Severe depression and anxiety lasting for a long period of time can cause a person to have suicidal thoughts. If your spouse frequently talks about death or feels that there is no hope and life is just not worth living,…
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Depression, when it is clinical and long-lasting, is a disease and it can be a truly debilitating one. This clinical type of depression is different from the depression that may come on when something occurs, such as a loved one’s…
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Dealing with the pending death of a family member or friend is seldom easy. In fact, when the death of a family member or friend is imminent, it can be devastating for everyone. With a pending death on the horizon,…
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The word ‘lonely’ may invoke an image of a person who is alone. However, loneliness is not the same as aloneness, isolation, or separation. One or all of these conditions can lead to loneliness, but a person may be as…
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Someone you love is going through a crisis. No one is ever really prepared to deal with a crisis, but you can be there for a person you love during this difficult and trying time. Somehow, any crisis always seems…
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Coping with the mental illness of a family member requires persistence, self care, and competent medical care. Unfortunately, finding competent medical care for a family member with mental illness is not easy or straightforward. The family will need a great…
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When is there value of giving comfort?  The value is most appreciated when the person seeking solace in their moments of sadness and grief and this comfort is beyond words. Usually when a person is grieving or going through difficult…
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Children’s services are failing throughout the UK because of the system. No one is prepared to put their heads on the block for an abused child as in the case of Baby P. The system in the United Kingdom has…
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There are many reasons for drug abusers denying treatment: fear of detox pains, denial of having a problem, stress or depression. One major reason is because the abuser feels alone. Nobody likes dealing with something difficult without any help. The…
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You know you shouldn’t, but yet you can’t help look down at the razor in the shower or the knife hidden in the desk drawer. Collapsing under the pressure of daily life, you return to the one coping mechanism that…
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There isn’t one good reason why some women shouldn’t take self defense classes.  Bad guys don’t care who their victims are, just as long as they are an easy opportunity.  Self defense begins long before an actual attack, but attacks…
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Helping a homeless friend can be the ultimate test of true friendship. The truth is; it’s rather easy to be friends when an individual is happy, healthy, and economically stable. It can be quite another story when a crisis or other significant problem comes…
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Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the number one cause of long-term disability in the United States. There are two main types of Stroke. The most common one is Ischemic where the brain cells are deprived of…
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Abusive individuals often make excuses to justify their abuse and make it look like the victim is solely to blame. Many victims end up believing this and hold themselves responsible while the abuser can continue abusing them. In order to…
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Acclimating one’s family to include a family member who has suffered a stroke can be challenging. With patience and understanding the quality of life of a stroke survivor may be enhanced when the whole family is involved with the survivor’s…
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Stroke survivors can face a variety of physical and mental impairments that affect their daily lives and can create stresses for family members and caregivers. Family and friends may be faced with a loved one’s paralysis or spasticity, memory problems,…
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It is not always easy to know what to do when a friend is homeless, or facing homelessness in the near future. As a friend, you feel the need to help in any way possible and that is just part…
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Living with a stroke survivor and acclimating the rest of family is a matter of everyone in the family becoming supportive, and understanding and for everyone to help out. Love and patience are the key components at this time of…
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If you are living with a stroke survivor, the most important thing you can do is praise and encourage whatever your loved one is able to do each day. Sitting up on one’s own is an accomplishment. Saying a word…
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When a loved one becomes terminally ill, it can feel like someone knocked the air out of you. It is a confusing time of grief, responsibility and care. One of the worst things you can do is isolate yourself from…
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This is a strange question to even begin with. Are some rape victims irresponsible? The real question behind this, and the ones that everyone is answering is, if a person gets raped, is it the victims fault?  As someone who has been…
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In the cycle of life, death comes to all. Going through such an experience is crushing because one feels so helpless. Emotions can be overwhelming and sometimes a person is not sure what to do, or what to say. Under…
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Patience and a willingness to learn are the keys to acclimating yourself and the rest of your family to living with a stroke survivor. Stroke survivors and their families can feel overwhelmed by the challenges they face, but knowing the…
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It’s very easy when someone is bereaved to want to take over and try to relieve their distress. While this is a kind thought, in practice it might be the wrong thing to do. Guidelines to helping a grieving person…
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Sadly, stalking is quite common. Despite this being a crime, it is not enough to deter people from doing it. People stalk other people when they have an obsession which builds up into a possessive attitude. Possessive people do nothing…
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Sooner or later, grief strikes everyone.  Grief is the “sharp sorrow” resulting from a significant loss according to the Random House Dictionary.  In other words, it is a painful emotional response.  It is natural and normal to want to assist…
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There is an estimated 1,100 college students who commit suicide each year. There is no research on WHY this is happening. At George Washington University, in the spring of 2006, a young man who was on the honor roll, sought…
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Unfortunately, you cannot say that one option is better than the other. When debating on having an abortion or giving up the child for adoption, there are a bunch of factors and variables to think about. The situation and circumstances…
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