See the Do’s and Don’ts of sleeping habits on my site: http://askdrjones.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/sleep_dos_and_donts1.pdf Make sure you are doing all the cognitive and behavioral things you can do to optimize sleep. You are in a high risk group for insomnia. Sleep problems are more common in women than men, increase with age, and […]
Stress Management
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It partly depends on what you’re taking the medications for. Uncomplicated panic disorder without agoraphobia has the highest rate of complete remission. Severe obsessive compulsive disorder, agoraphobia, or social anxiety disorder may require some long term medication to maintain remission. Generalized anxiety without serious depression may respond fully to CBT. […]
We have heard it since we were kids, but do we really need to take our vitamins? The answer is yes. Most Americans don’t get the nutrition they need simply from the foods they eat, and supplements insure that our body meets its nutrient “quota” enabling our body to […]
You have to take care of your biological needs first. This includes a good diet plus basic vitamins and supplements. It also includes good sleep, ideally 7-8 hours of quality sleep every night and blood pressure in the normal range. Hormones like thyroid, estrogen, testosterone, and blood sugar, cholesterol, triglycerides, […]
They are the best of times and the worst of times, to borrow a phrase from Dickens. Parties, presents, family – and parties, presents and family. Why do so many people feel so much stress this time of year? Parties are fun to go to – mostly, but then there’s […]
I like the word "stress", and I find that patients accept the word and the concept. It helps answer the question, "why am I so screwed up?" It certainly beats words like "schizophrenia", "manic depressive" and "neurosis." "Borderline personality" never sold well. Change starts with awareness. Only when you know […]
Many studies show that stress symptoms and disorders are increasing. Not only are more people becoming clinically depressed, but it’s starting at an earlier age. Suicide is second only to accidents in cause of death in teenagers. The average adult weighs 30 pounds more than in 1970. Stress is a […]