You can improve your life. This website is a public service meant to help you or a loved one find a happier life. It is based on independent and verified medical research.
The site contains:
- Self-test questionnaires
- The causes of anxiety and depression
- Treatments and relapse prevention strategies
- New coping skills to achieve your goals
You are not alone. Many people have overcome anxiety and depression, and are now enjoying a better life. It can be done. You too can do it.
Learn New Coping Skills
If you want to improve your life, you have to learn new coping skills. The two most important coping skills of change are stress management and cognitive therapy.
Cognitive therapy is important because your thinking determines your mood. If you think that things have to be perfect and anything less than perfect is a failure, you're setting yourself up for trouble. If you focus on the few negatives and disqualify the positives, you're more prone to anxiety, depression, and addiction. The basic idea of cognitive therapy is if you change your thinking, you will change your mood and your life.
Stress management is important, because when you're tense you tend to do what's familiar and wrong instead of what's new and right. When you're tense, you're not open to change.
You will learn an expanded version of cognitive therapy that allows you to make deeper and more lasting changes to your life.
Website Summary
To learn about the different conditions follow these links:
- Anxiety: symptoms, causes, consequences
- Panic Attacks: symptoms, cause, prevention
- Depression: depression test, how it feels, recurrence risks
- Causes of Depression: genetics, substance abuse, feeling trapped, sadness
- Bipolar Disorder: hypomania test, risk factors
- PTSD: symptoms, things you can do
- Addiction: dual diagnosis
To learn about the techniques and treatments for change follow these links:
- Mind-Body Relaxation Techniques: how they help
- Cognitive Therapy: types of negative thinking, thought record
- Anti-Anxiety Meds: types, drawbacks, alternatives
- Antidepressants: types, side effects, how to use them
- St John's Wort: effectiveness, side effects, interactions, dosage
For more information follow these links:
- Recommended lists of websites
- The book "I Want to Change My Life"
- The author, Dr. Steven M. Melemis
- Bibliography of anxiety and depression articles
- Website policies
- Contact the author
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