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by Kathy J. Marshack, Ph.D., P.S.
Changing your paradigm leads to self-acceptance
It can be hard to shake off years of self-imposed negativity. Use a new paradigm to help you. Instead of focusing on what’s wrong in your life, you are going to pay attention to what is right. These tips will help you get started.
- 100% of the people in the world have problems, serious problems at some time in their lives and usually regularly. You are not alone in this.
- You are not broken just because you are hurt (or angry, or ignorant, or misinformed, or make a mistake). Remember that being hurt is a symptom of something that needs changing.
- Bad things do happen to good people. Being good is not the goal. Maturing is.
- You cannot change the past, but you can learn from it. If you continue to brood over the past, maybe it’s because you haven’t learned from it what you need. Search for the lesson.
- Not everything in life can be changed, nor should it be. Accept the things you cannot change.
- Trust that you have the resources within yourself to make the changes you need and want to make. You may not know what those resources are, but trust that they will come to you one way or another.
Help for headache sufferers.
"My head is splitting open." "It feels as if a hot iron were pressed to my temples." These are comments made by those people who suffer severe headaches. Almost everyone has experienced a headache at one time or another, but more than 30 million people in the United States suffer the incapacitating agony of recurring head pain.
Headache pain is a signal from your body that something is wrong. An attempt to treat headaches should begin with a medical screening. Many headaches require a trigger for the headache to begin, which is most often emotional stress in the life of the headache sufferer. Often common triggers may include diet and posture. Stress is often a major trigger, even if the headaches do not seem to occur at the most stressful moments, or seem to occur on weekends or on vacation.
Treatment of headaches usually begins with medical screening, followed by the taking of a headache history and a headache daily diary. Most effective further treatment for headache often involves types of relaxation and biofeedback, as well as many other methods of stress management. A psychotherapist can consult with your physician regarding types of medications that may be effective in preventing the beginning of a headache or stopping the headache just as it begins. Unfortunately, for some people, these medications have side effects or are of limited value.
A psychotherapist experienced with headache patients can often provide a partial or complete alternative for the use of these headache medications. The good news for those who suffer headaches, is that it is quite likely that the headaches can be greatly improved through the teamwork of an experienced psychotherapist and the physician.
For more information about Kathy J. Marshack, Ph.D., P.S. and her work as a marriage and family therapist, family/business consultant, author, columnist, seminar leader and internet consultant go to her website www.kmarshack.com. You’ll find self-help tips, a library of family business articles, information on therapy and much more.
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Kathy J. Marshack, Ph.D., P.S.
Licensed Psychologist & Family/Business Consultant
PO Box 873429
Vancouver, WA 98687-3429
(360)256-0448
info@kmarshack.com
