It’s interesting to know that you can actually run a self-analysis without having to be a professional Psychologist. Yes it’s possible.

So let’s talk about you… Give yourself a sincere answer to these questions.

How well do you know yourself?

How much can you really say about yourself?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Do you know your limits?

Do you know when you need to stop and take a break?

How much pressure can you really handle?

How much warning signs are you ignoring?

It’s funny how we can easily say that people don’t know us when we actually don’t even know ourselves well enough. As a matter of fact, when you don’t know yourself, you’ll always want to live your life like someone else by striving to do what others are doing regardless of your own capabilities. This fruitless effort often results in stressful living. What you are unaware of is that such individuals that you are trying to emulate have possibly developed resilience over the years as a result of their experiences in life.

Keep in mind that we are all unique and therefore what applies to one may not necessarily go for the other. This is why it is expedient that we learn to study ourselves in order to gain an understanding of what we can handle and vice versa.

So also it is with how well we can handle events in our lives that have potential to cause stress. Remember that stress is our body’s reaction to events that are perceived as threatening.

The first step towards solving any problem is to identify it!

There are various common stress triggers encountered daily and being armed with a wealth of knowledge regarding your own bodily “perception” and “reaction” to these events will surely keep stress away. Ignorance should therefore no longer be an excuse for becoming weighed down with stress.

How do you perceive and react to the following common events of everyday living:

• Relationship demands (commitment and expectations to family, marriage and other relationships)
• Work demands (increased work load, long working hours, dead lines)
• Major life changes (relocation, marriage, getting pregnant, loosing a loved one)
• Environmental triggers (traffic, unstable cost of living, noise, pollution)

Take out time to become conscious of your physical as well as emotional responses to these common stressors. Become aware of events that cause your heart to pound, make you anxious as well as change your mood.

If you perceive these events as being capable of getting you overwhelmed and you ALLOW them, then they will. Adjust your perception because not all life’s events are aimed at defeating you!

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It’s got no claws or suckers but if it gets a hold of you,

you’ll need an external intervention to escape its very firm grip.

Many have strayed along its path never to find their way back,

yet many still keep getting lost every single day…

One begins to wonder why people still willingly go down this road of steep decline despite its evidenced effects in the lives of its victims. Although so much has been done in an attempt to knock out this hideous monster which seems to be an engulfing flood intent on eroding away the values and ideals of organized society, yet the story gets more worrisome each day.
The average drug abuser can’t explain how he/she got so knee deep in the habit, but if you ask around about what they stand to gain, the overwhelming answer will be the altered state of perception they experience when under its influence which according to them is incomparable to any other feeling that could be humanly experienced. Some even claim to draw inspiration from the world beyond when in that state. Others say they are into it because it gives good appetite and helps them sleep well. Whatever the reason may be for indulging in it, one thing remains a common factor to all illicit drug users which is their inability to function effectively without them. This in turn leads to a heavy dependence on these hard drugs with its attendant debilitating side effects.

There is a refreshingly safe, healthy and highly effective way out

It is through Audio-visual entrainment therapy. This therapy is one sure way out of the dark maze of drug addiction. It serves as a fantastic alternative to enjoy all the “good feelings” sought after by illicit drug users. Audio-visual entrainment therapy is aimed at training an individual’s brainwaves into desired states. Its protocols range from Energizer, Calmness, Brain Booster, Sleep, Mood Booster and more. There is so much to benefit from Audio-visual entrainment therapy and it’s also the best thing that can happen to anyone ready for recovery.

Here are some benefits of Audio-visual entrainment therapy

• It induces calmness
• Improves alertness/attention
• Reduces hyperactivity
• Improves assimilation
• Relieves stress
• Serves as an energy booster
• Enhances concentration
• Improves mood thereby eliminating depression
• Improves sleep quality
• Improves memory
• Eliminates anxiety
• Improves performance (sports, academics and work)
• Clears mental fogginess and improves mental clarity

All these benefits come with the added advantage of it being non-invasive, painless and cost effective without any risk of health related complications.

Truly, Audio-visual entrainment therapy is a tool to promote well being and the addict’s answer to their search for a way out.

For more information about Audio-visual entrainment therapy, kindly visit www.mobilehealthconsult.org

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It’s time to take your life into your hands and make things happen for real!

Enough of going through the motions in life and waiting for external things to make you happy.

…Why are you still searching for things, people or life’s events to

bring you happiness when the resources to create

happiness are actually embedded on your inside?

Yes they are! and that makes you responsible for your own happiness! The moment you realize this priceless truth and let it get deep into your consciousness, then you’ll begin to enjoy a more rewarding and enjoyable quality of life because everything will literally change for the better! You’ll begin to appreciate life more, become more open, more able to accommodate others and love them more. You’ll also begin to treat yourself and others better.

You may have heard about certain hormones in your Biology class back in school, but do you know that there are some specific hormones known as “happiness hormones”? This is not referring to some pharmaceutically manufactured happiness pill, rather the happiness hormones are chemicals secreted by the brain, released into other parts of the body channeled towards specific functions and expressed as feelings that influence our overall wellbeing.

The happiness hormones are Dopamine, Endorphins, Serotonin and Oxytocin. We discussed about Oxytocin hormone in the preceding article.

Dopamine: is also called the “pleasure hormone” or the “motivation hormone”. It is produced when we strive towards a goal and keeps us motivated. It also keeps us mentally alert. Individuals with low dopamine levels are found to be less motivated and will settle for less at every opportunity. On the brighter side, individuals with more dopamine levels are always motivated towards their goal and also strive for greater things, no surprise they eventually get the best out of life!

Take this moment to check your dopamine level by analyzing your level of motivation, do you constantly require a push to get you motivated in all aspects? If yes, then your dopamine level may be on a low level.

Here’s how to spike up your dopamine level and keep being motivated:

• Always set daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals. You also have to ensure that they are attainable. Another tip is to break down the goals into small bits and remember to celebrate your accomplishments at the attainment of each goal however little. This will indeed spike up your dopamine levels.
• Exercise with an aim
• Reward yourself each time you accomplish a task and plan your next reward for the attainment of your next goal.
• Eat foods rich in protein

Endorphins: are the body’s natural “pain killers” because they reduce our sensitivity to pain. They can best be described as stress and pain fighters! Asides reducing your sensitivity to pain, they also make you feel good by eliminating anxiety and depression.

Here’s how to spike up your Endorphin levels:

• Participate in rigorous exercises
• Add humor to your daily activities (stop being too serious ALL THE TIME!),
• Eat dark chocolate
• Eat spicy foods

Serotonin: is a sure “mood booster” also called the “feel good hormone”, when released, it makes you feel happy and more sociable. It regulates moods thereby preventing mood swings and irritability. It plays a key role in the prevention and treatment of depression as it promotes feelings of significance, importance and worthiness.

Here’s how to spike up your serotonin levels:

• Dwell on positive memories and thoughts
• Express gratitude
• Get involved in light exercises
• Eat carbohydrate rich foods
• Get some sun light on your skin

Now you see that experiencing happiness is truly possible. Notice also that YOU are involved in all of these.

It’s your life, take it and make the very best of it!

Stop pursuing happiness and start creating it!

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