May 27th, 2008
“The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum creeps me out.” - Jason Hawes of Ghost Hunters during the “Haunted Asylum” episode.
Deserted prisons. Timeworn schools. Decaying mental hospitals. They all seem to offer luxury resort-style accommodations for those galling ghouls and pesky phantoms that, for whatever reason, just can’t seem to let go of this world.
Especially those buildings that […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 9 comments
May 26th, 2008
A friend of mine passed along this Happiness Quiz from About.com’s Stress Management.
I took the quiz, and my results were as follows:
Your Score: It appears that 6 answers out of 16 questions, or 37 percent of your answers show lifestyle features that promote happiness. If there are areas of your life that you would like […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments
May 26th, 2008
So, I don’t know if it’s because I have some kind of sixth sense or what, but I started thinking, It’s about time for another edition of What Do You Really Want?
I looked at the first What Do You Really Want? and saw that I posted it on April 26.
Today is May 26.
[enter Twilight […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 3 comments
May 26th, 2008
Last October, Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei of Eye On DNA highlighted information regarding bipolar disorder and genetics (and published a picture of me wearing the exact tee shirt I’m wearing right now - funny, huh?).
Later this week (Wednesday, May 28, 2008, to be exact), the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is hosting an online chat […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 3 comments
May 26th, 2008
I’ve mentioned before that I come from a pretty long line of military and war veterans. My grandfathers, various uncles, and my daddy were all soldiers.
Even my ex-husband, God bless him, was a Marine.
I’ve admired the Purple Hearts. I’ve sat through the 3 volley salutes. I’ve listened as Taps was played and once watched as […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 2 comments
May 25th, 2008
Last week it was music. This week it is art.
Well, sort of.
I stumbled across this Web site a few days ago. I can’t even figure out what it’s called. It’s merely labeled “sketch.” It comes from http://garyc.mooo.com:3232 (what kind of Web address is that, anyway?) and as I was snooping around trying to find out […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 5 comments
May 24th, 2008
I don’t have any babies of my own (unless you count Miss Penny Lane and Chopper - which, I totally do, so I guess I should say I don’t have any two-legged babies of my own), so I don’t really know what it’s like to carry a human being in my body for nine months.
Much […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments
May 24th, 2008
Yesterday evening, in a fit of sappy appreciation, I praised the Internet and mental health advocates.
In light of that, I’m going to pass along some news about eLearners.com, which is operated by EducationDynamics, LLC.
According to a recent press release, eLearners.com has just launched it’s “Mini-Guide” to Online Psychology Degrees. Perfect timing, too, as it’s not […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 2 comments
May 24th, 2008
This week was a pretty good week for me. After stumbling through weeks and weeks (perhaps months and months) of just ambling around, having no real direction, and letting “problems” continue to fester and multiply, I finally took some control. I made plans. I made appointments. I made decisions. I updated my planner and thus […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments
May 23rd, 2008
A fellow blogging buddy of mine recently told me that the Internet makes everyone over six feet tall and weighing more than 200 pounds. And it does. It truly does.
You have your pompous, smack-talking bloggers and Web site owners who wouldn’t dare say the things they say if they weren’t actually typing those things.
You have […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 11 comments
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