We all face stressful situations throughout our lives, ranging from minor annoyances like traffic jams to more serious worries, such as a loved one’s grave illness. No matter what the cause, stress floods your body with hormones. Your heart pounds, your breathing speeds up, and your muscles tense. This so-called “stress response” is a normal reaction to threatening situations, honed…
Sleep disorders are conditions that impair your sleep or prevent you from getting restful sleep and, as a result, can cause daytime sleepiness and other symptoms. Everyone can experience problems with sleep from time to time. However, you might have a sleep disorder if: You regularly experience difficulty sleeping. You are often tired during the day even though you slept…
It’s all about getting the right things done in less time. It’s what helps you get ahead in your career, deliver your projects successfully, or even get a promotion with a pay increase—that correct focus is like a workout. It might be tough but it’s necessary to stay on pace with the activities that add the most benefit to your…
Anger is a normal, healthy emotion, neither good nor bad. Like any emotion, it conveys a message, telling you that a situation is upsetting, unjust, or threatening. If your knee-jerk reaction to anger is to explode, however, that message never has a chance to be conveyed. So, while it’s perfectly normal to feel angry when you’ve been mistreated or wronged,…
What is an addiction? Recognizing an addiction problem in someone you know can be harder than it seems. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) defines addiction as a chronic disease that affects the brain’s reward, motivation, and memory functions. Someone with an addiction will crave a substance or other behavioral habits. They’ll often ignore other areas of life to fulfill or…
Self-esteem is your opinion of yourself. People with healthy self-esteem like themselves and value their achievements. While everyone lacks confidence occasionally, people with low self-esteem feel unhappy or unsatisfied with themselves most of the time. This can be remedied, but it takes attention and daily practice to boost self-esteem. See your doctor for information, advice and referral if you’re having…
You might have come across the term personal growth and wondered what it means. Personal growth is also called self-improvement and self-growth. What Is Personal Growth? This term refers to various techniques for improving one’s habits, behavior, actions and reactions. Here are a few examples to clarify what is personal growth: Learning to control anger Learning to overcome procrastination Learning…
Raising kids is one of the toughest and most fulfilling jobs in the world — and the one for which you might feel the least prepared. Here are nine child-rearing tips that can help you feel more fulfilled as a parent. Boosting Your Child’s Self-Esteem Kids start developing their sense of self as babies when they see themselves through their…
Motivation You are your own best motivator. Your motivation must come from within yourself. Others may try to encourage you, but you are the only one who can attain what you desire. You must convince yourself – you can! Success comes in cans! Throughout your college years you will have to make many choices; view these choices as opportunities. Don’t…
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. Most people who go through traumatic events may have temporary difficulty adjusting and coping, but with time and good self-care, they usually get…