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Tips to Beat Procrastination

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Procrastination is a habit that can be quite harmless, as some people thrive on the stress of putting things off until deadline. But procrastination can be a serious problem if it throws the important matters ...

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Teenage Anger

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Teen anger takes many forms. It may be expressed as indignation and resentment, or rage and fury. It is the expression of teenage anger — the behavior — that we see. Some teens may repress ...

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Dreaming Waves of Emotions

Monday, May 21st, 2007

A very good male friend and I are walking on a familiar beach. We are having a discussion, and although I can't now remember the content, I know it was intense. We stop walking ...

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Dreaming of Falling into Water

Monday, May 21st, 2007

I do not always have the same dream but it is always the same theme. I always dream I am falling into oceans or deep bodies of water. I always know before I fall that I ...

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Dreaming of Being Cast Away

Monday, May 21st, 2007

My life is awful. When I was pregnant with my second child, and my daughter was just one year old, my husband had an affair with another woman. I don't want to divorce him because ...

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Dreaming of Seeing Him For How He Really Is

Monday, May 21st, 2007

I dream I wake up and go to my back door. It smells fresh and wonderful outside. I look to my neighbor's yard and the shrubbery is completely cut down. I can see his house ...

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Dreaming of Sex with My Boss

Monday, May 21st, 2007

My dream concerns my boss at work. I have been with the company for over 3 years and just started reporting to him about 9 months ago. He is a great boss, but I don't ...

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I Dreamt My Boyfriend Was Gay

Monday, May 21st, 2007

The dream starts out in the bedroom of my boyfriend (of three years). I just stopped by to give a kiss before I went home. When I get to his room, he is sitting on ...

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Dreaming of Putting Our Children Up For Adoption

Monday, May 21st, 2007

I've been married 31 years (rocky the last three or four years, wanting to leave but can't seem to because of guilt and security issues), in counseling for the past two years, two adult children, ...

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A Dream of Unfaithfulness

Monday, May 21st, 2007

My fiancé and I have been dating for a year this month. I love him more than anyone, but for about five months I have been having a dream that he is having an affair ...

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Before Spring Has Sprung

Monday, May 21st, 2007

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant." —Anne Bradstreet, 1655 It's a rainy mid-January Wednesday in Boston. The sky is a blank sheet of gray. The air is chilled. In the Northeast, ...

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Summer Opportunities for Teens

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Attention students -- summer is here! Unless you were raised on a farm, summers probably bring to mind camp, sports teams, and long, lazy days hanging out with nothing to do but complain about being bored. ...

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Are You Too Tense?

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Too tense? You may be experiencing a chronic level of physical and emotional tension. Those who take time to relax and release inner tension do much better physically and emotionally than those who fail to ...

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Are You an Underachiever?

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Underachievement is another stress indicator associated with physical problems and emotional discomfort. People who have issues with underachievement have the perception that they are not being very productive with their lives and, as a result, ...

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Coping with a Negative Mood

Monday, May 21st, 2007

People under chronic stress often try to cope by feeling down, hopeless, or sad. It is a way of communicating to the world that "I'm not doing so well" or a subtle plea for help. Negative ...

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