MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'destructive'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:16:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159936&cid=t_341370_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FER0ZwakDAC8%2F I’ve discovered a powerful remedy for self-destructive habits that is so simple I wondered how I missed it over the years. My self-destructive habit involved eating junk food late at night, yet my discovery will work for any chronic, self-defeating behavior. Do you do things every day that you wish you didn’t? Most people wish they had control over certain behaviors, from addictions like smoking, drinking, gambling and junk food to emotional behaviors such as anger outbursts and yelling. Other seemingly stress related habits plague millions, such as biting fingernails, fidgeting or even shopping too much. We are creatures of habit, but sometimes our habits get the best of us, even though we understand the consequences. Science Daily recently reported on a University of Alberta study in... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159936 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:26:34 +0100 5159936 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723946&cid=t_341370_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F16%2Fcan-drug-rehabs-treat-mood-disorders%2F Awhile back the Washington Post ran an excellent article by Maia Szalavitz entited, “So, What Made Me an Addict? Experts Debate Whether Disease or Defect Is to Blame.” This question is so crucial to how we treat persons suffering from both addiction and mental disorders, and especially how we deal with those with dual-diagnoses. Just after I was discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital, a friend of mine strongly encouraged me to go away to a halfway house of sorts for three or more months … where they treat addicts primarily, and some persons battling mental illness … in order to allow time to heal. I ran it by my doctor. Did she think three months of AA meetings and yoga and group therapy would pull me out of my depression? Her response was interesting, and one I re... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723946 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:10:54 +0100 4723946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119506&cid=t_341370_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FUgopwIv3MJg%2Five-been-working-with-ginger.php I've been working with Ginger Vieira for about four months now, and I feel like I'm making some very important internal progress.  It is slow going, but many of these things can't be forced or rushed.  With Ginger's background on exercise training, combined with her incredible accomplishments, it's easy to think that her "Living In Progress" coaching is all about exercise and fitness.  But Ginger is gifted in many more areas.  In fact, two-thirds of the goals we are working on are not exercise related at all.  Scott's Goals:1) Make exercise something I can stick with     - I'll be taking my magical medicine.2) Create a balanced diet that works for me     - Eat healthy = feel healthy!3) I want to be more accurate with my insul... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119506 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:00:00 +0100 4119506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3915307&cid=t_341370_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F262%2Fwrinkle-prevention-is-smarter-than-fighting-wrinkles-after-theyve-formed%2F A better way than trying to get rid of lines and skin slackening once they have taken hold is practicing ongoing wrinkle prevention. The problem that people have with both stopping wrinkles from forming and eliminating them once they have already made their appearance is the lack of effective anti aging formulas.  Most of these products are made very cheaply, and therefore don’t contain what it is you need. The cosmetic industry is known for using the lowest quality ingredients possible in order to develop their formulas, so that they can maximize their profit margin.  This means that the formula they provide will primarily feature synthetics as ingredients, as the all natural compounds that a person needs in order to look younger require extensive processing. Only a few companies are ... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3915307 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:43:07 +0100 3915307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3395377&cid=t_341370_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FnbVUbymk-gI%2F Alcoholism is a disease experienced by the family. Not only is there a significant genetic component that is passed from generation to generation, but the drinking problems of a single family member affect all other family members. The family environment and genetics can perpetuate a vicious and destructive cycle. Many marriages break up over a husband’s or wife’s drinking. Domestic violence typically erupts when one or both spouses have been drinking, and drinking makes domestic violence more dangerous. Families play a critical role in recovery from alcoholism. They can be instrumental in encouraging a family member with alcoholism to seek treatment. Strong family support also increases the chances for successful recovery. Alcoholism and Problem Drinking Pervasive in Family ... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3395377 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:13:17 +0100 3395377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251404&cid=t_341370_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2F6-signs-of-co-dependency%2F Co-dependent emotional chaos What is co-dependency? The term “co-dependency” was coined more than 20 years ago by authors who studied the negative impact of drug and alcohol use on families. Since then, use of the term has been expanded to include a pattern of psychologically unhealthy behaviors that are learned by individuals as a way of coping with a family environment marked by ignored or denied emotional turmoil. Most people are able to enjoy a sense of healthy, mutual interdependence in their lives. However, people with co-dependency seem to habitually form relationships that are one-sided and emotionally destructive. The central feature of co-dependency is an unhealthy dependence on relationships, usually in an attempt to avoid the feeling of abandonment. Signs and sympt... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251404 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:16:56 +0100 3251404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2367527&cid=t_341370_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F25%2F90210%25e2%2580%2599s-portrayal-of-bipolar-disorder%2F Whenever TV and movies portray a person with mental illness, it’s usually a “crazy schizophrenic,” an ax-wielding sociopath, a violent, drug-addicted mental patient or an insane asylum escapee — or a combo of all four. Either way, that person is almost always hopeless, dangerous and deranged. When the news media tries to tackle mental illness, it’s typically after a horrific tragedy has occurred. A writer for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Daily Cardinal explains: “The script usually goes as follows: tragic event occurs, media pounces, the feeding frenzy begins, the public is inundated with endless graphic and heart-wrenching details, pundits and analysts play the blame game until the next media firestorm occurs.” Stigma in mainstream media is nothing new, and ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2367527 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:32:46 +0100 2367527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1276180&cid=t_341370_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F245276026%2F Daniel Goleman requires no introduction. Personally, of all his books I have read, the one I found most stimulating was Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue With the Dalai Lama, a superb overview of what emotions are and how we can put them to good use. These days he also offers a series of interviews including a great one with George Lucas on Educating Hearts and Minds: Rethinking Education. We are honored to bring you a guest post by Daniel Goleman, thanks to our collaboration with Greater Good Magazine, a UC-Berkeley-based quarterly magazine that highlights ground breaking scientific research into the roots of compassion and altruism. Enjoy! ---------------- The Power of Mindsight How can we free ourselves from prisons of the past? -- By Daniel Goleman When you were young, which... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1276180 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:26:50 +0100 1276180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=577856&cid=t_341370_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F29%2Fmonkey-butt-powder-for-irritation%2F For the last couple days, I’ve been irritated. Cranky. Bitcy. Downright hatefull. I’m in bipolar limbo. Not sure if I’m gonna go up or down. The irritation state always precedes mania or depression for me. I’ve said smartaleck things to my family. My husband and I are acting like members on a debate team. I find [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=577856 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:03:02 +0100 577856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=558018&cid=t_341370_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F20%2Fstop-being-who-youre-not-who-are-you-anyway%2F this excerpt from my “other” blog…. All my life, I was who everyone wanted me to be. for my father, that was the compliant child who would “lay there and take it”… whether it meant that I was being admonished, or beaten, or molested. I took it. For my mother, that was the “good friend and supporter” that [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=558018 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:36:39 +0100 558018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=553962&cid=t_341370_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F18%2Fhow-was-cho-overlooked%2F That’s the question on all the news media tonight. He had a history of mental illness. He got in trouble for stalking girls. He would not speak to his suite mates. Even a professor saw that something was wrong with him from his bizarre, dark plays that he wrote. He took pictures of girls, then [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=553962 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:31:21 +0100 553962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551892&cid=t_341370_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2007%2F04%2F16%2Finherited-crazy%2F This is being reposted from another blog that I use to write in. I’ll tell you why that title at the end. I went to the post office this morning to mail out bills. I saw a woman there standing at the lobby counter. She was making out postal orders for bills. Accompanying her was a [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551892 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:44:04 +0100 551892