Sometimes the only solution is separation. Obviously difficult and hard in some cases we have to learn to de-dramatize the situation. Life goes on. The couple breaks up, not our entire personal life. It is a time to face changes and risks, which upset and convulse us. It is advisable to ask for help from competent people (friends or ...
Recommendation to go to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups after abstinence is over Living with a sick alcoholic is very difficult and complicated, since today he seems to be a totally normal person and tomorrow, if he drinks some alcohol, he seems quite a different one. As a general rule, all alcoholic patients are liars, it's something ...
Quitting smoking is not easy, but it is so tremendously healthy that it has to be done. Here are ten steps to get there. STEP 1 You need to know why you quit smoking. It may take 1 or 2 days to think about the causes of quitting: Improving health, sore throat, cough, fatigue when ...
You will not be the same, nor will the environment you return to be the same, because in life nothing stays still, nothing is static. It's mental health, love for yourself, letting go of what is no longer in your life. Remember that nothing and nobody is indispensable. Not a person, not a place, not a job. Any…
MORE SUGGESTIONS TO DEAL WITH THE ANXIETY GENERATED BY ADAPTING TO A NEW CULTURE. Most individuals and families that are forced to live in other countries generally have in their repertoire a set of skills that they can use in the new environment to deal with all obstacles in a way ...
INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL SHOCK, WHAT IS IT? WHAT ARE THE STAGES THAT ARE EXPERIENCED? Culture Shock is a term that was introduced for the first time in 1958 describes the anxiety produced by the loss of the sense of what to do, when to do, or how to do things in a new environment. This term expresses a feeling ...
I'm fat. I am skinny. I would like to be taller, shorter, have curly hair, straight hair, a smaller nose, more developed muscles, longer legs… Are any of these statements familiar to you? Are you used to missing yourself? In such a case, you are not alone. If you are a teenager, your body ...
The most important thing anyone can do for the depressed person is to help him or her receive the proper diagnosis and treatment. This may mean that you need to counsel the patient not to stop treatment before symptoms can begin to subside (several weeks). It may involve helping you get a ...
The so-called bulimias are a real nightmare for many people. Suddenly an irrepressible desire to eat appears, which progressively increases and occupies the entire psyche, does not give in and only ends with the binge. Binge eating is usually made of sweet things or carbohydrates and although they can happen at any time, ...
Criteria for the diagnosis of F1O.OO Alcohol intoxication (303.00) A. Recent ingestion of alcohol. B. Clinically significant maladaptive behavioral psychological changes (inappropriate sexuality, aggressive behavior, emotional lability, impaired judgment and impaired work or social activity) that occur during intoxication or a few minutes after ingestion ...
