Today, more than ever it seems more complex and harder to avoid stress. Pandemic anyone? People are quick to point blame at a multitude of factors such as work problems, your home life, and even naturally occurring hormones such as cortisol. Cortisol, also known as the “stress hormone”, takes a good amount of the blame […]
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PTSD can be treated, and you can become symptom-free in 5-6 hours of therapy! What is PTSD PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental health diagnosis given to people who suffer from a severe reaction to trauma (more about that later!). People who suffer from PTSD experience nightmares and/or flashbacks and their symptoms
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Embracing Your Life Journey: The Key of Self-Compassion by Dr. Carla Manly Are you hard on yourself? Do you find that you judge your progress or pace if life?? Is your inner voice telling you that you?re not ?there? yet?but that you should be? ?If this sounds familiar, now?s the perfect moment to pause to
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What It Really Means to Take Care of Yourself Why It’s Not All About Massages and Green Juices Real self-care probably isn’t what you think it is. It isn’t all about escaping and relaxing. Although it pays off for your wellbeing in the long run, in the present, self-care can be a hard thing to
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Not all strong emotional responses are trigger reactions. If you receive news about the sudden death of a friend or relative, it is sane and sensitive to react with shock and grief. Your body experiences an automatic change in heart rate, breathing, pulse, brain synapses. This is not something to be avoided, nor is it healthy
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Toxic people are the worst! Their very presence causes even the happiest person to have a lousy day. Call it their superpower.We all have these sets of people in our lives: people who, through their actions, words, or even presence as aforementioned, bring about the feeling of anxiety, insecurity, inadequacy, or even anger whenever we
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How to Handle a Trigger. Think positive: Yes, it has become trendy not to be so positive and instead affirm negative thoughts. But since our emotions control our thoughts and sometimes unwittingly become self-fulfilling. It is better to be smart and think positively. Question the emotions: Resist the temptation to act instinctively and let
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Texting has become the norm of life. And make no mistake, the person you text is aware of all the latest ways to chat on the text and get you to relax and give them the information you would not dream of usually doing. So when we are texting someone, it is extremely difficult to
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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. In today’s modern age, it can be difficult to find inner peace and calm. Advances in technology have, of course, made life easier and more convenient. However, this comes at a price. With more access to daily news cycles, social media, and rapid communication, we are exposed
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KEY POINTS When ending a relationship with someone who has a demonstrated need for revenge, be prepared for them to turn on you. Due to the nonphysical nature of smear campaigns, most protection orders cannot offer much protection. Disengaging and choosing what to defend against will decrease the likelihood of things escalating with a vengeful
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