Millions of individuals suffer from depression. Many go about suppressing it in all of the wrong ways; some even harmful to your body. There are safe and effective ways to handle being depressed. No one enjoys sulking inside - when we 're happy, we feel on top of the world. I 'd like to share with you some methods to avoid and also methods worth trying that are safe to your mental and physical health. You Should Avoid: - Cigarettes, coffee, sodas. These don 't do your body any good and in the…
Critique of the Rhea Medical Center Community Health Needs Assessment Rhea Medical Center conducted their most recent Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) in 2016. The CHNA data applies to people living in the geographic areas of Dayton, Graysville, Evensville, Spring City and Grandview, all communities of Rhea County, Tennessee (Rhea Medical Center, 2016, p. 11). One thing that surprised me in the CHNA was of the top 15 causes of death in the United States, nine occurred at "Higher than…
How do you portray yourself on social media? Do you depict who you truly are? Social networking services like Facebook allows users to create profiles, share photos and videos, and send messages to friends, family, and acquaintances. These social networking sites also allow users to make important announcements or state of mind for their friends. Social networking allows users to effortlessly add new people to their friend list that can add up to thousands of friends. As a result, social…
Ann Frank stated “If we bear all this suffering and if there are still Jews left, when it is over, then Jews, instead of being doomed, will be held up as an example.” It was Ann Franks hope that Survivors of the holocaust would be able to become an example and advocate for peace because of the things that they went through. She hoped that the impact that the holocaust made on their lives would be lessened because of the care of others and that people would never forget what they went through.…
As I threw open the door, I could feel the chill of the March night air bite and tear at my clothes.I risked a cold but at the moment it all seemed miniscule. I had one objective at the time, one goal, get away from her and her irritating voice. My drive was a fire , not physical more mental. Yet even still it drove me like a steam engine. This fire is old as man itself, it has and will always be with humans. The same fire was a constant quarreling voices in my mind, rambling one “OH MY GOD, she…
One simple comment, can ruin a life. Fifteen year old Veronica was a straight A student short girl, wore glasses. She volunteered at her church every Sunday and when she wasn’t babysitting her little brothers, she was doing her homework for her honors classes. One day she overheard the cheerleaders at her school talk about how a famous hashtag was trending all over the internet. Veronica didn’t have the time for social media but she thought if she had a social network (twitter, Instagram, etc.)…
In the very early morning of January 18, 2015, two Stanford graduate students were biking across campus when they spotted a freshman engaging in sexual acts, such as thrusting himself into an unconscious, half naked women behind a dumpster at the Kappa Alpha fraternity house. They quickly chased down the culprit and pinned him down until the police came and detained the young male. Given the situation, the students alongside with many others in the nation, as the news abruptly went viral, must…
INTRAPERSONAL EXPERIMENTS Magic X-Ray Machine This experiment is designed to help further emotional processing and help participants explore what is happening beneath the surface. It can be framed as follows: You’re walking down a path when you come across an old wizard who tells you he has an x-ray machine for you to try. It doesn’t see bones or anything physical but instead sees thoughts, feelings and emotions that are important to you. This experiment can be completed as guided imagery, an…
My Story “You wouldn’t believe you if I said it, but I’m looking in the mirror smiling at myself right now”. This was the remark I received from the head coach of Miami baseball when I committed to play baseball at Miami University. It was not an easy road for me to get to become a Division 1 athlete here at Miami. I have always dreamed of playing college baseball and hopefully professional baseball, but my story to get me this far is one that is quite complicated. Sophomore year of high…
Billy Strayhorn was an incredibly gifted musician, as well as a talented arranger and composer, who was best known for his work while in the band Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. His love for music stemmed from his mother, a classically trained pianist, and from playing hymns on his grandmother’s piano at a young age. Strayhorn preferred to work in the shadows, content to arrange and compose music for the band as his employer wanted. Through working with Ellington, Strayhorn blossomed as an…