ThirstyFountains

     Right now, I am supposed to be vacationing. But, I am thinking about writing for my blog, how long it has been since the last post, if anyone is still reading them and getting inspired and/or helped by them, etcetera. It has been on my mind almost 24/7.      I have trouble relaxing. I am not a very good "vacationer." I need a plan for almost everything. Does this sound like you? Do you have trouble just breathing? Why? Why do some people struggle with relaxation, vacation, and chilling out?      My thoughts are this: when we have a thought-out, intricately detailed plan it makes us feel that we still have a little bit of control over our lives. Maybe it is because we think that if we think of each and every possible scenario then we can avoid any hurt that may happen to come our way.       What some do not realize, though, is that no matter what we plan we will never be in control over what happens in...

My Muted Misery Ah, bittersweet memories, Alas! The years gone by! Numbness is welcomed; pain is a friend. I have cried all I could cry. Empty, broken, dead inside. A flower: wilted, dried. A smell, a song, a certain voice- All over again, I say goodbye. Weathered and worn. Stretched and torn. At my limit- yea! I cannot stop. I cannot break. Alas, I'm needed by they. Dried eyed, Live another day. Time's passed; time's gone. Move on: the only way. Pain so deep, Numbing within, Squeezing out the life. I walk on; there's no win. Either way, it's strife. Live without and just pretend, Yet, it can be felt. Live with it, always there. Yea- Life's cards are still dealt. Bittersweet memories, Come calling again. Ach! The years gone by. A dried out well, a tree decaying from inside. No one sees, No one knows, The things under my skin. Masks, charades, costume parties. Empty f...

There are five criteria for a psychological disorder. #1 Clinical significance      a. Behavior of person involves  a measurable degree of impairment.      b. Behavior of person must have diagnostic validity.           (predict the person's future or future responses to treatment) #2 Behavior of person reflects a dysfunction in psychological or developmental processes. #3 Behavior of person is usually is associated with significant distress or disability in important realms of life. #4 The individual's behavior cannot be socially "deviant" as defined in terms of religion, politics, or sexuality. #5 Conflicts reflect a dysfunction within the individual. However defined, we can best conceptualize abnormal behavior from multiple perspectives that incorporate biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. Biological causes 1. Genetic 2. Environmental 3. Brain damage 4. Exposure ...