“Imagine that you could earn $10 million for just half an hour’s work,” psychologist Randy J. Paterson proposed to a group of people suffering deep, intractable depression. “… All you would have to do is make yourself feel worse than you do now…How would you do it?” The conceit of How to Be Miserable: 40Continue reading “How to be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use”
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15 Ways to Get Someone Out of Your Head
Expert tips to manage your frustration and get past toxic thinking. Have you ever found that you just can’t stop thinking about someone—what they did or said, and how bewildered or hurt you were by their actions? When someone hurts us, our children, or someone we love; gossips behind our back; or simply acts crazyContinue reading “15 Ways to Get Someone Out of Your Head”
9 Truths About Borderline Personality Disorder
Do you know someone who is struggling with intense emotions, rage or anger, emotional lability, interpersonal conflict, unstable social or family relationships, and poor self-image? If so, perhaps you are dealing with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). BPD is a mental health condition that affects all facets of a sufferer’s life. Sadly, although BPD has becomeContinue reading “9 Truths About Borderline Personality Disorder”
It’s Not All About You!
Not only will the experience of awe make us feel alive, it might also help us conquer our daily self-absorption. All this by simply paying attention to nature and the world around us. Learning about the universe—and our place in it—is one of the most mind-blowing experiences of childhood (that and realizing parents are just,Continue reading “It’s Not All About You!”
When Your Anxious Child Rejects Your Help, Try This
The worry begins as a trickle in his mind. It develops momentum and drops into his body causing his palms to sweat, heart to race, and tummy to ache. Finally, your child’s worry erupts: “Mommy, what if I have a new teacher in school?” “Daddy, what if I can’t find someone to play with?” TheContinue reading “When Your Anxious Child Rejects Your Help, Try This”
Molecule May Improve Dopamine Function in Parkinson’s
Patients with Parkinson’s disease who supplement with n-acetylcysteine (NAC), a natural molecule with strong antioxidant effects, experience notable improvements in dopamine function, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE. NAC is an oral supplement that can be found at most nutrition and health food stores. In a medical setting, NAC hasContinue reading “Molecule May Improve Dopamine Function in Parkinson’s”
The Surprising Role of Nutrition in Mental Health
If you’ve been reading my blog for a month or more, you know that I have found nutrition to be a powerful force in my recovery from depression. Since 2008, I haven’t responded to medications or have had only a minimal, partial response, so I have been on a mission — for myself and for theContinue reading “The Surprising Role of Nutrition in Mental Health”
Tell Me More About These “Coping Skills” of which You Speak
Ask any kiddo who’s ever been in inpatient or outpatient mental health treatment, especially the ones still in single digit ages, what they should do when they feel (insert unhealthy emotion here), and you’ll get a pretty ubiquitous response: “Use my coping skills!” Well, my little friends, you’d be fantastically right. But, what are copingContinue reading “Tell Me More About These “Coping Skills” of which You Speak”
What to Do About Your Teenager’s “Eye-roll”
Teenagers are geniuses at doing things they know will irritate you What to Do About Your Teenager’s “Eye-roll” If you are or have been the parent of a teenager, or have ever spent more than a few hours with a teenager, especially when they are around their friends or parents, you are unfortunately familiar withContinue reading “What to Do About Your Teenager’s “Eye-roll””
Parenting: Alternatives to “No”
I once watched an episode of Modern Family where Cameron and Mitchell insisted no one, including themselves, tell their kiddo, Lily, “no.” Claire, Lily’s aunt, wants to punish Lily for flicking lights on and off in Claire’s home, leading to an argument about the differences in Claire’s and Cameron’s (and Mitchell’s) parenting techniques. Cam getsContinue reading “Parenting: Alternatives to “No””
Amplify Wellness with Meg Duke 