It’s a terrifying thought that someone we know or love may be contemplating suicide. We may feel helpless and unsure of what to do. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States created a campaign with five simple steps to help you feel more confident about reaching out.
Date Posted: September 7, 2017
Categories: Suicide Prevention
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Compared with other forms of exercise, dancing has been found to be better at reducing age-related declines.
Sep 6
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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If you find yourself unable to control your anger in many situations, try these six methods to keeping your cool.
Sep 6
Categories: Anger Management
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My wife and I were ridiculously excited about watching the recent season finale of Game of Thrones together – we’d watched all the previous 66 episodes together too, and the characters almost feel a part of our lives. Spending our time this way ...
Sep 5
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
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During a difficult period, the people whom you are close to will need your support. Social support is well-known to be an important and one of the most effective ways to deal with stress. A new research conducted with parents of children with autism ...
Aug 30
Categories: Caregiver Issues / Stress
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Workaholism may not seem that bad. However, it can prevent you from having a good relationship with others and isolate you from even yourself. Sometimes the negative impact workaholism has on relationships are not seen until the ties with others ...
Aug 26
Categories: Addictions
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Inspirational stories are told and heard often in places like self-help groups. Their purpose is to inspire change for others who are in the same situation. The reasons why these stories are inspiring are explored in a recent paper.
Aug 24
Categories: Other
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A recent meta-analysis suggests that peer influence increases the risk of smoking in teenagers by twofold. Differences in the power of influence were also found between collectivist and individualistic cultures.
Aug 23
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Smoking Cessation, Teenage Issues
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A new study has found that cyberbullying victims under the age of 25 have more than twice the likelihood to self-harm and attempt suicide, compared to non-victims.
Aug 22
Categories: Bullying
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A survey in the United States has found that college students wished they had better emotional preparation before entering college.
Aug 18
Categories: Parenting
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A new study has found that watching a fictional show with transgender characters tend to lead to more positive attitudes towards transgender people and policies affecting transgender people.
Aug 17
Categories: LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
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Our reaction when confronted with a negative emotion like sadness or disappointment is to try to escape. However, a recent study has found that acknowledging these emotions, instead of trying to get away, will likely benefit long-term mental health.
Aug 17
Categories: Self-Care / Self Compassion, Stress Management
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In the wake of news of violent incidences in Charlottesville, Virginia, and around the world, you may be wondering why and how a person can feel so much hatred to another person. Here are some factors that have been proposed to help us understand ...
Aug 16
Categories: Aggression & Violence
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A recent study found a link between telomere length and the risk of getting bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder often comes with age-related diseases and telomere length is an indicator of biological aging.
Aug 15
Categories: Bipolar
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Mistakes can be costly - some more than others. Everyone makes mistakes, and have probably repeated them at some point. Instead of making mistakes over and over, we can make a conscious effort to learn from them and make wiser decisions in the ...
Aug 12
Categories: Self-Care / Self Compassion, Self-Love
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Two meta-analyses have found that premature death risk can increase by up to 50 percent with loneliness and social isolation.
Aug 11
Categories: Aging & Geriatric Issues
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New evidence shows the calming power of reminiscing about happy times
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