Fibromyalgia 2d or Depressed Anxious

Fibromyalgia 2d

Author: Devin J Starlanyl

Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome offers the first comprehensive patient guide for managing these conditions. You'll start by learning what FMS and MPS are, evaluating your own symptoms, and identifying the tender and/or trigger points that are crucial for treating them. The manual covers chronic pain, sleep problems, and other "internal affairs," shows you how you can use your mind to counteract physical symptoms and the numbing effects of "fibrofog," and provides an extensive set of healing tools - including information on the latest medications, a nutritional program, and tips for using bodywork and other less commonly known treatments. Its comprehensive survival strategies include suggestions for coping with family and work situations, getting support, and dealing with the health care system.

Library Journal

An estimated 26 million Americans have either fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), or both in the form of an FMS/MPS complex. The volume by Starlanyl, a physician who specializes in the research and treatment of FMS/MPS and who has both conditions, and Copeland, a writer and FMS/MPS patient, discuss all aspects of both disorders. They also offer information on the latest medications, tips for bodywork, and suggestions for coping with family and work, getting support, and dealing with the healthcare system. Appendixes include lists of agencies and organizations and of audio and video aids. Both books are recommended for consumer health collections, but if only one can be purchased, Starlanyl and Copeland's work has the edge due to its greater scope and more comprehensive coverage.Janet M. Coggan, Univ. of Florida Libs., Gainesville

Table of Contents:

	Illustrations
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
Ch. 1	Fibromyalgia Syndrome: What It Is and Isn't	7
Ch. 2	The Myofascia	17
Ch. 3	Myofascial Trigger Points	23
Ch. 4	Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome	29
Ch. 5	FMS/MPS: The "Double Whammy"	35
Ch. 6	Coexisting Conditions	41
Ch. 7	Perpetuating Factors	49
Ch. 8	Questions and Answers About Common Symptoms	67
Ch. 9	Chronic Pain States: A Different Animal	107
Ch. 10	Sleep	113
Ch. 11	Irritable Bowel Syndrome	121
Ch. 12	Flare	127
Ch. 13	Pregnancy	133
Ch. 14	The Body-Mind Connection	139
Ch. 15	Taking Control	143
Ch. 16	Coping Day to Day	155
Ch. 17	Keeping a Journal	163
Ch. 18	Fibrofog and other Absurdities	171
Ch. 19	Positive Change	179
Ch. 20	Meditation and Mindfulness	191
Ch. 21	Fibromyalgia/Myofascial Pain Syndrome Medications	201
Ch. 22	Enhancing Your Medications	209
Ch. 23	Guaifenesin	219
Ch. 24	Nutrition: Keep It Natural	227
Ch. 25	Bodywork: Helping Your Body Work	237
Ch. 26	Bodyworkers	243
Ch. 27	Bodywork You Can Do Yourself	253
Ch. 28	Alternatives: Other Cultures, Other Ways	267
Ch. 29	Advocating for Yourself	279
Ch. 30	The Home Front	285
Ch. 31	Building Your Support Structure	305
Ch. 32	Past Issues	315
Ch. 33	The Workplace	321
Ch. 34	Disability: There Oughtta Be a Law	333
Ch. 35	Travel	345
Ch. 36	Children with FMS or FMS/MPS Complex	351
Ch. 37	Finding Your Primary Care Physician	355
Appendix A	Resources	365
Appendix B	Additional Reading List	371
Appendix C	Suppliers of Health Care Items	377
	Bibliography	381
	Subject Index	391
	Name Index	403

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Depressed & Anxious

Author: Thomas Marra

Imagine feeling depressed and drained of energy and initiative while also being overwhelmed with feelings of dread and anxiety about the future. The consequence of this intolerable state of mind amounts to behavioral paralysis, a profound loss of control and quality of life. Therapist call this condition co-occuring depression and anxiety. Clinical research suggests that 60 percent of depression sufferers concurrently experience some kind of anxiety disorder. This book, the first written to general readers about this condition, uses the powerful techniques of dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, to help readers control both conditions.

DBT begins with the assumption that psychological problems are the result of feeling or emotional responses that are in conflict. It integrates a range of theraputic techniques to "tease apart" and resolve the competing internal needs and urges that generate anger, depression, and anxiety. By recognizing these conflicting emotions and forming new expectations, readers alleviate the symptoms generated by these conflicts. The book begins by having readers identify their most painful inner conflict. Then they develop compromises that acknowledge the issue but limit its ability to interfere with their lives-effectively reducing the extent to which their emotions govern who they are or what that are capable of. Exercises focus on assisting readers to become more responsive to uplifitng aspects of their enviroment and tolerant of unavoidable emotions.

A revolutionary, proven-effective model that shows you how to:

• Identify symptoms of mixed anxiety and depression
• Cope with negative and painful emotions
• Calm your anxious mind
• Regulate dramatic mood shifts
• Learn how to soothe yourself
• Increase energy and enthusiasm

An expert in dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, shows readers who struggle with both anxiety and depression how to use ideas from this powerful therapy to relieve their symptoms and regain control of their lives. Readers use mindfulness techniques and cognitive behavioral strategies to tolerate distress, silence negative self-talk, and resolve inner dialectical conflict.

• This is the first book to address co-occurring depression and anxiety From a leading expert in dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT-the newest, breakthrough model in psychology today

About the Authors:
Thomas Marra, Ph.D., is the president of the Center for Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Monterey, California. He is the founder and clinical director of both the Monterey Psychiatric Health Facility and the Monterey Mental Health Network.