Mental Problems

admin on January 12th, 2012

    Frequently Asked Mental Health Questions By Mark Korduba How Do I Improve My Self-Confidence in Life? Self-confidence is about recognising your true nature of mind. This is where people develop their true self-confidence. When they learn to get beyond their ego. It starts with trying not to be overly concerned what other people [...]

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admin on January 12th, 2012

By Joseph Burgo The term “eating disorders,” like so many diagnostic labels, describes a spectrum of experiences and dynamics; while two people might both overeat and purge, the psychological reasons why they do so can be very different. I’d like to discuss one of my clients who suffered from bulimia, along with the emotional factors [...]

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admin on September 14th, 2010

System to Eliminate Dis-Empowering Behavior By Gerry Ayers I believe that more top level athletes have some form of fear of failure. In my opinion the athletes with the highest goals, highest standards, and highest expectations of themselves usually suffer from fear of failure the most.  These people usually tend to think in a pain [...]

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Therapy and Counseling – Five Basic Things You Should and Should Not Get By Christopher O Michael These are just the very basics–this does not get into any given therapist’s methods or theory. We are talking simple therapeutic courtesy and bare-bones requirements. If your therapist or counselor is not offering you the basics or is [...]

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admin on November 22nd, 2008

This is the final installment of this public domain documentary, released in 1994 by The National Institute of Mental Health, it is an exemplary film which profiles three people who suffer from panic disorder. These are in depth profiles which portray both the nature of panic attacks and the terrifying effects that panic disorder has [...]

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admin on November 21st, 2008

Here is part 2 of this public domain documentary. Released in 1994 by The National Institute of Mental Health, it is an exemplary film which profiles three people who suffer from panic disorder. These are in depth profiles which portray both the nature of panic attacks and the terrifying effects that panic disorder has on [...]

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admin on November 21st, 2008

There are some inherent problems with the way the mental health system currently operates in our country. Back in the 1960′s a psychiatrist blew the whistle on the system and wrote a provocative book called, “The Myth of Mental Illness”, his name was Thomas Szasz. Here is an excerpt from an article he wrote around [...]

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admin on November 20th, 2008

This public domain documentary, released in 1994 by The National Institute of Mental Health, is an exemplary film which profiles three people who suffer from panic disorder. These are in depth profiles which portray both the nature of panic attacks and the terrifying effects that panic disorder has on its victims. Treatments for panic disorder [...]

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admin on November 19th, 2008

There use to be a certain stigma associated with mental problems in our country. The truth is that most of us, if not all of us, have suffered from some type of mental problem at one time or another. Here is a famous person who struggled in this area during his lifetime. Be sure to [...]

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admin on November 1st, 2008

Hotline Numbers State Crisis Lines (24-hour)* * Except where different times are noted next to that number. Free calls in-state only. Alaska Central Peninsula Counseling Services (907) 283-7511 Alabama Crisis Services of N. Alabama, Inc. (256) 716-1000 or 1-800-691-8426 Arkansas NW Arkansas Crisis Intervention Center 888 274-7472 or (479) 756-2337 (local) Arizona EMPACT-Suicide Prevention Center [...]

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