'The Deep End': Why Teal Swan's Cult of Personality Is Dangerous to Trauma Survivors

July 11, 2022Alzheimer’s symptoms like slow cognition and apathy may improve in Alzheimer’s syndrome patients treated with ADHD medication, which has little effect on attention or episodic memory, according to a new study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.1The research, which comprised a meta-analysis of eight clinical trials involving 425 patients, found that ADHD medication had a significant positive effect on apathy, a common Alzheimer’s symptom. (The noradrenergic system influences motivation.)2Findings from 10 studies involving 1,300 patients revealed a small positive effect of noradrenergic drugs on overall cognition, as measured by the Mini-Mental State Exam or the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale.1 However, the study reports that noradrenergic drugs do not significantly affect attention or episodic memory in patients with Alzheimer’s.

Not available August 9? Don’t worry. Register now and we’ll send you the replay link to watch at your convenience.Many children look forward to the new school year.

Q: “I am fraught with guilt and shame when I procrastinate. I hate that I often know what I have to do, but I can’t bring my ADHD brain to do it. How can I deal with gut-wrenching shame and stop procrastinating?”Guilt and shame are closely tied to procrastination, and many of us struggle with these feelings when we make the choice to delay.Choice is key here.

July 11, 2022Behavioral interventions like healthy sleep hygiene, calming visualization, and reliable sleep and wake times are effective at improving ADHD-related sleep issues in children, according to a meta-analysis published in the Journal of Attention Disorders1. Though the study does not recommend specific interventions, its findings are a promising addition to a growing body of research surrounding behavioral interventions for correcting sleep difficulties.The researchers’ analyses, which considered 11 studies, focused on children between the ages of 5 and 15 diagnosed with ADHD who had at least one sleep problem and received some form of behavioral sleep intervention. Interventions included educating parents on sleep hygiene, establishing a proper sleep environment, and setting proper wake and sleep time, as well as using positive reinforcement, bedtime fading, and calming visualization for the children involved in the study.Though researchers found that individualized interventions that targeted the child’s specific sleep difficulty proved more effective and time-efficient than did standardized approaches.

American Psychological Association.Given ongoing trauma from mass shootings, the pandemic, and discrimination against minority populations, it is now more important than ever for caregivers to understand the way traumatic experiences affect a child’s developing brain.There are three categories of trauma.Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may result from any of these types of trauma, though it is certainly not universal or ubiquitous. The symptoms of PTSD include insomnia, flashbacks, low self-esteem, frequent painful emotions, reliving the event, or perhaps forgetting it all together.

Studies show that you’ll struggle to advocate for yourself, leading to self-neglect and self-sacrifice.A people-pleaser does whatever they can to make other people happy. They go out of their way, wasting time, energy, and resources, to make things happen for others.It often happens due to insecurity and a lack of self-esteem. People-pleasers want people to like and appreciate them, and they think this is the only way to make it happen.For other people, people-pleasing occurs as a way to feel validation.

“It’s okay to let go of those who couldn’t love you. Those who didn’t know how to. Those who failed to even try. It’s okay to outgrow them, because that means you filled the empty space in you with self-love instead. You’re outgrowing them because you’re growing into you. And that’s more than okay, that’s something to celebrate.” ~Angelica Moone

Today, perfectionism plagues a lot of people. It seems everyone wants to have the perfect looks, relationship, job, school, grades, etc. It hinders your success, health, mindset and even productivity. In short, perfectionism is crippling you and making life harder.

Life is full of distractions, which can be challenging for people trying to build a better business. What do these distractions look like?

The only way to truly “manage” your emotions is to get into the practice of allowing them and then processing them, instead of trying to stuff them down or avoid them.

Mornings matter. If you want to go through the entire day and get things done, you need to start your morning at the right pace.

There is a difference between wants, needs, and choices. Many times in life we get what we want, but not what we need. Meaning that what we want, and what we actually need, may not be the same things. These quotes about choices will help you learn the difference between the two.

Finding your life’s calling often happens because of a struggle in your life.

“Then followed that beautiful season… Summer… Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.”Henry Wadsworth LongfellowSummer is here in full bloom after what was, at least up here in Sweden, a long and cold winter and spring.So this week I’d like to share 7 small and simple tips that you can use to create a happier summer – and rest of the year – for yourself.1. Go slow.You’ll be less stressed and you’ll enjoy all the smells, the sights and people in your summer even more.So slow down a bit and use all your senses to tap into what is happening in this moment around you and inside of you.2. Say yes to the new.Go for something new.

When I first began watching “Law & Order: SVU,” I was 16 years old and a sophomore in high school. It was season 15 that was airing at the time, and I quickly became enamored with the fearless and badass Detective Olivia Benson. I even bought a necklace from the Joyful Heart Foundation, the organization founded by lead actress, Mariska Hargitay. I hoped that the charm which read “fearlessness” would inspire me to be brave, too, and to live a life free from anxiety and depression.

defense mechanism for some people. It helps them overcome anxiety and gives them a sense of comfort. When you laugh, it’s a way of making yourself believe the situation isn’t as bad as it seems.Joking about something terrible that happened is a way for you to confront past trauma.

Managers and business owners ask themselves quite often how to increase the productivity of their employees and in turn, obtain higher revenue. 

Walking into my therapist’s office the day I decided I needed to go back into residential treatment was not easy. I remember sitting in the beautiful but strangely uncomfortable couch in the waiting room and shaking my leg so much that the vibrations could probably have been felt all over the state of Utah. All of the other times I had been to treatment for my post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it had been forced on me, but this time, going back to treatment was my idea. I would be asking for the help I needed and accepting that support. I would be taking my life back into my hands.

When you write in your journal, you get the chance to get stuff off your chest. If you’re stressed, write out why you’re feeling this way or who is stressing you out. Even though writing in a journal won’t change your circumstances, it helps you feel emotionally lighter and less burdened.

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Most people when asked would say that they want to find a partner who is intelligent, but if that was true, why are there so many intelligent singles out there? Something just doesn’t add up.While intelligence is a great thing to have, it can hinder us when forming bonds. For most of us, finding love and forming relationships is second nature. But, for someone of high intelligence, it can be a bit more daunting than that.

Toxic parenting behaviors aren’t always what you would expect. Seemingly innocent habits can end up compounding and causing much more damage in the long run than most people would imagine.Think about it: a parent who coddles their child may do so with love, but in the long run, any sane human being knows that doesn’t help the child in any regard. Toxic parenting can look like screaming and yelling and berating your child, but it can also look like giving your child whatever they want.

ICYMI, Shawn Mendes has pushed back a leg of his tour due to mental health struggles associated with being on the road, at the advice of his professional and medical team. 

I’m on day seven of isolation due to COVID and I must admit that I’m starting to get some serious. cabin fever. I managed to avoid getting COVID for two and a half years. I got my vaccinations and boosters, wore my mask, and rarely went out. A week and a half ago I went to a trivia night thinking infection rates are low and I should be safe. Well, that was a mistake. Myself, my friend, and her husband all came away from that event with COVID.

Archives of General Psychiatry discovered that optimists tend to outlive pessimists. They have a 55% reduced risk of all-cause mortality and a 23% lower risk of dying from heart failure.How to Fix it: Try to focus on positive things that happen each day. Or, limit your venting to a small window of time to get something off your chest.

Most people love success and hate failure. It is rightly said that success has many fathers, while failure has none. However, very few realize that success comes only after successive setbacks and failures.

I’ve been sick for 18 years.

“Ooh! Your cane is so pretty and shiny!”  How I wish I could see the beauty in the golden cane I have been using. I wish I could see how the sunlight shines off of it. Instead, I see a plain old boring cane that someone older than me should be using.

Social stuff and sensory stuff might seem like two unrelated topics, but in my experience, they’re more closely linked than they’re usually given credit for.

They say you’re not supposed to personalize physical pain, especially when it’s chronic. You shouldn’t refer to it as “my pain,” instead “the pain.” You can also give the pain a name. That way when it lingers like the last guest at a party you are able to remember the pain is in fact a guest, a guest that notoriously overstays their welcome.  I haven’t given the pain a fun name yet, primarily because I believe I’m fine. I don’t consider the pain or my experience with illness unique. Some bodies function properly with little to no intervention, and other bodies require extra attention. I am the latter.