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Michael Rayel - EzineArticles.com Expert Author  

Dr. Michael Rayel -- psychiatrist, author, and game inventor -- has written A 31-Day Series, a motivational book for young readers which currently has two titles: A 31-Day Success Principles for Kids and Teens and A 31-Day Positive Affirmation for Kids and Teens. As a game inventor, he created the award-winning Oikos Game Series, an 'emotional intelligence' (EQ) board game, which is a tool to help players learn emotional and social skills such as ... [More]

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  • 10 Practical Tips on Getting Enough Sleep
    [Health-and-Fitness:Sleep-Snoring] Getting enough sleep is not as challenging as you think. Try these ten practical tips and enjoy a restful slumber the rest of your life.


  • Indulging in Free Vacation
    [Health-and-Fitness:Meditation] Do you want to have a free vacation? Have you ever tried being on vacation without leaving your own home? And it's free?


  • How to Change Your Partner?
    [Relationships:Communication] The best way to change your partner is to change yourself. I know you will feel helpless and uncomfortable with this idea. But short of separation or moving on, there's no other way.


  • What If Your Partner Doesn't Change?
    [Relationships:Enhancement] Let's be real. It's easier to change ourselves than to change others. But if we try to improve ourselves and our partners remain resistant to our good gestures, it's about time to do something. Let's discuss three practical ways to deal with it.


  • Dealing With Back-To-School Stress Through Simple Exercises
    [Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Many parents feel stressed before and during school openings, when kids have to wake up earlier than usual, when they have to wrestle with new school mates and new teachers. As well, kids demand latest jeans and designer shirts just to keep up with peers. And who shell out the required funds for these extra and sometimes unnecessary demands?


  • The Art of Volunteering
    [Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] Volunteering is simply giving back. When you volunteer, you give a big part of yourself - your time, your energy, your talent, your money, your individuality... and your vision.


  • Three Practical Laws For Personal Development
    [Self-Improvement:Personal-Growth] You reap what you sow. Generate negativity and get negativity in return. Try to spread rumors about your friends and soon, they'll talk about your shadowy past.


  • How to Be Inspired
    [Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Despite previous disappointments and failures, have the courage to try new things. Be bold, think big, and achieve results. Dare to dream the impossible.


  • Henry Sy's Keys to Success
    [Self-Improvement:Inspirational] In 2008, Forbes Magazine named him as one of the world's billionaires and the richest in the Philippines with $3.1 Billion net worth. Wow! Not bad for someone who started with almost nothing.


  • Chasing Your Dreams
    [Self-Improvement:Success] Believe in yourself and embrace change to improve your chance of reaching your dreams. But above all, believe that you have a divine assignment to accomplish. Our purpose is not simply existence but living life to the fullest.


  • Are You Having Panic Attacks?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mood-Disorders] Panic attacks have many causes and may display with psychological, cognitive, physical, and behavioral problems. One of the most common causes is Panic disorder, a psychiatric disorder manifested by frequent panic attacks and fear of having another one.


  • Am I Clinically Depressed?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] People from all walks of life have asked me about the difference between normal sadness and clinical depression. Are they the same or just slightly different? Do I need to take nerve pill if I'm only sad?


  • Panic Attacks: Effective Ways to Cope
    [Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Jill is a 21 y/o college student who used to do well until about a few months ago when she started to experience "weird" attacks almost daily. She described her experience as "horrible." When she has the attack, she feels that she's about to die or develop a stroke.


  • Six Ways to Teach Your Kids Responsibility
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Although I intend this article for children, I have to admit that many adults may still learn from my message. Teaching responsibility is not just for kids. It's pressing to pass on this important trait while young-when the mind can still be molded and when the heart is still thirsty for change.


  • How to Communicate So Your Partner Will Listen
    [Relationships:Communication] When communication between couple fails, anything happens. Conflict, argument, break-up, and worse divorce happen in a short period.


  • How to Be Happier in 2009
    [Self-Improvement:Happiness] Beautiful babies have been born to joyful, expectant parents. New graduates have received job offers. Motivated employees have been promoted to positions they love.


  • Emotionally Intelligent Christmas Celebration
    [Home-and-Family:Holidays] I respect people's view on this and sympathize with those who feel different about Christmas, who feel rushed and exhausted. What are some emotionally intelligent ways to deal with holiday-induced emotional turbulence?


  • Whoever Charts the Destination Succeeds
    [Self-Improvement:Success] Our system has an inherent weakness. Schools, for instance, teach children complicated mathematical concepts or advanced scientific theories - ideas rarely used in every day life. Unless a person pursues a career in math or sciences, these concepts do not necessarily ensure success in the end.


  • Three Myths About Mental Illness
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] In my practice, I have met many misconceptions about mental illness from patients and their relatives. I can't blame them. Mental illness has not been understood for a while.


  • Three Questions to Ask the Doctor in Your First Visit
    [Health-and-Fitness] Over the years, I've seen hundreds of patients in the hospital suffering from various illnesses. When they see me, some seniors usually bring a bagful of medications. Yes, a grocery bag full of prescription bottles.


  • How Motivated Are You?
    [Self-Improvement:Motivation] While almost everyone has the motivation to pursue activities daily, some of us have to struggle. Somehow, some can't find that necessary inner zeal to be productive. Do you sometimes find yourself in a rut?


  • Four Keys to Happiness
    [Self-Improvement:Happiness] What makes you happy? Is happiness the absence of any problem? Can a pile of money make you happy? Will you still feel happy amidst disaster and chaos?


  • Inspiring Tigers
    [Self-Improvement:Inspirational] The game of life is a lot like the game of basketball. Life is not just about winning. It's about courage and persistence in facing the Goliaths of our lives. It's about willingness to sacrifice. It's about discipline, focus, and teamwork.


  • Do You Know Yourself?
    [Self-Improvement:Techniques] What you feel reflects how people treat you and how you treat yourself and others around you. Your feelings can guide you in certain circumstances. Do you feel comfortable with your new friend? Do you feel distressed at your job?


  • Five Ways to Strengthen Your Relationships
    [Relationships:Enhancement] In my seniors' clinic, I've seen marriages that last for sixty years. Unfortunately in this day and age, marriages don't last long. I saw one marriage a few years ago that lasted only for 60 days.


  • Managing Destructive Anger
    [Self-Improvement:Anger-Management] In my clinic, I've seen the scourge of anger almost daily. And it's ugly. Facial scars and body deformities have served as constant reminders of violence. Even in their sleep, anger emerges in the form of nightmares.


  • Using Anger to Your Advantage
    [Self-Improvement:Anger-Management] Correctly showing anger is your passport to freedom. Yes, anger can set you free from people who don't show respect, from bullies and manipulators, from intolerable circumstances, from ignorance and poverty, and from complacency.


  • Six Ways to Clear the Oral Exam Hurdle
    [Reference-and-Education] Excessive anxiety, ineffective preparation, and disorganized interview and presentation are some causes. But is this exam really insurmountable?


  • Child's Passion As an Engine For Success
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] You as parents have a major role in stimulating your kids' passion. Let them be who they are but also allow them to discover what they can become.


  • The Mission of Fatherhood
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] It's still fresh in my memory when my eldest child, immediately after she was born, held my hand for the first time as she showered me with her sweet smile. That was an exhilarating experience...


  • How to Deal With Your Child's Inappropriate Behaviour
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Children bombard parents with many challenging behaviours. We are delighted if their behaviour is mostly positive. But what if your child constantly demonstrates negative behaviour?


  • What is the Treatment For Bipolar Disorder?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mood-Disorders] How do we treat bipolar disorder? Specifically, how do we treat mania or depression associated with bipolar disorder? The treatment of these two clinical states is not the same.


  • How Do You Know If You Have Manic-Depression
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Nancy was doing very well until about two years ago when Phil, her boyfriend of 9 years, broke-up with her. It was a difficult moment for her especially after she learned that Phil eventually married her cousin. Since then, Nancy had deteriorated.


  • Behavioral Manifestations of Alzheimer's Dementia
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Alzheimer's Dementia has a combination of cognitive and behavioral manifestations. Cognitive impairment is the core problem which includes memory deficits and at least one of the following: aphasia or language problem, agnosia or problems with recognition, apraxia or motor activity problem, and impairment in executive functioning...


  • Are All Dementias Alzheimer's?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] I'm surprised when some patients and caregivers confuse dementia and Alzheimer's as one and the same. Each time a family member is suffering from memory loss, the conclusion is always Alzheimer's. Is it reasonable to label all dementias as Alzheimer's?


  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Nightmare After the Ordeal
    [Reference-and-Education:Psychology] Sarah is a 28 y/o accountant who had a traumatic past that she kept to herself. At age 15, she was grabbed by a masked man while she was jogging in a park. The man threatened to kill her with a knife and brutally raped her.


  • Emotional Intelligence - The Basics
    [Reference-and-Education:Psychology] Emotions are pervasive in our daily existence. From the time we wake up to the time we retire to bed, we experience emotions.


  • Major Depression and Its Serious Complications
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Those who ignore and don't do anything run the risk of developing the serious complications of depression. Like any medical disorder, untreated clinical depression has its hazards.


  • How Distressing is Social Phobia?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Social phobia is a common occurrence and yet frequently unrecognized. This article describes the symptoms and treatment of this distressing illness.


  • How to Survive a Loss
    [Self-Improvement:Grief-Loss] Yes, one way to deal with a loss is to selflessly open ourselves to others, and share the magic that lies within us. Our community has suffered a blow this week. Dr. Albert O'Mahony, a revered Clarenville family doctor for years, met an untimely death.


  • Five Ways to Assert Yourself
    [Self-Improvement:Motivation] Your yeses and nos simply represent your uniqueness. By saying exactly what you feel and want, you are showing who you are.


  • Parenting 101 - How Can Traditional Games Benefit Your Child?
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] For the past few years, I've talked to parents complaining about their kids and their online or computer habits. Traditional games allow families to have quality time together while improving relationships, creating laughter, keeping the brain healthy, and strengthening the bond that glue the family's fabric.


  • The Power of Procrastination
    [Self-Improvement:Time-Management] Can procrastination help you succeed in life? Is procrastination the missing ingredient in achieving that elusive promotion?


  • Parenting - Mission Possible
    [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Parenting is a special mission, not just a chore. It is a noble undertaking, not just a mindless task. It is the only calling that consistently develops future teachers, builders, creators, innovators, discoverers, healers, caretakers, artists, ministers, and many more.


  • Simple Ways to Solve your Problem
    [Self-Improvement] Who doesn't have a problem? Having millions will not shield you from problems. Having a great title will not protect you from misery. In fact, the more successful you become, the more challenges you will face. You are successful simply because you have solved more problems than your neighbors.


  • Eight Life Lessons to Live By
    [Self-Improvement:Motivation] I'd like to share with you eight life lessons that inspired me all these years. I believe that these lessons are Mama's legacy and I hope that we can all learn from her life.


  • Emotional Health for 2007 and Beyond - Six Practical Strategies
    [Health-and-Fitness:Emotional-Freedom-Technique] To perform optimally at work or at home, we need to be aware of our emotions and have to manage them well to further our goals. With a healthy emotion, we can make good decisions, maintain enjoyable long-term relationships, and become more productive.


  • Who Needs a Rear-view Mirror? Successful Living by Mastering Our Past
    [Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] When driving, we need to check our rear-view mirror every few minutes to perceive dangers lurking behind — tailgaters, hecklers, over speeding cars, and drivers under the influence. Aside from antici...


  • Can You Make a "Torpedo" Out of Personal Junk? How to Optimize What You Have
    [Self-Improvement:Organizing] “Junkyard Wars,” a TV series showed two teams of experts contending for a title. The aim of the competition was for teams to construct a torpedo that can hit a target. But the challenge was more than...


  • How to Prevent Suicide
    [Health-and-Fitness] A British weapon’s inspector was found dead in the woods after he slashed his wrist. For the past few weeks, he was entangled with a controversy about the war in Iraq. On Monday, a Hyundai executive...


  • Depression Series: Why Don't I Respond to Medications? (Part 1)
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Maria has been feeling depressed for at least two and a half years. About three years ago, her husband of 20 years left her for another woman. Devastated, she became despondent and tearful almost dai...


  • Depression Series (Part 2): My Antidepressant Doesn't Work - What Can My Psychiatrist Do?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Maria has been increasingly depressed for the past few years. She has tried at least four newer antidepressants but so far, she doesn’t seem to respond. Unable to work, she’s now feeling helpless and...


  • Major Depression and Manic Depression - Any Difference?
    [Health-and-Fitness:Depression] Countless number of patients and their family members have asked me about manic–depression and major depression. “Is there any difference?” “Are they one and the same?” “Is the treatment the same?” A...




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