November 29th, 2008
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It’s been a pretty hectic week for most of my American readers. A major national holiday and Black Friday, all in one week. Back to back, no less!
The only thing that could rival that excitement would be a brand new Saturday Sanity, right? (Well, it was worth a shot.)
As you read […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments
November 22nd, 2008
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It seems like just a few Saturday Sanities ago I was talking about how warm and sunny it was outside; now, we’re covered in snow. We have been all week. I still don’t have a winter coat (I didn’t have one last year, either - I can be very serious about […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment
November 17th, 2008
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As I gear up for tonight’s episode of Prison Break, now seems as good a time as any to nod in the direction of the research I kept bumping into this weekend regarding happy people vs. unhappy people when it comes to watching television.
The article I read all the way through […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 4 comments
November 15th, 2008
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Well, we’re, what…two weeks into November? And NaNoWriMo is not going as well as I hoped it would. Don’t get me wrong - it’s going much better than last year’s. I just thought I’d be farther along than I am right now. Still, any progress on this book is a blessing!
On […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 6 comments
November 6th, 2008
Passed in 1997, Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act makes physician-assisted suicide legal for terminally ill patients. Currently, Oregon is the only state in America that allows physician-assisted suicides. (I guess Michigan felt it’d be a bit inappropriate.)
Even though there are several “safeguards” within the Death with Dignity Act that aim to cover all mental health […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 3 comments
November 5th, 2008
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“According to a new study […] homosexuals and bisexuals are about 50% more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to suffer from depression and abuse drugs […] most likely due to the lifelong stresses caused by the discrimination and rejection that homosexuals and bisexuals suffer from.” (From About.com’s Depression Blog post, Homosexuality […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment
October 22nd, 2008
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Ecstasy produces intensely pleasurable effects – including an enhanced sense of self-confidence and energy. Effects include feelings of peacefulness, acceptance and empathy. Users say they experience feelings of closeness with others and a desire to touch others. (DrugFree.org)
Sounds seductive, doesn’t it?
I remember when ecstasy first started hitting the streets in my […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 1 comment
September 27th, 2008
I’ve been fairly stressed out this week.
The state of the American economy, the housing market, health insurance (or lack thereof), my yet-to-be paid off student loans - in other words, money (or again, lack thereof) - all have me freaking out just a bit about my future and my country’s future.
I didn’t used to worry […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 5 comments
September 20th, 2008
Whoa! I have had one hectic week! Most of it has been work-related, so I’m not complaining (when one is a freelance writer and editor, one doesn’t complain when work gets hectic), but I’ve barely been able to leave my desk long enough to take Chopper outside.
Next week is going to be just as hectic, […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments
August 23rd, 2008
I don’t know who originally talked about “the calm before a storm,” but in my 26 years of existence, I’ve found it to be all too true.
Aside from the depressing news about the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince release date, last week was a pretty good week.
This week, after spending numerous days in the […]
By Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes -- 0 comments
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