Coaching and resources to raise your emotional intelligence
These are short posts involving a thought, tip, or a discussion-starter. More recent Thoughts and Tips are aimed to be useful for coaching clients and those who wish to increase their emotional intelligence. The topics here are as vast and wide-ranging as the field of professional coaching itself. Older posts include some clinical topics before Dr. Hamlin's clinical musings were moved to another site (DrGregoryHamlin.com).
So, I wonder how many people still set resolutions for the new year. I stopped doing it myself several years ago. At the same time, I always catch myself reviewing my habits, goals, and the overall direction of my life when the new year rolls around. I've learned to be more humble about what I … [Read more...]
I want to offer a follow-up thought to my last post about the how to cope with stress. If you have ever suffered from stress headaches, you may be wondering how the two layer approach applies. It's difficult to imagine any living organism that doesn't automatically change in some way in response … [Read more...]
Why Learning How to Cope with Stress is Confusing Learning how to cope with stress can be very confusing, but it doesn't have to be. It's confusing primarily because we don't become interested in learning until we are in the middle of stressful situations. Who wants to learn about how to cope with … [Read more...]
The symptoms of depression in men often show up in ways that people do not expect. For example, clinical depression is more frequent among women than men. Women have more suicide attempts than men. But among those who attempt suicide, men are more likely to die from their attempt at suicide. … [Read more...]
Treatment resistant depression nearly always requires fresh eyes to evaluate the current evaluation of a person's diagnosis, the exact components of treatment, the history, and the perspectives of the man or woman being treated. For example, many psychiatrists and physicians are not well-versed in … [Read more...]
It's a good idea to know something about how to treat depression whether on not you are doctor. The knowledge can assist you if you are depressed and it can be useful when helping someone with depression. There is one question to ask that functions like a handle on a fairly complex subject. A key … [Read more...]
A single bout of depression can often be a person's friend because it stops them in their tracks to consider some sorely needed changes. Chronic depression and recurring depression requires a different perspective. But if you want to know how to overcome depression in the best way possible, then … [Read more...]
It can be very scary to have a friend or a family member who has expressed suicidal thoughts in words or actions. In my brief comments here, I want to offer a simple starting point for how to help someone with depression when suicidal thoughts are part of the picture. At the same time, I don't … [Read more...]
How to Deal with Depression by Seeing it as Something Separate From You One of most agonizing aspects of clinical depression is the feeling that such a dark mood has taken over. Many people begin to feel empowered when they realize that the depression cloud is a thing separate from who they are as … [Read more...]
Coping with depression involves adjusting your expectation to the reality of where you are at, rather than the "reality" of where you think you should be. If a man is depressed but doesn't know it, he may become increasingly frustrated with himself as makes different vain attempts to feel better. … [Read more...]