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Jeni Decker is five-foot nothing and one hundred and [redacted] pounds - a self-described roly-poly, forty-something, Reubenesque bon-bon of a gal, often called cute but never sexy. She has two sons with autism on opposite ends of the spectrum (Jake and Jaxson), a husband who prefers hunting to household chores, an Australian Shepherd named Sugar, and an albino frog named Humbert Humbert. This is her story - a brash, personal, and sometimes shocking memoir.

Anxiety can throw off your day in a matter of minutes. Bring yourself back into balance with Mindfulness Meditations for Anxiety. These 100 practical meditations equip you to handle your physical and mental responses, no matter when fight-or-flight feelings strike. Reduce nervousness and fear with a variety of breathing and mindfulness exercises, designed by a licensed psychologist and meditation instructor.

Some people are so stressful to be around they can actually make us ill. This book looks at the relationships that may drag us down and drain our energy. It gives us the tools to recognise toxic people and places so that we never need give in to them again. It explains that our freedom lies in our own hands and has to do with making choices and decisions, setting proper boundaries and drawing back from situations in which we tend to feel like victims. This may mean weeding out our address book and going lonely for a while - but never fear, says Dr Cantopher, givers will turn up once we eliminate the takers from our lives.

Speed: the most demonized - and misunderstood - drug in the land. Deprived of the ingrained romantic mysticism of the opiate or the cosmopolitan chic of cocaine or the mundane tolerance of marijuana, there is no sympathy for this devil. Yet speed - crystal meth, amphetamines, Dexedrine, Benzedrine, Adderall; crank, spizz, chickenscratch, oblivious marching powder, the go-fast - is the most American of drugs: twice the productivity at half the cost, and equal opportunity for all.

The human reaction to insects is neither purely biological nor simply cultural. And no one reacts to insects with indifference. Insects frighten, disgust, and fascinate us. Jeff Lockwood explores this phenomenon through evolutionary science, human history, and contemporary psychology, as well as a debilitating bout with entomophobia in his work as an entomologist. Exploring the nature of anxiety and phobia, Lockwood explores the lively debate about how much of our fear of insects can be attributed to ancestral predisposition for our own survival and how much is learned through individual experiences.

Powerful and eye-opening, Seeing Ezra is an inspirational chronicle of a mother's struggle to protect her son from a system that seeks to compartmentalize and "fix" him, and of her journey toward accepting and valuing him for who he is - just as he is.

When journalist and author Alison Stewart was confronted with emptying her late parents' overloaded basement, a job that dragged on for months, it got her thinking: How did it come to this? Why do smart, successful people hold on to old Christmas bows, chipped knickknacks, and books they will likely never reread? Junk details Stewart's three-year investigation into America's stuff.

La paura sistematica, che dà disturbi anche gravi come ansia, attacchi di panico, depressione e somatizzazioni, è dovuta al mancato sviluppo della personalità adulta e quindi al permanere della personalità infantile. Giulio Cesare Giacobbe lo ha mostrato nel suo fortunato saggio "Alla ricerca delle coccole perdute", fondando così la psicologia evolutiva.

En culturas tan distintas como la egipcia, la india, la china y la maya, el loto ha tenido desde tiempos antiguos un significado trascendental. Se asocia con la pureza, la abundancia y la felicidad, con la lucha triunfante y con la capacidad de emerger del lodo sin perder la esencia, pues esta flor crece blanca y prístina donde sólo parece haber suciedad.

"La psychogénéalogie, c'est d'abord assumer le passé, mais c'est aussi butiner dans le jardin familial pour en faire son miel." (Anne Ancelin Shützenberger) Se réapproprier son histoire personnelle et familiale, mieux s'inscrire dans une lignée, mettre de l'ordre dans le "chantier" laissé par nos anciens : tel est l'objet de la psychogénéalogie clinique.

Das Standardwerk zum Thema Trauma und Traumabewältigung Traumata sind eines der großen gesundheitlichen und gesellschaftspolitischen Probleme unserer Gegenwart. Der renommierte Psychiater und Psychotherapeut Dr. Frank Schneider liefert eine zugängliche Einführung in ein gesundheitliches Thema, das immer mehr Menschen betrifft. Dabei räumt er mit Fehlannahmen auf und gibt Antworten auf die wichtigsten Fragen. Wer ist besonders anfällig für eine PTSD-Erkrankung? Was sind die Anzeichen für ein Trauma oder eine posttraumatische Belastungsstörung?

生きづらさの原因となる2つの障害「愛着障害」と「複雑性PTSD」をわかりやすく解説　長年、発達障害、愛着障害を研究し続け、豊富な臨床経験を持つ精神科医が、現代人の生きづらさの原因を紐解く！

Plagued by depression her entire life, it wasn’t until her early 50s that writer and book critic Bethanne Patrick, advocating for her own care, received a medical diagnosis that would set her on the path to wellness and stability. Recognizing the intergenerational effects of trauma and mental health struggles, Patrick unearths the stories of her past in order to forge a better future for herself and her two daughters, dismantling the stigmas surrounding mental health challenges that can plague families into silence and resignation.

"L'uomo in un caos diventa un caos; l'uomo, fatto vivere come una bestia, diventa bestia." Lo sa bene Milvia, trentatré anni, che nel 1968, quando si racconta ad Anna Maria Bruzzone, è già al secondo ricovero presso l'Ospedale psichiatrico di Gorizia. Fino a poco fa quella del manicomio era un'istituzione dalle caratteristiche simili a quelle della prigione, dominata da pratiche violente e rapporti verticali disumanizzanti; uscirne era quasi impossibile.

Sphère professionnelle surinvestie, vie familiale répétitive, actualité anxiogène, dépendance aux réseaux sociaux, confinement, télétravail, école à la maison... : nous ne nous sommes jamais sentis autant sollicités et fatigués psychiquement. Qu'est-ce donc que cette fatigue mentale ? D'où vient-elle ? En quoi se distingue-t-elle de la fatigue physique ? Comment la prévenir ou la vaincre, et retrouver l'énergie d'agir ? La fatigue mentale, cet état qui nous laisse vides et sans énergie, est presque devenue une fatalité.

Le psicosi sono le forme più gravi di turba psichiatrica. Proprio intorno a questa forma inquietante si snoda il discorso di Borgna. Le cause prime andrebbero associate a un malfunzionamento dei centri cerebrali e le cure dovrebbero incentrarsi su terapie chimiche (farmaci) o di tipo affine (elettroshock). Questa impostazione è spesso viziata da motivi tutt'altro che scientifici. L'organizzazione sanitaria del nostro paese, come di altri, non è in grado di sopportare i costi di una psichiatria più umana.

La psichiatria è disciplina medica che si occupa della diagnosi, della comprensione e delle strategie terapeutiche necessarie per avvicinare ciò che convenzionalmente chiamiamo "disturbo psichico". Ma essa non può sfuggire a certe scelte etiche che richiamano i grandi temi del senso della vita, della libertà, della responsabilità verso le esistenze deboli ed emarginate. La psichiatria ha a che fare soprattutto con la cura, ma la cura non può essere soltanto farmacologica.

In Beyond Madness—part memoir, part history, and part empathetic guide—Dr. Pruchno draws on her decades as a mental health professional, her own family's experiences with mental illness, and extensive interviews with people with serious mental illness to discuss how individuals live with these illnesses, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depression.

Entre el ocho y el quince por ciento de la población sufrirá depresión en algún momento de su vida. Actualmente, es la segunda causa de muerte entre personas de quince a veintinueve años, convirtiéndose en una verdadera epidemia, hasta el punto de que será el principal motivo de discapacidad en 2030. Sin embargo, sigue siendo un problema de salud sobre el que existen muchos prejuicios y falsas creencias.

Los seres humanos nos pasamos la vida persiguiendo objetivos y planteándonos retos. Entre todas estas metas, existen algunas que no podemos dejar de buscar, anhelar, querer, que forman parte de nuestro ADN psíquico y vienen incorporadas de serie. ¿Sabes cuáles son las tuyas?