The Screwdriver Center

It’s all in the mind

Underground Hypnosis has developed a somewhat cloudy rep, but as with similar approaches to conversational hypnosis it can produce satisfying results. You should know that you can efficiently speak to the subconscious using these methods, but you might not be aware that it’s possible to help with problems, be they mental, physical, or even emotional. So you may add the struggle to overcome mental disorders or nicotine addiction to any half remembered frat-party hilarious hijinks and similar antics. It seems a little unnerving at first, but it’s really a commonly-used technique which as a rule has no side effects…

Social relations and depression

How to cope with clinical depression and deal with anxiousness, remarks on medical intervention and mental hygiene

Few of us care to think about the inevitability of our own demise. We except that we are not immortal, however for the most part, we are successful in putting thoughts of our own death from our mind. When those close to us die, we painfully become aware of the fragility of life and […]

It simmers for months, years, maybe decades. The simmering continues until it reaches the boiling stage as it churns over and over. Then one day, perhaps without warning, it erupts and spews its deadly contents over everything on its path, pouring out devastation to the innocent below with its searing rage until it reaches its […]

Depression is not something that people usually diagnose for themselves. More often than not, an intervention is required. People need to step in, tell someone that they need help, move them along. However, this is not something that should be looked into on a whim. Depression should be an ongoing condition, […]

We all remember when we were teenagers. Boy, what a phase in our lives.
What with the need for peer acceptance, parental expectations, raging hormones, acne… It’s no wonder teenage depression exists in such high numbers.
From research and even mere observation, teenage depression actually manifests itself differently from adult or childhood depression as during this […]

As we watch the news about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, it is easy to become much more caught up in the horror and anguish part of the disaster instead of the opportunity to deepen our own ability to feel empathy and act purposefully.
Ironically, just prior to the hurricane hitting New Orleans, I was […]

Still don’t believe anger kills, and stress ages you? In a recent study re: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) the psychological assessment included these questions: “I am not a worrier,” “I often feel tense and jittery,” and “I often get angry at the way people treat me.”
The study included 797 individuals with an average age of 75. […]