from the Book of Life Common tenants of Depression or Major Depressive Episodes Persistent sad, anxious or “empty” mood Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities, including sex Decreased energy, fatigue, feeling “slowed down” Difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping […]
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Mood charts and symptom charts are simple tools for tracking symptoms over along period of time. But many mood disorder managers may experience intrusive mood fluctuations or other symptoms (anxiety for example) in shorter periods of time. Mental Health Consumers diagnosed with Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder, Personality Disorders, Post-Traumatic Disorder,…
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News magazines… political advertisements…. bombastic web pages… shock jocks. It seems we are bombarded with a lot rhetoric these . Rhetoric can be coercive. To help sort facts from rhetoric its important to understand what refification is. Reificating is treating concepts, hypothetical constructs and postulates as if they real, concrete…
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Would you like to improve your listening and conversation skills? Try working in a response or two starting with the following: What I hear you saying is… Sounds like…. You’re feeling…. You think… From your perspective….. What I’m hearing is that your saying… It sounds like you value… Could this…
One is– What he metabolizes. and this includes breath. the breathing exercise video posted on youtube BreathoftheLove simple with change-ups. Noting that our thinking will often “forget” new challenging therapies like simple breathing ; and practicing with repetition breathing exercises regularly, over the course of the day: One might find breathing exercises beneficial. I don’t […]
Afternoon adventure South of Pennsylvania. This time (again) Baltimore “Inner Harbor including the National Aquarium. Baltimore Inner Harbor has been a favorite retreat of mine for decades. In the mid nineties I would travel to find, then esoteric books and music, Today it is clean family friendly area to visit while the vibrant natives of […]
This week begins the last years project – next years strawberries. That is to say: I am finally planting strawberries in a small 20 Square foot bed. The small soil bed itself, is part of a larger project of three Beds and integrated water run off from rain spouts. progress report No rush on the […]
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Two ripples of a pond move along. One ripple bumps into another ripple and strikes up a conversation. He asks :”Hey how big is this Pond? Can you see how fast are we moving in it?” The other ripple replies: “I cant fully makes see it… You see: You, I…
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Reposted “Mood definition … A Disorderly Discription by a Bipolar Disorder Manager..” was origionally posted on 5-10-2009 ? You wake up one morning. You feel happy,loving, humorous optimistic. Your confidence and self worth are high. You are motivated. Your body feels healthy and energetic You are thinking is clear, focused, …
Gaming. My favourite board game when I was a kid was Golan.
Golan
It was actually a my Father’s board gamr, who was a Veteran with an obsession with history…
Golan is a sophisticated strategy & tactics board game, based on a concflict in the middle east in 1973.
still have the game.
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