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• Sickle Cell & Depression

  
  Sickle Cell Can Kiss My A**!!! — Authority: 114
  Question: How do you stay positive when you have sickle cell and its causing other significant health problems? It can be quite easy to slip into the doldrums and depression, especially when it feels like we are constantly beset with one physical ailment or another. I cant claim to be just a happy person or that " ...
  1 week ago

• …but I’m not ready to stop looking for a cure

  
  HealthSkills Weblog — Authority: 421
  People come to pain management with a wide range of attitudes and expectations.  Over the past few months I’ve been reviewing the ‘goals’ that people write in their pre-appointment psychometric questionnaires, and almost without exception people write ‘Reduce my pain’ or ‘Fix my pain’.  While they’ll ...
  2 weeks ago

• ‘I want my epidural!!!!!!!!!!!’

  
  HealthSkills Weblog — Authority: 421
  I’ve had two children – now 19 and 16, and wonderful. At the time of their delivery I can remember both times thinking ‘as long as they’re healthy’ and being not at all worried about having medical intervention if it was needed. My eldest was born with epidural anaesthesia, and my youngest was born ...
  2 weeks ago

• Struggling with Winter Depression?

  
  A Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey — Authority: 119
  Every year, Daylight Savings Time comes and ushers in a world of hurt for many people as they collectively deal with an hour less of precious sunlight. Our agrarian society is now a metropolitan one of artificial lights and deep indoors. The lack of sunlight at the end of the day strikes a hearty blow to those who ...
  2 weeks ago

• Lights Out on Winter Depression (SAD)

  
  A Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey — Authority: 119
  Two weeks ago one of my "full spectrum" bulbs went out in my kitchen. I immediately noticed a hit in my ability to push back Winter Depression over the next few days. Fortunately, I soon started turning my sleep schedule around to take advantage of daylight hours. Then when one of my readers asked me which types of ...
  2 weeks ago

• Norway’s National Guidelines for Evaluating Pain

  
  HealthSkills Weblog — Authority: 421
  I don’t envy the job of health economists – nor policy-makers or politicians who need to make the difficult decisions about who should receive allocation within the restricted health funding that is available.  At the same time, I’m often worried when I hear that ‘high-tech’ treatments, and those that are ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Dyslexic Car Wreck

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  The Dyslexic Car Wreck You Cant Look Away From Im sure most of you have tuned into my second blog attempt to see the "dyslexic writer" crashed on the side of the road. I would have done the same thing, but hopefully todays blog will not scar your psyche for life. I have chosen to try to avoid the inevitable car ...
  2 weeks ago

• Controlling Panic Attacks

  
  Conquer Your Anxiety and Panic Attack Symptoms — Authority: 91
  Tips for controlling panic attacks and coping with anxiety.In my other articles I’ve talked about coping with panic attacks and brought panic and anxiety attacks into the open and took a long look at them: what they are like, what might cause them, possible solutions, and the important role you have to play in them. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Living in a Cold Place with Sickle Cell

  
  Sickle Cell Can Kiss My A**!!! — Authority: 114
  Question: Since your location is in Oregon; could you tell me how you have coped with the cold weather? Im thinking of moving to a cold area, but I am really scared of how it might affect my health given the fact Ive never lived in a cold place before. Ive lived in Baltimore, MD and Berrien Springs, MI...both of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Placing the Blame

  
  Sickle Cell Can Kiss My A**!!! — Authority: 114
  Question: As the parent of a child living with Sickle Cell, I once blamed myself and felt guilty. That is no longer the case, however I do fear hearing the words...."Why did you give this to me". Answer: I must confess, I did blame my parents...not that I have sickle cell--but that they were ashamed of me ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Christmas Portrait

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 530
  At our annual Thanksgiving meal, my nephew’s wife (my “niece-in-law??”) asked me to take some portraits of their family to use on their Christmas card. I was honored, so she and her husband (my nephew) and their 2-year-old son all gathered on the deck and we took about 50 shots in various poses with various ...
  3 weeks ago

• Thank You

  
  Vicarious Therapy — Authority: 106
  Despite not sleeping and still being almost unbearably depressed I woke this morning with a clearer head. The comments people made on my last post both reinforced my clearer thinking and gave me some new ideas about how to help myself. Thank you so much for being so caring and supportive. It really helps me feel less ...
  4 weeks ago

• Coming Out of the Closet...

  
  Sickle Cell Can Kiss My A**!!! — Authority: 114
  One of the users of the Sickle Cell forum posted this awesome testimonial about her sickle cell epiphany that Im allowed to share with everyone. Since my epiphany occurred when I met another sickle cell warrior who was not ashamed about her disease, its so heartening when other people get the same attitude. Without ...
  4 weeks ago

• Is It Narcissism or Nicessism

  
  Ambigamy — Authority: 91
  Ive done a little online dating lately and its notable how many women (and perhaps men--I dont know) list "niceness" as a priority.  They want a nice guy.  Well, I certainly understand.  I want a nice gal too. But experience has shown me that we cant simply pop this positive sounding word at the top of our wish ...
  4 weeks ago

• Nicessism: Narcissism with a "not nice" defense.

  
  Ambigamy — Authority: 91
  Ive done a little online dating lately and its notable how many women (and perhaps men--I dont know) list "niceness" as a priority.  They want a nice guy.  Well, I certainly understand.  I want a nice gal too. But experience has shown me that we cant simply pop this positive sounding word at the top of our wish ...
  4 weeks ago

• Holiday Coping Suggestions by Kristen Magnacca

  
  Mind Body Smile — Authority: 445
  With the holiday season upon us and prior to the busyness of this time swinging into full gear, I would like to take this opportunity to send a reminder of how important it is to Nurture, Nurture, Nurture yourself, your spouse and your relationship.  Remember to incorporate that one nurturing item into your day.  ...
  4 weeks ago

• Pain management in groups using a CBT approach – Why do it?

  
  HealthSkills Weblog — Authority: 421
  This week I’m looking a working effectively with groups for pain management using a CBT approach.  Someone said recently ‘why should six clinicians be tied up for three weeks with only six patients? there are other people who need pain management too’ - and over the past ten years I’ve seen numerous ...
  5 weeks ago

• Sickle Cell & Pity

  
  Sickle Cell Can Kiss My A**!!! — Authority: 114
  Here is a great question at the Sickle Cell Ning Forum . Why is that when you go into a crisis people tend to give you weird looks and have pity for you? We dont need pity but support... I think people offer pity what they do not understand something. Like when a loved one dies, friends go to the family to ...
  5 weeks ago

• Identifying Personal Responses to Conflict Situations

  
  Gudrun Frerichs, PhD — Authority: 91
  When it comes to dealing effectively with conflict situations, knowing about your own conflict style will come as a great help. Everybody reacts differently to conflict. Basically, how we react to conflict, what triggers conflict, and what constitutes vulnerable areas...
  5 weeks ago

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