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5 Signs Your Bird is Sick
Jessi shares 5 ways to tell if your bird might be sick. Featuring lots of the birds at Animal Wonders (that aren't sick, just happy to join in the fun of the day)
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When Tricyclic Antidepressants May Be Your Better Option
Depression can be a debilitating condition, but for some people, tricyclic antidepressants may be a better option. In this video, I talk about the pros and cons of tricyclic antidepressants and how they may be a better choice for some...
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When Should You See A Doctor For Mental Issues? (The ULTIMATE Guide)
This video is for those of you who are trying to figure out when it's time to see a doctor about your mental health - or if you're just curious about what kind of issues typically warrant seeing a therapist. Well, today I’m going to talk...
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What is Serotonin Syndrome - Is It Fatal?
Serotonin is a brain chemical, also called neurotransmitter that plays a role in controlling your mood and anxiety. Low levels of this in your brain contribute to depression and anxiety. Therefore, many of the medications we use to treat...
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What is Schizophrenia? - It's More Than Hallucinations
Schizophrenia is the most serious disorder we have in psychiatry. It is much more than hallucinations. It’s an illness where the person’s main problem is being psychotic. With psychosis, you are not able to tell what’s real and what’s...
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What is Conversion Disorder - Anxiety Out Of Control?
Conversion disorder is also called functional neurologic symptom disorder. This is where you have medically unexplained neurological symptoms. The symptoms are thought to have a psychological basis because not only are they not supported...
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What is bipolar spectrum? Will it become bipolar 1 or bipolar 2?
Today's video is about bipolar spectrum illness and is based on a viewer question from Saddam. He asks if his diagnosis of bipolar spectrum will later become bipolar 1 or bipolar 2 disorder. The short answer is that here in the US...
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Why Antidepressants Kill Your Sex Drive - And What To Do About It
Why do antidepressants kill your sex drive? Sexual side effects are a common unwanted medication side effect. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter or nerve chemical that plays a role regulating your mood. But it also does affects nerves that...
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What is Schizoaffective Disorder- Is It Worse Than Bipolar Disorder?
Schizoaffective disorder as a combination of schizophrenia and a mood disorder either bipolar disorder or depression. Where does the term affective come from? In psychology there’s a concept called the ABC’s of the psychology. It divides...
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What is Narcolepsy and What to Do About It?
What is narcolepsy? It’s a neurological disorder that results when your brain is unable to regulate your sleep wake cycle. In this video I will discuss how to recognize narcolepsy and how it is treated. Two of the classic symptoms are...
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What Is Depersonalization Derealization Disorder?
Depersonalization is defined as feeling unreal and detached from your body’s thoughts, sensation and actions. It’s like you’re observing yourself and your thoughts. Things don’t seem real. Derealization is defined as feeling unreal and...
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What is Cyclothymia? – How is it different from bipolar disorder?
What is cyclothymia and how is it different from Bipolar disorder? In this video I compare the symptoms of bipolar disorder versus cyclothymic disorder, discuss when it starts and whether or not it turns into bipolar disorder. In short,...
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What Does an Emotional Support Animal Really Do?
Do you have a pet that you rely on for emotional support? ESAs are becoming more and more popular, but what do they actually do for their owners? In this video, I take a look at the benefits of having an ESA and dispel some of the myths...
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Understanding Dissociative Identity Disorder aka Multiple Personality Disorder
Dissociative identity disorder develops when person fails to form a total personality that integrates all aspects of yourself and your emotions. For more on dissociative states watch this video on depersonalization. What Is...
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Treating Trauma: Expert Insights on Top 3 Therapies
Treating Trauma: Expert Insights on Top 3 Therapies
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Three Signs Your Mania Is Coming (The Manic Prodrome)
What are the early signs that you're getting ready to have a manic episode? We call these early signs the prodrome. Being able to detect early signs of a manic episode can be helpful in either preventing the episode or lessening the...
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What is Akathisa? An Uncomfortable Medication Side Effect
Akathisia is a side effect of some medications mostly antipsychotics, antidepressants and antiemetics with are medications prescribed for nausea and vomiting. Some of these medications are ondansetron, brand name Zofran and promethazine...
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What Causes Treatment Resistant Depression?
If you can't seem to get better from your depression treatment. There my be other factors that are contributing that you may be able to change. In this video we look at other causes of depression.
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What are Panic Attacks – Why You Get them?
Panic attacks are a sudden onset of intense anxiety. Sometimes when you get anxious, you can feel uptight or on edge. Or you may worry about things. Panic is different. You have a surge of intense fear or physical symptoms that come on...
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What ADHD Is Really Like - It's More Than Poor Attention
What ADHD is really like. It's more than problems with focus and concentration. I discuss ADHD in adulthood symptoms. ADHD and hyperfocus are an unexpected combination. In an adult with ADHD, here's what you can see with the hyperactive...
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Subclinical Psychosis – Can You Be A Little Psychotic?
Subclinical psychosis is a term some researchers have used to describe psychotic symptoms in people who don’t have a primary psychotic illness or as a way to identify people who are prone to later get a psychotic illness. It’s not really...
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder: The Disorder That Makes You Defy Authority
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a condition that affects both children and adults, causing them to display persistent defiance, hostility, and disobedience towards authority figures. In this video, we'll explore what ODD is, the...
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Minor Depression versus Major Depression - How To Tell The Difference
Do you know the difference between minor depression and major depression? In this video, I talk about the key differences between these two types of depression and offer tips on how to get help if you think you might be suffering from...