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Comment on Emotional Maturity by Bill Bartmann

Bill Bartmann — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:48:34 +0000

This site rocks!

Comment on About EmotionalHealth.us by Mitch

Mitch — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:46:55 +0000

Hi,

I’m glad that I came across your blog. You have some very useful and interesting posts here. I will put a link to your blog from my site, if this is okay with you.

Happy blogging.

Comment on Emotional Blackmail – Susan Forward, Beverly Engel by Emo Health

Emo Health — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:17:00 +0000

“Healing Your Emotional Self” by Beverly Engel describes “Mirror Therapy as it applies to raising your self-esteem, improving your self-image (including your body image), quieting your inner critic, and healing your shame.”

The book, published in 2007, includes a step-by-step program for developing personal skills for self-help emotional healing.

Comment on The Purple Heart and PTSD by Emo Health

Emo Health — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:53:00 +0000

Maya Schenwar of Truthout.org reported today, “Neglect, mistreatment and abuse are the norm for active-duty soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).”

She writes, “As of the end of March, 346,393 US veterans were being treated for PTSD; 115,000 of those served in Iraq or Afghanistan. That number continues to grow rapidly. However, PTSD symptoms don’t always wait to emerge until soldiers return home.”

“It can take years to receive even minimal care. And once treatment begins, the soldiers are often punished for revealing their problems… This mentality leads many soldiers to conceal their symptoms for years.”

Maya’s article, “PTSD Ignored on Active Duty,” is posted at:

http://www.truthout.org/071509R?n

Comment on Suicide: Pain, Suffering, and Prevention by Emo Health

Emo Health — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:06:20 +0000

Agence France-Presse reports, “Suicides in the US Army are on the rise with 88 suspected cases in the first six months of the year, compared to 67 in the same period in 2008, according to Pentagon figures issued.

The latest figures confirmed warnings from top US military officers that the number of suicides among active-duty soldiers this year was on track to surpass a record level set in 2008.

Last year 128 soldiers took their lives, up from 115 in 2007, amid increasing strain on Army troops serving repeated combat tours.”

Source: http://bit.ly/pcmRj

Comment on Emotional Freedom – Dr. Judith Orloff by Emo Health

Emo Health — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:03:23 +0000

Dr. Judith Orloff was featured on Shrink Rap Radio on March 28, 2009. Listen to the program at:

http://tinyurl.com/d6c8u9

Comment on Emotions Anonymous (EA) by Gail

Gail — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:39:00 +0000

I have been participating in an online EA group over the last few months. I have been in 12-step recovery for many years, and only in EA for a little while, but this seems to be providing the missing piece, in many ways. As an addict in recovery, I have continued to struggle periodically with the intense and difficult emotions that have arisen and have spent some time trying to deal with them. I have been in therapy for years with slow progress. Side effects of medication has made it difficult for me to use antidepressants. EA has been really helpful as far as being able to be honest with a caring healing community about my emotional extremes, and to be honest with myself. Thanks for this write-up. More people need to know that EA is around.

Comment on Emotions Anonymous (EA) by Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:26:10 +0000

I’ve been in EA on and off for about 10 years. When I’m working the EA steps, things go well. I have a support network, I am reminded to rely on my Higher Power, I have the EA slogans in my head. All of that keeps me on an even keel.

When I fall away from the program, things unravel, because I am powerless over my emotions. I strongly encourage people to go to EA!!

Comment on Emotions Anonymous (EA) by Susan

Susan — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:49:53 +0000

EA is the ONLY thing that has EVER changed my life for the better. I have been hospitalized 3 times, most recently last fall, and on disability for 3 months, first with bipolar diagnosis and then changed to depression and anxiety. I lived with torment. Always. And I believed that was because I was too weak to handle life.

If you are in need of relieving that torment and being set free, please look ea up.

Comment on Emotions Anonymous (EA) by Val A

Val A — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:46:22 +0000

I’ve been in emotions anonymous for about eight months, and so far, I really love it. Going to the meetings is helpful to me because others share things that have worked for them. I get to hear about possible strategies for coping with stress, intrusive thoughts, conflicts with people, etc. Plus, It’s nice to know I’m not alone. I’m also working the steps, which is a really rigorous and difficult process, but I have learned a lot about myself. I’ve identified some behavior patterns in my life that have caused me a lot of problems.

For me, the best thing about EA is that it’s teaching me to cope with emotions and live with unsolved problems. I think that’s a learned skill, which some people are better at than others. I’m not so great at it, but luckily I have a program to help me!