Can we teach the ability to Stop Bullying and Teasing and Name calling?

Can we teach the ability to Stop Bullying and Teasing and Name calling?

“Dare we declare that teasing, arguing and even fighting are normal and necessary parts of childhood, or that the official anti-bullying and anti-abuse crusades are dangerous barriers to social development?”

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But when did you hear anybody dare to declare that teasing, arguing and even fighting are normal and necessary parts of childhood, or that the official anti-bullying and anti-abuse crusades are dangerous barriers to social development? …

Three Degrees of Freedom: Bully for You

So much so, that the very authorities who are given the task of checking out genuine cases of abuse and turn their backs and walk away, are in a furore of righteous vigour about the rights of children to be ’safe. …

With Bullying, Suicide Risk for Victims and Tormentors - Well Blog …

I do know one thing, I believe that bullying does amplify suicidal tendencies as the victim can no longer cope and just wants out, why as bully would feel more suicidal than the victim of their abuse, I don’t quite understand. …

And finally…

I think we need to continue in our fight to stop this devestating behavior, don’t you?

Are Sufferers Overcoming Generalized Anxiety and Panic Symptoms?

Are Sufferers Overcoming Generalized Anxiety and Panic Symptoms?

My road to recovery from Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Crunchy …

Anxiety. It’s something that we all experience from time to time. Usually it’s a healthy response, a normal bodily reaction to stress. But for some of us anxiety becomes a way of life, a never-ending cycle of fear. …

Avoid Panic Attacks And Learn How To Beat Anxiety Disorder …

Just be sure you realize scaled down attacks of panic and anxiety will come back to visit you from time to time. Accept this fact and you will become totally free of anxiety disorder in the future. When in the future? …

Getting Rid of Panic Attacks and General Anxiety Using 3 Simple …

Understanding and implementing some simple but helpful techniques on dealing with panic attacks, is not as difficult as many people imagine. Although they can be.

Unraveling The Secrets to Psychosis through Psychoanalysis

Unraveling The Secrets of Psychosis through Psychoanalysis:

“Psychosis is a symptom of mental illness characterized by a radical change in personality and a distorted or diminished sense of objective reality.

Patients suffering from psychosis are unable to distinguish the real from the unreal. They experience hallucinations and/or delusions that they believe are real, and they typically behave in an inappropriate and confused manner.”

Source: Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders.

Videos are taken from “The Australian Psychoanalytical Society” and are by Neville Symington

“These videos explains how communication with psychotic patients can be a healing process and also goes onto explain the benefits of psychoanalysis.”

Is Group Psychotherapy a Cheaper Alternative?

Is Group Psychotherapy a Cheaper Alternative?

Recent news has highlighted the benefits of group therapy for a wide range of issues for adults as well as children. Studies show that group therapy often has either equal or better outcomes when compared to individual, one-on-one therapy. In addition, insurance companies typically reimburse well for group therapy.

(Therapy) What exactly is Group Therapy and what does it entail …

Q. Last semester I visited the Counseling Center several times to partake in individual therapy as I was feeling very stressed and overwhelmed, and found the.

Indianapolis Group Therapy - Counseling Was Ordered for Soldier in …

Indianapolis Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which a small, carefully selected group of individuals meets regularly with a therapist., Counseling Was Ordered for Soldier in Iraq Shooting - New York Times.

Talk therapy helps patients get some sleep, study says

In the trial, 160 participants were treated with weekly group therapy sessions plus zolpidem (Ambien) for six weeks. After the initial six-week period, patients stopped taking zolpidem and attended group therapy sessions for six months, …

“in group tonight…”

“A common feeling among group therapy members, especially when a group is just starting, is that of being isolated, unique, and apart from others…… Group therapy provides a powerful antidote to these feelings. …

“What are your thoughts on the efficacy of group therapy?”

“Do you agree that Group therapy is beneficial for people who are struggling with almost any type of life or relationship issue?”

Is Aquatic Therapy more than Water Exercises?

Is Aquatic Therapy more than Water Exercises? Aquatic therapy can be a form of rehabilitation therapy and can also be a form of aqua aerobics for health and fitness.

Apparently ‘Aquatic therapy’ has poor showing on Wikipedia… So how do we make it better?

I will help to improve and heighten people’s awareness of this brilliant and effective therapy.
“Aquatic Therapists” use the water and specifically designed activities to enhance, restore, and maintain a person’s functional abilities. Conditions can be acute, transient, or chronic.
Benefits for “Aquatic therapy” include: Following an illness, injury, or surgery, a patient’s sensitivity to pain may be increased or the ability to bear weight on the injured area limited. In water, the pull of gravity on the body is not as strong as on land, therefore motion and functional activity are more comfortable and achievable

Aquatic Therapy

Aquatic therapy involves performing exercises in the water.

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By using a carefully planned aquatic program, children with sensory processing issues and autism also benefit greatly from this type of therapy. Summer’s here. Get to know the basics of aquatic therapy, when to use it, how to go about …

Aquatic Exercise Routines for Arthritis Hip & Knee Pain : Aquatic …

Learn about aquatic exercises for hip and knee arthritis pain treatment, in this free aquatic therapy video. Related posts: Aquatic Exercise Routines for Arthritis Hip & Knee Pain : Pt. 2: Kick Out Exercise: Aquatic Physical Therapy …

Aquatic Fitness the Move to Water Exercise

The resort’s 11000- square-foot Aquatic Center features three Watsu pools, a cross-training pool with conditioning equipment, two aquatic therapy pools and a whirlpool. There is also a complete Water Workout Station and it is making a …

Massage Using Aquatic Therapy

This is where massage using aquatic therapy comes in. Massage therapists have been using the rejuvenating effects of water on the body, thus using water itself to do creative wonders on the body’s pain. Aquatic therapy is done when the …

Aqua Therapy - A Powerful Tool For Fast Patient Recovery

A common misconception is that aquatic therapy is only for people who are already injured. This is not necessarily the case. In reality, it can be used to prevent , and injuries. This is a common procedure in sports players. …

A big reason why people refrain from exercise is the pain that they feel on consecutive days, well with exercise in water, no pain or at least very little is felt, this is down to the resistance that water creates.

Makes perfect sense.

Unleash the Voice of the Abused

Unleash the Voice of the Abused; If you have ever been abused or experienced abusive behavior then you know only too well the implications about abuse. As you continue to read this article you will notice how you begin to absorb this sensitive yet somewhat unmanageable and on-going issue.

Court martial to hear bullying allegations (From The Northern Echo)

The army launched an investigation into allegations of bullying and abuse at the UK’s largest military base at Catterick, North Yorkshire following an undercover investigation by a BBC reporter. The accused are Colour Sergeant Michael …

Bullying, Harassment & Abuse

As a parent it is important that we understand the signs of bullying, harassment and abuse and take time to talk to our daughters so they may understand their rights and responsibilities. I have taken an excerpt from the Hockey Canada …

Cyber bullying and ’sexting’ the focuses of presentation …

Martin added that, like child abuse, bullying can trigger a vicious cycle, with an individual who was a victim as a youngster possibly growing up to bully a spouse or children. The presentation noted that girls, more often than boys, …

Opposing Views: OPINION: Being Bullied Can Lead to Suicide in Kids

Many of these kids resort to substance abuse to blunt the pain and some progress to more violent behaviors and truancy. This is an issue that can impact any child in any type of town and socio-economic class. …

Internet Bullying or Cyber Bullying is Bigger problem than you …

10 Signs of Cyber-Bullying Abuse is Not Impossible: 10 Signs of Cyber Bullying Although the Internet is home to information and technology, it is also home to the worst kinds of human beings possible. The anonymity that the Internet …

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What Causes Depression?

What Causes Depression?

Clinical Depression Symptoms | Strictly Anything

photo credit: h.koppdelaney Clinical depression is a mental condition or disorder that does not often occur with people, as statistics show that less than.

Bipolar Depression Disorder | Strictly Anything

photo credit: Ravenelle Many people who are suffering from bipolar depression disorder are convinced that their lives are over after their doctors.

New Depression Medication | Strictly Anything

photo credit: vieux bandit Nothing ever seems to change in so far as symptoms and suffering related to depression go. There are no doubts as to the fact.

How to Identify Depression Symptoms : Bi-Polar Depression Advice

How to Identify Depression Symptoms : Bi-Polar Depression Advice | Daily Tips, Articles, and Informaiton on Anxiety and Depression.

What Is Depression? - How To Treat Depression - Symptoms & Causes …

No one has time in this busy world. Sometimes one may feel very sad and tired with all the work. Soon this sadness goes away when something good.

Online Treatment For Depression | Internet Heaven

If you are suffering from prolonged melancholy for quite some time, there is definitely something wrong with you. Stress, anxiety and depression are the plagues.

Can people who are too shy become more confident?

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Self Help blog provides you tips and advice on many self improvement topics like goal setting, motivation, success, time management, leadership and communication skills. It also covers information on mental health, stress management, …

Overcoming shyness organization? | How To Get Rid of Shyness

Is there any group activities or organization out there that I could join for extra help on overcoming shyness or even on the internet? In Wisconsin.

Overcoming Shyness: One Person’s Experience of the Landmark Forum …

This video gives one young man’s experience of the Landmark Forum, particularly in how it helped him overcome shyness and develop into a person who was consistently making a difference for people in the developing world. …

Yes, you too can learn to be shy free…

Is Hypnotherapy Guided Imagery or Guided Relaxation?

Is Hypnotherapy Guided Imagery or Guided Relaxation? What phrase do you prefer to use when referring to hypnosis? Guided imagery? Guided relaxation? or hypnosis relaxation? Some prefer to name it “Multi level communication” - Whats your choice?

Is a Hypnotist the same as a hypnotherapist?

The word “hypnosis” (from the Greek hypnos, “sleep”) is an abbreviation of James Braid’s (1843) term “neuro-hypnotism”, meaning “sleep of the nervous system”.Hypnotherapy is often applied in order to modify a subject’s behavior, emotional content, and attitudes, as well as a wide range of conditions including dysfunctional habits, anxiety, stress-related illness, pain management, and personal development.

Is This What Happens After Abortion?

Is This What Happens After Abortion? Whether you are for abortion or against abortion.

Here are some Abortion statistics;

Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion. Twenty-two percent of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in abortion. In 2005, 1.21 million abortions were performed, down from 1.31 million in 2000. From 1973 through 2005, more than 45 million legal abortions occurred.
At least half of American women will experience an unintended pregnancy by age 45, and, at current rates, about one-third will have had an abortion.

Source: Guttmaker Institute

“This is a very controversial subject and one that I want to convey with as much sensitivity as possible. My intention is not to up set of offend anybody. Please accept my word.”

Dr. George Tiller, who remained one of the nation’s few providers of late-term abortions through decades of protests and attacks, has been shot and killed.

The gunman fled, but a 51-year-old suspect has been arrested, 170 miles away in suburban Kansas City three hours after the shooting.

Dr. Tiller’s who ran a “The Women’s Health Care Service Clinic” is one of just three in the nation where abortions are performed after the 21st week of pregnancy.

This is not the first time Dr. Tiller has been the victim of an attempted murder;
In 1993 Dr. Tiller was shot in both arms by a protester.
In 1985 his clinic was bombed.

More recently, Dr.Tiller had asked federal prosecutors to step up investigations of vandalism and other threats against the clinic out of fear that the incidents were increasing and that Dr.Tiller’s safety was in jeopardy. The police knew of no threats connected to this latest shooting.

In early May, Tiller had asked the FBI to investigate vandalism at his clinic, including cut wires to surveillance cameras and damage to the roof that sent rainwater pouring into the building.
The clinic was heavily fortified and Tiller often traveled with a bodyguard, it was reported that there were no indication of security at the church on Sunday.

Did this really need to happen?

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How Can We Conquer Agoraphobia?

How Can We Conquer Agoraphobia?

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Agoraphobia is normally thought to have to do with a terror of open areas or public areas and literally translated it means “fear of the marketplace”, - it is now believed to be a direct result of these attacks. …

Living with Agoraphobia: Am i getting over Agoraphobia?

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How to treat agoraphobia successfully

While agoraphobia is not something that directly poses a threat to life, there is a need to treat anyone who suffers from this kind of a disorder in order for them and those around them to be able to go through life normally. …

peoplephobia; the fear of others. guilty.

stars, they’re looking out for courses and everything for me. i really don’t fancy finishing this, dearies..so i’m going to dash. amazing quote for the night: “the support group for sufferers of agriphobia; community center, 7pm” …

“When Charged with and Convicted of Murders, Should Life in Prison Actually Mean a Life Sentence?”

“When Charged with and Convicted of Murders, Should Life in Prison Actually Mean a Life Sentence?”

“Does a gangster life style deserve the kudos that it receives?”

“How would you feel if it were a member of your family that was murdered?”

Close family members of Manchester’s two most dangerous gangsters are seeking compensation from the police claiming their human rights have been breached by a crime fighting poster

When both were jailed for life following a six month trial in which nine other members of the gang were jailed. Greater Manchester Police marked their conviction with a billboard campaign across the city. See Billboard.

It showed the killers alongside pictures of how they could look when they are finally released from prison.

The posters thanked the public for coming forward with the evidence that convicted them.

Gangland shootings in Greater Manchester (also known as “Gun - Chester”) dropped by 92 % following the arrest and conviction of this infamous gang.

Civil rights group ‘Liberty’ is backing their legal action against Greater Manchester Police (GMP). It is understood a letter sent to the police by ‘Liberty’ says that the posters infringed the relatives’ privacy under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Last night GMP chief constable Peter Fahy said: “We appreciate that in all we do we have to consider the human rights of all and that a balancing exercise has to be carried out. In this case we were concerned with the ultimate human right - the right to life and this far outweighed any privacy rights.”

Source: Manchester Evening News (MEN)

“This is such a controversial and sensitive subject so I would like to convey my utmost respect to all those affected.”

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Are these Meaningful Quotes from Successful People?

Are these Meaningful Quotes from Successful People? What is it that we like about Quotes? Wisdom quotes, happiness quotes, mainly famous people quotes.

I have put together a few wise quotes which I feel will resonate with you. Enjoy.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
Theodore Roosevelt

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Thomas Jefferson

There is only one success–to be able to spend your life in your own way.
Christopher Morley

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
Earl of Beaconsfield

The man who makes a success of an important venture never waits for the crowd. He strikes out for himself. It takes nerve, it takes a great lot of grit; but the man that succeeds has both. Anyone can fail. The public admires the man who has enough confidence in himself to take a chance. These chances are the main things after all. The man who tries to succeed must expect to be criticized. Nothing important was ever done but the greater number consulted previously doubted the possibility. Success is the accomplishment of that which most people think can’t be done.
C. V. White

Men spend their lives in anticipations,—in determining to be vastly happy at some period when they have time. But the present time has one advantage over every other—it is our own. Past opportunities are gone, future have not come. We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock of wine; but if we defer the tasting of them too long, we shall find that both are soured by age.
Charles Caleb Colton

The Changing Terminology of Transvestites; Male to Female; Cross Dressers; M2f…

The Changing Terminology of Transvestites; Male to Female; Cross Dressers; M2f; Trannie; Female to Male; F2m…. The list goes on…Do we know enough about this subject?

Click here for a Cross dressing Guide. - Male to female.

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The term transvestism has undergone several changes of meaning since it was first used in the 1910s, and it is still used in a variety of senses.

The term transvestism (Originates from Latin, “across, over” and vestitus, “dressed”) to refer to the sexual interest in cross-dressing. The word is generally used to describe persons who habitually and voluntarily wear clothes of the opposite sex.

World War II had brought an end not only to most European research in the field of sexuality. In both Europe and North America transvestite behavior (both by male and female bodied persons) was until the 1960s seen as an expression of homosexuality or suppressed homosexual impulses.

Source: Wikipedia

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Video: Man, woman, or something else? Take a walk on Thailand’s wild side.

ANU News » Lizard transvestites: Males get ahead by imitating females

Associate Professor Scott Keogh at The Australian National University said that young transvestite males appear to have a dual advantage. “They can avoid of potentially dangerous bouts with dominant males and still have access to …

Learn how Successful People, Know how to be Successful in their Private practice.

Learn how Successful People, Know how to be Successful in their Private practice.

Successful people have successful businesses which can evolve into successful companies. Any successful private practice is rather like having a successful marriage. Rapidly becoming a very fashionable accessory is to have your very own ‘Coach’….

Successful people acquire their very own life coaches and life training to help them improve. Successful businesses take advantage of coaches in life to improve their private practices.

Is a Real Orgasm by Asphyxiation Suicide or Self Harm?

Is a Real Orgasm by Asphyxiation Suicide or Self Harm?

Asphyxia (from Greek meaning ‘without pulse’, or ‘heartbeat’) is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which primarily affects the tissues and organs.

Source: Wikipedia

A simple explanation is that lack of oxygen can cause lightheadedness, reducing inhibitions and enhancing the sexual experience. Masochistic and castration fantasies are common and other psychological factors also play a role.

In my opinion auto erotic asphyxiation is not suicide or self harm, but an impulse to experience a breathless orgasm. During this dangerous act of asphyxia death is commonly accidental. One researcher estimates there are at least 50 deaths annually nationwide and the victims are mostly young males.

Auto erotic asphyxiation came about (no pun intended) the observation of men when hung in execution they often displayed an erection and sometimes ejaculation occurred.

No doubt you have heard that on June 4, 2009, David Carradine was found dead in his room in central Bangkok, A police official said David was found hanging by a rope in the room’s closet and it was also reported that his body was found curled up in the wardrobe with a shoelace tied around his neck and genitals.

According to ex-wife Marina Anderson there was a dark and intense side to David. Previously in her divorce filing she had claimed that “It was the continuation of abhorrent and deviant sexual behavior which was potentially deadly.”

This is how I choose to remember David.

John Arthur David Carradine (December 8, 1936 – June 3, 2009) was an American actor best known for his work in the 1970s television series Kung Fu and more recently in the Kill Bill films. He appeared in more than 100 feature films and was nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award.

God bless and rest in peace.

My thoughts and respect are with his family and close friends.

Discovering the Essence of Complementary Holistic Treatment

Discovering The Essence of Complementary Holistic Treatment;

What is the definition of holistic treatment? It’s a wellness approach that addresses the body, mind and spirit or the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of an individual. By spirit or spiritual, this is not a reference to anything religious. We mean the essence of who you are — the core it self.

The definition of holistic treatment may encompass many different elements. It is sometimes referred to as complimentary health, alternative health or natural health. These terms are often, but not always interchangeable. A treatment approach can be complimentary, alternative or natural without necessarily being holistic. However, most holistic approach are considered to be complimentary, alternative or natural.

Majority of people in our society experience anxiety related problems during some point of their lives. Problems related to childhood’s unpleasant/horrible experience, work related stress, losing loved ones or marital breakdown, …

Treat Yourself Naturally With Holistic Therapy

Holistic medicine is a type of alternative medicine that applies the theory that every aspect of the spiritual, mental and physical aspects of the self work together to form health and happiness. Holistic medicine is not a treatment …

Journal Therapy Instructor

Featured Holistic Healer: Alissa Peacock is a certified Journal Therapy Instructor and teaches the healing of writing in workshops and in recovery and mental health settings. Her training has also included such subjects as life coaching …

In USA every year 20 million people fall victim to anxiety and live a stressful life. People usually take up medicines and drug therapy to get rid of the uncomfortable state but treating anxiety and depression naturally is a long lasting method that improves overall quality of life.

Treating anxiety and depression naturally is a holistic approach especially for those who don’t want to go down the anti-depressant route.

Counseling and Psychotherapy Sessions for Trauma

Counseling and Psychotherapy Sessions for Trauma: Many debate certain counseling techniques involved in trauma therapy that use de-briefing strategies, they argue that they can have a negative impact on trauma recovery.

Trauma Therapy from the Client’s Perspective

Ms. Burton’s own experience of therapy convinces her, for example, that trauma survivors don’t always make the best trauma therapists. This is especially true if they never completed their own therapy. She has seen them react with fear …

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Treating Trauma …

CDC press release, dated Tuesday, September 9, 2008, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Treating Trauma Symptoms in Children and Teens.

A pill to solve trauma memories?

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What is Exposure Therapy?

In PTSD, exposure therapy is intended to help the patient face and gain control of the fear and distress that was overwhelming in the trauma, and must be done very carefully in order not to re-traumatize the patient. …

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The Truth that Drugs can Induce Psychological Disorders

The Truth that Drugs can Induce Psychological Disorders; Some every day legal stimulants can increase symptoms anxiety, resulting in a much worse mental disorder.

Lets Examine the Difference between Manic and Hypomanic

Lets Examine the Difference between Manic and Hypomanic;

A single manic episode is sufficient to diagnose bi polar.

Hypomanic may be indicative of bi polar and bi polar symptoms may be evident.

Symptoms of manic include rapid and pressured speech; negative and racing thoughts, decreased need for sleep, euphoria, impulsiveness, grandiosity, and increased interest in goal-directed activities.

Hypomanic on the other hand is a lowered state of manic behavior that does little to impair function or decrease quality of life. When hypomanic there are less tendencies for sleep, goal motivated behavior and increased metabolism.

Source: Wikipedia.

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Manic Depression is another name for Bi-Polar. Bi-Polar people exhibit sudden changes from a very good mood to a very bad mood. It is just another in the many forms of depression. Manic depression isn’t just having negative feelings …

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Having said that, it’s still difficult for me to identify hypomania since I don’t get hypomanic very often. I tend to rapid cycle between mania, agitation and depression before the cycle starts all over again, but in a different pattern …

Can Antidepressant Spark a Manic or Hypomanic Episode?

I was first introduced to bipolar disorder about twelve years ago with the diagnosis of a family member. I witnessed a complete psychotic break up close and personal. The course of the episode went from insomnia and grandiosity to …

You’ll Discover the Truth about Flying in Dreams Meaning

The Truth about Flying in Dreams Meaning: The meaning of dreams has long since been a mystery. Do you often wonder what it is about dreams that is so intriguing?

Flying in your dreams is perhaps the most common of all dreams. Frequently these dreams can mean the dreamer has a desire to have new experiences and the urge to see the world from a different perspective.

Unleash the Power of Self Confidence

Unleash the Power of Self Confidence: Suffering with low esteem and lack of self confidence can seriously affect our self worth and value.

7 Tips To Improving self confidence:

Some believe that everything happens for a reason; Action and consequence;

Past hurts and mistakes can become our teachers and we can learn from them, they can become your tools in both self improvement and success.

“Have you seen the film “Patch Adams” – it’s one of my favourite movies.
Hunter “patch” Adams is a medical student who failed to make it through the board exams. After months of suffering in melancholy, depression and suicidal attempts, he decided to seek for medical attention and voluntarily admitted himself in a psychiatric ward. His stay in the hospital led him to meeting different kinds of people;
He met a catatonic, a mentally retard, a schizophrenic and so on. Patch found ways of treating his own ailment and finally realized he had to get back on track.
He woke up one morning realizing that after all the failure and pain he had gone through, he still wanted to become a doctor. He carried with him a positive attitude that brought him self improvement and success. He didn’t only improve himself, but also the life of the people around him and the quality of life.
Did he succeed? Needless to say, he became the best damn doctor his country has ever known”

I know what your thinking…Where do I start?

Here are 7 tips:

1. Stop thinking and feeling as if you’re a failure. How can others accept you if YOU cannot accept YOURSELF? Self acceptance is not just about how we look, it’s about the inside. Concentrate on inner beauty.

2. When people feel so down and low about themselves, help them to feel positive, this will in it self help you too.

3. The world is a large room where lessons can be learned through our mistakes. Try not to feel stupid or a failure. Examine your internal dialogue. Make room for self improvement. Take each day as it comes.

4. Take each day one at a time. Patience is a virtue and Self improvement will not happen over night… Success comes from self confidence, self appreciation and self esteem.

5. Set meaningful and achievable goals. Small but relevant changes that will help you to improve a better YOU.

6. Little things can mean a lot. Allowing ourselves 5 minutes of gratitude daily, can have a tremendous affect on our moods. Being appreciative about beautiful things like nature, will also help us to radiate our inner beauty.

7. When you are willing to accept change and go through the process of self improvement, it does not mean that everyone else will. The world is a place full of people with different values and attitudes.

We should always remember that there’s no such thing as ‘over night success’.

“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”

There is Nothing Quite Like Falling in Love…

“Falling in love with you” - Such sweet words to hear from your loved one.

There is Nothing Quite Like Falling in Love…

Top Seven Ways of Knowing When You’re in Love;

1. Do you think about them all of the time?
This one needs no explanation. If you love someone, they are usually in your thoughts quite a lot of the time but be careful because this can be “lust” and infatuation.

2. Does everything remind you of them?
It seems like every person you meet or see on TV or hear a story about has the same name as the person you’re in love with.

3. Have you started to care more about your own appearance?
You find yourself wanting to groom yourself every day, checking how you look in every reflective surface around.

4. Are you interested in knowing more about them?
Finding out all about this fantastic person is your new favourite thing to do. If you could find a book detailing every minute detail of their life, you wouldn’t sleep or eat until you read every last paragraph.

5. You find your self wanting to impress them.
You make sure that the newspaper article about you winning a swimming contest is left nonchalantly on the coffee table when they come to visit.

6. Hanging out with your friends just isn’t as appealing any more.
Remember when you and your friends made fun of the friend who ditched you all so they could hang out with their new partner? Now you’re finding yourself in the same situation.

7. Commitment is actually starting to sound like something you could stand.
Commit to something that requires you to be faithful and responsible? Thinking in “we” and not “I”. Having thoughts of marriage?

Discovering the Effects of Alcohol and It’s Consumption

Discovering the Effects of Alcohol and It’s Consumption: I think by now we can all say that we have a better understanding of alcohol consumption. Whether you class your self as a party animal and often go on an alcohol drinking binge, or alternatively have a little tipple on special occasions or indeed you may be a teetotal.

So what is Binge drinking?

Binge drinking used to mean drinking heavily over several days. Now, however, the term refers to the heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time.

Today the generally accepted definition of binge drinking in the United States is the consumption of five or more drinks in a row by men — or four or more drinks in a row by women — at least once in the previous 2 weeks. Heavy binge drinking includes three or more such episodes in 2 weeks.

Source: Teenshealth

Advantages:
Source of energy in the diet.
Can improve mood, increase relaxation and aid sleep.
Ethanol is used to treat methanol poisoning, by reducing the rate at which methanol is metabolised.

Disadvantages:
Source of energy in the diet but with no other nutrients (”empty calories”)
In high concentrations or with repeated use can be toxic and cause liver damage.
Can cause poor judgement, concentration, balance and coordination.
Driving with significant blood alcohol can lead to accidents, arrest and imprisonment.

Source: Wiki Answers.

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Reason to drink alcohol fall into several categories:

1) Social, Ritualistic,

2) Dietary,

3) Altered state of consciousness,

4) Solve problems/escape (Anesthitize)

Definition of Alcoholism
Extreme form of alcohol abuse defined as primary disease or condition of alcohol dependence with 4 typical features:

1) Alcohol tolerance,

2) Withdrawal symptoms during abstinence,

3) Loss of control over drinking,

4) Craving for alcohol.

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What’s Your Opinion of Natural Alternative Therapies?

What’s Your Opinion of Natural Alternative Therapies? Alternative health therapies involve practicing various relaxation methods such as yoga, reiki, meditation, acupuncture, hypnosis, music, art, diet and supplements and many many others.

Mind and body correlation. Many practitioners believe that the mind controls the body and a healthy mind can help resolve many issues in an unhealthy body.

“Grasping the concept that our mind and body are one of the same. Many suggest that our stomach is our feeling center.

I once read an article that explained the idea of a second brain (or mind) being housed in the stomach. Our aim is to keep both in harmony with each other.

As you continue to read this article you will notice how you begin to understand and absorb this information much better.”

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Alternative therapies and complementary medicines have emerged more in Westernized societies with an aim to ease people into bridging a gap between their mental associations and their physical being. Although many of these therapies are …

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The severity of the symptoms of thyroid cancer and other adverse effects of the treatment procedures are generally reduced with the use of these alternative therapies. Controlled Amino Acid Therapy (CAAT). Controlled Amino Acid Therapy …

“The fact that you are still reading this post tells me that you are interested in natural alternative therapies and are probably understanding them that little bit better than you did before”.

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Tom Harkin, the proud father of the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, told a Senate hearing on Thursday that NCCAM had disappointed him by disproving too many alternative therapies. …

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Many patients who have cancer use complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies, either on their own or in conjunction with other cancer treatments.

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I truly believe that there are alternative therapies for most health and mental conditions. Few days ago, my hubby just told me about her friend whose son is suffering from ADD also known as attention deficit disorder. …

“Are there any Alternative therapists who would like to add to this article?

If so please feel free to leave a comment in the box below.”

Discovering Active Listening and Empathic Hearing

Discovering Active Listening and Empathic Hearing; Listening for emotion in voices, watching body languages are all part of listening skills that talking therapists are trained for.

The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and to be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.

Most people tend to be “hard of listening” rather than “hard of hearing.”

Hearing is more than the simple act of perceiving sound by the ear.

Does hearing simply happen?

Listening, however, is something you consciously choose to do. Listening requires concentration so that your brain processes meaning from words and sentences.

When it comes to the similarities between listening and hearing, it is not just that you use your ears for both.

How to to improve your active listening and empathic hearing skills.

“Here’s what I think I’ve just heard you say…”

“Tell me have I heard you accurately?.”

“Let me check out my understanding of what you have just said…..”

“I can hear in your voice that you feel angry/anxious/frightened?”

To listen effectively is a powerful skill that can be learnt with practice. You gain more respect and high esteem when you listen rather than when talking.

The mind functions seven times more quickly than it is possible to speak. Therefore the mind needs to be slowed down and focused on what the person is saying, and not by being distracted by other irrelevant thoughts.

This is Truely listening.

Within the therapeutic alliance, I place a great importance on my ability to listen and more importantly, my ability to hear empathically.

There is a critical difference from a patients perspective to being listened to and being heard and the ability to move between one and the other is what makes for a good helpful relationship that can facilitate growth and change.

We can often hear anger, anxiety and fear within a voice. Escalating tension as they disclose their problems. A lack of resolution as they “dump” on us. Witnessing their angst as they want us to “get rid” of the problem. If only I could make their problem go away then their lives would be so much better.

Offering empathy to their fears and anxieties the patients feel heard and understood on all levels.

Do you agree?

Please feel free to join this conversation….I am Listening.

Do you Agree that To Be Real is Congruent?

Do you Agree that To be Real is Congruent? To be congruent or incongruent, What is it and what does it mean?

In psychological terms congruence could be defined as rapport within oneself, or internal and external consistency, perceived by others as sincerity or certainty.
It is the balance between self, other and context.

Source: Wikipedia

All About Being Congruent

Fully understanding the concept of being congruent is essential to all of us in our commitment to being our best and doing our best! I am very pleased to take this opportunity to deepen the meaning of being congruent for all of us. …

Being Congruent with Decisions

As coaches, when you work with clients in their decision making process, the more you assist them to access and name all of the parts, the more congruent will be the decision that they make. When congruent decisions are made, …

OMM AHA: 18th, Be Congruent

The third is self-acceptance: You’ve got to believe that you deserve to be wealthy. Every part of you must “buy in” - your heart, your mind and your spirit. All system GO. It’s congruent.

Congruent

This morning “congruent” is the one. My mind is so weird. It does things without my consent, one of which is the mantra of a word. I also find myself reading things, anything, along the highway while driving, standing in the checkout …

“For me in simple terms it is the act of being real and genuine and is a very important core condition”

Are they Compulsive Lying or Could They Be a Pathological liar?

Are They Compulsive Lying or Could They Be a Pathological liar? So is there a difference? And if so what is the difference between a pathological liar and someone who is a compulsive liar.

Pathological Liar: A pathological liar is usually defined as someone who lies incessantly to get their way and does so with little concern for others.

Compulsive lying: A compulsive liar is defined as someone who lies out of habit. Lying is their normal and reflexive way of responding to questions.

Find out the truth about deceptions

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Although pathological liars may have co-existing psychiatric disorders, there are also pathological liars that have no psychiatric conditions. Thus pathological lying remains poorly understood and researched. …

Why Lie?

Compulsive liars are developed during early childhood in an environment where lying was seen as necessary. Unlike pathological liars, compulsive liars are not seen as manipulative or cunning as they merely lie out of habit. …

Pathological Liars

Does anyone know one? Close family member maybe? How do you get someone like this to believe they ar…

Identifying a Liar

Some pathological liars need constant attention and they get it by telling stories that thrill and delight. Although there is a chance that the stories are true, if the person telling them constantly has stories of this nature, …

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I have had the opportunity to know two pathological liars in my life. Both of them had several things in common. They were both very self-assured and arrogant. They had a bravado that they were better than everyone else and nobody could …

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The Truth about ECT Electroconvulsive Therapy

The Truth about ECT Electroconvulsive Therapy; Electroconvulsive Therapy was first introduced in the 1930s and was used as a treatment for depression extensively throughout 1940s and 1950s;
Even today an estimated 1 million people worldwide receive ECT every year, usually in a course of 6-12 treatments, 2 or 3 times a week.

Electroconvulsive therapy can differ on application in 3 ways;

Electrode placement,

Length of time that the stimulus is given,

Property of the stimulus

The official figures on the use of controversial electric shock treatment show that hundreds of people were treated against their will.

A quarter of ECT patients were formally detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.

The figures show 2,800 patients received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) over a three month period from January to March 1999.

There were 900 male patients receiving treatment, compared with 1,900 female patients.

Of the 700 ECT patients formally detained whilst receiving ECT treatment, 59% did not consent to treatment.

The last Department of Health figures were issued in 1991.

Mental health campaigners say that:
“No-one really knows how it works and what its long-term effects are”.

A spokeswoman said:
“It is so risky and severe. The side effects can be very severe, including short- or long-term memory loss, coma and possibly death.”

Mental Health Campaigners hope these statistics help towards banning the use of ECT without consent and a total ban on its use for people under 16.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists have expressed concern about the way the treatment is administered. In a recent report, it stated that ECT could be administered by poorly trained junior doctors with out-of-date equipment and often left unsupervised.

I personally have seen both sides of the outcome - Patients whose lives have been transformed and their depression lifted and quality of life resumed and of course those that are quite literally worse as a result, suffering with memory loss, nervous twitches and adhedonistic attitudes.

So Again. Let me ask if any of you have had any experience with Electroconvulsive Therapy either as a therapist or as a patient.

Please share them with us all…We are interested and we are listening.

Susan Boyle Released from Priory; Can her Fame & Fortune be Saved?

Susan Boyle Released from Priory; Can her Fame & Fortune be Saved?

Susan Boyle To Sing For President Obama @ Unreality TV

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AP - The brother of talent-show contestant Susan Boyle says the singer has left a mental health care facility and is doing better.

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Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have spoken about inviting Susan Boyle to sing at their wedding anniversary, according to reports.

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by Staff Stars including Beth Ditto and Elaine Paige have reached out to Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle as she recovers from exhaustion in a London hospital. Boyle soared to international stardom after her first audition on UK …

Our best wishes for a speedy recovery Susan.

What Don’t We Know about Psychology and Animals?

What Don’t We Know about Psychology and Animals?

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In fact, conditioning is a big part of human and animal psychology. Skinner and Pavlov who were the key authors of conditioning theories were both psychologists. With regards to sight vs sound vs smell - that is a very good point.

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The training of animals is an ancient anthropogenic process; however, it was not until the birth of comparative psychology, as a science, that the mysterious ways of the animal trainer were formally explained. …

Just Me: Animal Cruelty

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What colleges offer a bachelor in animal psychology?

I want to get a bachelor’s in animal psychology, but don’t know what colleges offer them, if anyone knows, please help, thanks! Or in Animal Training, or in Animal Behavior, Or Simular Have you tried Cornell or Tufts Veterinary school …