In 1969, Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross published On Death and Dying and later went on to launch the Hospice movement in America. Even though her studies focused more on those who were dying than the caregivers that were left behind, her work has had enormous influence on the understanding of various stages of death and grief. [click to continue…]
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A person who suffers from panic attacks may find that coping with panic attacks can be difficult. Leading fruitful and normal lives may even seem impossible for some. Others have experienced extreme depression because of the difficulty in adjusting their lives, while others have found it an obstacle to perform their jobs or their studies effectively. Living with panic attack can be hard and seemingly impossible, but with some of the following tips, one can learn how to cope effectively with panic attacks.
1. Accept you need help
Just like an alcoholic or an addict, people suffering from panic attacks are in a strong stage of denial. They refuse to believe they have a problem or refuse to acknowledge that this problem is adversely interfering with their daily lives. Others do recognize that they have a problem but refuse to seek help for fear of being made fun of. Click to continue
Grieving for Grace
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Stricken: The 5,000 Stages of Grief
Grief, by its very nature, is overwhelming. And, many people accept that there are established stages of grief: anger, denial, bargaining, and acceptance. Sometimes the grief stricken will attempt to plod through these stages with a sense of determination, hoping for a feeling of control during a time that feels totally out of Click to continue
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Regardless of its severity, there are numerous strategies for coping with asthma on a number of different levels. There are strategies for medications, monitoring, early warning signals, onset of attacks, and prevention.
Let’s look at these five asthma coping strategies and see when and how they can be applied, and what the possible benefits are both as short and long-term strategies.
1. Medications
Once you have been diagnosed your doctor will prescribe medication based on the severity of your asthma, pre-existing conditions and medications, and your overall health. This might involve tablets, but very likely it will also involve one or more inhalers. These tend to be either preventative inhalers which are taken regularly every day regardless of the state of your asthma, or reliever inhalers which help to relieve the symptoms should they Click to continue
Coping With Discipline & The Strong Willed Child
Obedient easy going children generally don’t require that much discipline. If you tell an obedient child to stop a certain behavior he will obey because he wants to please you. Conversely discipline & the strong willed child go hand in hand. Tenacious children are often purposely defiant and if you do not reel them in when they are young then their behavior will be impossible to control once they reach adolescence.
Trial And Error
There are countless books, magazine articles, blogs and television shows devoted to the subject of discipline & the strong willed child. All of this material can be very useful and many parents have used it to find effective techniques that work. By process of trial and error you may be able to find a method of discipline that works. However, you could quite conceivably read Click to continue
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Having been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes does not mean you need to let it control your life! Why don’t you control this condition by first acknowledging it is real, it is here and here to stay. You will need to lose weight; always watch your weight. It will always be there in your life but it does not need to be the chief executive officer. You are the one with the power, not your diabetes.
Are these the stages you are going through? You aren’t weird, it’s just difficult to accept even if you had obvious signs when you were first diagnosed.
1. Shock. Were you shocked when you were first told you were pre-diabetic or had diabetes? Did you feel numb? This is a protection we put in place when we are given bad news.
2. Disbelief. Despite the blood results you ask yourself: Click to continue
