Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys
When we try and be the ringmaster in someone else's circus, it can result in chaos and confusion. When we focus on our own circus and control the things that are ours to control, we find that life becomes much easier to manage. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 9, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Stress Source Type: news
Everyday Ecstasy
Ecstasy is to be found in this world. But are drugs, compulsive sex or addictions required? Consider everyday ecstasy. It's addictive.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 9, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mark Banschick, M.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Self-Help Therapy binge drinking ecstasy gambling meditation narcissism optimism pleasure psychiatry sexual addiction womanizing Source Type: news
What Are the Best and Worst Times to Break Up?
The decision to end a relationship is never an easy one, and complicating the process is the question of when to make the break. Research on couples suggests that even those who break up at the “wrong” time may benefit from the support of family and friends.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 9, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Relationships Resilience breakup churning Facebook family friends relationship cycling social support Susan Krauss Whitbourne Source Type: news
Is There Ever a Right Time to End a Relationship?
The decision to end a relationship is never an easy one, and complicating the process is the question of when to make the break. Research on couples suggests that even those who break up at the “wrong” time may benefit from the support of family and friends.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 9, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Relationships Resilience breakup churning Facebook family friends relationship cycling social support Susan Krauss Whitbourne Source Type: news
The Most Wonderful Time for a Beer
Abstinence from all alcoholic beverages may be the best strategy for you over the holidays. But for those who don't want to abstain, or who simply want to be mindful of how much alcohol they consume, moderation is key.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 8, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Samantha Smithstein, Psy.D. Tags: Addiction Depression Happiness Self-Help alcohol alcoholism drinking moderation stress during the holidays Surviving holidays with family Source Type: news
Finding Happiness By “Flowing” With Life
Flowing is really good for us. We have to listen to our bodies, listen to our souls, and flow with life. Then life goes well and we really can find the happiness that we seek.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 7, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert Puff, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Happiness Resilience Self-Help Dr. Robert Puff Source Type: news
A Straightforward Model of Depression
Depression is a descriptive term for someone whose psychological system is "shutting down" its active investments. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 7, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gregg Henriques Tags: Depression Source Type: news
Inner Children and Holidays
Too many of us spoil our holidays by being too grown-up. This is the time to put shame aside and honor your inner child. Are you afraid that the child will take over or be too demanding? Here is why we are hard on our inner children and how safely to let them out to play.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 6, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeffery S. Smith, M.D. Tags: Depression Happiness fun healing holiday blues inner child Source Type: news
Improve How Your Feel by Changing Your Attention
You can learn to control painful emotions through the simple but highly significant process of learning to redirect your attention. read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 6, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jennice Vilhauer, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Depression Happiness Self-Help attention emotions positive psychology self-control well-being Source Type: news
Why “I Can’t Breathe” Will Be the Meme of the Decade
Eric Garner’s cry “I can’t breathe!” taps the zeitgeist of our age: a sense of suffocating helplessness in the face of injustice and unrelenting intrusion, not only by the police.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 5, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Richard Louv Tags: Depression Ethics and Morality Law and Crime Stress claustrophobia electronic immersion Eric Garner fear of fear frivolous laws stealth monitoring widening gap between rich and poor Source Type: news
Making Holidays Happy Days
Holidays are often the most depressing time of the year for some people. While you may not be able to change your external circumstances and create the holiday you believe you “should” have, there are a few steps you can take to make the holidays happier days this year.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Beverly D. Flaxington Tags: Depression Happiness Self-Help Stress anxiety depressing time happy days holiday season holidays Source Type: news
TTC During the Holidays
Holidays are a stressful time for many. Throwing fertility issues into the mix adds an extra component. We offer some advice on maintaining good mental health this season.
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Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sharon I. Praissman and Emma Williams Tags: Depression Happiness Parenting Source Type: news
Depression: Not Just in Your Head, It’s Also in Your Genes
We all want to understand telomeres, the caps at the ends of our DNA strands, because the longer they are the longer we tend to live – and live freer of age related illnesses like heart disease, stroke, dementia, diabetes, and osteoporosis - and are free of depression.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lloyd I. Sederer, M.D. Tags: Child Development Depression Health Stress Source Type: news
Depression – not just in your head, it’s also in your genes
We all want to understand telomeres, the caps at the ends of our DNA strands, because the longer they are the longer we tend to live – and live freer of age related illnesses like heart disease, stroke, dementia, diabetes, and osteoporosis - and are free of depression.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lloyd I. Sederer, M.D. Tags: Child Development Depression Health Stress Source Type: news
That Woman We Put on Antidepressant Medications
How Many Patients Seen for Depression in Primary Care Settings Didn’t Adhere to Antidepressants and Why? Prescription and Monitoring of Antidepressant Medication in Primary Care is Critical.
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Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gwen van Servellen, Ph.D. Tags: Depression Relationships adherence antidepressants primary care practices Source Type: news
