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• August 15, 2011 4:50 p.m.

  I found this particular blog entry as well as your contingency planning blog so general that they were unhelpful. If I didn't know what website I was on and what I was searching for I wouldn't know what you were talking about. I won't be reposting this online to help other people deal with stress or mental illnesses. I'd have to explain what the post was about in detail. Seeking professional help is not perfect. And the way psychiatry is (at least in the state I live in,) it is counterproductive to getting practical help for chemical problems in the brain and therapeutic problem to retrain the brain. How about some advice on negating insipid advice from professionals and creating detailed exchanges that can help people who actually want to be active in their recovery? It is very hard to find on the internet. And even more difficult to find in the real world.

  - BPBear

• August 10, 2011 11:49 a.m.

  You're referring to neuroplasticity and I fully agree with you in this regard. The human brain has a remarkable ability to learn and grow, there's evidence that brain damaged patients can bypass damaged areas and thus regain function. Stress can also be managed through cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Although therapy can never be a substitute for medication (if in cases where a person is experiencing severe mental problems) CBT is a useful therapeutic tool that teaches people to recognize emotional triggers and learn how to cope with them.

  - Joseph

• August 4, 2011 6:04 p.m.

  I enjoyed this article not only because I am an NLP practitioner, but because of the common sense tone of it. But yes, it's easier done than said. In order really re-wire your emotional responses to what you witness out there, you have to go through an actual experience and not just talk about it. NLP is a technology that allows you to embed an experience into your neurology without having to go through all the history of what is causing you grief. For me, this article is 10 years too late, but for many the ideas being presented here are new, possibly strange, even weird. But the long and short of this article is that it's time for people to tie responsibility for their own stuff, mainly how they interpret situations and how they manage to deal with it in a way that is healthy and healing for them, their body and their mind, and most importantly, their heart.

  - Gina

• August 4, 2011 8:35 a.m.

  Dr.Creagan, I read your article on Brains and how they can be repaired through medication use, however, if the conditions are disorders, than why wouldn't a conjunction of medication to baseline the disorder as well as proper psychotherapy be a better options. Too many times there are too many people that are in "med fogs" and are considered cured, this is not true, and I am personally in that situation.

  - Daniel

• August 3, 2011 9:36 p.m.

  How do you deal with a mother who is almost 101 and I am 78. She has emotionally abused me most of my life and what happened before I was old enough to remember she has over and over let me know about it. She didn't want me likes it's my fault she didn't know she could get pregnant while nursing. My sister and I were 17 months and 10 days apart. From now on I will not see her and my husband will keep me from seeing any mail from her. How can mothers be so hateful?

  - Ferne

• July 31, 2011 5:58 a.m.

  very well written demonstration about meditation. It is an amazing way to get relax if you are suffering from stress.

  - Peter

• July 30, 2011 10:13 a.m.

  2007 marked the beginning of a phase in my life where all of my current coping skills seemed to be inadequate to meet the challanges I was facing. In my journal, May 2008, I included a quote from a television program called "The Art of Living" which told stories of how artistic expression helped specific individuals cope successfully with stress in their lives. Three years later I still re-read this quote from time to time and find it encouraging: "A big part of healing comes from the belief that you really can get better, and that there is something tangible you can do to aid in the healing process." I was reminded again of this quote when I read this blog entry,and indeed I am getting better and have found many tangible things I can do that have helped... reading this blog weekly has been one of those things. Thank you.

  - Anna Marie

• July 29, 2011 8:11 p.m.

  This is too vague... what's the exact point of this article? I had no idea what this article was even about, reflecting only on the title.

  - Lily

• July 27, 2011 2:36 p.m.

  Thank you. This is a partial answer to an important question of mine. Only instead of professional help and guidance, (other than these blogs of course), God himself seems to be doing the rewiring. Thank you.

  - carol