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It’s easy to see how we can get caught off guard unless we’re prepared with a certain level of knowledge about helping a loved one with a mental condition.And the numbers are high. One out of 4 adults suffers with a mental illness in any given year. Read the rest of this entry »

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Fatigue and a psychiatric disorder are not the same; fatigue and depression have different risk factors. However, there is a great deal of overlap between the two disorders. A year-long study of the World Health Organization involving 3,200 patients discovered that fatigued persons often feel psychologically distressed over their condition; and depressed persons often experience fatigue as a symptom of depression. Read the rest of this entry »

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Worrying can be useful when it propels us to take action and solve a problem. However, if we remain debilitated by the “what if’s” and worse-case scenarios in life, worry itself then becomes the problem. Read the rest of this entry »

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So here’s the question: Is it best to deal with this very real “happy-holiday-pressure” by grinning and bearing through it, or do we need to give-in to the unrealistic expectations and allow ourselves to be down if we’re truly feeling that way? Read the rest of this entry »