Cancer is a dreaded disease that can cause a significant level of psychological distress in the patient and may lead to anxiety or depression. A person who has been diagnosed with cancer knows that surviving cancer is more than just killing cancer cells and getting through treatment. Patients have to deal with the emotional, social, and financial consequences of a cancer diagnosis. This has been proven by a clinical study that established the fact that the patients experienced distress during the treatment and had difficulties in making adjustments in their lives in the long term. …

If you have had or know of anyone who has had anxiety attacks then you will understand just how badly this affects the freedom to cope with something as simple as everyday life.

The fear of something happening is often so powerful that people become confined to their own homes unable to venture out in public.

Medication is often a choice that people will make to help them cope but some of these very same medications can create anxiety too. People take sleeping tablets to help them to sleep without knowing that one of the common side …

These oils have been recommended by a variety of books and Aromatherapists to help alleviate depression and depressed moods.

* Bergamot

* Clary Sage

* Frankincense

* Geranium

* Jasmine

* Lavender

* Mimosa

* Myrrh

* Neroli

* Rose

* Rosewood

* Sandalwood

* Violet

* Ylang-Ylang

ROSE OIL:

Therapeutically, this scent does have a potent antidepressant effect and may be used, via face and body massage, skin care, baths, or vaporisers to treat nervousness, sadness, or long-term stress.

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The balancing properties of lavender can correct emotional problems and feelings of instability. Its calming effect will induce a restful sleep try a drop of lavender oil on your pillow or into …

Despite the fact that conventional treatments are effective, their use involves a fair amount of caution. This is mainly due to the side effects that accompany them. In cases where there is a pressing need for treatment, these side effects are often sidelined. The result is managing these side effects after they start appearing one by one.

One such side effect of using conventional medicine for treating depression pertains to sexual activity. Results of surveys conducted in this field do not match the claims made by most drug manufacturers. The fact remains that antidepressants inhibit …

The ancient Chinese medical science treats depression very differently as compared to conventional modern medical science.

Traditional Chinese medical science believes that

1. Depression is just another disease.
2. Each emotion is linked to the five elements – water, wood, fire, earth and metal.
3. Emotions are closely attached to the overall physical well being of an individual.
4. In a diseased body the vital energy forces are blocked and need to be released.

The Chinese medical theory further segregates depression on the basis of the five elements. It purports that depression symptoms can belong to three groups.

1. Earth-type depression – …

Depression can be segmented into three general categories – mild, major, and severe. A depression case is classified as severe if the symptoms hamper normal functioning.

Typical symptoms of depression include prolonged feelings of intense sorrow and aversion to pleasurable activities. These symptoms are accompanied by sleeplessness or oversleeping, low self-esteem, excessive pessimism and guilt sentiments, among others. Clinical depression can destroy the life of the patient and the family members as well. It ruins intellect by affecting the foundations of rationality.

Bipolar depression is a severe condition of depression that has manic undertones. …

When you decide to stop smoking the most difficult part is to resist the urges. It doesn’t matter that each craving lasts only 3-5 minutes. It’s still the whole 5 minutes to battle with your willpower! These 7 tips will help you to resist the urge to smoke (one urge at a time).

1. Remind Yourself Why You Quit

Every time you experience a craving remind yourself why you quit. It’s the excellent idea to take a blank index card and list all the reasons why you decided to quit smoking. List as many as you can, …

Serotonin is an important neurotransmitter manufactured and found in the brain. Along with other neurotransmitters, serotonin helps to support emotional wellness and sleep patterns as well as energy levels, sex drive and appetite.

Serotonin also promotes healthy concentration, a positive mental attitude, memory and mental alertness. Other neurotransmitters such as dopamine, as well as certain hormones like cortisol are also involved in maintaining balanced mood and feelings of confidence and well-being.

While your feelings are not all about brain chemicals, the …

I hate the up and down feeling I get sometimes which I think is due to my birth control. Is there any way to help make my mood swings less intense. I hate being on edge one minute and on cloud nine the next!

This is a topic very near and dear to my heart. The elderly in our society tend to be the ‘forgotten generation.’

What makes this so very tragic, besides the fact that these individuals helped the next generation get to whee they are, is that our senior citizens are a treasured resource of historical information and perspective.

I’ve worked hard to instill a deep respect for the elderly in my children. After all, when you are dealing with an aged parent, you are basically looking at your own future.

Our society has gone from one which honors age …