Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome: 'Off the Meds' Side Effects and Coping

Tips for Coping with SSRI Antidepressant Discontinuation Sydrome: Withdrawal Dizziness
Are you trying to get off from anti-depressants? Did you know that coming off SSRI antidepressants like Paxil can cause withdrawal symptoms? If you are feeling dizzy, you may be experiencing Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome.
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Emotional Health Help: Coping with the Loss of a Pet

Emotional Health Help: Grieving the Death or Loss of a Pet
When your beloved pet dies, what are the first words you hear well-meaning friends utter? 'Get a new pet! You'll feel so much better!' But I retort with a resounding, 'No!' Give yourself some time and practice these healing tips
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Emotional Health Help: Coping with 'Damsel in Distress' Syndrome

Emotional Health Help: Coping Strategies for Dealing with the Damsel in Distress
You can always spot the damsel in distress. She's wrings her hands imploring; but when you've taken pity, she casts an imperious, critical eye over what you've done and declares it 'not quite right'. Don't let this Needy Nora fool you.
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How to Get Children to Sleep: Children and Night Frights

Why Children Don't Sleep at Night and How You Can Help
Children and sleep. Two words that are often polar opposites. Are you going on no sleep because of a wakeful child? Here are several considerations that may help that child to sleep so that you can rest too. Read on...

Rageaholics: Coping Skills

How to Cope with Anger: Rage-aholics
Persons who experience frequent bouts of explosive anger are 'rage-aholics'. These folks are addicted to rage like alchohol.If you live with a rage-aholics, here are some coping skills.
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Panic Attacks: Identification and Coping Skills

Panic attacks, a.k.a fight or flight response follow a similar pattern that all fear issues follow. Adrenaline, heightened response, let down, physical complications. The difference? With a panic attack, no real danger exists. But- panic attacks are terrifying and debilitating just the same. Physical symptoms include: shallow breathing, dizziness, fainting, chest pain, nausea, sweating, chills, headaches...all the symptoms of an adrenaline rush. Panic attacks are insidious; they creep up and ambush you unexpectedly. Panic attacks are nebulous; they are very difficult to track down. But there's hope. Once you identify yourself as a victim of panic attacks, you can learn healthy new coping skills! Here's how

Panic Attacks- Understanding and Coping Skills

Panic Attacks: Fight or Flight Response
Panic attacks are unreasonably strong reactions to neutral stimuli; ie 'melting down for no apparent reason'. Persons with panic attacks generally have very finely tuned 'problem' sensors. Let's explore this dangerous condition.
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Tweens: Understanding is the Key

Tweens: What is a Tween?
Tween is a buzzword that defines the 9-12 year old child, caught be-'tween' childhood and teenager. Lower ages of puberty have caused a social, cultural and educational push-down. We need to understand our tween to best help them.
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SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder 'First Aid'!

How to Cope with SAD and Winter Blues
As the days grow shorter and we see less sun, many of us suffer from SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder. SAD is the perfect acronym. Sadness and depression is the dominant symptom of Seasonal Affective Disorder. If you suffer from this debilitating condition, help is on the way! Here's a list of proactive strategies for coping with SAD!
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Self-Care Basics

Self-Care Basics: Ways to Stay Sane and Healthy
Physical health = Emotional health = self- care. We have to meet our needs and be our own best friend. What tools are necessary for self-care?
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