April 30th, 2008
Oh, snap!
Thanks to Newscom, I now have access to a delicious cornucopia of Wentworth Miller pictures I can use here at Mental Health Notes - legally. Good thing, too, because I have some equally delicious - and inspiring - Wenti-related news.
I know, I know - you’re probably feeling as suspicious about my motives as my […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 9 comments
April 29th, 2008
Haha, not really. Well…at least, I don’t think so?
According to research conducted and led by Northwestern University finance professor Camelia Kuhnen and Stanford psychologist Brian Knutson, sex and money trigger the same area of our brains - the V-shaped nucleus accumbens, or, our brains’ pleasure center.
During the research, which involved 15 heterosexual men (no women […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments
April 29th, 2008
And, oh, how I wish they did. Maybe with a big ol’ piece of senselessnesscidal latex wrapped around my brain I wouldn’t be dangerously exposed to half the nonsense I’m exposed to on a daily basis.
Overlook me. I’m in a mood, and I’ve just watched House, so, yeah, totally unnecessary sarcasm abounds.
So, anyway, to the […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments
April 28th, 2008
Are you familiar with the Four Temperaments theory of psychology, also known as the four “humors” or “personality types”?
As an English major in college, I was exposed to all sorts of information that was indirectly related to English, at best. I vaguely remember discussing the Four Temperaments theory of psychology; vaguely, because only the words […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 0 comments
April 28th, 2008
Nice thought, Albus, but, yeah screw that! my mind’s not all that organized just yet.
Currently, I am 26 years old and most everyone in my family has lived beyond the age of 90.
I always thought I’d have to be tricked into the grave, too.
However, according to the Blue Zones Vitality Compass quiz, my mental health […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments
April 28th, 2008
With it’s themes of incest and secretly imprisoning children, this is quite the Flowers in the Attic-type story; only, it’s more like Flowers in the Basement.
Oh, and unlike the V.C. Andrews novel, this isn’t fiction.
A 42-year-old Austrian woman, simply identified as Elisabeth F., has been rescued from her 73-year-old father’s windowless basement cell, where she […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 4 comments
April 27th, 2008
I think I’ve found a Brain Break topic that has absolutely nothing at all to do with mental health - finally!
What is it?
2006 American Idol winner Taylor Hicks and his awesome performance of the National Anthem at the Talladega Superspeedway earlier today.
Forget the fact that Dale, Jr. is currently owning the track right now (well, […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 3 comments
April 26th, 2008
I’ve been reviewing some of the search phrases that lead you lovely readers here to Mental Health Notes. I can figure out why most of them led you to MHN; however, one of them…well, you’ll see!
Of course, I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t add my own thoughts. Maybe they’ll help you find something just […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 6 comments
April 26th, 2008
Let’s glance back at some of the topics I covered this week here at Mental Health Notes. I shared pictures during Sunday’s Brain Break, mused on the mental health repercussions for the FLDS religious sect children, explained why being kind to the earth (and not just on Earth Day!) was good for our minds, offered […]
By Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader -- 2 comments
April 25th, 2008
So…I’m going through the entries for This Is Why I ROCK!, and I’m a little disheartened. The series hasn’t quite turned out the response for which I was hoping.
Don’t get me wrong - I’m thrilled that anyone has responded, and will most certainly feature those who did enter! I had just hoped more people with […]
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