In Crisis? 1-800-273-TALK
Or call a friend, family member, or the crisis hotline above. In some areas of Michigan, you can even call 211 for resources locally.
If you are more than just a little down, maybe you are going through some stressful situation and things are tougher than usual; then please talk it out with someone you trust.
You don't get a redo when you make hasty decisions. These decisions, do not only affect you but everyone that cares about you. It is not worth it, things turn around and seem to work themselves out.
Well, I also believe in prayer; the power of prayer can literally work miracles!
I have loved and lost twice over; my mother and my eldest son. I cannot even begin to describe this type of pain. It is impossible to not feel guilty on some level.
I don't want anyone else to ever have to deal with this type of loss. When your mental health becomes unstable and you know that you at risk for hurting yourself or someone else then I beg of you to get help from family and friends or even seek professional help! You are way too important to let yourself or your loved ones suffer. Life can be extremely cruel at times; however, it can also be extremely short. We never know if tomorrow will be our last day on earth or not. So, why shorten it and hurt the ones that love us the most.
On the other end of the spectrum are the people that need us to lend an open ear. You may not be in crisis, however, you may have a friend that is. They need to know that people love them anyway, despite and especially because they are who they are. I hope that there will be someone who calls another because they need them to.
I also hope this makes sense.
Here is a number if you or anyone you know are
indeed, in
crisis; please call a professional for advice.
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Here are some things that change the hormonal
balance
of our
chemicals in our brains:
of our
chemicals in our brains:
The Weather: Sunlight can affect our brain almost directly through the thin parts of the skull and other parts of the brain and triggers the production of endorphin's which are the feel-good hormones that put us in such a good mood. A lack of sunlight can starve us of one of these major sources of happiness hormones and this is what causes many people to suffer from 'SAD' – Seasonal Affective Disorder – which is a more exaggerated dependency on the weather for our mood. Such people can purchase daylight lamps which cause the same effect in the brain and can be kept on throughout the more overcast days.
Energy: Having more energy keeps us in a livelier and more upbeat mood as the brain requires energy to function. Make sure then that you get enough calories and get enough sleep. Vitamins such as B6 can also help improve our mood this way.
Food: Foods can have a range of different effects on our body, providing us with carbs, but also with chemicals such as dopamine. Dopamine is the 'reward' center of our brain and this is what gets produced after sex or when we eat something when we're really hungry to encourage us to repeat this behavior. A particularly good source of dopamine is bananas.
Immune System: Our immune system can also increase or lessen our mood, and if we are fighting lots of diseases this can make our whole body more suppressed and our mood will follow suit.
Smiling: Smiling can improve our mood via something called 'facial feedback. Facial feedback essentially states that when we pull an expression, our body produces the hormones to make sure that we feel that emotion. Thus if we smile, we will start to feel better and if we grimace then our mood will drop. Next time you're in a bad mood try just smiling and you'd be surprised what it can do.
Seeing Others Smile: Another effect occurs thanks to what is known as 'mirror neurons' – neurons that fire when they see someone else do something. Thus if you see someone else smile it causes our mirror neurons to fire and we feel as though we are smiling. The reverse is also true, and this is just one part of why moods are contagious and can spread through a group.
Anticipation and Reward: Dopamine is released in a range of scenarios where we either anticipate a reward or get rewarded. This is why we'll feel ecstatic if we win the lottery – but also why just the anticipation of looking at the numbers can actually improve our mood.
Music: Music can affect the pleasure centers of the brain and a fast beat can speed up your thinking and make you feel more energized and awake – all of which are correlated with better moods. Slow music, on the other hand, slows you down and makes you feel more sullen as a result.
Love: Love causes us to produce phenobarbital which is another chemical that causes happiness and this is partly why we feel so ecstatic when we're in love. Kissing and cuddling can also cause us to release a range of feel-good hormones.
Exercise: Exercise causes us to produce endorphins and again improves our mood as a result. This is what is known as the 'runners high'.
