Monthly Archives: September 2016

Agree to disagree is a rare occurrence in this pre-election season

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Anna

In the current pre-election times, saying that some folks disagree about a certain candidate is an understatement of the year.  The emotions fly, the friendships are ruined, and it seems that the best way to handle it is to avoid … Continue reading →

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Today’s Prompt: Unfinished. How I Lost Weight on Vegetarian Diet

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Anna

About a month ago I blogged about Diet-to-Go that I tried for one week. I have lost a pound and a half that wasn’t bad yet nothing remarkable. I went from 152 pounds down to 150.5, and that’s all. A … Continue reading →

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Today’s Prompt: PANIC

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Anna

When one says, I am in panic, this doesn’t automatically imply that they are actually having a panic attack; might as well be anxious.  There is a difference between the two;  I have blogged about this last week.   Read … Continue reading →

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Five stages of sleep and what affects them

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Anna

One of my readers has asked me to write an article about insomnia.  In view of this, I am going to talk about sleep first. When you observe someone sleeping, what do you think?  He or she is just lying … Continue reading →

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Today’s Prompt: Silence. Presidential race and mental illnesses

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Anna

The presidential race is in full motion while the candidates are far from being silent.  Amidst all this, GOP Presidential candidate Ben Carson has made a public statement saying that Muslims who embrace American values have to be ‘schizophrenic’. This statement … Continue reading →

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5 Things to remember when everything goes wrong

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Anna
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Today’s Prompt: FRAGILE. Fear of heights, tow trucks, and stigma

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Anna

  Fear of heights or acrophobia has been with me for as long as I can remember; this has started when I was a kid. I don’t see anything much wrong with it as outside of this, I can function … Continue reading →

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Anxiety disorder or panic attack, oh my

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Anna

In this post I will discuss anxiety and panic as these two terms are oftentimes being used interchangeably. More so, the word attack is frequently attached to either one and both are often used to mean the same thing. Technically … Continue reading →

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Today’s Prompt: SLOG. How to cope with anxiety when having a car trouble

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Anna

I was thrown into the anxiety-bordering-with-panic mode today, when my beloved Beetle won’t start. Turn the key all I might, all to no avail. I was promptly in denial, then in disbelief, and then I was bargaining and more…  went … Continue reading →

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Today’s Prompt: RADICAL

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Anna

As the elections day rapidly draws near, I am becoming increasingly sick and tired of all the hustle around the current candidates while each one’s having more than enough of their share of wrongdoing. In light of this, I think … Continue reading →

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