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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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May I first reassure you that avoiding the “pink elephants” in the room is common, human nature? It’s uncomfortable and painful, and the unknown is frightening. However, the truth of the matter is is that it atually takes more emotional and physical energy, not to mention the precious commodity of time, to AVOID the elephant than to acknowledge its existance, head, trunk, ears, and all!

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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 »