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 'health recovery'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:36:01 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4549941&cid=t_450700_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fstress-relief%2F Guide to Stress Relief.Many people in recovery from alcoholism, addiction, gambling and co-dependency have diminished or lost ability to cope with stress. Due to the anethetising effects of alcohol and drugs many people also do not recognise that they are under stress – they just feel uncomfortable, angry, or sad.Untreated stress can lead to relapse.Stress is bad, right? Or is it good? Well, if you talk to the experts, they’ll say both are true. You need some stress to just get out of bed in the morning. And when you drive to work in your car, you need stress to stay alert and respond to what is in front of you. So stress has its place.  But what if a high level of stress goes on and on? The doctors tell us that ongoing stress becomes Chronic Stress. Chronic Stress is bad news. It... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4549941 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:30:56 +0100 4549941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560283&cid=t_450700_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F05%2F12%2Fwhats-involved-in-mental-health-recovery%2F This article is refreshing not only because it’s from researchers who receive mental health services, but because it’s peer-led participatory research. It’s local to Toronto, and the Canadian authors identified points of “inclusion, community, critique and resistance” that the people who popularized “recovery” didn’t discuss. With this cross-cultural analysis, the concept of mental health recovery is enriched. Social supports beyond vague ideas like “it’s about creating the life one wants to live” are revealed as cornerstones of health and wellness. They provide hope: vital to any process of recovery. *** Mental Health “Recovery” Study Working Group. 2009. Mental Health “Recovery”: Users and Refusers, Toronto: Wellesley Inst... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560283 Wed, 12 May 2010 20:48:44 +0100 3560283 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2772685&cid=t_450700_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F06%2Fspiritus-contra-spiritum-an-old-favourite%2F Even though I related to them both in isolation, until today I had never made a personal connection between “spiritus contra spiritum” and one of my favourite psalms. It’s as if I am the last to find out (in my agnostic theist sort of way). (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2772685 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:31:29 +0100 2772685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2653824&cid=t_450700_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F29%2Fpalo-alto-va-gets-new-green-mental-health-center%2F Midweek Mental Greening It’s not scheduled to be complete until 2011, but exciting construction started earlier this month on what sounds like will be an impressive – and green – new mental health center for the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. The new mental health center is the first of several reconstruction projects that will take place over the next five years within the Palo Alto VA, and according to Palo Alto Online, the new mental health center will: Use natural lighting, landscaping, and other therapeutic design elements to promote a healing environment. Use a single-story structure to offer patients easy access to outdoor spaces. Provide landscaped views from patients’ bedroom windows. “This groundbreaking is groundbreaking in terms of what is going ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2653824 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:38:04 +0100 2653824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442533&cid=t_450700_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F21%2Fa-7-km-walk-with-only-last-block-fatigue%2F It was one of those evenings – lots of people on the patios, classic cars and convertibles buzzing up and down the streets – a perfect night to walk home from my meeting. View Larger Map I have only done this entire walk on one other occasion, an evening which turned rainy, so I thought I’d see [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442533 Thu, 21 May 2009 10:41:06 +0100 2442533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1677254&cid=t_450700_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F08%2F03%2Fi-am-sofa-king%2F Tired. Seroquel rant…coming up….soon. *not_now* UM…on “vaction” AC…in the guest room *you don’t wanna know, it has to do with food poisoning* (not her’s) the feline…is deep in study, reading BP4Dummies and reviewing it…RIGHT? So anyway, I wrote an ED rant here if that kinda stuff interests you. no, not self promotion….just filler cause it’s dead around here…plus as [...] (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1677254 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:14:08 +0100 1677254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1219491&cid=t_450700_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F02%2F08%2Fa-sad-sobering-reminder%2F I was at a meeting tonight where someone I’ve known for quite awhile spoke of a friend who had died of a drug overdose this week.  She didn’t name names but it wasn’t long getting around the room after the meeting.  (It seems anonymity dies when we do.) The woman, it turns out, had not completely [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1219491 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:21:23 +0100 1219491