"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well, wishes it for my own sake." ~ Aristotle Best health quote ever ..."Bacteria keep us from heaven and putS us there" ~Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962) Every year more research comes out revealing how true this is! "The energy of the mind is the essence of life" ~ Aristotle "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." ~ Aristotle Man has no Body distinct from his Soul; for that called Body is a ... VIEW POST
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Trichotillomania Treatment, ACT or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Trichotillomania
When treated with CBT, trichotillomania can be effectively treated, although the treatment of choice is now ACT. Whichever treatment is used must be sustained with refreshers and aftercare. There is a wealth of research and scientific support for the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to support and help people with anxiety disorders such as trichotillomania. Many times, people come to our online coaching package with preconceived ideas about CBT. “But I’ve already had CBT and it ... VIEW POST
How do i help someone stop picking their skin?
What do I do when my girlfriend can't stop skin picking? This can help anyone whose partner, friend, family member or child self-sabotages. Everyone picks at themselves in some way or another. Sometimes people do things that make others shrink back in shock. We all know what it feels like when people nag at you to stop doing something. Could you be the one to do something different? Reach in and hold someone who is hurting, open your heart and say it is ok to be troubled. You don’t have to ... VIEW POST
BFRB Freedom
Stop BFRBs – Excuses allow us to stay stuck "Oh no, oh well, it is a picking day now, I might as well carry on picking and try again tomorrow." Familiar statements like “Every time I stop eyelash pulling I just end up relapsing and pulling more out” give you permission to carry on pulling. This type of thought feeds trichotillomania, rather than your own personal BFRB freedom. It is fine to make excuses for what happened in the past, but if you make excuses for what happens NEXT, you’re ... VIEW POST
Solution to Anxiety
Can you pinpoint what prevents you from becoming who you want to be? Could it be lack of confidence or anxiety? Anxiety prevents us, temporarily, from connecting or engaging with the good in our lives, the mind-noise of anxiety distracts us from experiencing the world via our 5 senses. Caught up in over-thinking, we become afraid of our fear, anxious about our anxiety. All we really need to do is awaken. The solution is to strengthen and fortify our focus ... VIEW POST