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Family
Psychology sociology
What is A Dysfunctional Family
Throughout my life, between experience and my educational background in communications and sociology, I found one thing to be true – no one is “normal.” Everyone has something they are dealing with or working on, and every family is full of many types of personalities. However, when there is alcoholism, drug addiction, trauma, or abuse, […]
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How to Deal with People Who Refuse to Help Themselves
As the old saying goes, you cannot help someone who is not willing to help themselves. Okay, that’s great and all, but when someone is toying with suicide, preventing it or at least attempting to, will end up making you crazy in the process. Thus, it helps no one and probably destroys the relationship in […]
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Pain Management
Psychology sociology
How to Relieve Stress and Anxiety
For starters, if you want to reduce stress and anxiety, do not get married or have your children grow into teens. Haha, I’m just kidding! How about merely avoiding contact with anyone or anything? Well, that doesn’t work either. So, if you want to be a participant in your own life and do not want […]
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Health
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In What Ways Can Traumatic Experiences Impact Development?
Complex trauma histories in a child’s life may impact them with problems thinking clearly, reasoning, or problem-solving, unable to plan ahead, anticipate the future, and act accordingly. When a child grows up under conditions of a constant threat, all of their internal resources go toward survival. Traumatic experiences affect our neuro pathways and how we […]
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Family
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How Long Does Relocation Depression Last?
When it comes to depression, there are many different forms of this mental struggle, and as the old saying goes, “No matter where you go, your problems follow” exemplifies what Relocation Depression might look like for you. When making the decision to move, a lot more people than you think expect a different outcome when […]
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Health
Psychology sociology
What Does Ozempic Do?
So many people these days seem to be obsessed with Ozempic. I watched my mom suffer from uncontrolled diabetes, and she could have benefitted from this medication as it is and was initially intended for people with diabetes. Ozempic is designed to, along with diet and exercise, improve blood sugar levels in adults with type […]
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Conflict Resolution
Psychology sociology
How to Deal with an Unreasonable Person
During an extremely tumultuous divorce, my ex-mother-in-law was rapidly declining from her dementia, and her son (my ex) didn’t want to “deal” with her. The one thing he did right by her was hire a home health professional for elder care in our Michigan area. They cared for her physical and mental well-being and kept […]
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Family
Psychology sociology
How to Know if My Son Needs Addiction Counseling
If you knew my family, you would know that they are incredibly loving, giving, and passionate people. With an emphasis on the passionate part, we love fiercely, we always protect, and we are there for each other, even if we are not talking. Unfortunately, we are severed at the moment, and hardly anyone speaks to […]
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Health
Psychology sociology
Can Back Pain Be Psychological?
When my pain level is at a constant eight or ten, all day, every day, yes, it most certainly affects me psychologically. So much so that I am unable to get a good night’s rest because I toss and turn all night. Not getting a healthy amount of sleep affects my mood, how I feel […]
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Family
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What is A Common Unhealthy Coping Mechanism?
When I think about the upbringing, I had in the quaint little yet large community, I think of upper middle class (my family was working class), new construction neighborhoods (we lived in a townhouse), sidewalks, and kids everywhere in my age group. We were, as a generation, didn’t matter what “class” we were, the typical […]
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