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Cure or Control?
[...]evidence continues to accumulate that many people who have anxiety and depression suffer bouts of it all their lives, even after a good response to therapy. Stepping back now, we see that the emphasis on short-term change seemed natural, even inevitable, in a fast-paced culture preoccupied with productivity and bottom-line outcomes.> But the more experience I've acquired in short-term models of treatment, the more skeptical I've become about offering permanent solutions to life's complex issues.
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The 10 best-ever anxiety management techniques : understanding how your brain makes you anxious and what you can do to change it
\"Dr. Wehrenberg draws on fresh insights into the anatomy of the anxious brain to get to the bottom of the problem and offer readers practical, effective tips to manage their anxiety on a day-to-day basis. From diaphragmatic breathing and self-talk, to mindfulness, muscle relaxation, and 'plan to panic' strategies, you can learn to train your brain, conquer your stress and anxiety, and regain control of your life\"--Adapted from back cover.
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Habits vs. Addictions
[...]chunking\" is a great thought-saving device. When dopamine is released, we feel pleasure. [...]the activity is rewarding and we want to do it again. [...]with addiction, the absence of the response to the cue-such as drinking to relieve stress-elicits intense craving.> Understanding the formation of all habits helps clients grasp the automatic nature of their addictive actions, and knowing about how craving is created by the intensity of the reward-pathway stimulation shows clients how potent this brain change is.
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Deconstructing Depression
Part of the problem, no doubt, is that \"depression\" is a broad, poorly defined diagnostic category, which embraces a daunting range of symptoms, including cognitive and physical lethargy, mental rumination, loss of concentration, chronic negativity and pessimism, feelings of worthlessness, and unremitting sadness. [...] Angel needed to train her brain to identify and rehearse positives to shift her default setting away from negativity.
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Take a deep breath
[...] do not neglect to look after yourself. Consider talking to a counsellor or psychologist about options that do not involve medication, such as breathing techniques, cognitive behavioural therapy or planned desensitisation. Make clear distinctions between work and leisure, scheduling times for planning, paperwork, marking and even for checking emails from pupils and parents.
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Technotrap
Datasmog is basically a more colorful synonym for information overload, a pervasive byproduct of the Information Age. It refers not only to the condition of being overwhelmed by vast seas of Internet-generated information, but to the complex and often confusing processes of storing and retrieving it.
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10 Best-Ever Anxiety- Management Techniques
[Ellie] and I next reviewed her use of diaphragmatic breathing to ward off the panic. As it turned out, she'd forgotten how helpful breathing had been when we first started working together, and had quit doing it. Now, not only did she suffer again from panic, but she thought it was too powerful to be relieved merely by breathing deeply. She'd begun to panic just thinking about feeling panic.
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Turning \I Can\ into \I Will\
Karen reported, \"I know you suggested that I tell my daughter she can't use my car on the night of my quilting group, but I can't say no.\" When a client says \"I can't,\" I suggest she try saying \"I won't\" instead, and pay attention to how she feels saying it.
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Is Relief just a Swallow Away?
While obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is less common than GAD, it's a good idea to screen for it. In OCD, the rumination is obsessive and clients perform compulsive actions (rituals) to get free of the obsession. They have a specific right-sided brain structure problem that causes the thought process to \"get stuck.\" For most, medications are required to manage OCD while the client learns to overcome the \"I doubt it\" thinking.
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