Show 074 ECT and Intro to Agoraphobia

If you have severe or treatment resistant depression a therapy option you might not have considered is Electroconvulsive Therapy.  There are on-line resources that might help you make other decisions.

People with agoraphobia not only separate themselves from day to day life but their symptoms may lead them to overeat, lean on alcohol or other chemical substances for support or slide into depression. This is an introduction to this specific phobia.


      Resources Mentioned:

Peaceful Cuisine is a vegan cooking site but even if you are an omnivore you might find a meditative quality to the music and non-music meal assembly videos. You can also watch the videos on Ryoya's YouTube channel.

The podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking will take you on a journey. Sometimes from the darkness to the light and some times standing at the brink of survival.

New York Times article on Kitty Dukakis experience with alcoholism, depression and her Electroconvulsive Therapy.

Former Massachusetts governor Michael and Kitty Dukakis have a information website about ECT with a FAQ page for those that would like more information.

Agoraphobia  information at MedLinePlus

Bullying connection to anxiety conditions via StopBullying.org

Helpguide.org page on Phobias and Fears

MedLine Plus page on Phobias

Talkspace App for iPhone and iPad 

Talkspace App for Android

If you're having suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for immediate help: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Disclaimer: 

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only.

Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Show 073 - A Quick Look At Conservative Health Replacement for ACA

Having access to health care is not a right in America. You can have life, you can pursue happiness but not a word about healthcare.If you have an anxiety or panic disorder this affect you; even if you have private insurance. This issue effects everyone. I thought that there should be an introduction to the basics about this topic.

There is a lot of fear speech about the replacement for ObamaCare/ACA. So much fear that many of my friends and associates have gained weight, have high blood pressure or their symptoms are off the scale.

I have always found that knowledge, accurate information is the foundation for a good treatment plan. I want to reduce the fear with information. What you do about this information is up to you.






This is just a quick look using publicly viable sources and is my attempt at explaining what I currently understand to be elements of a conservative health care replacement for ObamaCare. I have tried to be objective. I have gone to known conservative think tanks, two non-partial think tank, two politicians websites and publications that monitor the healthcare industry.

ObamaCare/ACA does have a mental health component. I didn't seen anything in my research that talked about either restricting or expanding access to mental health services. I'm going to keep monitoring and let you know of any additional information.

Resources Mentioned: 

• A Better Way Speaker of the House Paul Ryan's website on alternative to ObamaCare/ACA
• A Conservative Approach to Better Health Care - John Kasich
• Health Affairs Blog  What Would Republicans Do Instead of the Affordable Care Act?
• The Commonwealth Fund Donald Trump's Health Care Reform Proposals: Anticipated Efforts on Insurance Coverage, Out of Pocket Cost and the Federal Deficits
• The Heritage Foundation  Impact of ObamaCare
• The Hoover Institute Instead Of ObamaCare: Giving Health-Care Power To The People
• The Rand Corporation The Effect of Eliminating the Affordable Care Act's Tax Credits in Federally Facilitated Marketplaces. You can download free pdf from the site.

Disclaimer: 

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only.

Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

If you're having suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for immediate help: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Show 072 - Snatch and Go Meditation

Every dang day there is something new to bang your head against the wall. You shouldn't do that; banging your head causes pain, bruising and you'll only wind up doing it again. Now if you could find a few moments to chill out that would go a long way to getting you stabilized.

For some of you, you kind of like it rough. Two of the resources below have NSFW language that you will either find funny or familiar. Maybe you are just not ready for loving kindness type meditation. There is an app for that.

 Resources Mentioned:

Jason Headly at F-That A Honest Meditation on You Tube

The iOS app for extended NSFW meditation in the Apple Store, search under H*nest Meditation because you can't say bad words in the Apple App Store

Elisha Goldstein on 3 Simple Ways to Settle a Busy Mind.

Mindful Direct catalog of meditation and mindfulness videos.

Say F-it and Let that Shit Go Meditation by Power Meditation Group

Choose Muse Meditation device http://www.choosemuse.com

Tech Crunch video on Brainwave Sensing Eyeglasses

If you're having suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for immediate help: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Disclaimer: 

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only.

Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Show 071 Anxiety and Conflict Resolution

This is a time when people make resolutions but in this episode I'm talking about techniques that can be applied to people and situations that folks have to deal with on a daily basis.

There are internal conflicts and external conflicts that require more than wishing it would go way.


     

Resources Mentioned: 

• Scientific American article about the stagnation of mental health treatment.
• John Moe's The Hilarious World of Depression Podcast
• The Seven Drivers of Old Habits of Thinking at Mindful.org
• Conflict Resolution Skills from Helpguide.org
• Naomi Drew has a list of techniques for relationship based conflict resolution on her website, Learning Peace.
• Dr. Jennie Bryne video on 6 Steps on Conflict Resolution
• AMANET.org - The 5 Steps to Conflict Resolution 
• Life Care Work4Life Conflict Resolution Guide a PDFaccessed via NOAA.gov

If you're having suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for immediate help: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Disclaimer: 

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only.

Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.