Depression Signs in Men Major depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the US. Major depression can severely impede one’s ability to carry out the majority of life’s activities. According to the National Institute of Mental Health over 16.2 million Americans had a major depressive episode in 2016. That represents just under…
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Borderline Personality Traits in Women
Borderline Personality Traits in Women Since I recently wrote a post titled “Do I have a mental disorder” I felt like continuing the theme. And don’t worry, I promise I’ll research and write on men and women both. As I received some comments on the mental disorder post I realized something. I know that mental…
Do I have a Mental Disorder
Do I have a Mental Disorder I thought about starting this post with something like “do you ever have one of those days where you feel crazy?”. Then I decided against it. Mental illness is nothing to poke fun at. I mean we all have days where we feel overwhelmed. Personally I try to do…
Characteristics Resilient Person – Are You?
Characteristics Resilient Person – Are You There are numerous characteristics that can help people achieve what they want in life. One of the most important ones is resiliency. In this article we will look at the characteristics resilient person possesses and how this trait helps them achieve goals. Don’t get me wrong, there are many…
Funny Work Quotes
Funny Work Quotes Today is Monday. I had to wake up at 4:30AM to drive to the airport to catch a flight for a work conference. When you hit the highway at 5:15AM traffic is pretty light. As traffic started picking up a bit on my drive I thought about the moaning and groaning of…
What’s The Importance of Sleep
What’s the Importance of Sleep Fall is upon us. The weather this week has been simply outstanding. Right in the low 70’s during the day with lots of sunshine. Maybe a few clouds lazily drifting across the sky. In the morning it’s been cool and crisp. Just enough nip in the air to make you…
How To Stay Focused On Work
How To Stay Focused On Work Is it just me or do you have days like this? Days where you keep getting distraction after distraction when you’re trying to work. People stopping by to talk. The phone seems to ring within seconds of you hanging it up. Days when my email is like the Hydra. …
What Not To Say To A Depressed Person
WHАT NOT TО ЅАУ TО A DEPRESSED PERSON Depression is an incredibly prevalent disease. It is estimated that 350 million people world wide suffer from depression. That’s 5% of the total population. 16 million American have depression in one form or another. Dерrеѕѕiоn iѕ a potentially dеbilitаting mеntаl illnеѕѕ thаt саn rаngе frоm mild tо…
What Is Gaslighting In Relationships
What Is Gaslighting in Relationships This article is the third one I’ve written regarding gaslighting. I discovered the whole concept of gaslighting completely by accident. While at a library I noticed a book that had the word gaslighting in the title. I was waiting to pick up one of my daughters from an event and…
Benefits Of Writing In A Journal
Benefits of Writing In A Journal Most of the time I am a pretty optimistic and resilient person. I bounce back from setbacks fairly quickly and usually see the good side of life even when bad things happen. A number of years ago I was going through a tough time. I was pretty down…