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Memphis Blues: November 2009
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Help for those battling depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. Saturday, November 21, 2009. You Can't Buy Happiness. If you were offered $300 worth of therapy or $40,000 cash, which would make you happier? I know, you are saying give me the cash and I'll get back with you on that question. Recent findings suggest that therapy may be the better path. How can that be? What makes therapy such an effective path to happiness? Therapy can help you to accept responsibility for your mood. You learn to...
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Memphis Blues: June 2010
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Help for those battling depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. Sunday, June 20, 2010. Predicting Happiness Is Like Predicting the Weather. You may have noticed that weather predictions are better when they are predicting what the weather will be tomorrow than what the weather will be ten days from now, much less what it will be six months from now. We are like that in predicting what will make us happy. Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Why Are Older People Happier? Do you have to suffer until you get older,...
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Memphis Blues: August 2009
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Help for those battling depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. Monday, August 17, 2009. Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton Denies Addiction or Need for Power. So why are so many focusing on whether his behavior is indicative of mental illness? When former mayor Herenton suggested he did not have a need for power, he seemed to address whether he has a personality disorder. Most likely he is saying he does not have a narcissistic personality disorder. This is characterized by at least five...A per...
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Memphis Blues: September 2009
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Help for those battling depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. Wednesday, September 9, 2009. For 42 years, the psychiatrist Dr. George Vaillant has been responsible for the Harvard Study of Adult Development, a study begun in 1937 as a study of healthy, well-adjusted Harvard sophomores (all male), it has followed its subjects for more than 70 years. He has valuable insight into what happiness means from a lifespan perspective. Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Is He Lazy or Depressed? Depression is not ...
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Memphis Blues: February 2010
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Help for those battling depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. Thursday, February 11, 2010. New Year's Resolutions Down the Drain? I like New Years because it is a time of renewal. The new year can be anything that you can imagine. Of course, you imagine yourself becoming a better person in the new year, so you set goals for how you want the new year to be different from the past. You will find that the majority of those respondents tried many times before achieving their nonsmoker status. The inf...
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Memphis Blues: Doing Good and Feeling Better
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Help for those battling depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. Sunday, May 16, 2010. Doing Good and Feeling Better. What do I mean by making daily efforts. Think of what you would do to improve the world. Would you feed the hungry, help children, or bring others to a greater awareness of God? Whatever your answer, consider one activity you could do tomorrow that would contribute to your definition of a better world. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The information and examples given in this blo...
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Memphis Blues: New Year's Resolutions Down the Drain?
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Help for those battling depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. Thursday, February 11, 2010. New Year's Resolutions Down the Drain? I like New Years because it is a time of renewal. The new year can be anything that you can imagine. Of course, you imagine yourself becoming a better person in the new year, so you set goals for how you want the new year to be different from the past. You will find that the majority of those respondents tried many times before achieving their nonsmoker status. The inf...
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Memphis Blues: July 2009
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Help for those battling depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. Tuesday, July 14, 2009. Why You Won't Stick to Your Diet. Image by PetitPlat by sk. Imagine your doctor tells you that your cholesterol level is too high and that you should never eat another donut. Will that donut become a smaller part of your life or will your desire grow as you feel deprived of the pleasure of the donut? I think you know the answer to this question – as you consider going for a donut. Instead of trying to stop being...
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Memphis Blues: March 2010
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Help for those battling depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. Thursday, March 11, 2010. When you hear something you don't believe, what happens? Do you consider that the statement may be true or do you adhere more strongly to your original belief? Chances are that you simply adhere to your original belief and search out supporting evidence for that belief. So why is that important for those suffering from a mood disorder? Finally, how is your mood affected by hearing compliments? Can you see how ...