My Stay in a Mental Hospital
The purpose of this blog is to provide an account of what it means to be hospitalized in a psychiatric ward through sharing my stay in a mental hospital. If some readers are considering hospitalization for themselves or a loved one, I hope that this report can give...Breathe to Improve Your Mood
One of the most powerful ways to impact your emotions and improve your mood is through the breath. In Sanskrit the word for breath is prana, which also means “life” or “spirit.” This is because the oxygen we inhale is necessary for the...How Employment Helps to Heal From Depression
There are many ways to heal from depression. Sigmund Freud, once defined mental health as “the ability to work and to love.” On this web page I want about how employment can helps us to heal from depression. Work is therapeutic for at least three reasons....Reboot the Brain Through Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
A recent report in the magazine Science Daily shows how one can reboot the brain using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. In my web page on ECT (electroconvulsive therapy), I explained that when all other treatments for depression had failed, inducing a grand mal...Use Light Therapy for Winter Depression
I want to share how to use light therapy to heal winter depression. Today is the winter solstice, a time of the shortest day and the longest night. At this time of year, during the winter months, many people experience seasonal mood changes that lead to anxiety and...
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