mental health

Here's a deal. I'll tell the story, you do the research and gather the statistics. I have been challenged to blog about what I care about. I care about a lot of things. First, I care about children. Next I care about humanity. Then mental illness/mental health.  Read More »

I have never been athletic or very strong but there have been times when I could run for miles and do push ups until doom’s day; this is not one of those times. I barely leave the house and almost never exercise. My legs are numb and have almost no sign of muscle. I cannot even begin to describe where my four-pack went.  Read More »

Haven't you always wondered why you yawn? What it was? Why it always seemed to happen right before you went to sleep, and sometimes when you awoke? Why is was seemingly involuntary? Why other primates used it as to communicate? I have.  Read More »

Skin picking is something that nobody talks about and it is more common than we actually think. It is a form of self-mutilation that affects a lot of people. Nobody talks about it because it is very personal and shameful to the people that do this. I know somebody very dear to me that suffers from this type of problem. She started in high school.  Read More »

Everyone knows about the disorders of schizophrenia, alzhiemer's and depression. Not everyone knows that the three diseases are placed under the same "umbrella"; demensia.  Read More »

Ok so in about january I decided to get a mental eval, and the RN who did the diagnosis I think was not listening and only trying to give me the worst case disease she could think up so that the government could continue to shove me into counseling and keep me on medications I dont need.  Read More »

I think it was the second semester of my sophomore year of college that I mastered the art of successfully pulling an all-nighter (or more than one—in a row.). I won’t go into that here, though. Purposely avoiding sleep is not the smartest thing in the world, and I won’t be responsible for making it easier for all of you to accomplish.  Read More »

Recently for history, I've been reading a book title, Hitler. The book gives a description of Hitler's life from birth until death. Over the past 5 years or so, I have taken a large interest in dictators when I'm bored. Hitler to me is a truly perplexing case. Most people claim that Hitler is an awful man, and I agree that he did horrible, horrible things.  Read More »