What is Cervical-Cancer
Cervical cancer is a malignancy of the cervix. Worldwide, it is the second most common cancer of women. It may present with vaginal bleeding but symptoms may be absent until the ca...
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Monday November 23, 2009
Educational Stories
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So, I got my report card yesterday.
I now have:
Human Anatomy: 65
Foods: 77
Geometry: 52
JAG: 100
Spanish: 70
Arkansas History: 98
American History:47
English: 67
For an average of: 72!
The only one I see a drop in is Geometry and that was because I didn't have the notes. But, a new nine weeks, a new slate.
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. . . about the disappearence of the "nervous breakdown" includes this stat:
"Since the 1950s, the number of institutionalized patients in the United States has dropped from 550,000 to fewer than 30,000 patients,"
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Just been taking one moment at a time lately.
Work is going well. All caught up with my billing but now have issues with the network. I am the only one not connected. Andy pushed my credenza in my office too hard toward the wall when we were moving the file cabinets last Thursday. I have to use his computer and his office to do anything. Now I have decided to j...1 Recommendation3 Comments -
Very interesting! They are going to use zyprexa to "bring back the nerves" in my sister. This is how he explained it to us. The pain meds she is on no longer works on her nerve endings and apparently zyprexa stimulates the nerve endings. They will be putting her on Zyprexa in hopes that another type of milder pain med will work for her. This of course is only in the trial stages and the...1 Recommendation2 Comments
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Praise as Good as Cash to BrainBy JULIE STEENHUYSENApril 23, 2008 —
Paying people a compliment appears to activate the same reward center in the brain as paying them cash, Japanese researchers said Wednesday.
They said the study offers scientific support for the long-held assumption that people get a psychological boost from having a good reputation.
"We found that these seemingly differe...1 Recommendation2 Comments -
There comes a time in all our lives when we may need to evaluate our relationships, making sure that they are having a positive effect on us, rather than dragging us down. Without realizing it, we may be spending precious time and energy engaging in friendships that let us down, rather than cultivating ones that support and nourish us along our path. Life, with its many twists, turns, and challen...1 Recommendation1 Comment
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Know a few days ago I posted my struggle with my job and the "unfairness" of it all. I am remaining in contact with my therapist via email when struggling and this was his response to my journal.... how true.. how true... the fallacy of fairness.
How very DBT your responses have become! You are choosing responses
that may not "feel" good at first, in the same way tha...1 Recommendation2 Comments -
Radical Acceptance
Radical acceptance can be found in the "Distress Tolerance" module of Dr. Marsha Linehan's Dialectical Skills Training Manual. While this concept is not limited to Linehan’s DBT it is a cornerstone of her ground-breaking work especially in the treatment of those with Borderline Personality Disorder. It is included in a section entitled,"Basic P...1 Recommendation -
Disclaimer: I wrote this for a health class I was taking in 2008, but it gives a good snapshot of the current understanding about the disorder and how it changed my outlook on life.
It’s been some time since I last did any research on the disorder that so permanently changed my life. I found that the amount of data available online has greatly increased within the four years since my diagnos...1 Recommendation2 Comments -
What Internet Troll is and How to Handle OneYou’re in an Internet chat room or on an Internet message board having a great time. You’re minding your own business and behaving like a responsible adult. Suddenly, there’s someone there attacking you, being downright rude and insulting. Did you do something wrong? If you didn’t do anything wrong, chances are you’ve just ...2 Recommendations
