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My mother passed in August. She was also bipolar, and part of my depression is from going through the holidays without her. She never let bipolar disorder get her down.67

A Day in the Life of a Woman with Bipolar Depression

 Bipolar is nothing to be dismissed or laughed at. It is a very real very treatable condition that affects a wide variety of people. Characteristics of bipolar disorder include excessive highs, almost like...

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The Dangers of 5-HTP

  Neurotransmitters are the chemicals within the brain that transmit impulses related to emotion and thought to the brain; should an imbalance in neurotransmitters occur there can be all manner of symptoms...

1 comment    health depression anxiety
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“The Psychotic Mind Set of a Self-Treating Manic Depressant"

  I was twenty-four when my mind finally gave in and broke. I had been self-medicating for a while, with the use of drugs, alcohol, and by inflicting damage to my body. I would take sewing needles and push...

1 comment    health life family
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Teacher's stress

Introduction By all definitions the profession of teaching has a very prestigious place in all professions. A teacher is a kingpin in the entire system of education. Almost all cultures of the...

21 comments    health education school
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The Brain Fog Hypothyroid Symptom

One symptom that hypothyroid patients complain of often, is the one called "brain fog". This symptom can be frustrating and concerning because when it flares up, it causes a person to experience difficulty...

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Nervous-Breakdown-Complex

The term "nervous breakdown" is a throwback to a time when mental health as a way to identify healthy interaction with others didn't exist. In ther old days you were insane, crazy, or 'loony." while still...

4 comments    treatment mental health patient
Anxiety is actually a natural response when we are in danger...it is "fight or flight"66

Stop Anxiety Attacks

Anxiety has been a tool that we humans have used all the way back to the beginning of time. It is meant to be a healthy response to standard stresses in life, or even more important, to a dangerous...

3 comments    depression anxiety panic attacks
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How to Overcome Layoff Anxiety and Depression

The fear of losing a job can cause stress and anxiety; and being laid-off can actually cause depression among many people who lost their jobs. Lay-off anxiety occurs as a result of fear of the unknown, the...

0 comments    health stress depression
All Is Not Hopeless75

The Blindness of Anxiety and Depression

I know it is coming. However, the power of denial and the hope that God would spare me this diagnosed fate, keeps me pseudo-positive as I continue my pastorate in our small church in Eastern Tennessee. I...

2 comments    health relationships god
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Guilt:Cope with Guilt or it will destroy you!Learn how to manage it here.

Guilt is the most destructive human emotion. It is found only in man. It is basically anger against yourself for perceiving yourself as a bad person for having done something bad. All of us suffer from guilt...

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