Tom Cruise and Brooke Shields are currently engaging in a word war against each other because of a type of depression, called postpartum depression. Cruise's and Brooke's debacle started when Tom Cruise openly disapproved of Brooke Shield's personal choice of opting to take prescribed medicines to cure her postpartum depression, when he guested at the Today Show. According to Cruise, who is a popular devotee of Scientology (who believes that we can be cured through natural means and...

What are some Anger Management Techniques?

Having trouble controlling anger is a major issue in many individual's lives. Addressing this issue can be difficult if the person is unwilling to admit to their problem and seek help. It is imperative that people be supportive and encouraging to those with anger issues. At times it may seem impossible since these people can be hurtful and even violent. Helping them to realize they need help would be the initial step to...

Anxiety is a problem that you should treat and not just neglect about especially when it is severe already. Some people just neglect it and some thought that it is not treatable.

Most of us may feel anxious. If you are faced with a stressful and traumatic experience that leads to anxiety. Like for instance, your heart may pound before an interview or exam.

But, if anxiety is preventing you from living a life that you use to have and do, then you are suffering from...

Panic attack is a strong and abrupt feeling of fear and anxiety. Person can get panic attack anytime & anywhere, whether he is alone or at home or in public. Panic disorder is diagnosed when person gets recurrent panic attacks.

Symptoms of panic attack include racing heartbeat, dizziness, lightheadedness, palpitation, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, feeling of choking, chest pain or discomfort, chills or hot flushes & nausea.

As other health...

Biting nails at a glance doesn't seem that much of a problem but careful examination of this behavior surely shows that it is problematic. The technical word for nail biting is Onychophagia and it starts generally between the age of 4 or 5 to ten. It is a very common problem and over 30% of the Americans show, nail biting behavior and it is the maximum at the time of puberty.

This highly prevalent behavior much more in children results in short and ragged nails. It can also...

You hear of water bringing life, and of sunlight giving energy. As artists, these are our greatest challenge. We try to capture the life of water and the energy of the sun. But, art turns it around. It captures us. It imparts to us a life and an energy that is unique.

Strolling through the halls of most hospitals, you’ll find artwork adorning the walls. It’s a basic premise that artwork lightens our moods and brings us a sense of peace even though we are in a...

When you ask people where most of their daily stress comes from, majority will tell you that it either comes from their home or from work, with greater emphasis on the latter. Because work is a paid endeavor, and the time alloted for it is regular and measured, a lot of people say the routine is what bothers them in addition to the gnarly boss, the file pile-ups, and the gossip-mongering co-workers.

If you feel you are suffering from occupational stress, then this is the article...

Over the last thirty years the daily commute has increased from maybe a mile at most to over thirty miles, with some people traveling as much as a hundred miles just to go to their job.

With the rise of decentralized communities, parents driving children to school, and the demise of public transport, traffic levels have risen and commuting has turned from a relatively pleasant experience to a potentially life threatening journey from hell.

In my regular commute (ninety five...

Let me give you a very effective recipe for "getting sick as soon as possible": just go and try to fix other people's problems!

I'm not kidding! Always trying to come up with solutions to problems that aren't yours is a dangerous road to follow. Why is that? First, because you are dwelling in the energy field of another person, and you don't belong there. Second, because while being in another's energy field where you don't belong, you cannot be present in your own...

Many people go through their days not aware of the stress in their lives. They might think, "Well, how serious can it be if I don't even know it exists?"

Quite simply your body can get used to stress in such a way that, even though your body still reacts harmfully to stress, because the stress is so continuous, you just don't realize how much stress you are in. Regardless of how little or how much stress you have in your life, being able to identify it will be a big help...