Learn some techniques to help train your brain to recognize and stick with healthy portions of food. Using portion control allow you to eat almost anything with an awareness of what portion sizes are.
Read more at : https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/07/15/the-truth-about-portion-control/MZbiv7XxoMm5GQnQghtuHL/story.html
Surprisingly simple steps to rewrite your negative thoughts in positive ones. Challenge your negative thought, practice new thoughts over and over, imagine you have a friend with the same negative thoughts and practice telling the its not true, exaggerate your negative thought to the point it is absurd ex: you’re the worst loser on the planet.
Read more at http://www.wsj.com/articles/steps-to-turn-off-the-nagging-self-doubt-in-your-head-1465838679
1. Wait to talk until you both are not longer upset
2. Give up the idea you need to be right. Instead focus on how you feel
3. Verbalize your understanding of how the other person feels
4. Quash any impulse to defend you position
5. Accept that it will take a little time to feel better.. Set a time to check in with each to see how things are between you.
Read the full article at this link: by Elizabeth Bernstein WSJ
Men and women both feel emotions but process them at different speeds. Women are able to state their emotions faster.
Some tips for both men and women
-create a buffer a zone. Take a few minutes to prepare yourself before an emotional converation.
-Ask if its a good time to talk before starting
-Pause at times during the conversation to give the other person time to process
-Validate what you re hearing the other person say
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LEONARDTOWN, Md.—To the outside world, it came across as mood swings and anger. But Regina Cullison would later be told by psychiatrists she struggled with depression and anxiety—and that she needed help. And that is where her trouble began and ended.
According to her mother, there were few psychiatrists in the county who took private insurance. When Ms. Cullison lost her job as a dentist’s assistant, and with it her insurance, she switched to a nonprofit facility. Doctors came and went, and none stayed long enough to establish a regular pattern of treatment.
After two years, Ms. Cullison abandoned her search for professional help and tried marijuana. Her mother, Carolyn Cullison, who is the director of a mental-health peer support group, said that helped push away the demons. But in May, while living together, the pair argued. Ms. Cullison apologized, retreated to a bedroom and shot herself. She was 26.
As hard as it might be to acknowledge having a mental-health illness, finding professional help can be even harder.
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Exercise is as effective as drugs at preventing diabetes and repeat heart attacks. It is potentially better than medicine for averting additional strokes.
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Physicians offices are trying to integrate mental health services into their practices. Psychiatrists are in short supply. 25% of US adults experience a mental health issue in a given year.
60% of them receive no treatment
8% of adults with a mental health disorder have at least one medical condition.
29% of those with a medical condition have a mental health issue. 50% of mental health disorders is delivered by primary care prociders.
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PTSD is increasingly being diagnosed in people with stroke , heart attack, and cancer. Its not just a soldiers disease. Nearly 1 in 4 stroke patients show signs of PTSD. There are more that 700,000 people in the US who have a stroke every day. so this means there 150,000 people just in the US who may suffer PTSD as a result of a stroke. People with PTSD symptoms after a stroke are three times less likely to adhere to their medicine regime. Read more at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323998604578565580703412550.html
Free on line assessments for Veterans and their families facing issues such as depression , PTSD or alcohol abuse. Military Pathways at www.steptohealing.org
World Health Organization releases protocol for providing care for trauma by using EMDR and CBT.
Read more at http://thejetnewspaper.com/2013/08/08/who-releases-guidance-on-mental-health-care-after-trauma/
Empty Nest: Why couples find themselves wondering why arent we having fun yet? After all these years together, life was so busy and the focus was on the family and home and not on your relationship. Read more about how this unfolds and what to do to prevent it.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324436104578579372436143196.html
We can have a temper tantrum at any age. This article talks about why its happening and how to address it in the moment and later with children, teens and adults.
Read more at : http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/24/living/rs-bad-mood-rising
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