…ing to stores is the best way of not buying. American consumers are having trouble heeding Crystal’s advice. Although June’s overall retail sales figures fell short of projections, department store sales rallied, with Saks Fifth Avenue’s numbers rising 5.3 percent higher than a year ago, well above analysts’ 1 percent prediction. Another big winner was Nordstrom. Eating disorder specialist, Linda Schonberg, Psy.D., says shopping is sometimes used…
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…ted loved one. Remember, it’s an act of strength to reach out if you’re in trouble. 2. Practice self-compassion Always try to treat yourself with the kindness you would a close friend. Recognize that you are going through something really hard right now. Try to dismiss any judgmental thoughts toward yourself that arise. Be mindful of your thoughts and feelings but don’t feel pressure to get swept up in them and carried down a dark path. Finally, r…
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…f this group, Rogers (2001) discovered, “approximately 16% reported having trouble catching their breath or shortness of breath at least once a month … 30% have experienced a change in their appetites, and feeling nervous or fidgety” (67). Study respondents also reported abusing prescriptive drugs to alleviate stress and anxiety. Research shows that working in a hyper-violent environment has serious repercussions on the minds and bodies of correct…
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…er it’s children or dogs, predictability generally is an asset in people’s relationships. That people can accommodate to a lot, if at least they know it’s predictable. If you know that your mother is cranky on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays because that’s the day X happens, or if you know that on Fridays, your father gets a bit wild because that’s when he gets his pay check, you can find a way with that sort of predictability to rationalize you…
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…etting itself up in opposition to something else. Because I think we’re in trouble if the answer to that query is, “No.” But we shall see. Order a DVD of Dr. Sheldon Solomon’s full interview with PsychAlive, “Creating Meaning“ In this DVD, Dr. Sheldon Solomon addresses a variety of topics concerning how human beings can create meaningful lives in the face of death. In a lively and candid style, Dr. Solomon discusses the development of Terror Manag…
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…herefore, when you run into somebody who has different beliefs, you are in trouble whether you are aware of it or not. His point very simply is that if you grant the legitimacy of an alternative conception of reality, you’re undermining the confidence with which you subscribe to your own. And once that happens, you’re exposing yourself to the very anxiety that your beliefs were erected to mitigate. And that in turn instigates a host of compensator…
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…e it may feel concerning to look at suicide risk in the context of today’s troubles, the take-home message is not to despair but to prepare. A person’s response to tragedy can be complex. While mental health symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder tend to increase after certain events such as an earthquake or hurricane, there have been instances when suicide risk decreased in the immediate aftermath of tragedy. This appeared to be the case aft…
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…he record and I said to him, “You know, it sounds like you’ve had a lot of trouble dealing with women in any position of authority in relation to you.” He said, “Yeah.” And then I said to him as gently as I could, “Do you think it could have anything to do with your mother abandoning you when you were three?” And he said, “Man, I never thought of that before!” And in a sense, he probably never had because it’s such a big thing. How would you appro…
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…oud gasp, like a death rattle and I would be sure that he was gone. He had trouble with his eyesight and I would imagine what it would be like to lose my vision. It tortured me to picture a life of blindness. The thought of being deprived of all images was akin to death, a kind of living death. I realized that at some future date, the clock would advance and it would be my turn to sit on the edge of life, close to the ominous event. My grandfather…
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…asuring up in terms of their appearance, academic performance and personal relationships. The same study showed that 75 percent of girls with low self-esteem have engaged in “negative activities such as disordered eating, cutting, bullying, smoking, or drinking when feeling badly about themselves.” Yet, contrary to what often gets reported, it isn’t just young women wrestling with serious self-esteem issues. In 2011, the American Psychological Ass…
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