Are you struggling in your day to day life? Coping with Stress is something that may seem simple but sometimes you just need a little reminder. 1) Don't worry about things that are out of your control (e.g., the weather.) 2) Brace yourself for events you know will be stressful. Recognizing that stress is coming will increase your threshold and will give you time to take a different perspective on the situation. 3) Work to resolve conflicts with other people. Once you resolve conflicts with friends and coworkers you'll be able to … [Read more...]
Creating a ADHD healthy diet
Learning weight control and decreasing your impulsivity is the key to an ADHD healthy diet. All too often we hear of people trying to control their weight and losing the battle by with an explanation that “the devil made me do it”, by eating that one chocolate or piece of cake or pie. Unfortunately, that led to one more piece or two, especially if having you were having an exceptionally bad day. I see that as being a fairly accurate description. A lot of times your mood can impact such reactions and your mood can also be impacted by what you … [Read more...]
What your feelings are trying to tell you?
Do you know What your feelings are trying to tell you? Discover the source of your feelings and what your anxiety and depression are telling you. Learn how attending to your feelings can keep you on track in your life; our feelings are an incredible instant feedback system regarding what is good for us and what is bad for us. For example, our physically painful feelings let us know that something needs attending to regarding our physical body. If you put your hand on a hot stove, the burning feeling immediately tells you to remove your hand. … [Read more...]
Teen Dating Violence
Although this blog is directed at teens, I don’t imagine too many of them will actually read it. So, I am going to attempt to reach the parents and hope that some of the information is passed on to their teens to prevent Teen Dating Violence. As this is the month to generate such information, I am inspired by an article I read which started by saying, “Just say no.” This is reminiscent of Nancy Reagan a number of years ago whose theme song was, “Just say no to drugs.” This type of gratuitous advice will have the same dismal impact. Who will … [Read more...]
Toxic Relationships
(this piece is excerpted from my book, Why We Fail At Romantic Relationships) Toxic Relationships are more common than we would like to admit. If you have never been in a toxic relationship, this piece will not be of interest to you. If, however, you’ve been a constant traveler on the toxic trail, you may see yourself in here. And, you may recognize the fear that permeates toxic relationships. Say what? Fear? Of what? People unhappy in their intimate relationships may well consider seeking help, but that’s where the fear often takes over. … [Read more...]
Replacing old habits with new ones
You can get huge positive effects in your life by consciously replacing old habits with new ones, constructive behaviors or habits. The way you do that is to use our Dynamic Discovery self-evaluation techniques (more information can be found here on our website. However, it would be prudent to not eliminate a habit until you've found new ways to get the benefits of the habit. The following will explain the wisdom behind that advice. Every behavior has a positive intention In this context, positive doesn't necessarily mean "nice" - it means … [Read more...]