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 'intentions'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:40 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069533&cid=t_175057_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F26%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-july-26-2011%2F I call one of my relatives a “bad news bear.” Although he has good intentions, his spewing out the world’s greatest tragedies every few minutes does not help me. In fact, all that worrying and anxiety could hurt. After calling him out on it, he said his main intention was concern. I get that. I think parents today are like him. They just want to protect their children from the onslaught of offenders who are posted up all over the news 24/7. If you love someone, however, how do you best protect them? I think there is a balance between caring and being overprotective. And everyone deals with this in their own way. Some loved ones may minimize your pain because they hurt seeing you upset. That’s why they say things like, “I’m sure you’ll feel better s... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069533 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:02:25 +0100 5069533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4305134&cid=t_175057_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2Fw_YUHfW6PZk%2F Losing weight. Exercising regularly. Drinking less alcohol and caffeine. Developing better time management habits. Keeping up with chores. Whatever it is, I bet you’ve got plenty of good intentions right now. But however great your intentions, you might not succeed. Feeling motivated to change isn’t usually enough to get you the whole way there – as you’ll probably know, if you’ve ever tried dieting or quitting smoking. How can you make sure that those good intentions stick? Make a Plan It’s easy to get gung-ho about a new plan; in that first flush of motivation, you feel so determined that you can’t imagine failing. The problem is, motivation doesn’t last. You’ll pretty quickly hit a point when you feel apathetic: maybe you’re tired ... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4305134 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:41:58 +0100 4305134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942836&cid=t_175057_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F07%2Fwhat-not-to-say-to-someone-with-panic-disorder%2F Imagine this: you’re allergic to cats. You’ve just been exposed to cat dander and your eyes are a soggy, drippy red mess. You sneeze uncontrollably multiple times in a row. Your skin becomes itchy, red, and full of welts. You’re feeling pretty miserable. A friend walks up to you. “Hey, no worries,” he exclaims casually, “there’s nothing to be allergic to!” Uh, what? “Sure there is — I’m allergic to cats,” you’d probably say. “Nah,” says your friend, “just stop sneezing. You’ll be okay.” “What?! I can’t just STOP sneezing on a dime,” you retort. “Sure you can. There’s nothing wrong with you,” he insists. “Uhm, care to explain these welts, then? And the red eyes? And the sneezing?!” Sounds frustrating, doesn’t it? If you suffe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942836 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:46:49 +0100 3942836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3480814&cid=t_175057_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F18%2Fcompeting-models-when-mental-health-recovery-clashes-with-twelve-step-programs%2F In my chapter about substance abuse in Beyond Blue, I wrote: Today I realize the recovery cultures of addiction and mental illness clash. Like the Church of Scientology and neurobiology. Like Tom Cruise and common sense. Because complaining is considered whining to most twelve-steppers — “poor me, poor me, pour me a drink” — but as a smart disclosure of symptoms to mental-health professionals. Because many recovering alcoholics and drug addicts are not educated about mental illness, a lot of bad advice is doled out at meetings and/or social hours. With the best of intentions, of course. But dangerous all the same. I was intimidated by the AA old-timers and afraid to think any differently from them, fearing that if I listened to my gut, I would become one of those pe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3480814 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:13:19 +0100 3480814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1322017&cid=t_175057_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2F23%2Fobama-opens-the-discussion-of-race-in-america%2F Technically, we’re apolitical here at Psych Central, since mental health issues know no boundaries or political party lines. But we watched Senator Barack Obama’s speech this week on race, and were surprised to find such articulate thoughts espoused on the campaign trail. Like most Americans, we’ve become so accustomed to the mud-slinging and accusations from one political candidate to another, we don’t know what to say when someone actually speaks to us like fellow, intelligent and mature adults about a serious cultural issue like race. We found the conversation continued today over in an op-ed in The Boston Globe entitled, Bringing race to the forefront, by Sally Lehrman. She points to the psychological and sociological research done on race that suggests Obama&#... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1322017 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:55:19 +0100 1322017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=652008&cid=t_175057_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F121632699%2Flink_what_you_know_to_what_you.html This study showed how cognitive information regulates the coding of motor information through neurons in the basal ganglia. How so? Cells network between purely cognitive and purely motor information. Although it’s still in the early stages … this research encourages people to consider gaps between what we know as a way to improve what we do. What do you think?   (Source: BrainBasedBusiness) BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=652008 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:10:36 +0100 652008