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PTSD and Spousal Abuse

  I had a bad night last night, as I sometimes do. These nights where something triggered my PTSD and I couldn’t sleep. My throat chokes up and I can’t cry. I was trained not to cry by my fathers...

2 comments    health family relationships
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Social Phobia Keeps Me Inside

Imagine yourself walking into a room full of people. You look into the sea of the unknown and only blurry images of faces whip past you at warp speed. Your hands are sweaty and you can't take a deep breath...

12 comments    depression anxiety worry
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How to recognize Social Anxiety Disorder

I was 20 years old and I couldn't stand the thought of leaving my house. Worse, I had to find a job. Going on a job interview, just one, was so exhausting I had to go home and go to bed to recover from the...

10 comments    health advice relationships
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There Should Be Full Psychological Disclosure Before Marriage

  There should be a law that provides you with full disclosure of your future spouses psychological health before you marry. I believe that this would greatly cut down the rate of spousal abuse in this...

0 comments    health life family
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My Own Story About Thyroid Disease, Adrenal Fatigue And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

My ongoing battle with adrenal fatigue began to manifest even before I experienced the obvious onset of Hashimoto's/Hypothyroidism in early 2003. I began to notice months previous to diagnosis, that my...

13 comments    health anti-inflammatory cfs
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Suicidal Soldiers

In the wake of the tragedy at Fort Hood, it seems necessary to address the issue of mental health or ill health in the military. Back in July of this year, I read a brief editorial in USA Today that stunned...

15 comments    war stress military
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New Medical Research about Adrenal Fatigue or “Hypocortisolemia”

With Adrenal Fatigue being one of my areas of interest, I watch for updated research in regard to this subject. Many times I will come across medical research articles in regard to this syndrome but it will...

0 comments    health fibromyalgia cortisol
THE STORY OF THE STRUGGLES OF LOVED ONES LEFT BEHIND AND SEEKING CLOSURE68

THE VIETNAM ERA...HAVE WE FORGOTTEN?

Much of our focus today is on the war on terrorism in the Middle East. Emails circulate about the war heroes of today, and the media is piping about the controversy of whether the Bush Administration made a...

6 comments    war military interview
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Steroid Treatment for Adrenal Fatigue can be Dangerous

I receive lots of e-mails from people who have the health disorders I write about. The response I wrote below was to a lady who has hypothyroidism, caused by Hashimoto's thyroiditis but she also has severe...

0 comments    health doctor adrenal fatigue
Will we have a right to our memories anymore?70

Memories Are Made Of This….Or Not!

Locate. Track. Find. Aim. Zap. We’re not talking about enemies, germs or pests here. We’re talking about memories. In a few years from now, if you don’t like a particular memory, you can have it...

63 comments    memories research grants
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