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Controlling
Anger Is it good to "Let it all hang out?" Most
all agree that it is not. Letting your anger run rampant
actually escalates the anger and aggression. This does
nothing to help you (or the person you are angry with) resolve
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Crisis Status for Kid's Mental Health
1 in 10 children are currently afflicted with a mental
disorder. Of those, only 1 in 5 get
help. It's often not enough. Anxiety, attention
deficient disorder and depression head the under treated
list.
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Depression:
Sadly Misunderstood
Many do not realize the immense burden that depression places on the United States workplace.
A 1995 study from the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry estimated
that depression costs employers more than $23 billion a year in
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Is
It an Eating Disorder?
Like most topics that people like to discuss, there are mixed opinions about what truly constitutes
an eating disorder and what does not. This is particularly
true for what has come to be called, compulsive
overeating. View
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Love a Pet and Call Me in the Morning
Did you know that according to various studies, owning a pet is actually good for you!
Owning and caring for a pet provides both physical and emotional
benefits. View
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Love Habits
For some couples the skills come naturally. What do happy couples do that everyone else seems to miss?
You know which people: Those couples who seem truly in
sync with one another. They're affectionate and kind; polite and
patient; View
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Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays! For many people, each year's end holidays are a time filled with joy, warmth, and excitement.
Many holidays have religious, cultural, and family significance.
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Sleep Disorders - Part One When is the last time you
slept like a baby? Surprisingly, there are several hundred
sleep disorders. Sleep Apnea is a disorder of irregular
breathing during sleep. View
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Sleep Disorders - Part Two
Approximately 15% of Americans have chronic sleep problems,
while another 10% have occasional trouble sleeping. Sleep
disorders are considered either primary or secondary. View
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Sleep Disorders - Part Three There are five stages of
sleep that range from stage one (a very light sleep) deeper and
deeper into stage four (a deep, restorative sleep) until finally
reaching the final phase of stage five sleep. View
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Substance Abuse: Alcoholism - Part One
Alcoholism is responsible for major health, economic, social and personal hardships.
The May Foundation (2000) stated that more than 100,000 people
die of alcohol related causes each year. View
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Substance
Abuse: Alcohol Treatment - Part Two
By most standards, the
goal of treatment is abstinence. For the alcoholics
with good health, social support and motivation the potential
for recovery is good. View
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The Time to Heal
Disasters cause an abrupt change in focus. In this time following the attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon,
life is drastically changed for literally millions of people worldwide.
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This Thing Called Stress
Stress is the body's reaction to any demands placed upon it.
Popular belief labels stress as tension or anxiety. This
is not really correct. Instead, you can think of stress as
a type of energy. View
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Troublemakers at Work and Forgiveness
We've all experienced the disruptions. You just want to carry on with your work,
you want to feel good, you want to think about pleasant things..
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Unnatural
Acts
Adam
Khan, in his book, Self-Help Stuff That Works, offers
explanations for our human natural tendency to complain and to
think negative thoughts before we think positive ones. View
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What Are Phobias?
A phobia is
a fear. It is a persistent, excessive, unrealistic fear of an object, person, animal, activity or situation.
A person who is afraid (phobic) can go to great lengths to avoid
the thing that triggers the fear. View
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What Are You Thankful For
Why is it that in the midst of our abundance, it sometimes seems that we find it easier to see what we do not have rather than what we can be grateful for?
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Young Teens are Saying No to Drugs
Saying no to drugs is becoming a fashionable new trend for
young teen-agers (12-17) according to the U.S. government.
Yet, drug use in 18-25 year old group is on the rise. View
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