Saturday, November 18, 2006

The things they think of!

Maybe I should buy and wear on all twenty of my fingers and toes lest I forgot any b’days or impt dates…

http://www.alaskajewelry.com/remember-rings-never-forget-anniversary-p-2040.html

Or mybe I’ll just buy a diary…grin…that’s a more practical idea…at least till they actually make and sell those rings!

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Depeche Mode — Somebody

http://youtube.com/watch?v=it7q0TeCBE0

I want somebody to share
Share the rest of my life
Share my innermost thoughts
Know my intimate details
Someone wholl stand by my side
And give me support
And in return
Shell get my support
She will listen to me
When I want to speak
About the world we live in
And life in general
Though my views may be wrong
They may even be perverted
Shell hear me out
And wont easily be converted
To my way of thinking
In fact shell often disagree
But at the end of it all
She will understand me
Aaaahhhhh….

I want somebody who cares
For me passionately
With every thought and
With every breath
Someone wholl help me see things
In a different light
All the things I detest
I will almost like
I dont want to be tied
To anyones strings
Im carefully trying to steer clear of
Those things
But when Im asleep
I want somebody
Who will put their arms around me
And kiss me tenderly
Though things like this
Make me sick
In a case like this
Ill get away with it
Aaaahhhhh….

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Depression—Reality Check

 

Reality Check

Sadness is not depression.

Sad is when you miss someone; depressed is when you lose 20 pounds from malnutrition and don’t get out of bed for two weeks.

Periodically feeling disappointment or sorrow, even to the point of missing work or losing a night’s sleep, is normal and natural. But depression is distinctly different and clearly defined.

The primary criteria include disturbance in sleep patterns; loss of appetite; difficulty concentrating and making decisions; loss of energy; poor self-image; and dwelling on suicidal thoughts. Depressive people exhibit several of the symptoms persistently for prolonged periods (two weeks and longer), to the point where routine functioning is impaired.

Reality Check

Depressed people have more vulnerable immune systems.

Depression is a form of stress, and stress has been demonstrated to compromise the body’s ability to ward off disease. This is one of the most overt examples of the mind’s impact on the body’s health. It may also explain why so many elderly people, despondent at the loss of a spouse, pass away within months of their wife or husband.

Reality Check

Manic depression is more than a severe case of depression.

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is characterized by swings from euphoric, incredibly energetic highs (mania) to catatonic lows. The moods tend to change with the seasons and can sometimes be treated with a stabilizer such as lithium. Genetics play a significant role in susceptibility, and a disproportionate percentage of people with the disease are highly intelligent.

Reality Check

Changing diet and lifestyle can accomplish the same ends as antidepressants.

As far as it is currently understood, depression results from a disturbance in neurotransmitters, the chemicals that carry messages between nerve cells in the brain. Some people are able to correct the imbalance with high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets, stress reduction and exercise. Sunlight is also a proven mood enhancer. Antidepressant drugs correct the same problem synthetically.

 

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