50 Things To Do Before Seeing a Psychiatrist: And How To Actually Do Them by Joe Baldizzone

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A huge added and immediate benefit of getting a good checkup is the knowledge that you took loving action towards yourself.

accepting our feelings, all of them, is critical to overcoming depression.

When we accept our less pleasurable feelings, they also pass a lot more quickly. We let go of the fear and judgement that gives them their sticky staying effect.

The healthiest foods to eat are the ones that have no nutrition label on them. We were not designed to eat chemicalized, processed food-like products, and our bodies haven’t yet evolved enough to do so. If you want to be happy and healthy and stay that way until your final years, one of the most important things you can do is eat less fake food, replacing it with more of what nature provides.

According to the American Heart Association, men should have a maximum of 37 grams of sugar per day, women 25. One 16oz bottle of Coke has 75 grams of sugar.

Full recovery from alcoholism is rare when the recovering person goes untreated. They may stay away from alcohol for weeks, months, possibly even years, but if they don’t change the person who needed to pick up a drink in the first place, they are destined to either drink again or live their lives unhappily, wishing they could drink safely.

Also, be wary of therapists who take the focus off of you and place it on others in your life as being the problems.

It’s impossible to feel sorry for yourself when you are actively engaged in helping others.

Exercise is equally or more effective than antidepressant medication for the treatment of depression.

the nasal passages contain nitrous oxide, which relaxes muscle fiber and lowers blood pressure.

Resentment, it’s been said, is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

A half ounce to one ounce of water per pound of body weight is the current recommendation, with additional water being added according to your daily activity and the degree to which you sweat.

By forcing yourself into new situations you also force depressive thoughts away by replacing them with fresh, new discoveries and experiences.

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