What is Respiratory-Syncytial-Virus
Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes respiratory tract infections in patients of all ages. It is the major cause of lower respiratory tract infection during infancy and c...
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Al-Anon’s Slogans (these are found in ...
terrys Oct 23, 2009
Journal Entry for October 23, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Al-Anon’s Slogans (these are found in many if not all 12 step programs)
The Al-Anon program includes several simple, familiar, easy-to-remember “slogans” that
members have found helpful for coping with a variety of circumstances. Our slogans
include the following:
Keep It Simple:
The slogan, “Keep It Simple” helps to remind us that simple solutions are
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Setting BoundariesThe purpose of setting boundarie...
terrys Oct 23, 2009
Journal Entry for October 23, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Setting Boundaries
The purpose of setting boundaries is to take care of our self. Being forced to learn how to set boundaries is a vital part of learning to own our self, of learning to respect ourselves, of learning to love ourselves. If we never have to set a boundary, then we will never get in touch with who we really are - will never escape the enmeshment of codependence and learn to define ou... -
What Manner Of Communications Are These?The qualit...
terrys Oct 23, 2009
Journal Entry for October 23, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
What Manner Of Communications Are These?
The quality of human relationships depends largely upon the way we communicate with each other. It depends not only on what we say, but how we say it; not only on what we do, but our motives for doing it. Our tone of voice and even our smallest actions are elements of communication; many of us are hardly aware of these.
When partners in a marriage are held t... -
Boundries are about;First: having the ability with...
terrys Oct 23, 2009
Journal Entry for October 23, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Boundries are about;
First: having the ability within ourselves to determine what is right for ourselves. Second: finding it within ourselves to carry that out ... for our own lives.
It is about determining within yourself: that I have the inalienable right to be considered to be a valued person. I do have the right to expect to be respected as a valuable human being; with all my strengths and wea...
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Bird TotemsPosted on 07/13/09, 11:10 pm Birds in g...
terrys Oct 22, 2009
Journal Entry for October 22, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Bird TotemsPosted on 07/13/09, 11:10 pm Birds in general are survivalists. They will first choose flight over fight. They instinctively know that fighting is a dangerous endeavor. Whereas flight is avoiding trouble: possible injury or death. Birds have superb reflexes. They teach us awareness and adaptability. Birds represent the air element and are also teachers of proper breathing. Song birds t... -
What the Hell's a Naiad Dyad? The Friendship T...
terrys Oct 22, 2009
Journal Entry for October 22, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
What the Hell's a Naiad Dyad?
The Friendship Test
By Martha Beck
Friends don't let friends do all the work.
When my friend Riley and I met for coffee, I was feeling somewhat gloomy, looking forward to a little emotional support. As I sat down, however, Riley recounted a harrowing tale. Only hours before, as she was chomping happily on some caramel corn, one of her front teeth had snapped ... -
The CoDA literature committee is working on a new ...
terrys Oct 22, 2009
Journal Entry for October 22, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
The CoDA literature committee is working on a new piece of CoDA literature that addresses this topic, which is just beginning to be addressed in the therapeutic community and in recovery circles.
From the Counter-Dependent's Point of View
I should avoid emotional closeness, because it leaves me vulnerable and open to hurt. I will adopt an attitude of aloofness and indifference to keep my part...3 Comments -
Do Your Ears Hang Low?Do They Wobble to and Fro?Ca...
terrys Oct 21, 2009
Journal Entry for October 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Do Your Ears Hang Low?
Do They Wobble to and Fro?
Can You Tie Them in a Knot?
Can You Tie Them in a Bow?
Can You Throw Them Over Your Shoulder Like a Continental Soldier?
Do Your Ears Hang Low?
Do Your Ears Hang High?
Do They Reach Up to the Sky?
Do The Droop When They're Wet?
Do They Stiffen When They're Dry?
Can You Semaphore Your Neighbor with a Mimimum of Labor?
Do Your Ears Hang High?
Do Your Ea... -
Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold fla...
terrys Oct 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling
Irregular heart beat
Irritability
Mood swings, sudden tears
Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats)
Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles
Loss of libido
Dry vagina
Crashing fatigue
Anxiety, feeling ill at ease
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People are chronically disorganized if they have d...
terrys Oct 21, 2009
Journal Entry for October 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
People are chronically disorganized if they have disorganized behavior and thinking some traits of the chronically disorganized are:
1. Tend to hoard things and never want to throw things away
2. Have no or multiple weekly planners but can never seem to keep with their scheduling
3. Start projects and never finish them
4. Often cannot find things when they need them
5. Have desks that are a mess ...1 Comment -
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Ou...
terrys Oct 19, 2009
Journal Entry for October 19, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in ever... -
DETACHMENT - AL-ANON Posted on 04/17/08, 03:13 am ...
terrys Oct 19, 2009
Journal Entry for October 19, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
DETACHMENT - AL-ANON Posted on 04/17/08, 03:13 am Detachment is neither kind nor unkind. It does not imply judgement or condemnation of the person or situation from which we are detaching. Seperating ourselves from the adverse effects of another person alcoholism can be a means of detaching: this does not neccessarily require physical seperation. Detatchment can help us look at our situations rea...
Journal Entry for October 23, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Al-Anon’s Slogans (these are found in many if not all 12 step programs)
The Al-Anon program includes several simple, familiar, easy-t...
The Al-Anon program includes several simple, familiar, easy-t...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Information
Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes respiratory tract infections in patients of all ages. It is the major cause of lower respiratory tract infection during infancy and childhood. In temperate climates there is an annual epidemic during the winter months. In tropical climates, infection is most common during the rainy season. In the United States, 60% of infants are infected during their first RSV season, and nearly all children will have been infected with the virus by 2-3 years of age. Natural infection with RSV does not induce protective immunity, and thus people can be infected multiple times. Sometimes an infant can become symptomatically infected more than once even within a single RSV season. More recently, severe RSV infections have increasingly been found among elderly patients as well.
For most people, RSV produces only mild symptoms, often indistinguishable from common colds and minor illnesses. RSV is also a common cause of pneumonia for young children. For some children, RSV can cause bronchiolitis, leading to severe respiratory illness requiring hospitalization and, rarely, causing death. This is more likely to occur in patients that are immunocompromised or infants born prematurely.
Recurrent wheezing and asthma are more common among individuals who suffered severe RSV infection during the first few months of life than among controls; whether RSV infection sets up a process that leads to recurrent wheezing or whether those already predisposed to asthma are more likely to become severely ill with RSV is a matter of considerable debate.
See more Respiratory Syncytial Virus Information.
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