When you have a headache or neck pain, you might not think that your jaw could actually be the cause. However, the temporo-mandibular joint, or TMJ, could be the reason you are suffering. The TMJ is the hinge-like joint connecting the jaw to the skull. It enables the jaw to move up and down and from side to side, so that you can laugh, talk, chew and yawn.
Read moreSeries (5 part) on Hypnosis, NLP, Hypnotherapy, for TMJ pain and connected issues. Article 3 of 5 re Stress and Anxiety.
Because of the common link between stress and teeth grinding, it is easy to develop a TMJ disorder as a result. This may not happen immediately, but as time goes by, and the symptoms of anxiety are not relieved, the condition may continue unabated. Restless sleep, induced by stress, can cause you to unconsciously grind your teeth and clench your jaw. The constant wear and tear can put your jaw out of alignment and cause chronic neck pain, as well acute muscle strain.
Read moreSeries: Grief and Heartbreak. Article 6 of 6 - You may be your own worst critic
When the person you love walks away, you may be strongly tempted to build a wall around yourself in the name of protection. If you isolate yourself, you might spend a lot of your time indulging in painful thoughts. What you are actually doing is giving heartbreak a home. Of course, heartbreak will come, and it is ok if you feel the pain, even if it doesn’t seem to fade.
However, if you allow heart
Read moreNEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP) AND HYPNOSIS FOR DAY TRADERS: A SERIES PART 2: OVERCOMING INADEQUACY AS A TRADER WITH NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP) AND HYPNOSIS
Day trading can be both rewarding and demoralizing. It is rewarding when price fluctuations result in profits, but extremely discouraging when price swings result in massive losses. Losses leave a trader at the mercy of several negative emotions, including feelings of inadequacy. Other factors, besides unanticipated momentary losses, that trigger the feeling of inadequacy include a long money-losing streak, missed opportunities, or even a pervasive sense of anxiety. Hence, as you strive for success on the trading floor at all times, you should recognize that a variety of trading outcomes are possible, even for the most experienced traders, and seek ways to deal effectively with the outcomes and their aftereffects, which include negative emotions like inadequacy that might lead to failure.
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