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What is Health? Some thoughts.

The World Health Organization states that “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence...
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Five Myths and Five Truths About Emotions: Part two

Inpart oneof this post, I provided five myths about emotions. In this post, I present five truths.Truths:1. Emotions are our fuel.Without emotions,...
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Five Myths and Five Truths About Emotions: Part One

Myths:1.Expressing an emotion will deplete it and get rid of it.This is one of the biggest myths about emotions and it’s touted by many...
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Reason: The fundamental key to mental health

If there’s one essential element to achieving and maintaining mental health, it’s the consistent use ofreason. When people think of...
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What are emotions and where do they come from?

You’re feeling extremely angry, sad, anxious, or excited. You know these are emotions, but do you know what causes them? To most people,...
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Vampires walk among us

In films, books and video games, blood-sucking vampires are all the rage. But what about energy-sucking vampires? These vampires are (unlike their...
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Feeling Your Way in the Dark

  • gottaFeeling
  • January 27, 2011
Transitions are never easy. But the hardest part about them are all the inevitable questions. What should I do? How will it turn out? The questions...
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Anger is always the second emotion

Dear Laura, In a moment of anger I hit my daughter, she is 13 years old, she now lives with her dad full time. I had been drinking that night, and...
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Is depression caused by a "chemical imbalance"?

There are many professionals in the field of psychology and psychiatry that proclaim depression and many other psychological problems are caused by...
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Oxytocin, the love hormone, has health benefits for both genders.

Oxytocin is a natural hormone and neurotransmitter that aids women by inducing labor and facilitating the ejection of milk. Studies have shown that...
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