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Facts about Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Generalized Anxiety DisorderGeneralized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by 6 months or more of chronic, exaggerated worry and tension that is unfounded or much more severe than the normal anxiety most people experience. People with this disorder usually expect the worst; they worry excessively about money, health, family, or work, even when there are no signs of trouble. They are unable. . .

Fear Of Flying

There are a few fears in life that defy logic. Fear of spiders may be one, fear of lifts is another, and perhaps a fear of flying is another. Everyday, thousands of planes take off around the world, carrying millions of passengers safely to their destination. Flying is one of the safest, if not the safest, form of travel available. It is far safer than getting in the car, yet over one third of . . .

You Hold All The Keys To Your Future, But Only You

I can give you all the principles and all the formulas to succeed in life, and show you how to change for the better. Yet only you hold the keys to your future, only you can change your circumstances and only you can make a positive difference in this world if you decide to do so. How you may ask? That is simple, if you don’t act on the philosophies and principles in this article or in any arti. . .

You Are What You Think

What exactly do I mean by this statement? You really and honestly are what you think all day long and this is a true and simple fact in life. Believe you are the only worth seven dollars and fifty cents an hour and you shall be stuck making only $15,000 a year for the rest of your life. Yet if you are able to dream and see the fact that your income is directly related to how you think then your. . .

Can Words Be Positive Energy?

Do words have an impacted on how we think and do they stay around for infinity out into space and time? It is my belief that words are endless and that when you speak enough of a certain kind of words they form together to get results. Now can you manipulate any situation? I don’t believe this, but I do believe that you can push for an outcome that may normally would have not been there if ther. . .

Buyer Beware: Shampoo Selection Tips

How is one supposed to know which type of shampoo to choose from if there are a hundred brands all scrambling to get the attention of a million consumers? Easy. Listen to the only harbinger of wisdom that best knows what is good or bad for its health - your hair. Though the hair is - technically - a bunch of dead skin cells, they have varying characteristics. Keep reading to find out how to get. . .

Failure Is Assured If You Don’t Stay At It!

What this simply means is that failure is caused by the least persistence. If you undertake the job and it requires you to do a certain amount of work then it is to your benefit to continue to do that thing until you have mastered it, because if you give up on it, you surely shall go nowhere in this world.Do you have what it takes to finish that job you started? The answer is yes and through pe. . .

Can Your Dreams Really Become a Reality?

You may be asking yourself can my dreams really become true. The answer to that question is a definite yes! All of what you are doing right now was once first just a dream in your mind and you having complete control over all of your thoughts that can produce many results with your mind. How can this be possible you ask? Very simple, have you ever had a headache and you took some Tylenol for th. . .

Less Talk, More Action!

It is time for less talk and more action - loving action.Loving actions are those actions that support our highest good and the highest good of others. Loving actions are those actions that are motivated by love rather than by fear.Many people who have been on a path of personal and spiritual growth have spent a lot of time talking. Talking with friends about what is wrong and what they want. T. . .

Is Helping Others The Best Way To Help Oneself?

It is my belief that in our process of building The Perfect you, you will also want to help others when you reach a certain point. You will find that when you help others get what they want you will in turn get what you want. You may be saying to yourself I am only one person and that s OK. You can help others by showing them how to build their perfect you, and you can never know the impact tha. . .

The Many Dimensions Of Depression In Women

Life is full of emotional difficulties. However, when the "down" times are long lasting or interfere with your ability to function, you may be suffering from a common, serious illness—depression. Clinical depression affects mood, mind, body, and behavior. Research has shown that in the United States about 19 million people—one in ten adults—experience depression each year, and nearly two-thirds. . .

Freedom Comes From Within!

Whenever you have a tuff question and you don’t know what way to turn you must be silent and calm without fear and look deep within your soul to find the though questions. Have you just listened to yourself breathe and stop to feel your pounding heart and think to yourself if I DON’T GO WITHIN I MUST BE MISSING SOMETHING, THEN I MUST BE GOING WITHOUT! Without some soul searching you shall never. . .

Yesterday Is But A Memory!

Yesterday is gone and there is nothing you can do about what may or may not have taken place on that day. You can’t change one whisper of what happened that day so you might as well let it go, slip slowly into that forgetful place we call the past. The past has no memory and has know power over us there is no sense in giving it any more strength over your life than is necessary, which should be. . .

In Harms Way: Suicide in America

Suicide is a tragic and potentially preventable public health problem. In 2000, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. Specifically, 10.6 out of every 100,000 persons died by suicide. The total number of suicides was 29,350, or 1.2 percent of all deaths. Suicide deaths outnumber homicide deaths by five to three. It has been estimated that there may be from 8 to 25 attempted sui. . .

Elderly Abuse

Workers at Claywest House said they had warned their supervisors that Karl Willard, an aide at the St. Charles , Mo. , nursing home, tormented elderly residents. But the 180-bed nursing home was shorthanded and Willard stayed on the job. Not long after that warning two years ago, one of Willard's patients died of a head injury. A grand jury indicted Willard and in February, he pleaded no contes. . .

Alcoholism: Getting the Facts

For many people, the facts about alcoholism are not clear. What is alcoholism, exactly? How does it differ from alcohol abuse? When should a person seek help for a problem related to his or her drinking? The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has prepared this booklet to help individuals and families answer these and other common questions about alcohol problems. The inf. . .

Reliving Trauma: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. Traumatic events that may trigger PTSD include violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, or military combat. Among those who may experience PTSD are military troops who served in the V. . .

Schizophrenia

WHAT IS IT? Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease. Approximately 1 percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime—more than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness in a given year. Although schizophrenia affects men and women with equal frequency, the disorder often appears earlier in men, usually in the late teens or early twenties, than in. . .

Eating Disorders: Facts About Eating Disorders and the Se...

Eating is controlled by many factors, including appetite, food availability, family, peer, and cultural practices, and attempts at voluntary control. Dieting to a body weight leaner than needed for health is highly promoted by current fashion trends, sales campaigns for special foods, and in some activities and professions. Eating disorders involve serious disturbances in eating behavior, such . . .

How Vulnerable Are You To Stress?

In modern society, most of us can't avoid stress. But we can learn to behave in ways that lessen its effects. Researchers have identified a number of factors that affect one's vulnerability to stress - among them are eating and sleeping habits, caffeine and alcohol intake, and how we express our emotions. The following questionnaire is designed to help you discover your vulnerability quotient a. . .

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Questio...

Q. What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?A. ADHD refers to a family of related chronic neurobiological disorders that interfere with an individual's capacity to regulate activity level (hyperactivity), inhibit behavior (impulsivity), and attend to tasks (inattention) in developmentally appropriate ways. The core symptoms of ADHD include an inability to sustain attention and co. . .

A Suicide Attempt A Minute

525,600 minutes and 531,000 suicide attempts per year in the US . 21% of 12 year olds are sexually experienced. Among high school students 27% smoke cigarettes, 36% were passengers with an intoxicated driver, 1/3 were drunk in the last month, 26% smoked marijuana, 16% had used inhalants to get high. Road rage and air rage are front page news. While media and peer influences, the high divorce ra. . .

Separation Anxiety Disorder

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW Between the ages of 8 months and 2 years, it's normal for a child to cry when its mother leaves the room or a stranger enters it. Neither overprotection nor constant punishment will change the situation. It's a natural stage that usually passes on its own. If, however, an older child continues to react to potential separations with unreasonable fear, professional help may b. . .

Interview Questions For You To Ask Employers

Interviewing is a two-way street. Obviously, the organization is using the interview process to evaluate you and your credentials to determine if you are a solid fit for the company’s needs. But the interview is equally important for the opportunity it affords you to evaluate how well the company and the position match what you are seeking. Formulating a series of well-thought out questions . . .

Self Employed Is A State Of Mind

Being self employed is typically thought of as working in your own business, as opposed to working for someone else's business. However, you can start working for yourself today, even if you are working in someone else's business. It all a matter of perspective.You are an employee when you are working for someone else, but you don't have to think of yourself in that way. Think of yourself as se. . .

Responding or Reacting, Which Should I Choose?

What should I do respond or react? Responding is positive and reacting is negative. When you choose to respond to situation you stop and think what your next move should be. When you react, you make a quick judgment and sometimes choose wrong thing to do. Now which do you think you should use more often, responding or reacting?When you stop and think about it responding is much more effective a. . .

Right Brain Left Brain

The concept of "right brain left brain" refers to the two hemispheres of your brain. Some amazing experiments involving people who've had the corpus callosum cut taught us most of what we know about the differences between the two sides. The surgery is performed on epileptics to reduce the incidence of seizures, and it isolates most of the right hemisphere from the left hemisphere.For a typical. . .

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

"I was raped when I was 25 years old. For a long time, I spoke about the rape as though it was something that happened to someone else. I was very aware that it had happened to me, but there was just no feeling. "Then I started having flashbacks. They kind of came over me like a splash of water. I would be terrified. Suddenly I was reliving the rape. Every instant was startling. I wasn't aware . . .

Does Anyone Out There CARE! Read this NOW! I am not askin...

I wrote an article 2 months ago trying to rally some support for the research for Mental Health Disorders. My main theme was for people to donate to Non-Profit Organization, just $1.00. I mean a Freaking dollar to help people on low income that have a mental health disorder. Now I pointed out the fact that millions were given to the victims of hurricane Katrina.For some odd reason two months la. . .

Creative Imagination

Creative imagination is more than just active imagination. To be able to actively imagine things, to see and hear things in one's mind, is an important ability. It doesn't have to involve much creativity, though, does it? Daydreaming, for example, is a process of imagination. It can consist of an elaborate fantasy world, but one full of all the things that many people think about. Creative imag. . .

Brain Exercises

Some brain exercises can be as simple as an intelligent conversation or reading something new. Others can be more involved, like doing crossword puzzles or solving lateral thinking puzzles. Here are some general brain exercises you can do anywhere, followed by a few ideas for exercising specific areas of brain function.Some Simple Brain ExercisesAn entertaining brain exercise is to invent thing. . .

Bring Your Gorgeous Self out from Within...

To this day, there are lots of talks on TV, radio, etc. about how to improve yourself, build your self esteem or tap into the power within you. Some motivational trainers are capitalizing on that, making a killing with their self help tapes and lectures charging thousand of dollars for anything from losing weight to becoming more assertive or becoming financially independent. The truth is, only. . .

Top Ten Sentence Prompts

There are many ways to find prompts and ideas for journaling. Some journal-keepers develop ideas easily. Others prefer to use outside sources. Still others like to mix and match both outside sources and their own ideas. Whether you fall into one or the other categories, this list of prompts should help you get started with your journaling. Once you become more comfortable and proficient in jou. . .

Loving Yourself

I love Myself so muchThat I can love You so much,That You can love You so much,That You can start loving Me-- Chant From The Sound of Agape Chant; Collection 1 Rickie ByarsLoving yourself allows you to see the beauty in others. It opens your senses to the brilliance of divine light, to the sweetness of your own life experience and to the power of your focused incarnation. Loving yourself allows. . .

The Power of The Positive

You and me... we can choose to be happy or not. We can choose to succeed or fail, scald, frown on or blame others. We can choose to complicate life or simplify it. There is no doubt the responsibility is ours. Abraham Lincoln once said, ‘A man is just about as happy as he makes up his mind to be’ and Dr Wayne Dyer and Deepak Chopra appear to agree. Both Dyer and Chopra say that we have, on a. . .

Alcohol And Drug Abuse In Mental Health

Alcohol abuse is overrated, while drug abuse is underrated. The DSM manual suggests that substance abuse there are differences in the definition of drug and alcohol use. To confuse matters worse the law has its own version of who is an alcoholic or drug addict. Some of the symptoms that help professionals determine if alcohol and drugs are a problem include, excessive drinking/drugging, problem. . .

Worry Causes Anger

If you are constantly worrying then you are harming your body and mind, and eventually your emotions will explode into anger. Worrying often leads nowhere, since most times, the things that people worry about are out of their control. For example, if you have bill due tomorrow and do not get a paycheck until Friday and no one has the money to lend you then you have to wait until Friday to pay t. . .

Lying: Seven Steps To Stop The Bad Habit: "Will I Ever St...

"I don't know what's worse; lying to my friends and family and how it make me feel or lying to myself about how I feel. There are days I don't even know the truth from lies. I constantly lie. About little things, big things…everything. I need help and support. I feel totally helpless. How do I stop lying?"I understand how you feel. It's painful because you lie so that people like or love you mo. . .

It’s Your Choice

If it was your choice what would you do in life? Who would you be? What path would you take? Epictetus once said, “First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” In my opinion he was right! You can do whatever you want. Become whoever you please. It’s all about the choices that you make in life. So that you can get a better idea, below I have added examples of two . . .

The Sound of Silence

In the silence of the space that holds my body in physical existence, echoes the inaudible voice of the master that is my eternal soul.God does not exist in this world, more over; God as we know him exists only as an illusion, painted by creatures of a physical world in their likeness.That which we call God is really nothing at all, and just as equally, everything that is. In his/her likeness I. . .

Where Did Your Energy Go?

The most common complaint of mothers today is that they are tired. Being a mom is hard work. I love Dr. Phil. He always says, "Being a stay at home mom is like having two full time jobs." Following that logic, moms who work from home actually have three full-time jobs. It's exhausting just thinking about it. While we obviously need to conserve our energy, it is difficult when we are confront. . .

Reasons To Stay Positive

You surely have heard about "positive thinking", but why bother? Is there any reason you should make the effort to retain only positive thoughts? This article shares some ideas why you may in fact want to make this effort.Higher ProductivityMaintaining a positive attitude may lead to higher productivity, whether in your career or personal life. When you are negative, you tend to give up more ea. . .

6 Vital Tips For Creating A Superior Resume

1, Keep It ShortConsidering that initially HR personnel only spend approximately 10-20 seconds on a resume, the shorter your resume, the most desirable it is. Aim for one page.Of course, it is sometimes impossible to create such a short resume. You might have to include a second page because you have way too much information regarding your work experience, accomplishments, etc. In this case, ma. . .

Follow Your Bliss Myths

The term Follow Your Bliss was made famous by a book by the same name. People have generalized that statement to mean many things, some of which are inaccurate, so I thought I would give you the real skinny on this topic and dismantle some old myths.Let me start by saying I think it is very important that you get in touch with and follow your passions. Life is too short to spend your time doing. . .

Mastering the Secret Language of Love

What is it that attracts us to certain individuals, while we find others unappealing?In some circles, this force of attraction has been attributed to fate, destiny or even karma. Beyond the romantic dream of soul mates, there is a very real scientific cause at work here: the secret language of love that is hard-wired into your physicality.Each one of us consists of 6,000 miles of neurons wired. . .

Do Not Let Your Anxieties Overcome Your Self-Confidence

Some people who struggle with anxiety may sometimes lose their self esteem and self-confidence during the process. As a result, here is a list of techniques a person can use to help manage their anxieties, fears, and self esteem.Remember that practice makes perfect. Whenever it comes to dealing with your anxieties or any other task; practice, patience, and persistence is the name of the game. I. . .

How To Deal With Difficult People Part 4-The Aggressive D...

45 year old John terrorized his family when they were his passengers. He would yell at them if they complained about his driving.He would ignore them when they showed signs of discomfort and even seemed to enjoy scaring his passengers with his maneuvers such as tailgating, weaving in and out of traffic, passing other cars dangerously, and pulling too far into crosswalks so pedestrians are unabl. . .

When Your Partner Strays (Why It Happens, What To Do)

Infidelity and the threat of it, is the largest single issue that threatens relationships. If the partner has actually been unfaithful, or even if there is a suggestion of interest in another, the marriage automatically goes into a crisis mode. The basis of all good relationships is the ability to trust. It is not only the sexual betrayal but the fact of having been lied to that is so devastati. . .

Adult ADD And The Art Of Grocery Shopping

One of my greatest struggle with sticking to a budget, is that I always overspend what I budget on food. Here are some of my tips to help an Adult with ADD when going Grocery Shopping:1. Write a menu of what you want to eat for the week. Make sure to include breakfast, lunch, and snacks. There are software products available to help adults with ADD who are more visual thinkers.2. Based on the m. . .

Structure And The ADD/ADHD Entrepreneur

Managing and owning a small business can be very stimulating for the ADD adult. Many ADD entrepreneurs thrive on the fact that they can work on growing their business without all of the structure of being employed by someone else. While the structure of a 9 to 5 job might not be ideal for an ADD adult, an ADD entrepreneur should establish some structure and boundaries in order to be successful . . .