| Discussed in this article:
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| | "Experiences of serious life events
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| 1) The Quiet Crisis Within Diabetes.
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| | (e.g., parental separation, serious
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| 2) A Hidden Danger of Diabetes.
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| | illness, or death in the family) has been
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| 3) Are Physicians Aware Of This Danger?
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| | suggested to trigger type 1 diabetes(5)
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| 4) Does Depression Cause Diabetes?
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| | or the auto-immune process behind the
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| 5) The Formation of Depression
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| | disease.(6)"An additional interesting
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| Post-Hypnotic Suggestions.
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| | point to take away from the preceding
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| 6) Summary
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| | considerations is that current treatment
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| 5) Next Issue Highlights.The Quiet
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| | programs treat one person. Limited
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| Crisis Within DiabetesDepression is a
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| | efficacy and high cost. However, if a
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| 'quiet crisis' facing diabetics, their
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| | patient were to receive Diabetes
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| families and their health care providers.
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| | Motivational Coaching TM then more than
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| Financially and emotionally this crisis
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| | one person can receive the positive
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| is exacting a terrible cost.The purpose
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| | benefits because a healthier,
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| of this and following articles is to
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| | non-depressed diabetic parent is less
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| share important information about
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| | likely to have a precipitating influence
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| depression and how a hypnotist can
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| | on their child. Two for the price of one.
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| responsibly and effectively help a
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| | A win-win situation from so many angles.
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| diabetic with depression. This
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| | Obviously more study is required but the
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| assistance will help to improve a
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| | premise is intriguing and the evidence it
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| diabetic's life by (a) reducing the
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| | is based on is reasonably sound.Another
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| suffering from this painful state of mind
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| | win-win benefit of appropriate,
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| and being and (b) thus enhance their
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| | innovative treatment is that the
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| diabetes management skills which will
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| | exacerbating (and ultimately very costly)
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| therefore result in a state of enhanced
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| | effects of depression on those with
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| health.Bear in mind the importance of
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| | diabetes can likely be reduced or
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| your contribution as a hypnotist. You
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| | eliminated.So, what can a properly
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| can make an incredible difference because
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| | trained hypnotist do? One key way a
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| even a small reduction in a diabetic's
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| | properly trained hypnotist can help is to
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| long term blood sugar levels can result
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| | reduce or eliminate depression in an
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| in a marked decrease in the likelihood of
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| | individual (diabetic or not) by helping
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| diabetic complications.A Hidden Danger of
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| | them to eliminate depression activating
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| DiabetesA largely unknown hence, hidden
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| | post-hypnotic suggestions.The Formation
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| danger of diabetes is that diabetics have
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| | of Depression Activating Post-Hypnotic
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| twice the risk of non-diabetics for
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| | Suggestions
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| becoming depressed. Dr. Richard Surwit of
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| | A post-hypnotic response is a
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| Duke University states that: "Diabetes
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| | cause-effect belief program that
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| more than doubles the odds of suffering
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| | powerfully dictates behavior. Another
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| from depression at some point. One third
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| | way to look at this is that when a
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| of people with diabetes have been
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| | specific stimulus becomes uniquely
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| diagnosed with significant depression and
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| | associated with a strong internal state,
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| 11 percent with major depression--twice
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| | you have a post-hypnotic suggestion and
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| the rate in the non-diabetic population
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| | effect. (stimulus/response)For example,
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| (1)."What is obvious and yet, not really
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| | the physical lethargy and mental apathy
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| obvious about the preceding statement is
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| | that accompanies very high (or low) blood
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| that being diagnosed with a major disease
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| | sugars can be a contributing factor to
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| is traumatic. This, in and of itself,
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| | inappropriate cause-effect belief
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| can lead to depression--never mind all
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| | formation. To illustrate, let me share
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| the other contributing factors that are
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| | with this case: Shortly before I was
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| related to diabetes and depression.For
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| | diagnosed with diabetes, my cognitive
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| example, a contributing factor to
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| | functions were significantly reduced and
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| depression in a diabetic can be their
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| | my affect was severely depressed.In
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| physiological state. As noted by Dr.
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| | layman's terms this means I felt like
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| Surwit, there is research indicating that
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| | garbage due primarily to out of control
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| high blood sugars cause biochemical
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| | blood sugar levels that were causing me
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| changes in the brain that can lead to
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| | to lose my vision as well as feel awful.
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| depression. (2)Are Physician's Aware Of
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| | (What is interesting to note is that
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| This Danger?Physicians by and large, are
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| | diabetes and its attendant emotional
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| extremely busy and the demands on them
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| | physical affects can go undiagnosed or
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| are greater than most can imagine. It is
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| | misdiagnosed for years.)Now, when a
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| no wonder that many of them are simply
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| | person has a strong emotional feeling,
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| not aware that their diabetic clients are
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| | that affect state can then become
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| two times more likely to suffer from
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| | associated with whatever situation and/or
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| depression. If they knew this, they
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| | thoughts they are currently experiencing.
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| would probably be more likely to refer
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| | I.E., uncontrolled diabetic consequences
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| their diabetic clients with poor blood
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| | coupling with a relationship break-up, a
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| sugar control to someone who could
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| | job loss or any other stressful
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| help.When appropriate, a hypnotist can
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| | situation. These are common events but
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| help in key ways because a hypnotist is
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| | note that even a small, insignificant
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| trained to be a motivational coach and
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| | incident can also be implicated. This
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| stress management consultant. One way a
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| | confluence of events is called an I.S.E.
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| trained hypnotist can help a depressed
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| | or Initial Sensitizing Event. (Please
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| person with diabetes will be explained
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| | note that, as in the case of many
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| later in this article. But first, let's
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| | phobias, some initial sensitizing events
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| look at an important question.Does
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| | can have a profound post-hypnotic impact
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| Depression Cause Diabetes?This is an
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| | after only one learning event.)The next
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| important question for many reasons.
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| | stage in deepening the power of this
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| Probably one of the more compelling
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| | erroneous belief programming occurs when
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| reasons to deeply consider this idea is
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| | a person is next exposed to the same
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| because, if true to some degree, then it
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| | stimuli that were initially associated
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| begs this question: Wouldn't the validity
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| | with a powerful, negative state of
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| of this concept make the majority of
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| | mind.The result? Generally, with enough
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| treatment efforts inappropriate and/or
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| | repetition and enough time, feelings can
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| ineffective to some degree? Consider the
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| | become facts cognitively and physically.
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| plight of many frustrated nurses and
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| | And then, a pseudo-depression cycle is
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| doctors who will attest that no matter
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| | perpetuated.As a quick illustration
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| what they do for their patients, nothing
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| | imagine a large spider near your foot.
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| seems to work.This statement is not meant
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| | Now, if you are a person who becomes
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| to denigrate in any way the efforts of so
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| | upset when big, hairy spiders with lots
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| many. It is meant to highlight the
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| | of eyes and big fangs are near you, then
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| importance of timely consideration of the
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| | your body will respond to some
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| depression-diabetes connection before the
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| | degree.Now, imagine being unconsciously
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| cost for all concerned becomes not only
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| | reminded (triggered or post-hypnotically
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| debilitating, but also tragically
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| | influenced) to thinking and therefore
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| unnecessary.Consider this: Evidence, that
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| | feeling, many times a day that there is a
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| will be discussed shortly, shows there is
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| | nasty spider about to crawl up your leg.
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| a strong connection between depression
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| | Ultimately, this could become a panic
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| and diabetes. This is important because,
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| | disorder that can even attach itself to
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| unless diabetes treatment programs are
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| | unrelated objects and/or events. In
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| sculpted to target a largely unaddressed
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| | fact, this is not uncommon.Hopefully,
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| cause and exacerbating feature of
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| | this example will help to illustrate why
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| diabetes, many of those at risk will only
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| | I call it pseudo-depression. I do this
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| become worse. Those at risk include
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| | because the belief syllogism is: "I feel
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| person's with pre-diabetes as well as
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| | depressed (like garbage) therefore there
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| those with diabetes.This pragmatic
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| | must be reasons."And, when feelings
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| approach also prompts one to think about
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| | happen, a person must make sense out of
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| the idea that perhaps with re-targeted
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| | their world. So, they justify this
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| treatment methods, many of those with
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| | unconscious, powerful, emotional
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| diabetes may actually experience a
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| | experience with a conscious understanding
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| remission of symptoms. And, dwell on the
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| | that usually takes the form of
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| idea of how many may be able to avoid
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| | inappropriate cause-effect associations.
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| developing diabetes.Bear with me a moment
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| | I.E., "I am feeling depressed because of
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| while I explain. Untreated depression in
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| | my job--spouse--life--" or whatever
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| those with diabetes is a personal tragedy
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| | seemingly reasonable explanation is
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| for all family members but most
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| | available.In other words, one's feelings
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| especially children. I state this
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| | of depression can be in part or whole,
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| because children have no coping skills to
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| | built on erroneous beliefs or,
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| handle the emotional burden of a
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| | post-hypnotic suggestions. Therefore,
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| depressed and diabetic parent.Imagine
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| | all a depressed person may need are the
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| being a child helplessly watching your
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| | tools and coaching in order to be able to
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| mother (as in my case) being slowly,
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| | disable erroneous cause-effect belief
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| inexorably, taken apart emotionally and
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| | programs.To finalize this point, please
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| physically by the deadly combination of
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| | consider a quote from Breaking The
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| poorly controlled diabetes and untreated
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| | Patterns of Depression, by Michael D.
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| depression.It is because of this searing
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| | Yapko, Ph.D.:
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| pain that I am driven to reach whomever I
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| | "For most people, depression is the
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| can with my Diabetes Motivational
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| | product of a hurtful way of interpreting
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| Coaching TM training so that perhaps
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| | and responding to life
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| some little boy somewhere doesn't have to
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| | experiences."SummaryIn this article I
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| watch his mother go blind emotionally and
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| | have attempted to share information that
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| physically.I realize this may sound
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| | will raise awareness on a number of
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| disingenuous or dramatic to some and I
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| | different levels. If you are a person
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| understand but I make no apologies
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| | with diabetes and you are hitting a
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| because it is true. In fact, my feelings
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| | 'wall', consult with your physician to
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| go far deeper than what I have
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| | discover whether or not you have
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| communicated here. You see, the apple
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| | depression.If you are a nurse or
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| doesn't fall far from the tree and now
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| | physician and you have patients who don't
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| that hypnosis has helped me to put my
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| | seem to want to take care of themselves,
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| life on a previously undreamed of healthy
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| | then perhaps there are hidden forces at
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| course, my motivation is intensified
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| | work. And, there are alternatives that
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| because I think so many times: "What if
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| | you may not have been aware of before
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| my mother had been able to have access to
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| | now.If you are a hypnotist and you wish
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| these methods? How much better would her
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| | to help those with diabetes, please
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| life be now?"Now, to tie all this in to
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| | remember four things:1) You must always
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| my point that perhaps an innovative
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| | obtain a fully informed referral from
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| approach can actually prevent diabetes:
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| | your client's doctor. If you suspect
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| The challenge with current diabetic
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| | your client is depressed, never diagnose.
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| treatments is that no amount of chemical
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| | In fact, if you think they are
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| management (including anti-depressants as
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| | depressed, it is incumbent upon you that
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| well as insulin, etc.) will ever
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| | you suggest they see their physician for
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| ameliorate this significant cause of
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| | an official assessment before you can
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| diabetes. (Depression) This is because
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| | help them further. Be sure to obtain an
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| these treatments do not address the root
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| | additional referral so that you can help
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| of the problem. Furthermore, no amount
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| | them appropriately with their depression
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| of medication given to one individual
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| | if your help is suitable. If you feel
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| will ever prevent another from developing
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| | you cannot help, don't.2) Should a
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| diabetes.The last point seems odd until
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| | physician or nurse, have time to chat
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| you consider a landmark Swedish study (3)
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| | with you, please remind them that if you
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| in which it was discovered that there is
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| | are only allowed one approach to helping
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| a disturbingly high correlation between
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| | their patient, stress management alone
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| traumatic childhood life events (4) and
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| | can produce incredible blood sugar
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| diabetes-related auto-immune activity.
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| | lowering benefits over time. This is
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| This study involved 17,000 children born
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| | attested to by an article in a January,
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| between 1997 and 1999. One of many
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| | 2002 issue of Diabetes Care in which a
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| conclusions in this study is that:
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| | study done by Dr.
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