Does Your Loved One Change History?
Changing history, picking fights, demeaning or controlling others may be a loved one's reactions to everyday life.
But those behaviors can also form a pattern that spells bipolar disorder.
And if they do, how can that loved one's family help?
That's the premise of a new book, 70 Signs of Depression: Recognize and Cope With Your Loved One's Clinical or Manic Depression, just released by Communications Strategies, a Newport Beach, California-based publisher.Best selling ghostwriter-turned-author, Marlee Fisher, sets tragedy on its ear in this new book by digging deep into bipolar-induced behaviors to give those who are dealing with a bipolar victim, the proactive tools that they need to cope with, and co-manage, this physiological illness.Acclaimed by the medical and mental health communities as a page-turning must-read for anyone with a bipolar spouse, family member or friend, 70 Signs of Depression reveals firsthand insights and knowledge from thousands of bipolar victims and their family members.Unlike other books on bipolar disease, also known as manic depression, Fisher's latest literary effort takes readers into the minds of bipolar disorder sufferers, discovering depression's 70 Signs, 4 Emotional Trip Wires and 2 Defense Mechanisms, as well as the emotions behind them."What we think creates our emotions.
Our emotions create our moods and our moods create our behavior," notes the author.
"Unfortunately manic depressives' thinking is often based on chemical imbalances in their brains which can lead to emotional reasoning.
This pretty much kicks logic to the curb, and is why family members who don't understand the emotions behind a bipolar victim's behaviors often find themselves going around in circles rather than effectively coping with, or helping manage, those behaviors.""And unfortunately," continued Fisher, "by instinctively reacting to rather than working with these behaviors, family members can actually make the situation worse by accidentally trigging emotions that may increase a manic depressive's dysfunction."But 70 Signs of Depression doesn't just provide a behind the scenes look at bipolar.
Readers also learn the step-by-step strategies and techniques that have helped thousands of others deal with a bipolar family member.Now a Certified Faculty Member of NAMI, the National Alliance For the Mentally Ill, Fisher became more than interested in bipolar depression after it struck her own loved one.
"I understood that the underlying cause of the illness was a chemical imbalance in my loved one's brain, but that didn't explain his on-and-off behavior patterns, how I was clearly triggering some of them or how I could proactively help," added the Southern California-based writer.
"In fact, I couldn't find that information anywhere."70 Signs of Depression is based on Fisher's personal experience as a bipolar co-victim; years of extensive research that included meeting with psychiatrists, M.D.s, psychologists and social workers; actively participating in NAMI support groups; serving as a Certified Faculty Member for NAMI's Family-to-Family course and interviewing thousands of manic depression victims, their family members and friends.The result is an in-depth and easy-to-understand look inside bipolar disorder, often written in its victims own words, that also provides family members with coping strategies and co-management techniques proven to help speed recovery.Offered with a full money back guarantee, 70 Signs of Depression can be safely ordered via the secure SSL server at http://www.coping-with-bipolar.com
or by calling (800) 713-3088.70 Signs of Depression can also be previewed by going to http://www.coping-with-bipolar.com/Bipolar-Disorder-Excerpt.pdf
and downloading an excerpt of the new book.This text is for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace the assessment, advice or treatment of a physician or therapist.Contact Information:Jay ProbstCommunications Strategies800-713-3088http://www.Coping-With-Bipolar.com.
Electroboy Fights Stigma of Mental Illness
Los Angeles, CA (ContentDesk) May 11, 2006 -- For Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, and Vivien Leigh, bipolar disorder (or manic depression) has no doubt played a large role in their mythology and legend. But for Andy Behrman, author of "Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania," bipolar disorder is an illness he copes with on a daily basis, and not what defines him or his creative legacy."Electroboy" is Behrman's chronicle of his battle with bipolar disorder which nearly ended his life and led him into one of alcohol and drug abuse, sexual promiscuity and illegal activities including an art counterfeiting scheme which the New York media lapped up and for which he was ultimately convicted and sentenced to prison.Eliminating the stigma of mental illness is the goal of Behrmans one-man crusade, as he crisscrosses the country speaking to hundreds of mental health support groups, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, nurses, college audiences and book clubs. With more and more young people being diagnosed...
Electroboy Fights Stigma of Mental Illness
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Do You Wake Up at 2 am? Is it Depression? Or is it...?
Do You Wake Up at 2 am? Is it Depression? Or is it...?Has this happened to you? You go to sleep easily, but 2 amcomes around and your eyes pop open. You're totally awake,but you know you need more sleep. You look at the clock andgroan - you have to be up at 5 am to get ready for work, andyou know you'll be groggy, irritable, and fuzzy-brained ifyou can't get back to sleep.Your mind searches for the reason why you can't sleep. Yougo over your recent fight with your husband, word for word,over and over. Or you agonize over the poor grade you got onthat test.
You may discover problems you didn't even knowyou had - not enough time to yourself, too much stress, toolittle respect from your family or coworkers.The negative thoughts charge on, and you stay wide awake.Is it depression? Is it stress? Do you need sleeping pills,or anti-depressants?Maybe. But before you begin medicating yourself, try thissimple experiment. Don't eat any sugar for a week, and don'tdrink any alcohol after 5...
Do You Wake Up at 2 am? Is it Depression? Or is it...?
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Playing Tetris With Time
Publishing Guidelines: You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the resource box is included with a live link to my site. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated. ***********************************************************Title: PLAYING TETRIS WITH TIME MANAGEMENTAuthor: Email: mailto:editor@overcoming-depression.comcopyright: by Dave Turo-Shields, ACSW, LCSWWeb Address: http://www.Overcoming-Depression.comWord Count: 549Category: SuccessPLAYING TETRIS WITH TIME MANAGEMENTThere I was, running around trying to juggle umpteen items and doing only a fair job of it at best. There was my therapy business, and I have been putting big pieces into place to add coaching to my business along with having to prepare a presentation for an annual convention. Then there's family, kids' needs, marital needs...
You know what I mean.Suddenly I thought about my wife. I began to notice how smoothly she manages tasks in her...
Playing Tetris With Time
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What Exactly is Testosterone?
Testosterone is a member of the steroid family of hormones called androgens. More and more, this family is derived through chemical conversion from the steroid ring-structure of cholesterol. This hormone plays a vital role in the bodies of both men and women.
There are only minor differences between this hormone and others such as estrogen, progesterone, DHEA, cortisone, and androstenedione. They are small molecules, which becomes important when we look at what routes of administration are available.
As commonly known, testosterone stimulates the development of the penis and testes, growth of facial and pubic hair, deepening of the voice, changes in body shape, growth of bones, and increased muscle mass and strength in males. It helps maintain sex drive and the production of sperm cells, and it may play a role in balding.
Mood is also affected by testosterone, and low levels of the hormone can cause severe and prolonged depression as well as fatigue,...
What Exactly is Testosterone?
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Hormone Replacement Therapy - Making the Decision
Copyright 2006 Anne Wolski
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is used to alleviate the irritating effects of female menopause by replacing the estrogen which was previously produced by the ovaries. An oral dose of hormones are given to take the place of the hormones which was once produced naturally.
This is a natural part of life for all women as the ovaries stop working and therefore the natural secretion of estrogen ceases. The decline and eventual cessation of estrogen secretion by the ovaries, or to be more exact, the ovarian follicles, is responsible for menopause (the change of life).
When the secretion of estrogen fails, there are various effects on the body. First the monthly periods stop. Then the woman may experience hot flashes and night sweats.
The woman may also experience significant discomfort as the mucous membrane of the vagina atrophies, making it dryer and thinner.
Another common problem after menopause is...
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Author Releases New Edition of Book about Vagus Nerve Stimulation, the Only FDA-Approved Long-Term Treatment Option for Chronic Depression
St. Louis, MO (ContentDesk via ContentDesk) March 24, 2006 -- After the FDA's recent approval of vagus nerve stimulation as a new depression treatment option, Charles E. Donovan III has released a new edition of his book, "Out of the Black Hole: The Patient's Guide to Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Depression."
Donovan, a former sufferer of chronic depression and patient in the study on vagus nerve stimulation, wrote the book to help patients who suffer from treatment-resistant depression (TRD) make informed decisions by providing an easy-to-understand explanation of the implant procedure. The treatment is not a cure for TRD,...
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