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Adopting a Child: The Early Days

Adopting a baby is a wonderful and heartwarming experience. It can also be scary, overwhelming and stressful. After a long wait and a mountain of paper work, your baby is finally with you. You are most likely beset with conflicting emotions. Here's how to cope with the new bundle of joy in your life and the changes he/she brings to the family.

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Emotional Eating: What makes you overeat?

Emotional eating is eating large quantities of food which are usually ‘comfort’ or ‘junk’ foods. Instead of responding to the appetites, people eat in response to their emotions.

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Understanding Binge Eating

Binge eating is an eating disorder where a person overeats on a regular basis. It includes periods of excessive eating. 

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Emotional Eating : The Culprit

Emotional eating is eating for reasons other than hunger.  Many studies suggest that 75% of overeating is the result of emotional eating.

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A World Of Their Own - What is Schizophrenia?

Do you hear aliens talking to you? Do you think that the red and green traffic lights are signals from space? Do you hear people talking to you constantly when there is no one physically present? This may sound very bizarre to you. But the hard truth is that there are people for whom such thoughts and behaviours are a reality.  

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Post partum blues

As many as 80% of new mothers experience a case of ?baby blues'.It is a common phenomenon that is generally classified as a temporary state of heightened emotionality. It is also called ?post-partum blues', a word which literally translates into ?after-delivery'. Postpartum blues last anywhere between a few days up to several weeks post delivery.

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Depression - What is it?

Depression is a medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think, and how you act. Depression does not discriminate; it affects men and women, young and old, and people of all races, cultures, and incomes. 

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When You Feel Like Ending Your Life

"Suicide is not chosen; it happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with pain." You may have experienced intense emotions and thoughts that have lead to you also thiniking about harming yourself or ending your life. This can be an overwhelming experience. Do take some time to understand more about it.

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How Can I Help Someone Who May Be Suicidal?

Dealing with suicidal tendencies is difficult not just for the individual but also for the people close to them. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the age group of 15-44 years. Globally, suicide rates have increased by 41.3 % in the past decade. According to Dr. Gururaj, HOD Epidemiology, NIMHANS, for every suicide committed, ten people attempt suicide and 100 contemplate it.These statistics go to show that suicide is a very real problem, one that we cannot ignore.

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Care-giving for Alzheimer's Patients

Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease is one of the greatest challenges among the various trials of caring for the elderly. It is a tough, tough job and can become overwhelming at times. The physical demands and the emotional strains are exhausting. Here is some information on care-giving for Alzheimer's patients.

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