Give the meditation steps and basic skills outlined below a try for one week. Consider it a one-week meditation experiment. Make a commitment to follow these simple steps every day of the week. What You’ll Do Sitting is the best position for beginning meditation. If you lie down, especially in the beginning, you risk losing awareness and falling asleep. Sitting in an alert position keeps you awake and focused, but frees your mind from having to process information (like where to put your feet)....

Tradition 2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern. Group decisions are just that, group decisions. After a discussion of all aspects of a given situation, including the minority opinion, the group votes on the issue and an agreement is reached with the majority vote....

The generic version is called amphetamine salt combo XR, and is made up of a combination of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine salts. Uses for Adderall XR Adderall XR is FDA-approved to treat ADHD. (Notably, the immediate-release version of the medication is also approved to treat narcolepsy.) It may be prescribed for use in children age 6 to 12, adolescents age 13 to 17, and adults. Off-Label Uses While Adderall XR is only approved to treat ADHD, some research indicates it may be useful in treating children who have ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)....

But sometimes one or both partners are confused or offended by the suggestion that they should have counseling for relationship problems, feeling they have weathered the storm, and that the addiction should be the focus of therapeutic attention. This article discusses five important ways that counseling for relationship problems can pave the road to recovery from an addiction and a better relationship. You can also explore if you are enabling your loved one’s addiction....

Subscribe Now: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts What Is Indecision? Indecision can be thought of as a form of procrastination, except the delay is happening in the decision-making stage rather than the action-taking stage. People with ADHD become indecisive for a lot of reasons, but regardless of the source, it most often takes the following forms: Avoiding making a decision until it’s too lateDifficulty starting a task because you can’t figure out which one to do or where to startMaking impulsive choicesAnxiety or fear about making the wrong decisionOverthinking or overwhelming yourself with more information than necessary to make a choiceRelying on others to make choices for youSecond-guessing or failure to commit to a decision...

You’re Addressing Your Feelings, Not the Problem You’re using emotion-focused coping skills right now. That means you’re doing things to help you feel better in the moment. Emotion-focused coping skills can be helpful in situations where you can’t solve the problem—like when a loved one is sick. But debt is a problem that needs to be solved. Feeling anxious over a pile of bills is actually healthy. Rather than give yourself a quick-fix to feel better (in your case, shopping), tackling those bills head-on will give you long-term relief....

Beta blockers are a class of medication that prevents adrenaline from affecting your heart, effectively relaxing it and your blood vessels. This keeps the heart from racing and can lower your blood pressure. Clinical pharmacist Curtis Alexander, PharmD, who works in a neurology clinic, cites a few reasons for beta blockers’ recent rise in popularity, including fewer side effects than other anti-anxiety meds, less risk of dependence, and lower price point....

What Is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder—sometimes referred to as manic depression—causes profound mood swings. People with the disorder usually swing between manic episodes and depressive episodes, though some people experience mixed episodes of both mania and depression. These mood swings can cause changes in behavior, and a decreased ability to cope with life, and can impact interpersonal relationships. Bipolar disorder can also cause a person to make irrational decisions and exhibit impetuous behavior....

While the name brand BuSpar has been discontinued, the medication is still available in its generic form (buspirone). Since many people still use the brand name BuSpar and the generic name buspirone interchangeably, this article will use both terms to refer to the medication. BuSpar Uses Buspirone is used for the short-term treatment of anxiety symptoms and the longer-term treatment of anxiety disorders. Buspirone is typically used to help treat generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)....

This article discusses whether or not bipolar disorder can cause brain damage and how bipolar disorder impacts the brain. How Bipolar Disorder Affects the Brain Bipolar disorder can cause changes in the brain, specifically in the following areas: Prefrontal cortex: The prefrontal cortex is responsible for our cognitive control functions like paying attention, controlling impulses, problem-solving, and comprehension. Studies have found subjects with bipolar disorder to have decreased grey matter in the prefrontal cortex and an overall decreased prefrontal cortical volume....

Cannabis and bipolar can be a harmful combination, potentially causing bipolar symptoms to worsen. Marijuana users also run the risk of developing substance use disorder. Therefore, it’s important to consider these factors before deciding to use marijuana for bipolar disorder. Marijuana and Bipolar Symptom Worsening There is some evidence connecting marijuana and bipolar symptom worsening. This research shows that cannabis use in people with psychosis is associated with an earlier onset of the first psychotic episode....

Friday Fix: Episode 187 A lot of people enter my therapy office not because they’re looking to change themselves but because they want to change someone else. I commonly get questions like, “Can you talk to my partner about their drinking for me?” or “Can you meet with my daughter to tell her that she needs to stop dating men with so many problems? It’s not good for her kids to see that....

PaRx recommends that people spend a minimum of two hours a week in nature in at least 20-minute intervals. This stems from research that found people who spent two hours or more in nature per week had a greater likelihood of good health and wellbeing. Today, the initiative has over 1,000 prescribers across British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. That number may soon increase thanks to an exciting new partnership: Parks Canada has partnered with PaRx to create greater awareness of and access to time in nature....

Although they are quite different, both cognitive empathy and emotional empathy are equally important for helping us form and maintain connections with others. Learn what each type of empathy is and how to find a balance between the two. What Is Cognitive Empathy? Cognitive empathy means that you can understand another person’s perspective. It is also referred to as perspective-taking or putting yourself in someone else’s shoes. In essence, you can imagine what it might be like to be that person in their situation, giving you a better understanding of their experience....