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Common Fears (Daily Om) -Lucinda Bassett Truth Be Told
“Everyone has fears—it is a natural part of being human. Fear can protect us from harm by sending a rush of adrenaline to help us physically deal with potential danger. But there are times when fear may keep us from participating fully in life. Once we realize that fear is a state of mind, we can choose to face our fears, change our minds, and create the life we want to live.”
Conquering your fear is hard, but it is a necessity if you choose to show up to your own life.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Suicide Prevention Month
September is National Suicide Awareness Month. It is so important for people to be aware of the risk factors that can lead to violent behavior and self harm. Loosing someone to suicide is the hardest thing that you can go through, I have had to deal with this pain and I would not wish it upon anyone.
AFSP:
http://www.afsp.org/index.cfm?page_id=05147440-E24E-E376-BDF4BF8BA6444E76
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Acknowledging and Trusting Your Emotions
Acknowledging your emotions is the first step to mental health and clarity.
Daily Om is one of my personal favorite websites, they are known for they’re insightful takes on the mind and mental well being.
This is a must read:
http://www.dailyom.com/articles/2012/34555.html
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Empire State Building Shooting
My heart goes out to New Yorkers and those effected by this horrible shooting this morning. This just proves that our country needs better gun control regulations. Over the past few months we have seen massacres and tragedies for no apparent reason.
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http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/24/shooting-reported-outside-empire-state-building/?hpt=hp_t1
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
The Relationship Between the Economy and Suicide
“The current world economic crisis has led to increased media and personal interest in the relationship between the economy and suicide. There is a clear and direct relationship between rates of unemployment and suicide. The peak rate of suicide in 1933 occurred one year after the total US unemployment rate reached 25% of the labor force. Similar findings have been documented internationally. At the individual level, unemployed individuals have between two and four times the suicide rate of those employed.”
Read More on this study:
http://www.suicidology.org/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=254&name=DLFE-437.pdf
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
