Positive #2: Pushing my God daughter on the swing.

She is three years old and squeals with delight when I give her the big push where she catches air. … More Positive #2: Pushing my God daughter on the swing.

Positive #2: Time with my God daughter and her mom.

I really enjoy our standing appointment to get together every week. I greatly appreciate Mirinda‘s willingness to drive M over … More Positive #2: Time with my God daughter and her mom.

Antidepressants don’t appear to work for most Utahns

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Let me start by saying a person should never, never, never go off their medications without talking to their prescriber. It is dangerous and potentially lethal.

According to the Behavioral Risk-Factor Surveillance System, Utah is currently the happiest state in the union. It is also one of the saddest. Utah sits right in the middle of the “suicide belt,” which stretches along the Rocky Mountains from Wyoming and Idaho, through Utah and Nevada and down to Arizona and New Mexico. As of 2008, the mortality rates gathered from the U.S. census indicated that Utah ranked ninth in the nation for suicides. In September 2010, the Utah Department of Health declared that Utah was the fourth greatest consumer of antidepressants in the nation with 12.71 percent of residents being prescribed antidepressants.

The problem is that these medications do not work on most of the consumers to whom they are prescribed. Continue reading Antidepressants don’t appear to work for most Utahns

Positive #3: VIA Survey of Character Strengths

Something new in this semester of Happiness 101 is an emphasis on building upon core strengths. I decided to beef … More Positive #3: VIA Survey of Character Strengths

How Exercise Improves Happiness

You’ve exercised for your health before, but now you can exercise for your MENTAL health!

How diet and exercise effect Happiness (in general)

Most of the American diet is prone toward depression. As for exercise, it is THE number one happiness booster and can be a major force in fighting depression and being happier.

Diary of a Happy Therapist: Complaints on the Decline

The average person complains 70 times per day. I’m changing my complaints with positive affirmations. Plus trying to laugh more. It releases “happy chemicals” into the body.