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• Holidays Are Here Again … and Again and Again

  

  Hanukah                                                                Christmas Most families with chronically ill relatives dread holiday time when other... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Teachers Who Are in a Depression

  

  This is the third and last in a series of three blogs on depressionAs any teacher knows, students feast on any perceived weakness they can possibly find,... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Depression While at High School

  

  This is the second in a series of three blogs on depression.I was an A student but my grades were slipping and my teachers started losing patience with me. Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• I AM IN A DEPRESSION; Dare I Share This with My Lecturers?

  This is the first in a series of three blogs about depression.‘Do I have the courage to share my problem with my lecturers?’ I wondered. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Sanity, and the Loss of It.

  Sanity is something that we all take for granted and I sometimes think that sanity is lost on the sane. When my son lost his sanity, it was difficult for us to... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Young Love is About Striving to Be Happy. Love Between Seniors is About...

  

  It’s never too late to fall in love.Most of us have preconceived notions about seniors and romance. Younger people find the idea of seniors dating rather hard t... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• What Not to Say to a Person with a Mental Illness

  

  My son cringed when someone said; ‘For heaven’s sake find something to do with your time. You need a distraction.’BUT ignoring his illness did not help either.... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Getting Rid of the Guilt by Nina Bingham

  Today, I would like to introduce my guest blogger, Nina Binham whose article you can read below:Getting Rid of the Guilt by Nina Bingham Guilt is defined as:... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Is Laughter the Best Medicine? ……..

  

  The dopamine found in our brains is also known as the reward hormone as it regulates mood, attention, learning and motivation. Dopamine also triggers feelings o... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Laughter

  

  While my son was in a psychiatric hospital, I wasn’t sure whether I would ever laugh out loud again. I seemed to have lost the ability to even smile. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Farewell to Doron

  

  A very good friend who is no longer with us, sent this after Doron’s death. A young, innocent child playing with his toysProvides his parents with countless... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• More Poems in a Notebook

  

  I DREAM OF YOUYou’re the oneI can’t get out of my mind.I’ll dream of you day and night.You’re so far awayand I’m so lonely, so coldand so bitter. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Poems in a Notebook … ‘I’ll Dance on Their Graves’

  

  After out son Doron’s tragic death, my late husband and I found a well-worn, notebook on his bedside table. It was filled with poems that he’d scribbled at odd... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• From SANE Australia … Suicide Prevention

  The clip below was produced by SANE, Australia, and is one of the most sensitively portrayed videos I have yet seen. It sends a message of hope to a person who... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Journalist, is Your Child Different?

  

  Journalists, have you ever wondered what it’s like to have a child that is different?Have you ever wondered how that child’s parents feel when they discover tha... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Is Advice Always Necessary?

  

  When people show love and give advice, they only mean to be helpful, but, is advice always necessary?‘Maybe you should try a new treatment? How about changing... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

  

  SERENADE 2 SENIORSNow that I am a blogger and supposedly computer literate, a blogging grandma, I think it’s only fair to share the following with you. I do... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Fourth Post on Suicide …

  

  If ………. if ………. if ………. but there is hope at the end of the tunnelIf someone admits to planning to take his/her life, it might be a good idea to assess whether... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Third Post – Nobody Cares ….

  I should imagine that one of the worst things for a person contemplating suicide is the feeling that few people understand or even care. Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Second Post in This Series on Suicide.

  If you notice changes in a person’s behavior, you need to find a way of connecting with that individual. Make contact and show your friend or colleague that... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY