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Jamie-lee  - Prescription Candy Anyone? |2010-07-04 05:39:33 In December 2008 I was unfortunately involved in a serious motorcycle accident where a car hit me head on at 60kms. Whilst in hospital I was given up to 30 different tablets and injections everyday! This, I understand. I was in immense pain, bed-ridden and the medication was there to help me through pain and the injections were to prevent blood-clots as I wasn't mobile. What I didn't understand is how easily I became addicted to these prescription drugs. For a year, I saw a regular doctor however when she was unavailable, I was free to see any doctor who was more than happy to give me what I was after. What I haven't disclosed yet is that I was on 2 different types of "Strictly" Controlled Opiates, several other additional pain-killers and anti-depressants. How is it that a young 23 year old woman was so freely and carelessly allowed to become dependent on drugs that were supposedly "controlled drugs"? Whilst interstate visiting family, I ran out of my medications and was desperate. I booked in to see a doctor in the area where I was staying. All I had to say was that I had a serious accident, these are what I normally take and I've run out so could I please have some more? Without the blink of an eye-lid, I was walking out with prescription in hand! After so long spent feeling flat, spacey and zombie-like, I decided to look up some information on the internet about what I was taking. WOW! Was my first though, followed by anger. Why hadn't these "professionals" told me that these drugs are classed as severely addictive and that I am now on a national drug register? Why didn't these "professionals" tell me that mixing the concoction I was taking, possibly be fatal? Why didn't these "professionals" tell me that as a result of long term use, I have now developed 'other' medical issues? The list goes on... I saw my doctor the next day and asked what was the safest way to stop the medications. I slowly weaned off and researched new ways to manage the pain through exercise, stretching and meditation. With cancers and serious illnesses dramatically increasing, I often wonder, do these "professionals" really know what they're giving us? I doubt it, otherwise why would the pharmaceutical industry need sales reps? I'm sure it's not just to give the GP's funky pens! Reply 1 0

Michelle B  - Fear of Blushing |2010-07-04 05:38:06 I have experienced an intermittent blushing phobia for many years. Certain things trigger it, such as people teasing me (even in a good-natured way) or feeling uncomfortable/embarrassed in social situations. The worst thing about blushing phobia is that the symptom or manifestation of the fear is the fear itself. The fact that everyone can see the discomfort or embarrassment on your face is precisely what is so terrifying. Once I am blushing, having someone point out that I am blushing makes it even worse. It sends my heart racing while my face goes beetroot and I feel like I'm dying. The first step in managing it was Googling what seemed like a bizarre, obscure thing and discovering I'm not alone. Being able to tell people that I trust that I suffer from this affliction also helps. When I am in situation now where there is a trigger and I start to blush, I practice slow, deep breaths to calm my racing heart and make the blushing subside. The problem has definitely improved as a result of this, but I still go to great lengths to avoid certain triggers (eg particularly obnoxious or insensitive work colleagues). Reply 3 0

Diya Pat  - Changing your mind |2010-06-30 03:02:21 Reality. It’s something we live in and accept, but what is it really? Is there just one universe we are all part of? Or are we in a sort of multi-verse where each person is singing their own song? I think it’s both. We do share this time-space reality with 6 billion or so other humans, a little blue planet called Earth, breathing its oxygen and eating its food, but each human is living in their unique little world. Even two countries that share similar resources and climates can have a completely different economies, standards of living and life expectancies. Take South Africa and Australia for example. South Africa is home to one of the highest crime rates in the world. In fact, there are more murders in South Africa than there are casualties in war-torn Bagdad. It is the capital for Aids, and poverty is through the roof. Australia on the other hand is rated on the best countries to live in and considered ‘the lucky country.’ It’s safe, the economy is one of the most stable in the world and although poverty still exists, the government is helpful. But are we really a ‘lucky’ country? Luck, ah, something that really is meant only for little clover-totting creatures of Ireland and the likes. So what is really happening here? Scientifically speaking? All human behaviour can be traced back to the brain. And the brain, the most complex structure known, is an organism that has been conditioned or wired in a certain way since birth. This wiring is dependant on exposure from, for example, a child’s family, friends, teachers etc. Children undergo rapid wiring of the brain, and it is at this time form the basis of their reality. Reality is based upon a person’s beliefs, and beliefs are just thoughts we think. So a blueprint for a person’s life is literally written onto their brain by their early experiences. But fortunately, the brain is plastic and can change. However change becomes harder the older one gets....aka “the chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.” Well, actually it’s never too late to change your mind. The only prerequisite is determination. A person’s reality can be altered for the better. Changing reality and pushing it to a new limit is what human progress is all about. I guess Einstein was contemplating this when he said “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Reply 10 1

Diya Pat |2010-07-01 02:50:57 I forgot to put this in: By thinking positive thoughts, a person’s reality can be altered for the better. This means reaching for the thought that feels best, not the thought that is the real thought, not the thought that is telling it like it is. If you tell it like you want it to be, long enough, you will begin to feel it like you want it to be, and when you feel it like you want it to be, life becomes like you want it to be. Reply 2 0

Lea  - My body refuses to let me lose weight |2010-06-30 23:50:39 5 years ago I had a adrenal gland removed as it was 6 times overactive and was riddled with tumours, some cancerous. My remaining adrenal gland is 8 times overactive and has been diagnosed to have cancer among its multiple microscopic tumours. This small gland that sits across the top of the kidney controls your flight/fight response by producing adrenaline to power you body into action. However, a by-product of adrenaline is Cortisol which triggers your body to store fat. Normally you only produce adrenaline in a stressful situation, when you body perceives you are in danger physically or mentally. As I said before, my adrenal gland is out of control and is producing 8 times the normal amount of Adrenaline (and Cortisol). It thinks I am in danger all the time. A major and disastrous side effect is that my blood pressure is also out of control and soars way into the stoke/heart attack range regularly during the day. The specialists say the blood pressure will kill me before the cancer. My doctors say’s if I could just lose some weight, it will help my blood pressure a little. I have been exercising 2 hours a day and watching my food intake carefully, however the Cortisol causes my body to store everything. Now! Due to all the prescription /Chemo drugs I am taking, my body is getting weaker and I am finding it hard to get up in the morning. My exercise routine is getting less and less. Any suggestions? Reply 2 0

Dan  - My body refuses to let me lose weight |2010-07-01 00:00:36 Have you tried meditation. I find it gives a good outlook on life, and it is also known to reduce stress, and blood pressure. Reply 2 0

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