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Scientists Slowly Reintroducing Small Group Of Normal, Well-Adjusted Humans Into Society
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Mental Health and Wellness
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8 years ago
A member of the endangered subtype of human, who possesses the unusual abilities to calmly reflect on situations and view the world from others’ perspectives, is...
We don't 'lose' our mothers – the reality is more violent than that
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Mental Health and Wellness
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8 years ago
Saying goodbye to your mother is a pain we all must face. That doesn’t make it any easier to do. David Ferguson T wo dear friends of mine lost their mothers this month, a high school...
How to inoculate people against Donald Trump’s fact-bending claims
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Mental Health and Wellness
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8 years ago
Psychologists know that die-hard supporters of an idea aren’t usually swayed by the facts. That’s why prevention is better than cure. A potential Donald Trump presidency...
Cops: Man Calls 911 to Chat About Hitler 'Because He Was Bored'
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Mental Health and Wellness
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8 years ago
Source Police arrested a 28-year-old Florida man because he was calling 911 out of boredom, authorities say. DeLand Police say Michael Gilman called 911 at least...
Horrified cabbies pick up 'GHOST PASSENGERS' in area devastated by 2011 Japan tsunami
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Mental Health and Wellness
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8 years ago
Source In each instance, the story is similar. A taxi driver in north-east Japan picks up a passenger in an area devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. He starts the meter...
Depression, suicide and the strange reactions to what one would consider triggers.
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Mental Health and Wellness
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8 years ago
Four years ago this past August 4th I was sitting up and drinking heavily, which was not unusual for me then. I'm not an alcoholic, but as many people on this site know I suffer from fits of...
The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think
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Mental Health and Wellness
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8 years ago
Here's one example of an experiment that is happening all around you, and may well happen to you one day. If you get run over today and you break your hip, you will probably be given diamorphine,...
How To Fit A 40-Hour Workweek Into 16.7 Hours
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Mental Health and Wellness
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9 years ago
I used to work a lot — 60, 80, or even 100 hours a week. I let my work be a big part of how I defined myself. I wore those insane hours like a badge of honor . . . I loved telling people how...
What Became of the Boy Who Shot His Sister Dead
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Mental Health and Wellness
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9 years ago
It took a second for the gun to accidentally go off, weeks for Florida to pass a law to keep guns out of children’s hands, and a lifetime for Sean Smith to forgive himself. by Monica Potts...
Does Matt Taibbi hate Rupert Murdoch or hate himself?
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Mental Health and Wellness
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9 years ago
In 2005, Matt Taibbi, who describes himself as a former heroin addict, wrote a column for the New York Press titled, “The 52 Funniest Things About the Upcoming Death of the Pope.” In the piece, he...
Using the Mentally Ill as Scapegoats in the Gun Control Debate
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Mental Health and Wellness
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9 years ago
Recently, it has become vogue among some gun advocates to imply that the mentally ill or the medications they are taking, are to be blamed for the mass killings over the years, where guns have...
Feb 19th-2013... Surgery date... Viewer discretion advised!
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Mental Health and Wellness
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9 years ago
On Feb 19th-2013 I'll be out and gone for a bit. It will once again be another day of surgery. From burn scars and injuries, this is just another day on the ole chopping block to release scar...
The Elephant in the Kitchen, or How Not to Approach Mental Distress.
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Mental Health and Wellness
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9 years ago
I find it a tad fascinating that of all subject material in the categories have no sub topics, with the exceptions of entertainment which has 7, and health, which has one, mental health.That in...
The Weight of the Nation (Short Trailer)
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Mental Health and Wellness
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9 years ago
This is probably going to be the first generation whose children are going to have a shorter lifespan than their parents... Here are links to the four parts of the actual video: Part 1:...
Children vulnerable to smartphone, tablet addictions
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Mental Health and Wellness
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9 years ago
Children vulnerable to smartphone, tablet addictions By CBC News, cbc.ca Some toddlers today are choosing their parents' smartphones or tablets over dolls or Lego blocks, but some...
An Allegory: This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
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Mental Health and Wellness
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9 years ago
allegory |algr| noun ( pl. -ries) a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one I used to ride the same train just...