Bipolar disorder is a relatively recent term for what people used to call "manic depression." We are going to take a look at bipolar disorder in this installment of our Mental Health Awareness series. Those of us who have bipolar disorder experience intense, debilitating mood swings. We have low and high moods of varying intensity…
Mental Health Awareness: Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Our Mental Health Awareness series continues as we discuss schizophrenia and related disorders. First of all, we want to tell you what schizophrenia is not. It is not the same as having 'split' or multiple personalities. Looking at the origin of the word, we can see why people mistakenly confuse split personalities with schizophrenia. The…
Mental Health Awareness: Eating Disorders
Our Mental Health Awareness series continues with a focus on eating disorders. Mental health problems often have a negative effect on one's physical health, and perhaps none more so than an eating disorder. Some people may think an eating disorder is "just a phase" one goes through. Or they think that a person with an eating…
Mental Health Awareness: Anxiety Disorders
In the third installment of our Mental Health Awareness series, we will take a look at anxiety disorders. Anxiety, as a mental health diagnosis, is complicated because everyone experiences anxiety at one time or another. Anxiety is the body's natural reaction to stress. We all experience stress about what will happen in the future. But…
Mental Health Awareness: Depression
Our Mental Health Awareness series continues with a discussion of the most common mental illness in the United States: major depressive disorder, often simply referred to as depression. What is it like to have depression? You may feel hopeless or lethargic for no particular reason. Sometimes you start to cry and can't stop. Things that used…
Mental Health Awareness 2019
As it says on the welcome page of the National Alliance on Mental Illness St. Tammany website, "There is no health without mental health." What is mental health? According to MentalHealth.gov, "Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle…
Reduce Holiday Shopping Stress – Consumer Reports™ Info is Free from Your Library
Holiday shopping can be so hectic. Are you thinking about buying something special for your family for Christmas? Considering a new TV or smartphone? There are so many choices out there it can be overwhelming! Before you make that next big purchase, take a look at Consumer Reports™. Many of you may already know that copies of Consumer…
Iceland’s Christmas Book Giving Tradition
Iceland has a charming literary Christmas tradition called Jólabókaflóð (pronounced yo-luh-BOK-uh-flot; the o's have the long Ō sound), which in English literally means "Yule Book Flood." This exciting season begins each year in mid-November, when the Icelandic book industry distributes their catalog, the Bókatíðindi (literally "book news"). A free copy of this catalog is sent…
Planning Ahead for When You’re Older
Thinking about yourself getting old and dying is difficult. It's common to try to avoid making plans for these eventualities. Nevertheless, as you age, it's likely that you'll begin to ask yourself questions like: How can I prepare for retirement? How can I make the most of my "golden years?" How can I get the medical…
Caring for Our Parents as They Age
Caring for the elderly people in our lives can be a challenge - for us and for them. For a moment, try to put yourself in their shoes. You're probably beginning to lose much of the independence you once had. You may be struggling to allow your family and friends to help you. Maybe you…
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