April 2012
26 posts
It's All In Your Head: Overcoming Feelings of... →
onlinecounsellingcollege:
Are you struggling with feelings of hopelessness? Do you feel as if you’re trapped and backed up against a wall? Are you battling depression, and feel you’re spiralling down into a pit of emptiness and hopelessness? If you feel that way, there are things that you…
darren-kryptonite asked: Congrats on making it 330 days. It makes me happy to see people who have struggled to overcome it. You're an inspiration. Keep it up.
mayisay---ilovedyoumore asked: I am SO proud of you for being cut-free for so long! <3
330 days cut-free!!!! 35 more days till I hit a...
psych-facts: Lucid Dreaming →
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Lucid dreaming is being aware that you are dreaming. Typically, this occurs in the middle of a regular dream. Often the actual theme of the dream is beyond the individual’s control. However, it may be possible to influence the dream – to change the characters or…
It's All In Your Head: PTSD and Dissociation →
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People with PTSD may also experience dissociation. Dissociation is an experience where a person may feel disconnected from himself and/or his surroundings. Similar to flashbacks, dissociation may range from temporarily losing touch with things that are going on…
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9 Common Questions About Dreams Answered
Ever wonder why you keep having the same dream over and over again, what your nightmares actually mean and why some dreams seem downright wacky?
For most of us, dreams are a mystery. They make little sense — if we can recall them in the first place. Heck, some of us don’t even think we dream (hint: we do).
Here, psychotherapist Jeffrey Sumber, who studied global dream mythology at Harvard...
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Nightmares As Predictor of Suicidal Symptoms
Self-reported nightmares among patients seeking emergency psychiatric evaluation appear to be an excellent forecaster of elevated suicidal symptoms.
Results indicate that severe nightmares were independently associated with elevated suicidal symptoms after accounting for the influence of depression, whereas symptoms of insomnia were not.
These findings suggest that nightmares stand alone as a...
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Why Self-Harm Feels Good in the Brain
As strange as it may sound, some individuals hurt themselves to obtain relief from emotional stress. Actions such as cutting or burning oneself are behaviors displayed by people who compulsively hurt themselves.
This behavior is sometimes evident among individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). BPD is a condition that often leads to intense emotions among individuals who have...
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Blood Pressure Drug Relieves PTSD Nightmares
Researchers believe a blood pressure medication may relievenightmares associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Mayo Clinic investigators have completed a systematic literature review of prazosin in the treatment of nightmares. Researchers investigated 12 prazosin studies, four of which were randomized controlled trials.
“The studies showed the drug was well-tolerated and can take...
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Psychological Abnormality Defined
“Am I normal?” Sometimes we ask ourselves. I usually double-check whether I’ve closed and locked the door or not, which seems like I may have the so-called Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. I’m also considered “arrogant” by Asian standard as I always speak up my mind, thus some people consider me “narcissistic.” From time to time, I wonder whether I’m “normal.”
What’s normal enough?
The question...
psych-facts: Is it normal stress or an anxiety... →
onlinecounsellingcollege:
Everyone feels anxious at times. Challenges such as workplace pressures, public speaking, highly demanding schedules or writing an exam can lead to a sense of worry, even fear. These sensations, however uncomfortable, are different from the ones associated with a…
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Self harm survey
1 How old were you when you started self-harming?
Younger than 4
4-5
6-7
8-9
10-11
12-13
14-15
16-17
18-19
20-21
Older than 21
2 How often do you self-harm
More than once a day
Once a day
Several times a week
Once a week
Two or more times a month
Once a month
Several times in a year
Once a year
I have stopped
I am trying to stop
3 What method of self-harm do/did you...
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Why Do Teens Hurt Themselves? The Science of...
Over the last couple decades, more young people appear to be pulling out razor blades and lighters in order to injure themselves, according to anecdotal reports from counselors. Their intent is not to die, just to inflict harm, a behavior known as non-suicidal self-injury.
A recent study on the mental health of college students, presented in August at the American Psychological Association...
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Specialists say statistics on self-injury are...
Specialists say statistics on self-injury are alarming
Friday, April 1, 2011 | 10:31 a.m. CDT
BY M.D. KITTLE/SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN
CAPE GIRARDEAU — She couldn’t cope. More than that, she couldn’t feel.
The teenage girl was a victim of incest, and all that she endured, all the emotional damage that she carried, she buried.
“She just had bottled up her emotions, all this pain....
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Self injury stats
Three million americans engage in some form of self injury
An esitmated two million americans purposely cut or burn themselves
90% of self injurers begin cutting as teenagers.
The average self injurer begins at age fourteen and continues with increasing severity into her late twenties.
The most common professions are teacher, nurse and manager.
More than half of self injurers are victims...
