One (Oh yes we do!)
• 08/07 “Forty-three years ago,” I kept saying to myself: A valuable lesson on living life
• 07/21 PTSD & Benzos: New Information You Really Need to Know
• 07/07 ‘Life in Bite-Sized Morsels: Learning to Live Life on Life’s Terms’ | A Book Recommendation
• 06/23 Oh What Our Thoughts Can Do to Us (and how to undo) | Wisdom from a Chipur Friend
• 06/09 Our Teens Are Hurting and Dying | They Deserve a Lot More EMPATHY
• 06/02 The Walsh Protocol: A Guest Post on Depression Treatment Alternatives
• 05/27 The Antidepressant Black Box Warning: Is It Necessary? Did It Backfire?
• 05/12 Depression According to Michael | He Said You Can Come In
• 05/05 Antidepressant Alternatives | Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression Relapse
• 04/21 It’s All in How We Say It | The Between-the-Lines of Stigma
• 04/07 A. S.A.N.E. M.I.N.D. | To the Letter
• 03/26 Tattoo You!
• 03/23 The Ruminating Dilemma | Understanding and Solutions (Yanking the Velcro)
• 03/03 Chipur Update | Anorexia, Eating Disorders, and a Smokin’ CBT
• 02/24 “Low-serotonin doesn’t cause depression? You’re kiddin’ me, right?!”
• 02/17 10 Ways to Keep Our World Intact When All Hell Breaks Loose
• 02/10 Our Stress and Relaxation Responses | How to Call Upon and Nurture Your Relaxation Response
• 02/03 Our Stress and Relaxation Responses | Understanding Them and Working Toward Calm
• 01/27 The Heartache and Healing of Substance Use Disorder | The Scoop on Cathy’s Inspirational Ebook
• 01/20 Benzodiazepines: The Gifts That Keep on Giving
• 01/13 I tell myself, ‘I must go on.’ But why?
• 01/10 Chipur Reader Patricia Featured in The Washington Post
• 01/06 When Parted Parents Refuse to Get It Right There’s Only One True Loser

2014

• 12/31 May 2015 Be a Special Year of Renewal and Growth
• 12/09 Panic Attack Contributors (Yikes!) | Lest We Forget Hyperventilation and That Danged Suffocation Alarm
• 12/02 Probiotics in That Gut of Yours | Soothing the Mood and Anxiety Disordered Beast?
• 11/27 I’m Thankful for You, Chipur Reader | Wishing You the Best on This Thanksgiving Day
• 11/25 ‘Tis(n’t) the Season to Be Jolly? | 10 Holiday Season Challenge Points with a Side of Psychobabble
• 11/18 The Anger Opportunity | 12 Points of Perspective and Growth
• 11/16 Chipur Named to Psych Central’s Best of the Web 2014
• 11/11 Lost and Clueless? 22 Signs That Hidden Anger May Be a Problem
• 11/04 Back Page Mood & Anxiety Symptoms Merit Front Page Coverage
• 10/28 “Lotta’ Good That’ll Do.” 15 Reasons to Keep an Open Mind About Counseling
• 10/21 Resistance | The Invisible Barrier to Healing (That Begs to Be Seen)
• 10/14 Acceptance: The Missing Piece to the Healing Puzzle
• 10/06 “ISIS, Ebola, the News. Oh My!” | 10 Thoughts to Soothe Your Frightened Mind
• 09/29 Yesterday Lingers, and Hurts | A Heartfelt Guest Post from Nancy
• 09/23 A Blood Test to Diagnose Depression | The Wait Is Over!
• 09/16 17 Ways to Get ‘Er Rollin’ When the Wheels Come Flyin’ Off
• 09/08 The Silence of Stigma (“Shhh!”) | Jessica’s Powerful Tale
• 09/01 Escaping Your Personal Prison | How to Access Your Inner Self and Inner Peace
• 08/26 Escaping Your Personal Prison | Finding Your Inner Self (and Inner Peace)
• 08/12 The Impact of Existence | Why is the End So Troubling?
• 07/29 “S.A.I.L.” | A Powerful in the Moment Anxiety-Busting Technique
• 07/22 Major Depressive Disorder & Ketamine | Fanning the Flame of Hope
• 07/15 They May Follow in Your Footsteps. Got the Guilts?
• 07/01 The Cost of Not Caring | Stigma and Discrimination Hit Hard and Cold
• 06/24 A Chipur Reader’s Review | The Linden Method
• 06/17 Cutting Edge Science in a Blanket of Kindness | Beyond Addiction
• 06/03 A Badge of Honor to Each and Every One of Us!
• 05/26 Mobile “Home” | Comfort & Safety Wherev’, Whenev’
• 05/13 Lyme Disease | Have You Been Fooled by the Great Imitator?
• 05/06 Mental Health Awareness Month | 14 Pop-Up Thoughts from One of Us (that would be me)
• 04/29 Back Where It All Began | A Quick Journey to a Shattered Past
• 04/22 The Pain of the “Should” Trap (But what would you “expect?”)
• 04/08 Stories of Courage and Hope | Patricia is “Brave Beyond Words”
• 04/05 Update on Sue’s Epiphany…
• 03/31 Stories of Courage and Hope | I Want Your Mission (Im)Possible Tale
• 03/25 The Journey to a Good Place | Sue’s Epiphany: With Important Updates!!!
• 03/16 Self-Loathing | How’s ‘Bout Some Warmth, Light, and Hope?
• 03/09 Self-Loathing | Thoughts on a Dark “Living” Hell
• 03/04 According to You It’s Pretty Much Over. But I’ll Toss You 10 “Yes You Can’s.” Catch!
• 02/24 The Ambivalence Mire | Get Out of the Mud with Motivational Interviewing
• 02/18 And the Rest is History (It’s Time for a Comeback)
• 02/10 Breaking News! Freedom of the Mind | A Client’s Discovery Can Be Yours
• 02/03 Anger! “Yikes!” How to Understand & Defuse It (You got this.)
• 01/27 Desperation & Crisis | 10 Do-It-Now’s
• 01/20 Hope Is on the Horizon | Three Gold Research Nuggets
• 01/14 Stop Depression & Anxiety: 15 Styles of Distorted Thinking

2013

• 12/30 Hope: The Living Reality for 2014
• 12/24 Christmastime: Holy, Family, Joyous, Horrible?
• 12/21 I Couldn’t Have Known, but I Sure as Heck Do Now: The Journey’s End, and Beginning
• 12/17 I Couldn’t Have Known, but I Sure as Heck Do Now: My Journey
• 12/10 An Anxious Brain Can Physically Heal! And Here’s Proof
• 12/02 “Another blasted holiday season. Well, damn!”
• 11/27 A Thanksgiving Thought
• 11/25 Insomnia and Depression: Stunning and Life-Changing News
• 11/18 Psychobiotics: “Whaaa?!” Yep, and ya’ gotta’ read this!
• 10/28 Intrusive Thoughts? To the Intruder: “The Door’s Open, Come On In!”
• 10/14 Fresh and Interesting Tidbits from the World of Research…
• 10/06 Did You Give Your All? Yes? So Opt for “Job Well Done!”
• 09/30 PANDAS | PITAND | PANS Awareness Day
• 09/23 I Believe in Happy Endings, and Love | A Confession and a Poem
• 09/15 D-cycloserine | Is an Antibiotic the Glue That Makes Therapy Stick?
• 09/02 Crippling Depression or Anxiety | Is It Time for Social Security Disability Bennies?
• 08/28 Interviewed by Dr. Herby Bell on Dual Diagnosis
• 08/26 Psychotherapy In a Tailspin | Who Slashed the Tank? And Should You Be Concerned?
• 08/19 PANDAS | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Child Anxiety (Not the Bears)
• 08/11 Depressed? Which Antidepressant Is Right For You? Enter Genetics!
• 08/06 Symptoms of Stress, Anxiety and Panic? Depressed? Let’s Chat Cognitive Restructuring
• 07/29 Living with Depression and Anxiety? Maybe You Misunderstood the Assignment
• 07/21 What to Do About Depression? “Control Those Thoughts!” But That Ain’t So Easy, Is It?
• 07/14 Stress and Anxiety? What to Do About Depression? Crank-Up a Sad Song!
• 07/04 Are You Depressed? Oppressive Fear and Anxiety? Happy Independence Day!
• 07/01 Brisdelle Approved for Hot Flashes: “What, is it a mini-Paxil?”
• 06/24 What to Do for Anxiety? “Benzodiazepines, of course.” Hold on There, Partner!
• 06/15 “I Feel Depressed! So, What’s in the Relief Pipeline?” Let’s Chat GLYX-13
• 05/26 Kava, the Anxiety Slayer? New Research Says Yes!
• 05/19 Acceptance: Seriously, Has Denial Really Worked?
• 03/29 The Inner Critic: 10 Ways to Peacefully Coexist
• 03/09 The Inner Critic|Killer of Souls
• 02/09 A Winter’s Moment of Warmth
• 01/27 Ah, Psychobabble! An “Existential” Client-Story
• 01/20 Understanding What Ails Us: The Flow of Neurotransmitters
• 01/13 Are You Depressed? Anxiety and Fear? It’s Time to Heal
• 01/06 What to Do About Depression? Provigil May Be an Option

2012

• 12/31 2013 | May It Be a Year of Renewal
• 12/24 Merry Christmas! With a Poem of Inspiration
• 12/23 What Is the Meaning of Life? I’m Living with Depression and Anxiety!
• 12/17 The Horror of Derealization and Depersonalization | A Reader’s Perspective
• 12/13 The Future of Overcoming Depression | GLYX-13?
• 12/09 How to Prevent Depression? Strike at the Source!
• 12/03 Depression Facts | What is Dysthymic Disorder? Let’s Chat Treatment
• 11/30 Depression Facts|What is Dysthymic Disorder?
• 11/25 No Passion for Life? Self-Sabotage? Could Be an Upper Limit Problem: Fixes
• 11/23 No Passion for Life? Self-Sabotage? Could Be an Upper Limit Problem
• 11/21 A Thanksgiving Message and Poem
• 11/19 How Do I Overcome Depression and Overcome Anxiety? Hope for Hope
• 11/14 Depression Relief and Anxiety Control That Lasts Through Meditation?
• 10/29 Living with Depression? Coping with Anxiety? A Poem of Hope
• 10/25 Facebook Depression | The Over 30 Crowd?
• 10/21 Facebook Depression: The Kids Are Alright!
• 10/18 Facebook Depression: Much Ado About Something?
• 10/11 Treatments for Bipolar Disorder: A Non-Med Angle
• 10/06 Herbal Remedies for Depression: Rhodiola rosea
• 09/29 Feeling Depressed? ALKS 5461: The Fix of the Future?
• 09/23 Home Is Where the Heart Is
• 09/16 Feelings: The Journey Through Darkness
• 09/11 Understanding Bipolar Disorder: A Dynamite Report
• 09/04 The Depression & Anxiety Bout: “Answer the Bell!”
• 08/29 Restless Legs Syndrome: Relief In Motion
• 08/27 Restless Legs Syndrome: Motion Misery
• 08/19 Loneliness: That Ache So Deep in the Gut
• 04/29 Foods for Depression? Ya’ Gotta’ Skip the “Junk!”
• 04/15 Living with Depression and Anxiety? Hope in Reassurance
• 04/10 Catastrophizing: 8 Ways to Fight P.E.A.C.E.
• 04/04 Living with Depression? Hmmm, Unipolar or Bipolar?
• 03/28 From Worst to Better: 10 Chipur Tipurs
• 03/22 Depression and Diet? Big-Time Relationship
• 03/18 What to Do About Depression: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation?
• 03/13 What Is a Panic Attack? Insight from a Guest
• 03/10 Depression in Women: What is PMS?
• 03/03 Living with Depression? Care from Afar!
• 02/28 Research About Depression: A Matter of Connections
• 02/23 Antidepressants & Suicide (and a black box warning)
• 02/18 Choices, Like Tushies: We All Got ‘Em!
• 02/16 What Is EMDR Therapy? Let’s Eyeball It
• 02/14 Love Is the Answer (…always has been)
• 02/11 Exercise for Depression: It Works!
• 02/09 Your Smartphone: Your Therapist?
• 02/07 What Is It You’re Looking For?
• 02/04 Welcome to Hope!
• 02/02 The Mental War: Are You Willing to Fight?
• 01/31 We Want You!
• 01/28 That darned amygdala: Just when we thought we knew it
• 01/26 Your Brain on Stress: New Shtuff!
• 01/24 Rest (Assured)!
• 01/21 Weekend Musings & Poetry: Home
• 01/18 Gratitude (…amidst the rubble)
• 01/15 The Lesson of Abraham Lincoln’s Pear-Tree
• 01/07 Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression: Hopeful New Info

2011

• 12/13 Desperate Times? 10 Ways to Keep It Together
• 12/06 The Why’s of Pounding Carbs
• 12/04 PTSD: The Need-to-Know Series (Treatment)
• 12/02 PTSD: The Need-to-Know Series (Cause)
• 11/30 PTSD: The Need-to-Know Series
• 11/28 Neurogenesis: It’s a miraculous phenomenon
• 11/08 Your beaker is full: 19 coping tips
• 10/18 “Soft” Bipolar Disorder: The Meds Factor
• 10/14 Soft? Bipolar Disorder? It’s Possible!
• 09/23 Laughter & Endorphins: The knee-slapping facts
• 09/21 Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Defeating Depression
• 09/16 Transference & Countertransference: The Humanness of Therapy
• 09/14 Transcendental Meditation: For Your Depression & Anxiety?
• 09/05 Self-Sabotage: No More Foot Shooting
• 09/03 Self-Sabotage: 12 “Are You the Perps?”
• 09/01 The Forest, Not the Trees: 8 Foundational Principles
• 08/30 Brian Wilson: My Hero “‘Til I Die”
• 07/21 The Fisher Wallace Stimulator: A review
• 06/22 Viibryd: An updated user’s journal
• 06/18 5-HT1A receptor partial agonists provide relief for depression and anxiety. Great, what are they?
• 06/15 Viibryd: A new antidepressant has arrived
• 06/07 Update: Viibryd is coming when?
• 06/03 Benzodiazepines: The need to know series | Withdrawal
• 06/02 Benzodiazepines: The need to know series | Dependence
• 06/01 Benzodiazepines: The need to know series
• 05/10 Antidepressants & Sex: 10 Tips for Bliss
• 04/25 Dialectical behavior therapy: What you need to know
• 04/07 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: “What Works?”
• 04/05 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Biology
• 04/03 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Driven by Intrusion
• 03/01 Viibryd: A new antidepressant, but anything exciting?
• 02/05 Antidepressants: The Need-to-Know Series (Part 4: Thinking It Over)
• 02/04 Antidepressants: The Need-to-Know Series (Part 3: The SSRIs, SNRIs, NDRI)
• 02/03 Antidepressants: The Need-to-Know Series (Part 2: The MAOIs)
• 02/02 Antidepressants: The Need-to-Know Series

2010

• 10/07 If Tears Could Build a Stairway
• 09/14 11 character traits that won’t let you down
• 08/26 L-theanine for derealization and depersonalization: The skinny
• 07/22 Derealization and Depersonalization: Perceived Madness | Part 3
• 07/21 Derealization and Depersonalization: Perceived Madness | Part 2
• 07/20 Derealization and Depersonalization: Perceived Madness
• 06/16 “My God, I can’t be thinking these things!” Relax, they’re intrusive thoughts.

2009

• 09/27 The HPA axis and panic/anxiety: What you need to know
• 07/28 Panic attacks, anxiety, and the limbic system: The paradox of protection