How To Live Happily Ever AfterWritten by Maya Pinion
In life, many of us simply plunge ahead, only to realize later that some of things we did, we wish we hadn't, and some of things we didn't do, we wish we had. How do you keep yourself on right track, right path? And how can you live happily ever after? Here's how. Here's one simple easy-to-do thing that can help keep you on right track and help you live happily ever after ... Before you do something ask yourself, "will I be happier afterward?" How does that work? How do you apply it to your life? Here are some examples ... Before a person binged on something they shouldn't eat too much of, if they had asked themselves "will I be happier afterward?", maybe they would have binged less, or not binged at all. Before a person bought an expensive, non-returnable item on impulse, if they had asked themselves "will I be happier afterward?", maybe they wouldn't have bought such a dumb thing and wasted their money.
| | What About Drugs for Anxiety and Depression?Written by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
The following article is offered for free use in your ezine, print publication or on your web site, so long as author resource box at end is included, with hyperlinks. Notification of publication would be appreciated.For other articles which you are free to use, see http://www.innerbonding.com Title: What About Drugs for Anxiety and Depression? Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. E-mail: mailto:margaret@innerbonding.com Copyright: © 2004 by Margaret Paul URL: http://www.innerbonding.com Word Count: 728 Category: Self Improvement What About Drugs for Anxiety and Depression? By Margaret Paul, Ph.D. As a counselor, I am often asked, “Can drugs be helpful for anxiety and depression?” The answer I give is “Yes” and “No.” Yes, drugs may be useful for short-term help. No, drugs are not a good long-term solution. Anxiety and depression are not caused by a lack of drugs. Drugs do not heal underlying causes of anxiety and depression. However, when drugs are temporarily used to give a person a window of relief to do inner work necessary to heal underlying causes, they can be useful. Anxiety and depression generally have two major underlying causes - emotional and physical. THE PHYSICAL CAUSES OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION Our bodies go into imbalance when we do not eat well or have enough healthy exercise. Our bodies are not made to handle unnatural substances found in processed food. When we overload our bodies with chemicals, pesticides, sugar, and devitalized foods, our bodies become depleted of vital nutrients and go into stress. Anxiety and depression can be result of this physical depletion and resulting stress. Our bodies are designed to thrive on food and water that God gave us – pure, clean, organic, unaltered food and water. If you take drugs for anxiety and depression and do not clean up your diet and get proper exercise, you are just using a Band Aid for a gaping wound. THE EMOTIONAL CAUSES OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION Emotionally, anxiety is caused by dysfunctional thoughts – thoughts that are not true. For example, if you tell yourself that you are not good enough or you have to be perfect, you will likely feel anxious. Thoughts of not being good enough and having to be perfect are generally focused on our outer qualities of looks and performance, rather than on inner qualities of kindness, compassion, and gratitude. When we choose to be kind, loving and compassionate with ourselves and others, we feel good about ourselves. When we choose gratitude for what we do have rather than dwell on what we don’t have, we create inner peace. Kindness and gratitude are wonderful antidotes to anxiety!
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