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1) Obsessed
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Obsessed examines the anxiety of individuals suffering from extreme obsessive-compulsive disorders, capturing their radically affected home lives, the incredible emotion of therapy, and their courageous attempts to defeat their debilitating conditions.
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Learn the importance of walking, bike riding and the importance of an exercise program. No matter your age, it is sometimes challenging to begin an exercise program. Sometimes we need a helpful nudge. Here is your starting point. An outstanding program dealing with depression, coping with loss and acceptance of self. You'll benefit from the encouraging messages, beautiful imagery, soothing narratives and comforting music.
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Learn activities available to help you cope with depression, observe how much is waiting for you and see how fun and recreation can elevate your mood. A short film designed to show the vast amount of activities that are open to you when you choose. Processing problems is very important and so is interaction and exercise. An outstanding program dealing with depression, coping with loss and acceptance of self. You'll benefit from the encouraging...
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Award Winning Short Film. Learn how the body and brain function, observe how we can dispel the stigma of mental health and see how your mental health impacts a community. This highly sensitive suicide prevention film contrasts how childhood experiences affect perspectives in adulthood. Learn the reasons for addictions, self-loathing and why we cannot get what we think we need while, at the same time, widen the context how we look at ourselves, others...
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Learn the power of positive thinking, compassion and gratitude. An inspiring short film on positive thinking, compassion and gratitude. It can be said that what we put in our mind at bedtime may well affect our attitude in the morning. The importance of a positive self-image can not be overstated. Thinking and acting in a positive manner, especially in time of trouble, will help you with coping, reduce stress, and may bring about a higher outcome....
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Learn the basic rules of the track, the importance of interesting people and how to contribute to peace. Metaphorically, life is like a journey on a train. Our parents and guardians taught us the rules of the tracks. Going through life, we all strive for connection and purpose. Much like the road signs on a highway, we sometimes need assurance we're going in the right direction. Choices abound as we pass the many stops. The longer the ride, the more...
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Explore ways to move through depression, observe a visualization of a positive perspective and remind yourself that you are here for a reason. A sincere, touching, and reassuring film for anyone feeling overwhelmed, bullied, or severely depressed. Sadness is a normal reaction to stressful events. Depression is more serious than sadness. If untreated, it can be a recurring disorder. Learning skills to manage stress will help you cope and become more...
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How can we feel more positive in the moment? How can we relax and feel more comfortable? How can we express gratitude? A breathtaking visualization of nature's beauty and the precious uniqueness of the human heart. Presented is a life perspective and sensitive training that will reduce stress. Depression is more serious than sadness. If untreated, it can be a recurring disorder. Learning skills to manage stress will help you cope and become more resilient....
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Separate the myths from facts about bereavement, explore the process of mourning and moving on and learn how to be supportive and supportable. Losing someone you love or something you care about can be very painful. There is no right way or wrong way to grieve; however, there are healthy ways to cope with pain as well as ways to help you move on. Grief is a natural response to the loss of a loved one, a divorce or break-up of a relationship, loss...
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"Wouldn't you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease,...
11) Magic Medicine
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Can magic mushrooms cure depression? This remarkable film follows three volunteers and their families, and the ambitious staff running the trial, who are hoping this controversial treatment will have the power to transform millions of lives. With deeply moving footage of the ‘trips’ the patients go on, as well as interviews providing scientific and political context, this intimate film is an absorbing portrait of the human cost of depression,...
12) Facing Suicide
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FACING SUICIDE combines the poignant personal stories of people impacted by suicide with profiles of scientists at the forefront of research to reveal new insights into one of America’s most pressing mental health crises. Shining a light on this difficult topic can destigmatize suicide while revealing that there is help as well as hope for those at risk and their loved ones.
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Hallucinogenic drugs--popularly called psychedelics--have been used by human societies for thousands of years. Today, scientists are taking a second look at many of these mind-altering substances--both natural and synthetic--and discovering that they can have profoundly positive clinical impacts, helping patients struggling with a range of afflictions from addiction to depression and PTSD.
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Adapted from the ground-breaking feature-length documentary, PUMPHEAD, this half hour film explores patient experiences following major heart surgery. Through a composite story of existential crises and transformative experiences of four ex-patients, including the filmmaker himself, this documentary indicates the complex diversity of emotional and cognitive changes that often occur after open-heart surgery, simultaneous with physical recovery.
15) Generation A
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This fim is a powerful depiction of the daily challenges faced by young people on the autism spectrum, and what creative therapies and art programs are available to stimulate the brain and help young people on the autism spectrum reach their highest potential. Through eight compelling portraits, GENERATION A celebrates the talents of youths with autism, and provides them with a platform to speak openly about their struggles, as well as their hopes...
16) I Am Breathing
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This film is about the thin space between life and death. Neil Platt ponders the last months of his life. Within a year, he goes from being a healthy young father to becoming completely paralyzed from the neck down. As his body gets weaker, his perspective on life changes. "Its amazing how adaptable we are when we have to be. Its what separates us and defines us as human beings." Knowing he only has a few months left to live, and while he still has...
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One in five Americans are diagnosed with mental illness in any given year. In the US, death by suicide is the second most common cause of death for those aged 15-24, killing over 48,000. Annually, drug overdose kill 81,000 in the US. The autoimmunity epidemic affects 24 million people in the US. What is going on? The interconnected epidemics of anxiety, chronic illness, and substance abuse are, according to Dr. Gabor Maté, normal. But not in the...
18) Stay Alive
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An informal and interactive approach to exploring suicide prevention that will touch those in deep distress. Its unique perspectives will inform those who love and support these individuals, and will engage everyone who wants to better understand the human condition
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As deaths in Vancouver, Canada reach an all-time high, the Overdose Prevention Society opens its doors—a renegade supervised drug consumption site that employs active and former drug users. Its staff and volunteers do whatever it takes to save lives and give hope to a marginalized community in this intimate documentary that looks beyond the stigma of people who use fentanyl and other drugs.
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