Every Waking Moment

Depression runs as deep as an ocean that man has yet to reach. Depression is an ice cold friend that wraps his arms around you and never lets go. It is also like being bolted to concrete ground on a snowy day. The decline of emotions is rapid like the sting of a bee. Life with depression is like being put in a casket and thrown in the ocean and trying to escape. It all begins when someone you love and trust decides to leave you. Nobody seems to understand that the smile that lays on my face is…

attached by a web of cords to her fragile little body is a constant reminder of my daughter’s congenital heart disease. Her grandpa, seated beside me on the hard plastic hospital chair, moves restless hands between his pocket and hanky, his eyes fixed on every rise and fall of her chest, longing to hold and comfort his first grandchild. My daughter’s birth wasn’t like the beautiful stories I’d heard or movies I’d seen. It was silent - her scrawny, little, blue body, static in the cold air of…

confronted her best friend’s killer there, she shook her head. But that was how she was, that was who she was- what had Logan said? The bravest person he knew… Blinking her eyes closed for only seconds, Veronica took comfort in those words for only a few moments. She definitely feel brave- she hadn’t felt brave when Aaron Echolls had a gun on her, and she didn’t feel brave hiding from her dad. The bravest person in her life was her dad, and with a weak sob Veronica opened her eyes again, to see…

Many of Shakespeare’s plays are very famous to this day, but many of them are very similar when looked at closely. Two plays that are very similar are Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. Yes they have different characters and plots, but they both end in tragedies. The main points that are similar are love, betrayal, and death. Here is some quick background on these plays. In Romeo and Juliet there are two families that are enemies. One has a son and the other has a daughter. They fall in love and…

believe what they had been told. I came down awoken from all of the commotion downstairs. I asked my brother what had happened. Zal replied, “A 7 magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan”. At that moment I didn’t really understand what had happened and my mom tucked me back into bed and told me I should rest. Waking up the next morning my parents were much more calm and I was told that none of our family members were hurt. My parents seemed to be much less stressed in the morning. The next few days my…

characters take their seats, a weighty sense of hostility in the room]. Counsellor: Thank you every one, for attending today’s group therapy. Not that you had any choice, am I right? [The counsellor snickers at his own joke, clearing his throat awkwardly when no one responds] Well…let’s start with Mercutio then. Mercutio: [Mercutio exhales heavily and holds his head down] I no longer sleep profoundly. Each waking moment means an intense lassitude bearing down on me, [Mercutio lifts his head…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in layman terms would be someone who has suffered from a life-threatening event. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a recently identified mental disorder, having been formally named in the third edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–III; American Psychiatric Association, 1980). Many of the greatest psychiatrist such as Benjamin Rush, Pinel, and Briquet as well as several French…

Failure to Rescue A nurse is caring for Mrs. W. who is recovering from a cerebral vascular accident and has been making a good recovery. The physician ordered vital signs and neurological checks every four hours. As the nurse is performing her first assessment the patient complains of a headache and had a moment where she forgot where she was. The nurse gives her Tylenol for her headache and goes about the rest of her assessments without documenting her patient’s complaint. Four hours later the…

may be playing on the football field, for others, it could be marching in the marching band. I, on the other hand, didn 't participate in sports or joined extracurricular activities; I was the individual that just blended in. I woke up at 5:30 am every morning, went to school like any other student and had gone home. I knew that I was capable of playing a sport, the only problem was that I didn 't have an interest in any of them. It was the same for other extracurricular activities, none of…

the blue zones reminds people to only eat until they are 80% full. This allows them to not be hungry, but also not get the feeling of being full. The 80% rule can also help with weight loss. 3. Personally, some days it feels like even after just waking up I need a nap. The stress of school, soccer, different clubs, family obligations,…