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Self Sabotaging Thoughts that Hinder Happiness
We all live through many different kinds of experiences; sometimes we can get in the way of our own happiness because we focus on thoughts that hinder happiness. We focus on what’s wrong, what’s missing, or on the negativity of a situation. If any of the following thoughts are running on a loop in your head, take note and then take steps to make some changes. I Don’t Like People – Many people, especially introverts, tend to focus their decisions on how many people will be around them. They tend to make decisions that aren’t necessarily in their best interest because they’re not comfortable with themselves in a group setting.…
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How Does Positive Thinking Reduce Stress?
How Does Positive Thinking Reduce Stress? You’ve heard positive thinking can have an amazingly powerful effect on your life, but maybe you’re not buying into all that “good thoughts” power stuff. You need proof. Exactly how does positive thinking reduce stress? What really happens inside your body when you adopt a positive as opposed to negative way of thinking? Let’s take a look at positive thinking and stress. The Mayo Clinic reports that using positive thinking as a stress management tool can lead to the following benefits: You live longer Instances of depression and anxiety are reduced Your natural defense system is boosted You do not catch as many colds…
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Do You Live with Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Do you find you feel a less energetic during the fall and winter months? If so, you may be living with seasonal affective disorder. I know I used to really feel differently then. I remember being at home when I was growing up. Yes, I was very young when I began to experience it. In my bedroom, the light changed, the shadows were different…longer. I just didn’t feel great. I struggled with depression from the age of twelve until several years ago when I changed my eating lifestyle and gave myself a new lease on life. During these past few years, I occasionally still notice I can feel a bit off…
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Get Out of a Rut and Start Fresh!
Here are 5 tips to help you get out of a rut and start fresh! Do you feel like life has become predictable, unfulfilling, and boring? Maybe it’s time for a fresh start. Deciding to make a change doesn’t mean you have to turn your life upside down, but it is an opportunity to stand back and make some adjustments! Whether it’s a lifestyle, location, or career change, there are some simple things you can do right now to get yourself out of your rut and get some positive energy back into your life. Journal About What Makes You Happy Have you ever sat down and ruminated about what makes…
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Sharing My Story
The Importance Of Sharing My Story With The World We all have a story to share. I decided maybe sharing my story has the power to help you overcome difficulties, deal with failure, believe in your self-worth, and change your life for the better. You may not be comfortable sharing your story with the world because of fear of rejection, of being judged, or simply because you may be ashamed or embarrassed by your story. The truth is, your story has the power to help someone else overcome a challenge, make better decisions as well as avoid making mistakes. I felt my story had this power if I put it…
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Mistake or Miracle…How I “Disappeared” My Chronic Depression
Mistake or Miracle…How I “Disappeared” My Chronic Depression I knew a young girl who suffered with chronic depression. She became depressed at the age of twelve and lived that way for the next forty years. She cried all the time, and no one could figure out what was wrong with her. Her parents tried to reason with her, but there was no consoling her. Eventually, not knowing what to do, her parents punished her for crying and for being sad. This made her hide her sadness, but it didn’t make her less sad. That young girl was me. I wasn’t like the other kids in school because I couldn’t be…
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Is Depression Sadness
Is Depression Sadness or The Fight Against It? This is a question posed by one of my favorite alternative gurus, Dr. Kelly Brogan. She published an article addressing this a while ago and discussed our general resistance to and reticence to experience and process sadness. She wrote in part: “Through this process of rebranding sadness as necessary, we may even learn that what we are calling depression has less to do with felt sadness than with the persistent resistance against it. Sadness, sorrow, grief, and pain are kinetic and dynamic. They rise and release. They move. It is the fight against these forces, the conditioned fear of them, and the effort to ignore the banging…
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Coping with Holiday Depression
Coping with Holiday Depression There’s something very rare and very real when people who struggle with depression open up and share their struggles around coping with holiday depression. As a recovering depressed person, I can always tell if the discussion is clinical and factual or if it is coming from the heart or the gut… There’s a pain that comes with depression that you can’t pretend. I am always reading about depression; depression and food, depression and exercise, depression and state of mind thinking, etc. Today I read a really good article written by Kasandra Brabaw. In the article she shares the experiences of four women with depression at holiday…
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Antidepressants and Suicide
Antidepressants and Suicide Today, I want to give you the opportunity to grab a free ebook from one of the most interesting and respected authorities on women’s health, Dr. Kelly Brogan. The ebook is titled, “Change Your Food, Heal Your Mood”, which is exactly what I did! I really want you to get this as it has great information you need to have now! Dr. Brogan, once a devout allopathic doctor, has come to the functional medicine side of treating her patients as she now realizes drugs treat symptoms, not the whole person. Prescribing antidepressant drug in the hope of alleviating symptoms leads to more symptoms as a result of…
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Winter Blues
Winter Blues It’s been a pretty crazy winter so far. Below zero one day, and in the 60s a couple of days later. One thing that’s been consistent is that it’s been pretty grey with not a lot of sun, and this can give many of us the winter blues. Have you ever been around people who, after an endless period of rainy, dark days will say, “I need some sunshine”. I know I am one of those people, and when I struggled with depression, it would really get me down. One of the things I discovered that helped me was to use a full spectrum light to simulate sunshine. …
