Sometimes in life we come to a point where things aren’t the same anymore. We want to stay on our beds in the morning not because we are sleepy but because we are tired of life; there’s no reason to get up. It seems that our future holds the same color as the dim light in our room, there’s no sense of hope. All we can see of our lives is black, gray, and white. The thought … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2012
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: Fears and Phobias That The Few Can Only Fantasy’s
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia— the common person would only contribute this words uniqueness to the ridiculous number of letters and time needed to have the ability to pronounce such a silly word. However, to a very few, this word represents a deep phobia. A phobia whose irony becomes prevalent only in its defining. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of … [Read more...]
Royce White: Anxiety Disorder Scared Off Everyone Except for Kevin McHale
"Last June, we spent 24 hours with Iowa State forward Royce White before the NBA draft. To us, Royce was the most intriguing story in the draft, with an extraordinary combination of skills and size. He's also incredibly open about his generalized anxiety disorder, which he deals with on a daily basis." … [Read more...]
What Is A Phobia? What Causes Phobias?
Christian Nordqvist, MEDICA NEWS TODAY, August 22, 2012 A phobia is an irrational fear, a kind of anxiety disorder in which the sufferer has a relentless dread of a situation, living creature, place or thing. People with a phobia go to great lengths to avoid a perceived danger which is much greater in their minds than in real life. If confronted with the source of their phobia, … [Read more...]
National Suicide Prevention Week September 6th-15th
To celebrate the first day of National Suicide Prevention week, we'd like to share some helpful tips from National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's What You Can Do To Prevent Suicide: Preventing suicide is always our number one priority and every September we have a chance to make our voice heard during National Suicide Prevention Week. This year National Suicide Prevention Week … [Read more...]