Are you the individual who simply dreads flying? Does even the thought of sitting on a 6 hour flight simply cause your heart to race? You probably would drive across the country, but this would not be possible. You are representing your company in an important business trip in several days. You simply seek a solution to prevent what could turn out to be an anxiety attack as you think about that flight.

Overcoming anxiety, especially when it comes to facing an event like flying can...

The most incapacitating of all vascular headaches, this type lasts from 15 minutes to 3 hours and typically occurs in clusters, coming and going repeatedly over several days or weeks and then disappearing for months or even years.

Often starting during sleep, they cause excruciating, stabbing pain on one side of the head, usually behind or around one eye. Some people liken the pain to a hot poker stabbing the eye. Cluster headaches are far more cothmon in men than in women,...

Living a successful life is what nearly everyone wants to accomplish. While many people desire this, only a select few would actually call themselves successful. What separates those that live a fulfilling life from those that struggle? There are five main ingredients that need to be mastered. With the help of these guidelines, you'll be able to turn the tides in your own life.

The first aspect of success is goal setting. While this may seem obvious, it is absolutely critical. You...

One of the most frightening things you may find yourself experiencing is an anxiety attack. Anxiety attack is much more than the simple feeling of anxiousness about an upcoming test or speech that you will have to give in front of a crowd.

You could be doing anything from shopping, driving, watching TV, etc and suddenly, for no reason, your hit by an overwhelming sense of fear which does not relate to the situation at all. You heart is beating fast, you can't breathe...

Hyperventilation is rapid or deep breathing, usually caused by anxiety or panic. This overbreathing, as it is sometimes called, may actually leave you feeling breathless. When you breathe, you inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. Excessive breathing may lead to low levels of carbon dioxide in your blood, which causes many of the symptoms that you may feel if you hyperventilate.

Hyperventilation is breathing in excess of what the body needs. This is sometimes...

It is very necessary to catch this disease at primary level to avoid serious damages. Initially patients do not accept the fact that they need psychological treatment, which proves very harmful to them. The symptoms of depression are also different in each case, so, analysis of the illness is difficult. Severity level of depression can drive the patients to suicide attempts. Change in behavior; negative thinking, unwillingness, sudden change in mood are some symptoms of depressive...

Ever have trouble letting go of a relationship? Obsessed with another person? Way too loyal, to the point where it hurts you and possibly others who care about you? Are others who are dependent on you, even your children, getting hurt because you are keeping yourself and them in a destructive, even dangerous relationship? Are your friends offering suggestions that you immediately reject? Or are you avoiding telling anyone what is really going on? Embarrassed by the behavior of the one...

How long does it take to “cure” someone abusing drugs or alcohol? 21 days? 28 or 30 days? And what if you send your loved one to rehab for 3 or 4 weeks, and they return home to their same habits? What program is the right program?  There are so many on the internet nowadays, it’s almost impossible to know.

The most important thing to remember when looking for a good  heroin or cocaine treatment program is that addiction is generally not cured in 30 days...

In a job interview, it would be easier for me to admit that I am a recovering addict or ex-con (I am neither) than to reveal that I have Bipolar Disorder (which I do). Such is the stigma. And there have been a number of times when I have felt guilty for calling off sick after waking up in a nasty bipolar mood. But it need not be so. An employer has far more to lose by discriminating against a Bipolar employee, than does the employee by being open about his condition.

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Chorea is an abnormal voluntary movement disorder, one of a group of neurological disorders called dyskinesias, which are caused by overactivity of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the areas of the brain that control movement. Chorea is characterized by brief, irregular contractions that are not repetitive or rhythmic, but appear to flow from one muscle to the next. Chorea often occurs with athetosis, which adds twisting and writhing movements. Chorea is a primary feature of...