Archive for January, 2008
« Previous EntriesCauses of Depression
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Causes of depression include loss, unexpressed anger & disturbed brain chemicals. Different causes require different treatments for depression.
Though the exact cause of depression hasn’t been determined, we do know that women experience it twice as often as men. Symptoms of depression vary from person to person - but there are common indicators of depressed feelings. [...]
How to say NO to someone with out any feeling of GUILT
Saturday, January 19th, 2008How many times has someone asked you some kind of favor and you hesitated to give NO as an answer? Mmmmmm? Tell me, how many?
Even for those among you, that have been brave enough to say no, usually you felt a slight feeling of guilt. Well, to make it even worse, psychology says that the [...]
Treating People With Schizophrenia
Friday, January 18th, 2008Psychological disorders don’t have to ruin lives or relationships. Antipsychotic mediation, psychosocial therapy and even surgery can treat people with schizoprenia.Treating people with schizophrenia involves reducing the chances of relapse and decreasing the symptoms of schizophrenia. Treatments for schizophrenia are improving and research is forging ahead, but many people with schizophrenia still suffer from regular [...]
Symptoms of the Psychological Disorder Schizophrenia
Friday, January 18th, 2008What is schizophrenia? It’s a poorly understood, complex psychological disorder characterized by psychotic episodes. Nobody knows for sure who gets schizophrenia or why.Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder or mental illness that involves severely disturbed moods, thoughts, and behaviors. Researchers aren’t certain exactly what causes schizophrenia. Many people with schizophrenis have lost touch with reality and [...]
Experiences Beat Possessions: Why Materialism Causes Unhappiness
Friday, January 18th, 2008Materialism is a dirty word. It also gets a bad rap in psychology. Studies consistently show that people who agree with statements like “You will buy things just because you want them,” tend to be:
Less satisfied with life,
Less happy,
More likely to be depressed,
More likely to be paranoid,
More likely to be narcissistic.
Not a pretty picture, right? [...]
7 Tips for dealing with confrontation
Friday, January 18th, 2008A
lot of people cannot handle confrontation and start to shake, they lose control
of their voice pitch, and they want to hit out and cannot control their thoughts
properly. It can be frustrating when someone is putting us
down and you can’t argue back as you have got a touch of confrontation
jitters. This is the [...]
Remember your dreams
Friday, January 18th, 2008Your
dreams can be amazing for communicating with you. Sometimes dream
are just dreams and is the process of making sense to what has happened to
you. However dreams can also be a way to answer questions you have been
asking yourself.
A simple technique for remembering your dreams is to simply tell yourself
as you drop off ‘I [...]
90 minute sleep cycle for a better life
Friday, January 18th, 2008It has been shown that an average sleep cycle lasts for around 90 minutes. The
90 minutes consist of 2 distinct states rapid Eye Movement, REM, sleep
and nonREM (nREM) sleep. There are various cycles within this 90 minutes
cycle but the main ones are REM and nREM.
I have read a lot about this but [...]
The art of listening
Friday, January 18th, 2008I have met a lot of people in my lifetime and the one thing
that every single one of those people have wanted is for someone to listen
to them. Listening
to someone, actually actively listening, is a great and underused skill in
the world. a lot of people are too used to talking and trying to [...]
Clear the clutter
Friday, January 18th, 2008here have been so many times I have been overwhelmed with
the amount of clutter that has gathered in my home and my workspace. Sometimes it gets so much
I just can’t start for wondering where to start.
We are inundated every day with junk mail through the door, paperwork from
the kids school, paperwork from club meetings, and [...]
Train your brain
Friday, January 18th, 2008I am trying to stop eating as much rubbish as I can just now. My downfall is biscuits and cakes. If I see a pack of cookies you can be pretty
sure that with a cup of tea or coffee they will be all gone in a matter of
minutes. I want to stop eating them [...]
Roll the dice to relieve the monotony
Friday, January 18th, 2008Do you ever feel you do the same things over and over again and it feels like
Groundhog Day? Why not take a leaf out of the Dice Man’s book and roll
the dice and make a choice for you.
Luke Rhinehart wrote the Dice Man back in 1978 and it is still as fresh today
as it was [...]
Breathing for health - Noise removal breathing
Friday, January 18th, 2008One of his techniques which I have used in the past and recently discovered again is called ‘Noise removal breathing’
Win hypothesised that for every situation in our lives there is a different breathing pattern. This is logical as when we are angry our breathing pattern is different from when we are calm and relaxed. This [...]