• Do not forget your memory. We must exercise our memory and mind for the passage of time does not weaken. Hobbies or logic games are a good solution. For example, sudoku, can help to exercise it. Also in fashion are toys and video games that help us maintain our mental activity, such as Brain Training.





• Watch your diet. Your brain also needs nourishment. The daily diet should contain what is necessary to maintain good mental activity, this is roughly: vegetables, fruits, cereals and fish. Reduce the sugars, fried foods and saturated fats.
• For stress and fatigue can not be with you, you can use relaxation methods. Every day new techniques is a matter of looking and find one that suits you best. You can sign up for courses Thai chi or Pilates, for example.
• Exit the routine. The monotony can cause stress, fatigue, tiredness, apathy, etc. Occasionally it is advisable to break the routine. Go for a walk, movies, lunch or dinner in a restaurant, a session of laughter with friends, a getaway. Our mind will thank you.




• Find time for yourself. You’re the one who truly can pamper your mind. Perform activities that you like you will be good to relax and unwind a little. Enjoy a good book, become a partner in a video, listen to music you like, etc..
• If you find that things begin to improve yourself and do not know what to do, do not hesitate, go to a specialist. They will know to advise you and help you maintain your mental health.

This syndrome, always called as hyperactivity is not always categorized in the same manner as was previously known under different names. Such as: minimal brain dysfunction, hyperkinetic syndrome or hyperactive child syndrome. The current term name or reached after many years in an attempt to unify criteria and various opinions.

Logically it does not affect everyone equally. It is estimated that suffer between 5 and 9% of school-age children, being far more common in boys than in girls. But more often is that only affect children of small age, it is possible to find adults with this syndrome. Restless people who can not stop touching things with their hands and they always have to be doing something.

Do not know why it occurs because there is no certainty. However, a current of thought among scientists believe that there are some brain damage, but so far failed to convincingly demonstrate that fact. Others think that there would be errors of metabolism of glucose in the brain, thus offering a special diet as treatment. In short, so far not been able to verify any case in concrete form.

Some examples of hyperactivity:

1. It has difficulty to maintain the attention in tasks or activities.
2. Can not follow instructions and fails to complete the task (not for lack of understanding).
3. Avoids or refuses to start tasks or games that require mental effort.
4. Easily distracted to external stimuli.
5. Frequently moves his hands or feet when sitting.
6. Leaves seat in class or in situations where applicable.
7. Runs about or climbs in inappropriate situations.
8. It has difficulty to carry out sedentary activities.
9. It is continuously in activity as prompted by a motor.
10. Talks too much.
11. Begins to respond before the end than asking the question.

Try everything to solve these problems but nothing that can not be solved. In many cases, when a patient has physical problems, often have a psychological origin and we are talking about a psychosomatic disorder.

Thus, it seems clear that the power of the mind is essential for the body is in optimal conditions. There are times when a psychological problem has a clear physical manifestation. Now, how difficult is to show that mind-body connection so that it is the mind that causes physical problems.

In psychosomatic disorders, find different syndromes, such as somatization. This is a series of symptoms that occur in different organs of the body. Among them, the headache, heartburn and back pain, among others. Also emphasize the psychogenic pain, which are the pains that can not be explained, or BDD, with which a person who has no physical problems as if they had seen. There is also the hypochondria, which is when a person believed to have physical problems when they do not have anything.

Perhaps the stress with which we live today is one of the factors that push to grow psychosomatic disorders. Stress often causes anxiety, which in turn activates the autonomic nervous system and a number of hormones, which causes increased heart rate and blood pressure.

The main problem with psychosomatic disorders is how difficult it is to detect.

Recent studies have suggested that up to 40% of people with bipolar disorder are initially diagnosed and another several years may pass before they receive the correct diagnosis.

Charles Bowden University of Texas at San Antonio and colleagues analyzed data CONCERE 5.635 people with a diagnosis of major depression in 18 European countries, Asia and North Africa. They used various tests to identify those with symptoms consistent with bipolar disorder. The diagnosis of bipolar disorder according to DSM-IV applied for 31% of these people.

Five features were predictive of the diagnosis:

• Family history of mania;
• At least two episodes of mood disorder in the past;
• The occurrence of psychiatric symptoms before the age of 30 years;
• Extreme mood swings;
• Mixed states in which symptoms of depression and mania are present at the same time.

When the first episodes occur, symptoms usually appear for no apparent reason that incurs. Later crisis are adding associated with places or situations, such as leaving home, being alone, with many people spaces or confined spaces.

As a result of these crises a person begins to feel worried because they do not want to re-experience the same situation again and then the tendency is to avoid situations and places associated with any new episode.

The logical consequence of this type of painting is a state of fear called “anticipatory anxiety” and so the person begins to develop several behaviors to avoid situations known as “Agorafobia” with the aim of not being exposed to the risk of living moments which may generate the risk of further panic attacks.

The panic attack usually occurs between the second and third decade of life, however, can occur at any age including children. Moreover, it is noteworthy that panic disorder most often affects people who suffer from other diseases related to moods such as depression or bipolar disorder or also anxiety, social anxiety and cases of post-traumatic stress.

Some of the most common symptoms can appear before a panic attack are:

• Dizziness, unsteadiness and a feeling of emptiness in the head
• Fear of fainting
• Feeling weak
• Sweating, shaking or chills
• Fear of dying or losing control
• Chest tightness, palpitations
• Palpitations and rapid pulse
• Shortness of breath and shortness of breath
• Malaise

Furthermore, this disease has three main elements or features:

1. The recurrent panic attacks: It is the primary disorder characterized by extreme panic attacks, starting abruptly and for no apparent reason that generates it. Physical symptoms are intense, feeling of death, state of lawlessness and terror. As the disease progresses crisis may occur more limited intensity that you feel you can gain control. These crises often go unnoticed and this favors the fact that a residual symptoms persist consequently resulting in relapses.
2. Anticipatory anxiety: This stage is often characterized by a state of constant concern, fearing that the crisis will continue and increase anxiety when the patient should meet some of the situations which you fear, being one of the symptoms that it causes more suffering because the accompanying continuously.
3. Avoidance behaviors (Agoraphobia): The person tends to avoid those situations or sites that may be associated with new episodes, for example, avoid traveling alone or just leaving home, confined spaces, or too busy, social gatherings, cross including tunnels and public transport.

It tries to avoid situations or places that are associated with new episodes, or the difficulty of escape or receive timely assistance in case of a new crisis, Common examples are to avoid going out or traveling alone, confined spaces, crowded or isolated, meetings social, use public transport and through tunnels.

Causes of Panic attacks are varied including:

• The Biological: There are studies that have come to determine the existence of poor regulation of the central nervous system functions, especially a structure called the amygdala that is responsible for regulating the response to fear. The familial predisposition but not inherited the disease but because of an increased susceptibility to this disease.
• Environmental factors: In general, people with this disease have faced situations closely related to abandonment, separation, loss or other events in your life that have been significant prior to onset of symptoms. They may have been situations encountered in childhood or adolescence.
• The psychological: It has been found that people suffering from panic attacks less tolerant to those situations in which they believe threatened important interpersonal relationships. There a family history of apprehensive and overprotective. On the other hand face the insecurity generated panic attacks and a significant dependence.

There are important factors that facilitate the episodes of panic attacks such as:

• The use of some drugs
• Consumption of alcohol excessively
• The alcohol withdrawal syndrome
• The intake of “diet pills”
• Excessive consumption of caffeine (cola and coffee)
• Consumption of snuff
• Thyroid problems, sudden low blood pressure, asthma and heart rhythm problems
• Strenuous exercise
• Spend the night in excess
• Stress

There are various treatments to control panic attacks and include special medications, psychotherapy, understanding through education about the disorder. Always get better results when you combine several treatments.

Usually in an initial stage of treatment drugs are used in order to correct the lack of biological regulation that is characteristic of this disease. It looks at this early stage to overcome the fears and this can be achieved in a short time, about eight weeks, maintaining the drug treatment for at least a year to prevent any relapse.

It is always advised a treatment that is integral to self-care measures to relieve distress and have a good long-term prognosis. Consistency is an important factor for a good result and the premature suspension of treatment is a major cause of subsequent relapse.

Factors that may cause relapses in this condition are always those who were not treated fully as mild panic or avoidance behaviors that are present some of the risk factors such as a malfunction of the thyroid or smoking and all those factors were not well resolved as the duels not sufficiently developed.

Finally, as measures of self-care is important information to understand how unpleasant it is an experience of panic attack but is not dangerous or involves immediate risks. Was considered that if they stop the thoughts associated with fear symptoms tend to decrease.

For those who are familiar with this fundamental problem is to accept that it is a disease that requires specialized treatment, helping patients to become aware of this as soon as possible to perform a query.

Dissociative Amnesia is characterized by an inability to recall important personal memories, usually of a traumatic or stressful, not explaining this inability by a bad memory.

The Dissociative fugue is characterized by sudden and unexpected departure has from usual living environment Loved, with Inability to remember past Loved and confusion about personal identity or a new identity adopter.

The dissociative identity disorder (formerly Multiple Personality) Characterized by the presence of IS of Two or more distinct identities or “personality states” separate take-turns controlling the behavior of the subject, with Inability To Evoke personal memories. This is too extensive to be explained by a bad memory.

Here Are the Diagnostic Criteria for this disorder:

• Presence of Two or more distinct identities or “personality states” separate (each with ITS Particular conditions and constant perception, Thought and environment and the relationship).
• At least Two of contention identities or “personality states” take turns controlling the behavior of the subject.
• Inability to recall important personal memories, too strong to Be Explained by ordinary forgetfulness.
• The disruption caused to is Not the Effects of a substance gold general medical condition. NB In children, the symptoms can not be attributed to the play of imagination or the evocation of imaginary companions.

The depersonalization disorder IS Characterized by Prolonged or recurrent feelings of detachment from one’s mind or her own body, reality testing Remains intact. It is often observed different types of sensory anesthesia, lack of emotional response, a feeling of losing control of his actions, including his own words. Depersonalization is a relatively common experience and the criterion C is crucial for diagnosis. About half of adults have experienced a single episode of depersonalization and a brief moment of their lives, usually with a precipitating factor for stress. Nearly 40% of people hospitalized for mental disorders experience a transient depersonalization.

Here are the diagnostic criteria for this disorder:

• Experience prolonged or recurrent feelings of detachment and a sense of becoming an outside observer of one’s mental or her own body.
• During the depersonalization experience , appreciation of the reality remains intact.
• Depersonalization is the cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas.
• The depersonalization experience does not occur exclusively during the evolution of another mental disorder like schizophrenia.

The dissociative disorder unspecified Whose Hand Is a feature dissociative symptom order Does not Meet Criteria for Dissociative Disorder “any Specifying”. For example, dissociative states in patients who have been subjected to prolonged maneuvers coercive persuasion (brainwashing, recovery ideological indoctrination in captivity).

It is noted that dissociative symptoms among the diagnostic criteria for acute stress disorder, the condition of post-traumatic stress disorder and somatization. It does not bear the additional diagnosis if the symptoms occur exclusively during the course of one of these disorders. Also, it is recognized that certain activities and current cultural or religious experiences are expressed by some dissociative states. It Does not bear the additional diagnosis if The Symptoms Occur Exclusively “during the course of one argument of disorders.

The person suffering from hypochondria adopts an attitude, to the supposed disease that can lead to symptoms that are related to that ailment, although it is healthy. This is a type which can occur sporadically, but usually is chronic and therefore is always present in the life of the person who has it.

You can usually occur when there are periods of depression, anxiety, coupled with the loneliness. The person with hypochondria can not and do not know how to handle the situation and their feelings, having a pressing need to draw the attention of those around her.

The causes that can cause this disorder are more among them:

• The person makes a misinterpretation of symptoms
• The trigger can be some kind of traumatic experience, related to an illness or death of a loved one.
• Having always had an excessive protection by their parents
• Education on the basis of fear

It has been found also that for example in the case of an epidemic are many people who suffer from hypochondria, which may be chronic or temporary.

As a symptom of hypochondria, anxiety can be noted that the person feels when faced with the risk of disease. The concern becomes exaggerated in all topics related to health.

Sometimes the hypochondriac can be for hours in a permanent state of meditation so the symptoms you have, whether real or imaginary. The hypochondriac suffering from excessive anxiety is suffering from a disease called severe and often, after reading an article related to health or have visited a sick person begins to feel the symptoms of an ailment.

Also, they’re a nuisance of any kind, excessive sweating, increased heart rate, abdominal pains and cramps. His obsession is such that their conversations always revolve around issues of health and disease.

Hypochondria is a psychological condition to be treated by a specialist, usually a psychologist, who will try to make him understand that allegedly suffers from the disease may have causes such as anxiety or stress and handled through a special therapy to help to overcome the problem.

The treatment that have proven most effective is cognitive behavioral education is basically and teaches the patient and family, if necessary, new ways of tackling the problem. They are also excellent relaxation exercises and programming tasks and prohibitions.

It is noteworthy that the first professional interventions are aimed at lowering the level of patient anxiety and later form are processed and analyzed the factors that gave rise to anxiety.

In hypochondriasis the drugs do not have much effect, unless they are used to control symptoms of anxiety or depression.

However, one type of problem is completely treatable and curable through appropriate therapies, requiring the cooperation of the people who are close to the hypochondriac.

Medically treat the consequences of malnutrition, such as osteoporosis, heart problems or depression is the first priority. Hospitalization is necessary for people, well below their healthy weight, including anorexia caused severe medical problems such as dehydration, electrolyte imbalance (calcium, magnesium, potassium, etc.).

Consultations with a psychologist to help to learn healthy ways of thinking about food and body to help overcome some of the consequences of malnutrition (such as the tendency of depression, trouble thinking clearly and to overcome anxiety, work difficulty in daily life, etc..), to help develop its own plan to deal with stress and prevent relapse, etc. ..

These consultations are particularly important in times it is difficult to maintain healthy ways of thinking about the body and food and the risk of relapse is high.

Consultation with a dietitian are designed to help take the load weight the healthy way. It can acquire good eating habits and a good understanding of nutrition.

People whose weight is 15% below a healthy weight, have great difficulty gaining weight without the help of a structured program (usually in hospital).

While some people completely recover from anorexia, many others have ups and downs through the years. Over the disorder is treated early, the better the prognosis. The treatment is more difficult when it is late.

About half the people who make anorexia will develop bulimia behaviors. People who have other mental health disorders such as depression or obsessive compulsive disorder along with anorexia usually need longer treatment.

Over time, a person who suffers from this disorder develops a constant fear of making seizures, which can affect daily life and bring such to avoid places or situations where an attack has occurred or where it believes an attack might occur.

A panic attack is a discrete period marked by the sudden occurrence of intense apprehension or fear often associated with a feeling of impending doom. During these attacks are present symptoms such as feeling of breath, palpitations, chest pain, or a gene, a feeling of choking or a feeling of suffocation and fear of going crazy or losing control of oneself.

How to control a panic attack?
The more one understands how the arising of panic attacks (also called Panic attacks, anxiety attacks or anxiety attacks), the more may be able to control them.

First, he must know that the body’s natural reaction to anxiety is to accelerate the breathing also becomes very superficial. This increases the oxygen level in the blood. When this level exceeds a certain threshold, anxiety symptoms settle. His symptoms contribute back to increase anxiety or distress.

Can mitigate this by taking the time to focus on breathing to make deeper and more particularly slow. This requires several minutes of concentration because at this moment, it is against nature to breathe calmly as we are anxious. But to put a little anxious thoughts aside and focus on breathing also helps that this method works because it is these thoughts that put us in this state.

Also, be aware that in emotional states such as anxiety, anguish, depression, anger, etc.., thoughts are influenced by these statements. They become biased (less rational) and help to maintain and amplify the emotional states. In these moments, for example, the person will think the worst that can happen when the facts do not justify believing that the worst is most likely. Or if the person is dead, the challenges it faces he may see the mountains. There is no time to think about problems when anxiety is too strong or too much fatigue. In these moments, it is often preferable to postpone the discussion and agreement rather a moment of relaxation and recreation, entertainment and make some nice things.