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Coping With Illness

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INFORMATION 
Your health is your foundation for life.  Being healthy creates a foundation upon which to build success and happiness.  However, many people who have experienced severe illness tell us that they have found some of their most meaningful and happy moments while suffering from severe illnesses of all kinds.  

Even when a severe illness results in death, many people find peace and happiness within those circumstances. In addition, research shows that how you mentally cope with illness can significantly affect the outcome.  Your brain and emotions are linked to your immune system and all bodily systems that affect health.  By developing a more positive attitude and positive acceptance of your life as it is or may be and by keeping your mind as constructively active as possible, you can improve not only your current existence, but also increase your chances of a successful outcome.

In addition, some of the sites below give practical nutritional, self-care, and medical information that can make a difference for prevention or overcoming illness.

ADVICE 
Use the nutritional, self-care, and medical advice of top experts. Those who do can very significantly increase their chances of health and survival.  People who are most successful often do a lot of their own health research to find the best advice. 

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INTERNET LINKS 

How do you cope with illness to yourself or someone you live?

***Coping with Serious Illness: 
http://www.apahelpcenter.org

***How to Help a Friend or Loved One Suffering from a Chronic Illness
American Psychological Association
http://helping.apa.org/mind_body/chronic.html

***Improving Quality of Life for the Medically Ill
American Psychological Association
http://helping.apa.org/mind_body/quality.html

***"Learned Optimism" Yields Health Benefits
American Psychological Association
http://helping.apa.org/mind_body/learned.html

***Psychosocial Factors Provide Clues to Pain 
American Psychological Association
http://helping.apa.org/mind_body/psychosocial.html

***Psychology Helps After a Heart Attack
American Psychological Association
http://helping.apa.org/mind_body/heart.html

***Rallying the Troops Inside Our Bodies
American Psychological Association
http://helping.apa.org/mind_body/pnia.html

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BOOKS & MEDIA 

GO TO: book_sites.htm

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CSULB REFERRALS

CSULB Student Services

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
CSULB students can obtain free counseling from licensed psychologists for almost any type of personal problem including relationships and family problems; stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief; academic-related concerns; career decision-making; crises; and almost any type of self-development issue.  We offer individual and group counseling, workshops, and self-help materials including this web site. Brotman Hall, Room 226; 562-985-4001; web site: www.csulb.edu/~caps

Other student services and student organizations may also be helpful
Go to CSULB student information page for a comprehensive list of student services and activities

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Self-Help Internet Links (List only sites with useful FREE information)

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Free, chapters from Dr. Stevens book, You Can Choose To Be Happy   
Index of FREE SELF-HELP materials available on Dr. Stevens' web site  
  
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