Crisis Support

Are you so overcome with grief that you do not know what to do?  Vast amounts of people deal with this during some time of their lives, but you can be okay.  Take heed of the following tips to aid…
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What is abuse? Abuse is mistreatment that is directed at one by another. Abuse occurs because one seeks power and control over another. Those who seek power and control, will use abusive behaviors to maintain their power over others. There…
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Are you already a victim of emotional abuse? Take heed because it is possible that you are not even aware of it. If you have the following signs, it is time to rethink your life over. Start by identifying areas…
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Doctor Kevorkian, the death doctor, has assisted several terminally ill people in scumming to suicide;. For that he was sentenced to prison. The laws want this act to be a crime of murder;. The high view of moral concern is…
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The sad truth is that people who are grieving have no choice but to make financial decisions. It’s the way life is. Fortunately, many people pre-pay for their funerals and take the time to draw up good wills, but even…
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Protecting children from harm in the digital age requires parents to learn what sexual predators probably already know.  Today’s pedophiles are informed master manipulators who rely heavily on the Internet and distracted parents to supply their next victim. While vigilant…
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It’s easy to think that when we see abuse in action, we are going to know what we are seeing immediately.  What we forget is that perpetrators of abuse are master con men.  They are capable of making themselves look…
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While our homes are supposed to be our place to go for comfort and security, and our spouses or parents are supposed to be our confidants, sometimes things fall apart quickly and without warning. Domestic abuse can break an entire…
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Gavin De Becker’s bestselling book The Gift of Fear was first published in 1997, and quickly set a new standard for the way we discuss and analyze crime. The book covers a wide range on the subject – everything from…
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A wolf at the table is quite an interesting memoir, written by Augustan Burroughs. This story is about survival and hope, something to which the author was able to hold on to and thus write this somewhat terrifying account of…
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Life Support: Who Should Have Their Wishes Take Precedence, Family or Patient? Each patient should have their wishes honored by family members and/or medical staff. Until someone can walk in the patient’s shoes and feel the suffering being experienced, the…
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One of the most difficult times for finding the right words would almost assuredly be at a funeral or funeral visitation. Not only is this a time of sorrow and grief for the family and loved ones but it is…
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When a loved one passes, your entire life comes to an abrupt halt. Nothing matters. Your mind is a blank slate. So getting organized isn’t even a thought. However, it is a necessity. For it may be the only way…
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As a grief therapist, I often am asked ‘what do we say/do/tell the kids’ about death, dying and grief? There is no standard answer. Grief is at once universal and unique. However, there do exist some guidelines for children in…
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Loss is hard to swallow. At some time in our lives we come across situations which are hard to handle. Grief is a very difficult thing to discuss with friends and family, since everyone involved in the life of the…
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How to support a friend who is grieving: Depending on how and what your friend is grieving about will depend on how you react and what you do. The word Grieving means that someone is feeling deep sorrow, usually because…
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We’ve all lost somebody.  In those chaotic first days and weeks, every shred of normalcy disappears from our life-throwing our lives into utter chaos-as we strive to re-build, re-structure and organize again.  A gamut of emotions has to be run…
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As humans, most of us do have some fear of death. A small grain of that fear stays with most of us for all of our lives. Being afraid of death seems to be the most common fear of mortal…
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When someone loses a loved one, the whole world seems different. Simple tasks seem impossible and even something as simple as drinking a cup of coffee can become a challenge. It is important as a friend or family member to…
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Death often emits a heavy fog upon those close to the departed.  It can be difficult to know what to do and how to survive during the days, weeks and months after the death of someone that is dear.  Often…
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Choosing one’s own funeral rituals might be thought of as lessening the burdens of the grieving survivors. Having everything planned out ahead of time would seem to show one’s concern for their feelings, but in a very real way it…
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It can be devastating to the whole family to learn that a loved one is sick and will not live much longer. While it may be that the news was expected, it still does not make it any easier when…
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In a lifetime which spans over half a century, and which has suffered the loss of too many people to count, the writer of this article has found within herself beliefs which help to cope with the death of loved…
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One of the most common questions a person asks when they lose a loved one is How long will this feeling last? It’s a natural reaction. Placed in this situation which poses many psychological questions, people don’t know how to…
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One of the most heartbreaking days you will ever live through is the day you have to say goodbye to a loved one at the end of his or her life.  You may feel you have done all you can…
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There are many different outlooks on how people should approach death from an emotional level. Whatever background someone comes from, it is always going to be a shock to lose someone who was loved. What mourning does is help the…
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Experiencing the death of someone is always a tough time in a person’s life.  Teenagers, oft touted as thinking they are invincible, and unshaped by life, have special struggles that tend to be overlooked, written off as adolescent angst.  But…
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The loss of a loved one is not an easy time in any person’s life. The worst part can be how to handle the loneliness. *Get out. Go out with friends and/or family. Try to enjoy some of your favorite activities, or…
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At first, it doesn’t feel like it, but it is true-there is life after the death of a close loved one. At first, all you may feel is alone and sad. It is important that you do not allow yourself…
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People who are thrown into the process of grieving should not have to deal with anything. I say “thrown” because that is what happens to a person when they lose someone they love. While thinking about this subject I became…
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