From joy and love to hatred and disgust, emotional experiences are part of everyone’s life. However, some people are more sensitive to emotion than others. They experience feelings quickly and intensely, and take more time to “recover” from strong emotions. Reasons for this sensitivity may include biological causes, as well as growing up in a family where one’s feelings were ignored or dismissed as unreasonable. Emotionally invalidating family experiences deprive us of the opportunity to learn the skills we need to cope with strong, sudden emotion in healthy ways. Instead we may seek temporary solutions to emotional pain through behaviors that are destructive to our bodies, our relationships, and our lives, such as self-injury, disordered eating, or substance use.
Understanding The Facts About Bipolar Depression ...very real, very lasting problems for those who suffer from the disorder, it is the depressive phase that can be the most troubling. This is so for a number of reasons. First off, bipolar depression is generally the phase that ...
These solutions come with their own set of problems that eventually add to a sense that one’s life is out of control.
Read the rest of this entry »
Bookmark or Share This Article:













No Comments »
Anxiety disorder coping skills can help you alleviate the many symptoms accompanying this sometimes debilitating disease. Yes, disease. Thirty years ago, anxiety disorders were unheard of and were inappropriately deemed as nervous conditions. Thus, prescribed medications became the fashion and ultimately an addition. To this end, here are 5 tips to help alleviate the symptoms.
Tip #1: One of the first symptoms associated with anxiety, and note it varies, is this feeling in the pit of your stomach that begins to rise up to your chest. Anxiety and chest pain are synonymous. You may think you are having a heart attack, but you will be glad to know you are not. It s just part of
Clinical Depression - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment ...strikes people between the ages of 25 and 44, although it can affect any person at any age. For most people, episodes of major depression last from six to nine months. Feelings of total indestructibility are common, and the manic ...
the condition.
Read the rest of this entry »
Bookmark or Share This Article:













No Comments »