THE WARNING SIGNS OF CONDUCT DISORDER IN CHILDREN

THE WARNING SIGNS OF CONDUCT DISORDER IN CHILDREN

Conduct disorder in children goes beyond bad behavior. It is a diagnosable mental health condition that is characterized by patterns of violating societal norms and the rights of others.

It's important for kids with conduct disorder to get professional treatment. Recognizing the early warning signs can help you take appropriate action.

SIGNS OF CONDUCT DISORDER

Conduct disorder extends beyond normal teenage rebellion. It involves serious behavior problems that are likely to raise alarm among teachers, parents, peers, and other adults.

In order to qualify for a diagnosis of conduct disorder, children must exhibit at least three symptoms in the past year and at least one symptom in the past six months:

AGGRESSION TOWARD PEOPLE AND ANIMALS

Often bullies, threatens, or intimidates others

Often initiates physical fights

Has used a weapon that could cause serious harm

Property Destruction

Deliberate fire setting

Other destruction of property

DECEPTIVENESS OR THEFT

Breaking or entering a house, car or building

Lying for personal gain

SERIOUS RULE VIOLATION

Staying out at night or being truant before the age of 13 years

Has run away from home overnight at least twice

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Ways to Improve Yourself

Ways to Improve Yourself 

1. Accept yourself as you are

         You count, you are valuable, you deserve, you are unique and precious, know that and give yourself the best chance to lead the life of your dreams. 

2. Never Stop learning

          

          Gain more knowledge and understanding about those things you are passionate and love doing. 

3. Improve your confidence

         Believe! as you've done in the past , you can face whatever life throws at you believe that you can, and you will always find you way. 

4. Be grateful and use you past experiences

        An unfortunate event from the past is now an emergency file to use as an example of how to or not to move forward.

5. Build long-lasting relationships, stay connected

    

       Life is comfortable, enjoyable, and happy when you surround yourself with people that love, appreciate, vale care for you, and accept you as you are. 

6. Follow your dreams and aspirations 

     Dreams are your greatest motivators, showing you a picture of your future, a picture that pulls you into excitement and irresistible desire to prove yourself how amazing you can be. 

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HOW TO FIGHT INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS

HOW TO FIGHT INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS

Have you ever felt like your head is on fire? You can’t stop thinking, you don’t sleep at night. Everywhere you go, those thoughts are still there and they don’t leave. But what can you do to fight them? You probably tried thousand times but here there are some suggestions.

1. Let it be

Stopping your intrusive thoughts don’t work because they only become more distressing. Using self-talk to coach your way through the process is key. ‘Here is the thought — I’m not going to focus on it, I’m going to let it pass.'” Knowing this can help that upsetting thought carry less weight in your mind.

2. Focus on something else

When we are stressed or too calm, those thoughts are triggered. By finding an activity the thoughts often move to the background. Music, movies, a conversation with someone, a sport, hobby, or activity can engage our brain in something else.

3. Self- talk

Analyse them and find the reasons why they’re wrong. For example, you could think a person is about to leave you because they hate you but ask yourself if this is possible and why.

4. Remember, it’s just a thought

What you think is not always true.

5. Meditation

When I feel like I’m thinking too much, I just close my eyese and focus on my breath. I also listen to guided meditations.

6. Find a therapist

Sometimes we can’t fight alone, we need someone else.

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Bullying

Bullying 

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems. 

In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:

An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power—such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.

Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.

There are three types of bullying:

Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes:

1. Teasing

2. Name-calling

Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation 

or relationships. Social bullying includes:

1. Leaving someone out on purpose

2. Telling other children not to be friends with someone

Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or possessions. Physical bullying includes:

1. Hitting/kicking/pinching

2. Spitting

3. Tripping/pushing 

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How to find the Right Relation ship

How to find the Right Relation ship 

1. Know yourself 

 It is a must to know your deal breakers, your personality quirks and what you may want in someone else in order to find balance.

2. Know what you are looking for 

Grab a piece of paper, and make three columns. Label on column "non-negotiables, "label one "negotiables," and label the other "Don't care." Now, fill them in 

3. Put yourself out there

join dating sites, dating apps, and go to social events around your community. 

4. Let someone pursue you

Let someone nail down a night to see you because they can't stand the idea of letting anymore days go by without it. 

5. Give them a chance 

it is really fair to judge someone based off of one date. you can't learn enough in one date

6.Stop wondering if you are right for them 

So many times we get caught up in the question, "Am i the one for him?" and, the answer is, "who the hell cared?!" The question you should be asking is...... "Is He right for me?"

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7 things A 'Highly Sensitive Person Needs

How can we as highly sensitive people cope with our trait? Here are  7 things we need to take care of our mental health:

1. Time to decompress.

Noisy, busy environments — like a crowded mall during the holidays, a concert or a big party — can wreak havoc on a sensitive person’s highly reactive nervous system. Likewise, packed schedules and high-pressure situations, like a job interview or the first day in a new school, are overstimulating. Can be alone.

2. People who support us.

Sensitive people may cry or become emotional a lot. “Sensitive people can’t help but express what they’re feeling,”

3. A gentle, healthy way of managing conflict.

No matter who you are, fighting with a loved one is miserable. But sensitive people tend to feel extra anxious when conflict arises — and an internal battle takes place. We feel torn between speaking up for what we believe is right and sitting back so we don’t provoke an angry reaction from the other person. Often we subjugate our own needs because we’d rather “go along to get along” than fight.

On the other hand, sensitive people can make great conflict resolvers, because we tend to see the other person’s perspective. We have high levels of empathy and can easily put ourselves in someone else’s shoes.

4. Time to get things done.

Sensitive people like a slower pace of life. We like pondering all our options before making a decision and regularly reflecting on our experiences. We hate busy schedules and rushing from one event to the next. One of the hardest parts of my day during the work week is getting moving in the morning and leaving my apartment on time. Saturday mornings, when I don’t have to work, are for going at my own pace. It’s calming and restorative to know I don’t have to be dressed and ready to go anywhere anytime soon.

5. Healthy meals spaced regularly throughout the day.

When I don’t eat regularly, I get hangry. This is because, according to Aron, extreme hunger can mess up a sensitive person’s mood or concentration. To fend off feelings of crankiness and discombobulation, maintain a steady blood sugar level throughout the day by eating regular healthy meals and snacks.

6. Low lighting.

If possible, turn off the overhead lights in your home or office and substitute a lamp.

7. Beauty and nature.

Like most sensitive people, I’m deeply affected by my surroundings, especially the way they look. Cluttered, chaotic or just plain ugly environments bother me. I feel calm spending time in nature, my city’s favorite neighborhoods or my simply decorated apartment (especially when it’s actually clean and tidy!).

When it comes down to it, the key is to embrace your sensitivity rather than work against it. Sensitive people make incredible leaders, partners and friends. We have high levels of empathy and we’re usually creative and perceptive. Maybe the world could use a little more of what we have.

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What is addiction?

What is addiction?

Addiction is a physical or psychological need to do, take or use something, to the point where it could be harmful to you.

Why does addiction begin?

There are many reasons why addictions begin. In the case of drugs, alcohol and nicotine, these substances affect the way you feel, both physically and mentally. These feelings can be enjoyable and create a powerful urge to use the substances again.

Gambling may result in a similar mental 'high' after a win, followed by a strong urge to try again and re-create that feeling. This can develop into a habit that becomes very hard to stop.

Being addicted to something means that not having it causes withdrawal symptoms or a 'come down'. Because this can be unpleasant, it's easier to carry on having or doing what you crave, and so the cycle continues. Often, an addiction gets out of control because you need more and more to satisfy a craving and achieve the 'high'.

The strain of managing an addiction can seriously damage a person's work performance and relationships. In the case of substance abuse (for example, drugs and alcohol), an addiction can have serious psychological and physical effects.

Some studies suggest that addiction is genetic, but environmental factors, such as being brought up by someone with an addiction, are also thought to increase the risk. An addiction can be a way of blocking out difficult issues. Unemployment and poverty can trigger addiction, along with stress, and emotional or professional pressure.

Symptoms of addiction

People may or may not know they are addicted. The symptoms that indicate you, or someone you know, has an addiction include:

1. repeating something even though it interferes with your life

2. stealing or selling things to continue the addictive behaviour

3. losing interest in other things

4. being angry, violent, moody, or depressed

5. seeing changes in eating habits, sleeping habits, or weight

6. feeling sick or shaky when trying to quit.

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4 Things Needed for Trauma Recovery

4 Things Needed for Trauma Recovery

Recovery from trauma can be a complicated, long, and difficult process.  In truth, a traumatic experience is not always something that a person can get over, but there are ways to heal and work through a traumatic experience.  Trauma recovery is about stabilization, healing, and building back mental and emotional strength that may have been damaged by the trauma.

Here are some of the most important aspects of trauma recovery that I have found are needed to support those who have experienced a trauma:

1. Safety

When your safety is threatened, you have to drop everything and try to achieve a sense of safety again before you can move forward with your life.  This is why is is so important for trauma survivors to feel safe.  This might be accomplished by increasing security at home or other areas, or by avoiding areas that trigger a sense of fear or safety threat. It may also mean building a sense of emotional safety by setting boundaries with others or limiting contact with people who have been abusive.

2. Belief

A major barrier to healing from trauma is when survivors are not believed when they talk about or report their experiences. Leave the evidence questions to the courts, and be supportive of the people you care about. If you have been traumatized, seek support from those who do believe you, and limit your engagement with those who express disbelief or judgement about your trauma. It can be incredibly painful when those who are supposed to care about you do not believe you, but there is support out there from professionals and advocates that can help.

3. Validation

People who have experienced a trauma need to be understood in addition to being believed.  Validating someone’s experience by listening to their story and understanding why the experience has impacted them in the way that is has is key to trauma recovery. Feeling validated that your trauma is understood by others to be real and impactful can help you feel supported when you are trying to recover from a traumatic experience. his doesn’t mean that you need to relay all the times when you have felt those emotions as well, as you don’t want to turn the conversation back around to yourself when you’re trying to be supportive. But it can mean just saying that you understand what is is like to have those feelings, and you want to support their healing throughout their recovery process.

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