1. Oh dear. You have hit one of my biggest pet peeves about technology. As convenient as texting is, it definitely causes our grammar and spelling to suffer. I will always advocate for full words under any and all circumstances, unless you’re paying per text and really need to conserve ...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): OCD causes people to have obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. They feel anxious until they've responded in a particular way, and often need to carry out complex physical or mental routines to do so. Family history, personality traits, and differences ...
Many people with BDD -- around 80 percent -- have considered suicide, and about 25 percent of people with the disorder have attempted suicide [source: Butler Hospital]. The disorder typically begins in adolescence. However, some people start to exhibit symptoms in childhood, and others may not...
Friends go through everythingromantic partnersgo through — we just don’t have physical intimacy to gloss over the difficult times. And, in many situations, we are not as honest with friends as we are in romantic relationships. In one of his posts, Marty wrote: “A few days ago, I hur...
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Tombstone and Deadwood: The Wild West’s Most Famous Towns by Charles River Editors: This book tracks the colorful history of the West’s most famous mining boomtowns, explaining how they came to be, the legendary people who lived and died in them, and how they have been remembered as tou...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD): People with OCD may feel overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts about things that could go wrong. To relieve these thoughts, they may engage in rituals, such as checking door locks, cleaning, or counting.
Fortunately, my lawyer friend said he's friends with several people at a major Hollywood studio. He told me, “We have everything we need . . . except for a great screenplay.” “Hmm . . .” I thought. “Maybe this isn't a complete waste of time.” ...
Most people don’t react well to news like that. As an adult he never went through that because he would also have been tossed in the bin and he’d risk exposing his powers to people who may not have very good intentions. We willingly accept this as reasonable explanation for disobeying...
Nearly one in 25 American adults has serious mental illness, which means odds are someone in your life is coping with anxiety, depression, OCD, bipolar disorder or another debilitating condition. Still, shame about mental illness — likely a holdover from when people wrongly believed such con...