Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an autoimmune disease and is often part of depression. Holistic medicine has made great inroads in alleviating the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, though there is no cure. With too much stress CFS will return especially as life has become so stressful for most people. CFS is the common name for a group of significantly debilitating medical conditions...
In order to write a daily blog, one must call on different sources that readers can relate to. Blogs may reflect personal experiences, something going on in the world, or with today’s blog, the theme on the TV show Perception – “Change Blindness” – which occurs when there is a change in visual stimulus that goes unnoticed by the observer because they are focused on...
Are you burning out? Unable to hold down a job and take care of your needs? You are probably “burning out”. I’ve blogged it here many times. In part it does have to do with mental illness but not always though the more intense the mental illness the faster burn out sets in leading to physical illness, extreme behavior, and death. The person who gave up smoking years ago is...
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mental disorder with periods of depression and periods of elevated mood. The elevated mood is significant and is known as mania or hypomania, depending on its severity, or whether symptoms of psychosis are present. During mania, an individual behaves or feels abnormally energetic, happy or irritable. Individuals often make poorly thought out...
It’s all in your mind … yet you “feel” it emotionally and physically. Everything is in your mind as we exist in the virtual reality simulation or hologram. You believe things are real because your brain tells you they’ll get the brain is nothing more than an electrochemical machine programmed for you to experience a wide gamut of emotions in your “time” here...
Alfred Adler (February 7, 1870 – May 28, 1937), an Austrian medical doctor and psychologist, founder of the school of individual psychology. Born in Penzig, Austria and raised in Vienna, he trained as a doctor at the University of Vienna Medical School and qualified in 1895. He became interested in psychology as it related to physical disorders. He met Sigmund Freud in 1902 and...
Altruism is an expression of concern for the welfare of others without any obvious benefit or motivation on the part of the individual expressing the concern. It is actually quite difficult to find examples of true altruism in the psychological sense, as many acts which are perceived as altruistic actually carry psychological rewards. In humans, helping others generally results in a feeling of...
Addictions can be to almost anything you do, whether you realize the addictive pattern or not. It is so easy to become and addictive personality as your life poses challenging and your brain and body respond, seeking instant gratification. Which of these things are you addicted to? substances … medication … smoking … food … dramas … overspending … work … technologies … texting … talking … working...
Have you ever found yourself working toward an important goal only to spectacularly fail because you did something stupid? Or, maybe you feel stressed and anxious when you’re trying to achieve something important. This, in turn, might make you feel more and more frustrated, discouraged and angry with yourself. These feelings trap you and keep you from doing what you need to do. These are...