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Development Of New Scale To Measure Anxiety Outcomes
A new questionnaire and outcomes measurement scale developed by the department of psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital has proven to be a reliable and valid measure of anxiety. The scale can easily be incorporated into routine clinical practice when treating psychiatric disorders. The study appears online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry...
Massage Eases Anxiety, But No Better Than Simple Relaxation Does
A new randomized trial shows that on average, three months after receiving a series of 10 massage sessions, patients had half the symptoms of anxiety. This improvement resembles that previously reported with psychotherapy, medications, or both...
Novel Program Translates Behavioral And Social Science Research Into Treatments To Reduce Obesity
Under a $7.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Rush University Medical Center is developing a novel program, called WISHFIT, to help pre-menopausal women reduce visceral fat through a sustained increase in physical activity and reduction in stress...
Are You Taking One Step Forward And Two Steps Back?
STRESS MANAGEMENT!
This technique is recommended in several of the most up to date Psychological texts.
· Sit down in a comfortable chair and try to relax.
· Close your eyes and picture yourself near a mountain stream.
· This is your own secret place, no one else knows of its location.
· You are totally secluded from that hectic, stressful place called "the
world".
· Birds are softly singing in the cool mountain air.
· The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade
of serenity.
· The water in the stream is clear and you can easily make out the face
of the person you are holding under the water.
There now . . . are you feeling better?
 
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Are you taking one step forward and two steps back in finances, relationships, or some other area of your life'
Is something stopping you from succeeding'
You know what' It may be just your thoughts. Why not try this exercise'
Draw a line down the middle of a piece of paper. On the left, list all the negative thoughts you have about your situation. On the right, list all the positive thoughts you have about it.
Look at all the negative thoughts on the left. When you hold a negative thought up to scrutiny, it usually fades, doesn't it' Why is that'
Because many times, we hold a negative thought in our minds out of habit. When we give it a second look, we realize *Hey, that's not what I really want.*
For instance, you say *I can't do [this] because of [that].* Like, *I can't get a raise because they want me to travel.* Maybe when you hold that thought up to scrutiny, you see that they only want you to travel x amount of days a month -- or only go x amount of miles away. X amount
doesn't seem so bad now, does it'
Or, *I can't take that job because they want me to work week ends.* Then, you look into it further and see that it's only one week end, every two months, which just might be acceptable to you.
Put your *I can't because . . .* up to scrutiny before you make a final decision. See if it's worth changing your lifestyle, or whatever, to do whatever it takes to go forward.
When you are aware that the negative thought is there, that is the first step toward changing. Whenever you have a *I can't because . . .* take another look. Maybe it's a *I'd rather not because . . .* If that's the case, check your priorities. Scrutinize your thought. Maybe a thought
pattern took control of your life when you weren't looking. Keep holding it up to the light until it goes away. Maybe that will help you take two steps forward and none backward.
Work with it until all your thoughts are good. Have a great life!
Thanks for reading,
Jan
P.S. If you would like to learn how to handle stress, check this out:
http://www.tameyourbrain.com/stressEcourse/stressoffer.php
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Music, more than entertainment, has played an instrumental role in healing and harmonizing the mind, body and spirit. For thousands of years, the Vedic culture has used sound and music for body and mind balancing, .....
guarantee or warrant that the techniques and strategies portrayed
will work for everyone. The techniques and strategies are general
in nature and may not apply to everyone. The techniques and
strategies are not intended to substitute for obtaining medical
advice from the medical profession. Always consult your own
professionals before making any life-changing decisions.
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great articles on stress. To read them, go here:
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