Large numbers of people today suffer from depression. Depression has today become a part of our lives. Many reason are attributed for suffering depression ranging from competition, lack of satisfaction at work, to over load of work, family disputes and even physical, mental abuse.

Due to changed environment we today live in. Number of people diagnosed with depression keeps rising. This has made us to realize the need to know more about depression and its symptoms. There are...

When it comes to instant stress relief, breathing exercises are one of the easiest techniques to use. Best of all its free and always available to use wherever you are.

You may think that it is rather strange to be told how to breathe; after all we all do it anyway and without having to think about it. However when we become stressed our breathing changes, often without us realising this is happening. The reason our breathing changes is because our bodies are preparing for...

As the owner of a home care agency who deals (primarily) with the elderly, I have a front row seat to see what is happening to our minds and bodies as we age.  There is really no longer any debate.  Being active and exercising is probably the most protective medicine we have for our minds as we age.  Several recent studies have shown improvement in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) when the subjects exercised regularly.  This is important because about 15% of those...

Education can help stabilize the dog in general and to increase its monitoring capacity in particular.

Often, these are dogs who can not find their position vis-à-vis what is happening in general. Experience shows that a dog may try to flee to an event and radically change behavior after he was put in his place by taking the time to control it.

They brought the dog to ask him clearly delineating its place, extremely quiet, very laid with gestures. The dog...

There are many methods to get panic attacks help, but you need to want the help first. Most sufferers do not seek help and they think that they can control the situation on their own; it doesn't always work to their advantage, however. The one going through the attack fully is aware of how intimate the feelings of an attack are, whereas an outsider may not understand fully on what is going on. When they are in a full blown attack they may mistake reality for irrational thoughts and this...

The causes of anxiety are numerous. It can be caused by the effects of drugs, a physical or mental condition, or a combination of any of the above. First it is necessary to determine if it is a physical condition.

Some common causes may include several different medical conditions. Some of the same symptoms associated with panic disorders are also symptomatic of anxiety. Things such as palpitations, shortness of breath which can be caused by other things as well. An excess...

While social anxiety and isolation are painful for those who suffer from it, it is important to make a distinction between shyness, and simply having a quiet disposition—especially in children and teenagers. Because mislabeling someone as "shy", especially in the beginning of their lives could have very serious and troubling consequences. It tends to become s self-fulfilling prophecy. Someone who is labeled "quiet" is usually not affected, nor offended, by the...

Panic attacks in and of themselves are terrible experiences. Panic attacks driving can be a whole new level of scary though. Your whole body is acting out and making it difficult to respond to your surroundings when you need to the most. It is far from a pleasant feeling, but there are precautions you can take to make the ordeal easier, should you run into it.

First, you should be aware of your general thoughts patterns and anxiety levels. Also take note of things or thoughts...

Menopausal women can add whiplash to the laundry list of medical issues they face at midlife. The medical profession has done an about-face in their recommendations for hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

For women œof a certain age, doctors have rapidly gone from insisting on hormone replacement as prevention from life threatening consequences, to dire warnings that if they don't get off HRT they are doomed. This reversal leaves patients understandably reeling and is at...

The passion that fired me up 30 years ago is burning brighter than ever. But how things would look if my dreams came true is no longer clear. My days of youthful idealism are behind me. When I was in private practice, it struck me with high noon clarity that whatever good I was doing in my office could be done better in the Church, not by physically moving my office into the church building, but by providing real community for everyone in the Church. It seemed to me (when I was...