By Steven Hefferon, CMT, PTA, CPRS
Proteolytic enzymes, also referred to as “proteases,” are enzymes that break down proteins into their smallest elements. If this breakdown of proteins happens in your gut, we call the enzymes “digestive,” because they help us digest our food. Systemic proteolytic enzymes, however, have a completely different purpose, so please don’t [...]
Individuals with PD have several of the following symptoms:
marked mood swings with periods of intense depression, irritability, and/or anxiety lasting a few hours to a few days;
inappropriate, intense, or uncontrolled anger;
impulsiveness in spending, sex, substance use, shoplifting, reckless driving, or binge eating;
recurring suicidal threats or self-injurious behavior;
unstable, intense personal relationships with extreme, black and white [...]
People with personality disorders commonly experience conflict and instability in many aspects of their lives, and most believe others are responsible for their problems.
Signs and symptoms of cluster A (odd, eccentric) personality disorders may include:
Paranoid personality disorder
* Belief that others are lying, cheating, exploiting or trying to harm you
* Perception of hidden, malicious meaning in [...]
A combination of personal history and biology appears to play a role in most personality disorders. Genetics play a significant — but not necessarily singular — role in the development of schizotypal, schizoid and paranoid personality disorders, which all are more common in families with a history of schizophrenia. Heredity also contributes to the development [...]
A number of barriers make personality disorders among the most challenging mental health conditions to treat. People with these conditions are likely to have difficulty opening up to or retaining closeness with therapists. Perceived criticism may cause them to react angrily and break off therapy. Those who seek treatment on their own and who are [...]
People with personality disorders are at significantly increased risk of:
Social isolation
An inability to forge and maintain healthy relationships, lack of desire for closeness, or extreme shyness may cause those with personality disorders to be socially disconnected.
Suicide
The risk of self-inflicted injury and suicide is highest among people with cluster B personality disorders, such as borderline personality [...]
How to Avoid the Wrath of the Narcissist
Never disagree with the narcissist or contradict him
Never offer him any intimacy
Look awed by whatever attribute matters to him (for instance: by his professional achievements or by his good looks, or by his success with women and so on)
Never remind him of life out there and if you [...]
Panic attacks are discrete periods of intense anxiety, fear and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms. The onset of these episodes is typically abrupt, and may have no obvious trigger. Although these episodes may appear random, they are considered to be a subset of an evolutionary response commonly referred [...]
By Steve Hefferon – owner of www.losethebackpain.com
From working with back pain sufferers my entire adult life, I’ve learned that when people are suffering, they will go to great lengths to find relief. Unfortunately, too many people are given very useful but incomplete information about what to do in order to get relief and regain control [...]
Cellulitis is a potentially serious bacterial infection of your skin. Cellulitis appears as a swollen, red area of skin that feels hot and tender, and it may spread rapidly. Cellulitis can be caused by normal skin flora or by exogenous bacteria, and often occurs where the skin has previously been broken: cracks in the skin, [...]
