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961) ADHD and Refusal
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Individuals with ADHD often struggle with social skills. They may lack social awareness, become engrossed in their own thoughts, and find it challenging to decline requests. Due to difficulties in self-management and unclear boundaries, they might find it hard to refuse, leading to a burdensome life. Inability to decline can inadvertently lead to carrying unnecessary responsibilities. Leonardo da Vinci once said that refusing at the very beginning...
962) Navigating Bipolar Country: Personal and Professional Perspectives on Living with Bipolar Disorder
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42 Candid, Powerful, Poignant Encounters with Bipolar Disorder
For those living with bipolar, supporting a family member, or treating it, navigating the journey can be unpredictable and often heartbreaking. This collection of personal testimonies takes you on a bumpy ride deep into bipolar country. The candid essays in Navigating Bipolar Country will captivate, educate, and inspire you. And help fight the stigma against bipolar disorder and all mental...
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The go-to guide for dealing with the narcissist in your life-now fully updated based on reader feedback!
Do you know someone who is overly arrogant, shows an extreme lack of empathy, or exhibits an inflated sense of entitlement? Do they exploit others, or engage in deluded thinking? These are all traits of narcissistic personality disorder, and when it comes to dealing with narcissists, it can be difficult to get your point across. So, how do you...
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Based in part on her own family's journey, Ellen Van Vechten explains the science of addiction, the theory of treatment, and the twelve-step model of recovery, providing sensible information and tips for reasoned action in support of a loved one while fostering personal growth and recovery.
Powerlessness over another's addiction has a caustic effect on the family. Too often parents and partners equate "letting go" with "giving up." While acceptance...
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x, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Following the success of his New York Times bestseller, Until Tuesday, Iraq War veteran Luis Carlos Montalván takes to the road with his beloved Golden Retriever service dog, Tuesday, advocating for America's wounded warriors and for each other. Luis's first book sparked a national conversation about service dogs and PTSD. In this spectacular new memoir, he and Tuesday bring their healing mission to the next level, showing how these beautifully...
966) Unf#ck Your Brain: Using Science to Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers
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Our brains are doing our best to help us out, but they can be real *ssholes sometimes. Sometimes it seems like your own brain is out to get you-melting down in the middle of the grocery store, picking fights with your date, getting you addicted to something, or shutting down completely at the worst possible moments. You already told your brain firmly that it isn't good to do these things. But your brain has a mind of its own. That's where this book...
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If you're recovering from addiction, The Gift of Recovery offers quick, in-the-moment tips and tricks to help you cope with daily stress and stay firmly on the path to wellness. With this gentle, easy-to-use guide, you'll learn how to navigate relationships, take time for self-care, and build a mindful, sustainable, and joyful recovery. Deciding to get help for addiction is the first step toward recovery. But addiction recovery doesn't happen all...
968) Raising Adventurous Eaters: Practical Ways to Overcome Picky Eating and Food Sensory Sensitivities
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Has your child asked, "Why was I adopted?"
When Kathleen Lockwood's son posed that question, she knew the answer: "Because God wanted you to be exactly who you are, and he wanted us to be your parents." This eloquent response explaining adoption as the perfection of God's plan is illustrated throughout her touching story.
An Adoption Made in Heaven alters the adoption paradigm and tells the story that Amy is not given away but delivered to the parents...
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Don't just survive-thrive. In Everyday Mindfulness for OCD, two experts in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) offer a blend of mindfulness, humor, and self-compassion to help you stop dwelling on what's wrong and start enhancing what's right-leading to a more joyful life. If you've been diagnosed with OCD, you already understand how your obsessive thoughts, compulsive behavior, and need for rituals can interfere with everyday life. Maybe you've already...
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Bestselling author, therapist, lawyer, and mediator Bill Eddy describes how dangerous, high-conflict personalities have gained power in governments worldwide-and what citizens can do to keep these people out of office. Democracy is under siege. The reason isn't politics but personalities: too many countries have come under the sway of high-conflict people (HCPs) who have become politicians. Most of these high-conflict politicians have traits of narcissistic...
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Your twenties can be isolating, infuriating and painful - but how do you stay healthy and realistic when you're also dealing with depression, mania, or anxiety? Emily Reynolds's A Beginner's Guide to Losing Your Mind explores the unique challenges, including: • How to deal with pressure at school and college• Tips for dating when you are mentally ill (and what to expect when you're on the other side) • Handling self-harm and suicidal thoughts...
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For many of the 1.6 million U.S. service members who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, the trip home is only the beginning of a longer journey. Many undergo an awkward period of readjustment to civilian life after long deployments. Some veterans may find themselves drinking too much, unable to sleep or waking from unspeakable dreams, lashing out at friends and loved ones. Over time, some will struggle so profoundly that they eventually...
973) News Addiction: Addicted To Press Headlines: Proven 15-Step Plan to Help You Beat Media Dependency
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News Addiction: Addicted To Press Headlines: Proven 15-Step Plan to Help You Beat Media Dependency You stay up-to-date by watching TV, reading a free newspaper, or using social media. You prefer or seek out constant gloom. How can you choose between good, bad, and ugly current events? The same goes for ordinary TV shows.How do we manage the fear of missing out (FOMO) nagging thoughts and emotions and regain our lives?Learn more and gain a better,...
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Packed with instantly accessible and engaging strategies to help you get started on the path to sobriety-beginning on day one.
If you are struggling with substance abuse-whether it's alcohol, drugs, or even prescription pain killers-you should know that you aren't alone, you needn't feel ashamed, and there are tools to help you reach a full recovery. This workbook can help you break free from substance use and addiction, and start building the life...
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"The diagnosis of ADHD can be seen as a blessing or a curse. The choice is yours."
ADHD: Not Just Naughty is an uplifting guide for parents and caregivers of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as they navigate the rocky road of challenging behaviours. These include hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattention and often defiance.
This book recounts one mother's experiences, errors and successes in raising a son diagnosed...
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In "Breaking the Chains: Understanding Cocaine Addiction," author Desmond Gahan delves deep into the harrowing world of cocaine addiction, offering a comprehensive and compassionate exploration of this devastating substance abuse disorder. This insightful book shines a light on the complexities of addiction, providing hope, understanding, and practical guidance for those grappling with this formidable challenge.Drawing from extensive research, personal...
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Pre-teen Ronni is a seemingly normal girl growing up in the suburbs, until the day her mom hides cookies. Soon after, Ronni has an unexplainable compulsion to eat, more and more, and more junk.
In secret and shame, she overeats and binges through tween years, high school, college, an abusive first marriage, and even a loving second marriage. Over thirty years, she steals food, eats food off, of others' plates, and scavenges food out of the trash,...
978) Going to Church
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Belonging to a community reduces isolation, gives people meaning and purpose, and can equip people to contribute more fully. To belong to a community means that people recognize you for who you are, care for you and miss you when you are not there. Going to Church can support people to explore aspects of a church community, and to decide if they want to be part of it. It will also help a church community actively consider how to reduce the barriers...
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Finding balance in life is a goal many of us strive to achieve. Whether it's through a healthy diet, exercise regimen, state of mind, relationship, or other activity (or all of the above), we spend our days trying to be, and become, our best selves. But what happens when all that focus starts to dominate our lives? When our desire for "perfect health" trumps everything else, perhaps without us even realizing it? What happens when our solution starts...
980) Muddy Jungle Rivers
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Muddy Jungle Rivers, a river assault boat Cox'n's memory journey of his war in Vietnam and return home, gives the reader a close-up look at life in the Mobile Riverine Force, during 1968, the bloodiest year of the Vietnam War.
Images come alive as the story unfolds about a seven-man crew captained by a volatile, pro-war enlisted man. Told from a twenty-year-old sailor's point of view, this memoir takes the reader into frustration, rage, terror, death,...
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