Learn to delegate responsibility to capable others.

And then allow them to do the job that you know they are capable of doing.

Let it go!

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

Fighting the stigma of mental illness…

For additional videos and information, go to:

www.bringchange2mind.org

Change a mind about mental illness. Save a life.

See more of Producer/Director Ron Howard’s ground-breaking videos fighting the stigma of mental illness at www.bringchange2mind.org

If an especially unpleasant task faces you, do it early in the day and get it over with, then the rest of your day will be free of anxiety.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

Mental Health America launched a new, interactive website called Live Your Life Well, where you’ll find tools to live a more balanced, healthy life, information about stress and wellness, personal success stories, a gratitude stream and much, much more.

Go to Live Your Life Well and see for yourself. Chances are, you’ll find lots of information to help you live a more healthy, balanced lifestyle.

The Fall 2009 issue of NAMI Beginnings magazine is now available in a downloadable format. Focusing on the integration of primary care and mental health screening, this is a must-read publication for almost everyone. Check it out and share it around!

For more about NAMI, visit their website or follow them on FACEBOOK.

Allow yourself time - everyday - for privacy, quiet, and introspection.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

Acceptance

~A Poem~

She denied when first informed.

When she heard the girl was sick and always would be.

“Not my daughter.”

“She’s brilliant. We prize that.”

~

She raged as illness unfolded.

Living the day-in, the day-out, fearing dreams would never come about.

“This is not our life!”

She had such plans. She cherished them. She clung.

~

She trembled when the crazy bubbled up.

When her fear, fueled by helplessness, boiled on over with it.

She’d always had control.

That’s how she lived.  She controlled.

~

She prayed when hope refused to settle in.

When getting through a day sans crisis was success.

“God can do miracles.”

“We need one. I’ll do whatever it takes.” She begged.

~

She mourned as miracles failed to manifest.

When she knew the girl was sick and always would be.

When she knew that her mind was truly ill.

She, they, so prized it.

…time…

She loved when they spent time together.

When the girl chose to live and she chose to live beside her.

When she knew their plans had changed, but that the change was right and good.

They would move on. They would be well.

~

And now.

They rejoice.

She is ill, but lives, stays, well.

Lives, loves, learns. Well.

And ~ blessed be ~ brilliance, bravery, beauty ~ accompany.

They, too, are here to stay.

When you are busy with a project, concentrate on doing only that project. Forget about everything else you have to do. Live, BE, in the moment.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

The following is a reprint

of

A National Institute of Mental Health Press Release

~~~

Clinical Trial Participation Update

Anxious Depression & AZD2327

If you (or someone you know) have been diagnosed with major depression and have anxiety symptoms, you may be able to participate in an NIMH research study that seeks to decrease symptoms of depression and understand the causes of anxious depression.  Anxiety symptoms may include tension, worry, apprehension, restlessness, or loss of appetite.

This study evaluates the effectiveness and safety of the study drug AZD2327, in the treatment of major depression and anxiety symptoms.  This drug has a different mechanism of action from commonly used SSRI’s (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) for anxiety and depression.   This is a 12 week-outpatient study including an inpatient stay of 7 days in Bethesda, MD.

If you are 18-65 years of age and have been diagnosed with major depression and have anxiety symptoms, you may be eligible for this clinical trial.  There is the chance of receiving placebo in this study.

After completion of the study, NIMH will provide short-term follow-up care, and then you will return to the care of your own provider.  In addition, all research participation is without cost and we will cover all transportation costs from anywhere in the United States.

To find out if  you qualify or for more information, please call 1-877-MIND-NIH (1-877-646-3644) or email us at moodresearch@mail.nih.gov .  (TTY: 1-866-411-1010)

Find Clinical Trials by State:

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results/map/click?term=Behaviors+and+Mental+Disorders%5BCONDITION-BROWSE-BRANCH%5D&recr=Open&fund=01&map.x=163&map.y=177