Overmedication of Depressed Individuals

It is a common method of treating symptoms in the 21st century: you walk into the doctor’s office, you describe your symptoms to the nurse, the doctor comes in and reads a sheet of paper then asks you a couple of cursory questions before writing a prescription and telling you to ‘have a nice day’. [...]

Seasonal Affective Disorder: Symptoms and Treatments for “SAD” Depression

First mentioned in medical literature in 1985, Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, also known as the winter blues or winter depression, is among the newer recognized medical conditions. It tends to affect those who live away from the equator, in northern climes, and is quite common in places where there is often snow for much [...]

When Panic Strikes Without Stopping

Panic is a form of short term anxiety and is a natural self-defensive mechanism in response to a perceived threat or danger.  The body’s autonomic system activates a physical and emotional retaliation and initiates the “fight or flight” response, to control bodily functions and psychological reactions in situations of acute stress.  Respiration and heart rates [...]

What is NLP?

Neuro Linguistic Programming, or NLP, is a fairly new discipline that is slowly gaining acceptance and popularity in the field of alternative medicine. It is a behavioral technology that falls under the classification of mind-body medicine. NLP uses the mind-body connection to help an individual heal. It enhances the mind’s capacity to affect physiological functions [...]

Situational Vs Spontaneous Panic Disorder: How to Know

The onset of a panic attack can be an unpredictable and unnatural bodily response to a false sense of danger or, depending upon the sufferer, a predictable manifestation of a deeply ingrained or specific phobia. A 1991 study conducted by the Psychiatry Service at West Haven Veterans Administration Medical Center, revealed that, “within a given [...]

Manifesting Material Miracles through Positive Intangible Thoughts

Thinking positively about circumstances even when situations seem depressing and hopeless not only boosts mood, creates motivation, cures stress and relieves anxiety, but also has the power to attract positive energy using the principles of the Laws of Attraction.  Manifesting goals and our deepest wants and desires into material miracles is often only a thought [...]

Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – There is Help

The aftermath of a loss or the experience of an unprecedented traumatic shock can be one of the most difficult circumstances an individual is forced to face in everyday life.  In many cases, acute anxiety, fear, anger and feelings of helplessness will fade over time, but if the experience was especially threatening to the individual [...]

Hypnotherapy as a Depression Treatment

Nearly everyone deals with depression now and then: feelings of sadness, anxiety, disinterest in normal activities, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, even pain.  When it is diagnosed, clinical depression is confirmed when these symptoms persist over several weeks.  Depression often goes undetected or is not taken seriously by the suffering individual or surrounding acquaintances. Depression can [...]

Is Lifestyle the Key to Cognitive Function?

Recent research indicates that certain lifestyle factors can play a significant role in the retention of cognitive function over time. For individuals who wish to take proactive steps to retain mental prowess as they age, recent research points to a number of key areas in which to focus efforts for optimal results. Muscle Strength Linked [...]

The Relationship between Lead and Depressive Illness

In the 21st century most of us perhaps consider lead poisoning to be an issue of the past; on par with other contact illnesses such as asbestosis. Lead poisoning was indeed a fairly significant threat during the 20th century due to the significant amounts of lead used in certain kinds of paints to help create [...]

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