Emotions and Feelings

Women Improve Health By Chatting With Girlfriends
by eNotAlone.com
Chatting with a girlfriend appears to do wonders for a woman's health and mood, says a new study by a University of Michigan. The experts discovered that feeling emotionally close to a girlfriend and other social contacts, increases levels of the hormone

Angry Emotions Lead To Better Career
by eNotAlone.com
Psychiatrists at the Harvard Medical School claim that getting angry at work may actually be helpful in climbing up a career ladder. They found that staying calm and frustrated can be harmful for an individual's professional and even personal life.

Laughter - New Medication For Diabetics
by eNotAlone.com
Laughter could be a new priceless medicine for diabetic patients to improve their levels of cholesterol and possibly lower their risk of heart attack, according to findings of a new, but very small study by U.S. scientists.

Are You Sad? Good For Your Health!
by eNotAlone.com
Depression and sadness are good for us, according to the scientists, who say that taking medication in order to fight stress and depression, as if they were physical diseases, prevents us from facing our miserable side and takes away the motivation

TV Helps To Handle Loneliness
by eNotAlone.com
Favorite characters on TV shows and illusionary relationships with them can provide people with genuine feelings of belonging, even after being rejected by close friends or family members, indicates a new research by psychologists at the University

Loneliness Affects Brain Activity And Social Behavior
by eNotAlone.com
Feelings of loneliness and social isolation can affect a human brain activity as well as people's behavior, shows a new study conducted at the University of Chicago. Researchers have revealed over the time that loneliness leads to decreased activation of

Western Music Affects People Worldwide
by eNotAlone.com
New scientific evidence suggests that three basic emotions that evoke after listening to Western music, affect people all over the globe, regardless of their religion, culture or habits.

Feeling Dull And Bored Can Be Fatal For Marriage
by eNotAlone.com
According to the researchers from the Stony brook University, USA, problems do not hurt a marriage to that extent as do dullness and feeling bored, which can lead, in turn, to significantly less marital satisfaction, even seven years later.

How To Deal With Nervousness
by eNotAlone.com
Everyone on this planet has experienced being nervous at one point in their lives. Being nervous is a normal emotional reaction to stressful, unknown, or intimidating circumstances.

Why Are You Treated The Way You Are?
by Tony Schirtzinger; ACSW, CICSW
95% Of The Time, We Get Treated The Way We INVITE People To Treat Us. Everything we do, especially our nonverbal behavior, is an invitation to those around us. A smile is an invitation. So is a frown. So is a sad face, an angry face, or a serious face

Personal Boundaries
by Tony Schirtzinger; ACSW, CICSW
The concept of boundaries relates to our sense of self. At birth and for a long while after, a baby has no real sense of who they are. The worst example of being owned is physical or sexual abuse. Paradoxically, being treated like we are not there can

Getting Enough Attention
by Tony Schirtzinger; ACSW, CICSW
"HE'S ONLY DOING IT FOR THE ATTENTION" What a ridiculous statement! Getting attention is VITAL for all of us. As infants we would actually die if we didn't get enough attention, and as adults we are miserable and can actually go crazy i

Emotional People
Managing Your Emotions: Instead of Your Emotions Managing You
by Joyce Meyer
An emotional person is someone who is easily affected with or stirred by emotions. It is good to know ourselves and our personalities. Some people are more emotionally led than others, and knowing this can prevent lots of heartache and pain in life.

How To Talk About Feelings
by Tony Schirtzinger; ACSW, CICSW
THREE DECISIONS: Whenever we have a chance to talk about our feelings, we make three quick decisions. We Decide: Whether To SAY What We Feel. Whether To EXPRESS The Feelings. Whether To WORK AT PROBLEM SOLVING. We usually make these decisions

How To Let Go Of Guilt And Learn To Forgive
by Theun Mares
Guilt is probably one of the most debilitating and negative emotions there is — one that can, and often does, destroy a person's life. But if we want to live happy lives, we need to deal with the consequences of our past actions and not allow our li

The Subconscious Mind...
by Loren Parks
The reason we have so much illness and strife is that doctors and the population in general haven't the slightest idea how our minds work. If you trace the literature on healing into antiquity, including the Bible, it is there right in front of you.

Emotionless
Managing Your Emotions: Instead of Your Emotions Managing You
by Joyce Meyer
Someone who is emotionless is lacking emotion - unable to show emotion; one who feels no emotion, or very little emotion. Many times when people have been hurt badly in their past, they develop a hard core within and build up high walls without to protect

Do You Get Depressed?

Do you get depressed easily? If you do, why don't you ask yourself, not why are you depressed, but how are you depressed. Now, don't look at me like I'm crazy. I just happen to think it's interesting to know how a person gets depressed.

I am not feeling good about myself…
by Ellen Kreidman, Ph.D
I feel I am at rock bottom. But I want my power back and yet at the moment I feel so helpless - quite antithetical to the way I used to be. What do you suggest to someone who has tried and failed and tried and failed and has only an itty bitty light

Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude… Even on a Bad Day
by Leslie Karen Lobell, M.A.
here is magic in life that surrounds you all the time, if you are willing to see it. Develop an attitude of gratitude for every moment even the challenging ones - and you will come to truly enjoy and appreciate life... and begin to see the magic