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Flowers Like many other mental disorders, Bipolar disease cannot be cured. With proper treatment, however, those suffering from Bipolar disease can manage their disorder. A good prognosis depends largely on the individual and the way in which they manage their disorder.
Successful treatment plans for those suffering from Bipolar include becoming as informed as possible about their disorder and its treatment. Treatment also includes taking the right kind and correct dosage of medicines as prescribed by their doctor. A support system comprised of a competent medical doctor, therapist and family members or friends is also crucial to the Bipolar individual. Finally, these individuals should also seek to establish a balanced lifestyle with a low level of stress.
First, those suffering from Bipolar disease should seek to learn as much as they can about the disorder they suffer from. This may include reading books about the disorder as well as keeping a journal of their own symptoms and mood swings. Only by being familiar with their mood cycles and the way they feel when beginning one of their manic or depressive cycles, can they tell their doctor when they have a problem.
Next, they must take their mood stabilizing medicines exactly as their doctor prescribes. All medicines given to help stabilize Bipolar disease should be taken on a regular basis in order for them to best stabilize the moods. If people suffering from Bipolar suddenly stop taking their medicines, the Bipolar symptoms may become worse. Also, patients shouldn’t take more or less of their medications unless they have permission from their doctor. Altering the medicine dosage may also cause symptoms to worsen or may cause the patient to become unusually drowsy.
A support system is also crucial to anyone suffering from Bipolar disease. This support system should include a medical doctor who will help the patient to find medications that will work best for them and their individual condition and symptoms. A warm and caring therapist will also help the patient sort through the confusing feelings and emotions associated with Bipolar Disease. Members of the immediate family and/or significant other are also integral parts of the support system. Theses people can give the emotional support needed to get through the emotional ups and downs associated with Bipolar disease.
A balanced lifestyle is also important for those suffering from Bipolar disease. This balance can come in the form of lessening stress. While there is some stress that comes with life, some extra stress, such as taking on more work than you can handle, can be avoided. Patients should also seek to eat a balanced diet and exercise regularly as well as getting up and going to bed at the same time each day.
By taking steps to follow a treatment plan, those suffering with Bipolar disease can manage and learn to live with their disease. They must learn as much as they can about their disorder, take their medicines correctly, and seek a balanced lifestyle. By taking advantage of their family, doctor, and therapist as a support system, Bipolars can learn to live successfully with their disease.
Source: http://www.floweradvisor.com.sg/lifestyle/interests/writing/122171/successful_treatment_of_bipolar_disease/
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Posted by admin on Aug 30, 2010 in
Flowers Elias
Elias is the Latin transliteration of the Greek name Ἠλίας, pronounced [eˈli.as] or [ˈeli.as] in most European languages, and English pronunciation: /ɨˈlaɪ.əs/ in English. Elias is also a common name in Lebanon and the Levant. Elias is also Élie in French.
It is the hellenized form of Elijah, the name of an important prophet in the Hebrew Bible. Some English translations of the New Testament, including the King James Version, use this form of the name. (In the King James Version, Elias appears only in the Apocrypha and New Testament.) Newer translations usually translate it as Elijah. Elias is linguistically derived from Elijah because the Hebrew suffix -yahu, rendered -iah or -jah in English is consistently replaced with -ias in Greek, as seen in other names such as Isaiah/Esaias and Jeremiah/Jeremias. In the Levantine tradition, the name is actually Eliyya (eh-lee-YUH) as mentioned in Arabic Old Testaments. The Greeks and Romans added an “s” at the end of most, if not all, semitic names (e.g. Luca became Lucas).
In the Book of Malachi, Elijah’s return is prophesied “before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord,” making him a harbinger of the Messiah and the eschaton in various faiths that revere the Hebrew Bible.
Elias is also an oratorio about the prophet Elijah, composed by Felix Mendelssohn.
Liturgical Commemorations
Since the Eastern Churches use the Septuagint as their official version of the Old Testament, Elias is the form of the prophet’s name used among most members of the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.
The feast day of saint Elias falls on July 20 of the Orthodox liturgical calendar (for those churches which follow the traditional Julian Calendar, July 20 currently falls on August 2 of the modern Gregorian Calendar). This day is a major holiday in Lebanon and is one of a handful of holidays there whose celebration is accompanied by a launching of fireworks by the general public. The full name of St. Elias in Lebanon translates to St. Elias the Living because it is believed that he did not die but rode his fiery chariot to Heaven. The reference to the fiery chariot is likely why the Lebanese celebrate this holiday with fireworks.
Elias is also commemorated, together with all of the righteous persons of the Old Testament, on the Sunday of the Holy Fathers (the Sunday before the Nativity of the Lord).
Elias in Mormonism
In Latter-day Saint theology, the name-title Elias is not always synonymous with Elijah and is often used for people other than the biblical prophet. According to Joseph Smith, “The spirit of Elias is first, Elijah second, and Messiah last. Elias is a forerunner to prepare the way, and the spirit and power of Elijah is to come after, holding the keys of power, building the Temple to the capstone, placing the seals of the Melchizedek Priesthood upon the house of Israel, and making all things ready; then Messiah comes to His Temple, which is last of all” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 340).
People to whom the title Elias is applied in Mormonism include Noah, the angel Gabriel (considered to be the same person as Noah), Elijah, John the Baptist, John the Apostle, and an unspecified man who was a contemporary of Abraham (See LDS Bible Dictionary s.v. Elias.
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Fasting, then, seeks to free the soul from these shackles by suppressing the lower self of desire and raising the God-conscious soul of giving that naturally aspires towards good. By depriving the soul of life’s basic necessities for some hours, one is able to teach the soul self-restraint and self-control from such evils as anger, revenge, lying, stealing, sexual immorality and so on.
This is why Prophet Muhammad said that “When anyone of you is fasting on a day, he should neither indulge in obscene language nor should he raise his voice; and if anyone insults him or tries to quarrel with him, he should say: ‘I am fasting.’” The Prophet also warned Muslims not to make fasting an uneventful ritual that has no affect on the character and habits of a person: “If anyone does not refrain from lies and false conduct, God has no need for him to abstain from his food and drink.”
One of the most important qualities fasting seeks to develop within an individual is humility before God and God’s creation. Hunger and thirst cause one to realize that if it were not for God’s Mercy and Sustenance, one would be in a most difficult and undesirable state of affairs. Fasting is a humbling experience, which is an important characteristic of a righteous soul, for false pride and arrogance can never live side-by-side with sincere piety.
The act of fasting, therefore, also provides the fortunate, wealthy members of society to experience for a time the pain and suffering which millions of people go through everyday without food, water and other basic necessities of life. Fasting bridges the gap between rich and poor, sustained and impoverished, fulfilled and needy.
This experience should then inspire compassion and mercy, which is manifest by generosity of wealth and time to help those in need. Muslims are encouraged especially during this month to go out and feed the hungry and to spend their wealth on good causes, such as building schools, hospitals, soup kitchens and so on, in the tradition of Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, whose generosity would increase ten-folds during Ramadan. In the Islamic tradition, God promises to return all acts of goodness and generosity in this blessed month by ten-times, both in this world and in the hereafter.
Due to the blessings and rewards associated with Ramadan, Muslims are encouraged to share their food with their neighbors and to invite guests to their home to begin the fast at sunrise and for breaking of the fast at sunset. Muslims are also encouraged to significantly increase their worship to God during this month, and therefore special prayers are offered in every Mosque well into the night, with most Mosques packed with worshippers. As such, Ramadan always brings with it a strong communal atmosphere and ties between the community are strengthened greatly as a result. Most Muslims are therefore very sad to see the month of Ramadan go and its return is highly anticipated well in advance of its arrival.
In conclusion, Ramadan is a celebration of God’s guidance to humanity, through the Quran, which is a guide for doing good and a warning against evil. In order to bring the soul into harmony with the Quranic ideals of belief and virtue, fasting is prescribed as a way for individuals to come closer to God and to lift their souls to new heights of piety. In doing so, the entire human body is able to transform itself into an agent of positive moral and social change that seeks to replace miserliness with generosity, anger with patience, revenge with love, and war with peace—in effect, replacing good with evil in the world.
A saying by God transmitted through Prophet Muhammad, known as a hadith qudsi, best explains the transformation that takes place in an individual through good acts, which in part are inspired by fasting. “And the most beloved thing with which My servant comes nearer to Me is what I have enjoined upon him; and My servant keeps on coming closer to Me through performing extra righteous deeds till I love him. When I love him, I become the hearing with which he hears, seeing with which he sees, hands with he acts, and legs with which he walks; and if he asks of Me, I give him, and if he asks My protection, I protect him.”
Source: http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/1709/
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