Monthly Archives: September 2016

Living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A Guide to Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Background Information Have you ever left your house, but stopped the car and went back inside because you couldn’t remember if you turned off the stove? A natural reaction to a potentially … Continue reading

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Bipolar Disorder

A Discussion of Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments The Background You just failed a big test and are pretty bummed about it. Or, you’re going through a bad breakup and feeling pretty down. We’ve all been there. In day-to-day life, everyone … Continue reading

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

What Is It? Why Do I Have It? How Do I Cope? Some Background Have you ever worried about your health? Money? The well-being of your family? Who hasn’t, right? These are common issues we all deal with and worry … Continue reading

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Cyclothymia

Cyclothymic Personality Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment What is Cyclothymia? Most people have heard of bipolar disorder (manic depressive disorder), where individuals experience cycles of highs and lows (mania and depression). But, what is cyclothymia (cyclothymic disorder)? Cyclothymia is a rare mood … Continue reading

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Borderline Personality Disorder

A Guide to Spotting the Signs of Borderline Personality Disorder – BPD A personality disorder is a pattern of feelings and behaviors that seem appropriate and justified to the person experiencing them, even though these feelings and behaviors cause a … Continue reading

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Schizoaffective Disorder

Lives are Saved with Proper Diagnosis & Treatment What Is It? You’ve been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder – what are you experiencing? Hallucinations? Delusions? How do you feel? Depressed? Manic? Schizoaffective disorder is characterized by two types of mental disorders … Continue reading

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Multiple Personality Disorder (Dissociative Identity Disorder)

Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot, chief physician at Salpetriere Hospital in Paris though he had discovered a new disease. This was the late 1880s when a lot more new diseases were being discovered. He called this new disease Hystero-Epilepsy. As you can … Continue reading

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Mood Disorders

General Background Information on Mood Disorders Mood Disorder Overview Everyday life is a roller coaster of emotions. You may feel on top of the world one day because of a high-profile promotion or an awesome grade on a test. Another … Continue reading

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How to do Mindfulness Meditation

“Mindfulness practice is simple and completely feasible, says Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. “Just by sitting and doing nothing, we are doing a tremendous amount.” In mindfulness meditation, or shamatha, we are trying to achieve a mind that is stable and calm. … Continue reading

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Depression, spirituality, and faith

For young adults, depression can feel like a “shroud of darkness” threatening to engulf the future. Recognizing that depression ebbs and flows over time offers one beacon of hope. For some people we interviewed, religion or spirituality offered another. In … Continue reading

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