How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person’s Guide to Suicide Prevention Reviews

Posted on January 3, 2012 by untreatable| 2 Comments

How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person’s Guide to Suicide Prevention

The statistics on suicide are staggering. According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in 1997 in the USA more teenagers and young adults died from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza and chronic lung disease combined. It is also an international epidemic. Susan Blauner is the perfect emissary for a message of hope and a program of action for these millions of people. She’s been though it, and speaks and writes eloquently a

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Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong: A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety Reviews

Posted on December 29, 2011 by untreatable| 5 Comments

Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong: A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety

You don’t need a book to tell you this much: Sometimes things fall apart, crack open, and miss the mark. You can plan and strategize and keep your eye on the horizon, watching for trouble. And nothing you can do will protect you from the fact that things might, when you least expect it, go terribly, horribly wrong. If you’re anxious about this, it’s not like you don’t have a reason. If you’re very anxious about this, you’re certainly not alone. In fact, even if your whole life feels like it’s ab

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The Happy Moments: Moving Out of Anxiety and Depression

After the death of his mother from cancer, Shawn tried to cope with the loss by picking up the pieces and moving on. Little did he know that within a few months he would go from living a normal life as a college student to becoming trapped inside his own hellish nightmare. Help came in the form of a veteran ex-sufferer, an unconventional psychologist, and a natural health practitioner. With their guidance, he was shown simple, innovative techniques that enabled him to get beyond his own l

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Self-Harm: A Psychotherapeutic Approach

Posted on December 24, 2011 by untreatable| Leave a comment

Self-Harm: A Psychotherapeutic Approach

Self-harm is worryingly common in young women, and is often used as a way of easing emotional suffering. Self-Harm: A Psychotherapeutic Approach explores the issues involved from the perspective of a psychoanalytical psychotherapist. Fiona Gardner examines these issues through extensive clinical material and an analysis of the social and cultural influences behind self-harm. This book will be of interest to all those working with those who are harming themselves, including psychotherapists, scho

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Jan Marini Sunless Self-Tanner-4 oz

Posted on December 19, 2011 by untreatable| 1 Comment

Jan Marini Sunless Self-Tanner-4 oz

  • Creates a natural streak-free color
  • Doesn’t harm or irritate the skin
  • Is not a dye or a coating
  • Helps to bind moisture to the skin
  • Promotes collagen and elasticity

Jan MariniBioglycolic Sunless Self-Tanner(4 oz./118 ml)Benefits This sunless tanner unites with skin, creating a natural streak-free color Creates natural color that isn’t orange or un-natural Doesn’t harm or irritate the skin Is not a dye or a coating, creates a beautiful tan from the inside Features Glycerin helps to bind moisture to the skin
Ascrobic Acid (Vitamin C) is a skin nourishing and protecting antioxidant
Tocopherol Ascorbyl Palmitate is a skin retinol that promotes collagen

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Cover Up – Understanding Self Harm

Posted on December 14, 2011 by untreatable| 1 Comment

Cover Up – Understanding Self Harm

Cover Up: Understanding Self-Harm is a guide for parents, teachers, therapists or anyone who lives with, supports or provides therapy for people who self-harm. This book blows away the stigma and myths that are attached to this distressing behaviour. It explains fully and comprehensively what self-harm is really about and includes a step-by-step section on how people who self-harm should and can be supported and helped.Cover Up: Understanding Self-Harm is a guide for parents, teachers, therapist

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History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life

Posted on December 9, 2011 by untreatable| 2 Comments

History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life

“It is so nice to be happy. It always gives me a good feeling to see other people happy. . . . It is so easy to achieve.” —Kim’s journal entry, May 3, 1988 On the night of April 15, 1990, Jill Bialosky’s twenty-one-year-old sister Kim came home from a bar in downtown Cleveland. She argued with her boyfriend on the phone. Then she took her mother’s car keys, went into the garage, closed the garage door. She climbed into the car, turned on the ignition, and fell asleep. Her body was fo

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The Buddha and the Borderline: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder through Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Buddhism, and Online Dating

Posted on December 4, 2011 by untreatable| 4 Comments

The Buddha and the Borderline: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder through Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Buddhism, and Online Dating

Kiera Van Gelder’s first suicide attempt at the age of twelve marked the onset of her struggles with drug addiction, depression, post-traumatic stress, self-harm, and chaotic romantic relationships-all of which eventually led to doctors’ belated diagnosis of borderline personality disorder twenty years later. The Buddha and the Borderline is a window into this mysterious and debilitating condition, an unblinking portrayal of one woman’s fight against the emotional devastation of borderline perso

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Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder: A Family Guide for Healing and Change

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by unstable moods, negative self-image, dangerous impulsivity, and tumultuous relationships. Many people with BPD excel in academics and careers while revealing erratic, self-destructive, and sometimes violent behavior only to those with whom they are intimate. Others have trouble simply holding down a job or staying in school.

Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder is a compassionate and informative guide to understanding this pr

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From the Inside-Out: Shattering the Mental Illness Myth. A True Story.

Posted on November 29, 2011 by untreatable| 1 Comment

From the Inside-Out: Shattering the Mental Illness Myth. A True Story.

From the Inside-Out is a true story about spiritual awakenings written for everyone experiencing personal breakthroughs. It is also a crucial reference guide for families, friends, and all caregivers (therapists, social workers, mental health professionals, and clergy). Additionally, the Foreword and comprehensive Appendix are written by two renowned transpersonal psychologists. These references are designed to broaden the reader’s understanding of misdiagnoses too often associated with indiv

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Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies (For Dummies (Psychology & Self Help))

Posted on November 24, 2011 by untreatable| 2 Comments

Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies (For Dummies (Psychology & Self Help))

Practical, proven ways to get fear, worry, and panic under controlThink you worry too much? You’re not alone?over 40 million Americans suffer from some form of anxiety. Help is here in this friendly guide, which offers sound advice on identifying anxiety triggers through taking self-tests, improving your eating habits, relaxing, and finding support for you and your loved ones.Now with 25% new and revised content, Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies, 2nd Edition explores all of the most common trigger

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Bodies under Siege: Self-mutilation, Nonsuicidal Self-injury, and Body Modification in Culture and Psychiatry

Posted on November 19, 2011 by untreatable| Leave a comment

Bodies under Siege: Self-mutilation, Nonsuicidal Self-injury, and Body Modification in Culture and Psychiatry

A quarter century after it was first published, Bodies under Siege remains the classic, authoritative book on self-mutilation. Now in its third edition, this invaluable work is updated throughout with findings from hundreds of new studies, discussions of new models of self-injury, an assessment of the S.A.F.E. (Self Abuse Finally Ends) program, and the Bill of Rights for People Who Self-harm. Armando Favazza’s pioneering work identified a wide range of forces, many of them cultural and societal,

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