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Suicide is Never an Option
Major depression is when a person has five or more symptoms of depression for at least 2 weeks. These symptoms include feeling sad, hopeless, worthless, or pessimistic. In addition, people with major depression often have behavior changes, such as new eating and sleeping patterns.
Has Her World Gone Mad?
Mental Health is a field in nursing that you see many people still do not know how to handle the
disease. They have alot of fears toward people with mental illness because they are crazy.
The sad part is that 1 in 5 families someone has mental illness. The person standing behind
you at the grocery store could have it – your best friend and they have not told you for fear
of losing you as a friend. It can be your mom, your dad, your brother or you.
Alcoholism: Addiction Is Killing You
The only way a drug addict or alcoholism addiction will benefit from or even go to drug or alcohol
treatment is with some willingness. They must give up some element of their illusion
of control in order to accept new ideas and a new reality. You can only be there for
your friend or loved one, keep them aware that you think they could use some help,
and pray their illusions collapse. Until then, you may have to get used to the sadness
Anger can be a Cover Up for Guilt, Shame and Vulnerability
Anger is a normal emotion that we all have. Humans have had anger since the caveman
days, and it is necessary for our survival as a species. Anger, as an emotion, is neither
good nor bad, it is just a feeling. It is, a response or a behavior, however, can
cause all kinds of havoc both in the person who expresses it inappropriately and those
to whom it is directed. Or it can be used as an energy to set things right
Physical Violence: Violence is not ok
Physical Violence: Toxic Relationships Help Yourself or Someone Else… Escape Abuse! Physical violence: When entering into a relationship we have this innate desire to share
Mental Health: Sticks, Stones, and Hurtful Words
Verbal Abuse – The Healing Journey The other day I was in a restaurant and I overheard someone say to a kid, “Stop pushing your
Mental Health: When you Look in the Mirror, do you Like What you See?
Is your body image positive or negative? If your answer is negative, you are not alone. Women
in the U.S. are under pressure to measure up to a certain social and cultural ideal of beauty,
which can lead to poor body image. Women are constantly bombarded with “Barbie Doll-like”
images. By presenting an ideal that is so difficult to achieve and maintain, the cosmetic and diet
product industries are assured of growth and profits. It’s no accident that youth is increasingly
promoted, along with thinness, as an essential criterion of beauty. The message we’re hearing
is either “all women need to lose weight” or that the natural aging process is a “disastrous” fate.
Suicide is Never an Option
Major depression is when a person has five or more symptoms of depression for at least 2 weeks. These symptoms include feeling sad, hopeless, worthless, or pessimistic. In addition, people with major depression often have behavior changes, such as new eating and sleeping patterns.
Has Her World Gone Mad?
Mental Health is a field in nursing that you see many people still do not know how to handle the
disease. They have alot of fears toward people with mental illness because they are crazy.
The sad part is that 1 in 5 families someone has mental illness. The person standing behind
you at the grocery store could have it – your best friend and they have not told you for fear
of losing you as a friend. It can be your mom, your dad, your brother or you.
Alcoholism: Addiction Is Killing You
The only way a drug addict or alcoholism addiction will benefit from or even go to drug or alcohol
treatment is with some willingness. They must give up some element of their illusion
of control in order to accept new ideas and a new reality. You can only be there for
your friend or loved one, keep them aware that you think they could use some help,
and pray their illusions collapse. Until then, you may have to get used to the sadness
Anger can be a Cover Up for Guilt, Shame and Vulnerability
Anger is a normal emotion that we all have. Humans have had anger since the caveman
days, and it is necessary for our survival as a species. Anger, as an emotion, is neither
good nor bad, it is just a feeling. It is, a response or a behavior, however, can
cause all kinds of havoc both in the person who expresses it inappropriately and those
to whom it is directed. Or it can be used as an energy to set things right
Physical Violence: Violence is not ok
Physical Violence: Toxic Relationships Help Yourself or Someone Else… Escape Abuse! Physical violence: When entering into a relationship we have this innate desire to share
Mental Health: Sticks, Stones, and Hurtful Words
Verbal Abuse – The Healing Journey The other day I was in a restaurant and I overheard someone say to a kid, “Stop pushing your
Mental Health: When you Look in the Mirror, do you Like What you See?
Is your body image positive or negative? If your answer is negative, you are not alone. Women
in the U.S. are under pressure to measure up to a certain social and cultural ideal of beauty,
which can lead to poor body image. Women are constantly bombarded with “Barbie Doll-like”
images. By presenting an ideal that is so difficult to achieve and maintain, the cosmetic and diet
product industries are assured of growth and profits. It’s no accident that youth is increasingly
promoted, along with thinness, as an essential criterion of beauty. The message we’re hearing
is either “all women need to lose weight” or that the natural aging process is a “disastrous” fate.
