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If natural means of controlling depression are working, that's great, but if not, some things should not be played around with. JMO
Tink, not everyone can "adjust" to anything, and mind you all people comefrom different surroundings, experienced different types of abuse and psychologicalpressure and, if we don't have real schizophrenia, all these "bipolar disorders"and "anxieties" can be dealt with without medication, via good food, good therapy [thatdoesn't exist in most places] and that is nothing but talking and money makingfrom air and our LONELINESS {I tried that and I know that}, OR through grand family support. That's why that bond is important. People get LONELY, closed,and seek wrong types of help - but ppl can die from taking Aspirin, you know.But they won't take a bottle of Aspirin at once because they do not expectAspirin to "help them sleep" or to "make me happy and cheerful again" or to"make bad thoughts go away".Don't project your experience on everyone - unstable young girls, abandoned byfamily, should NOT get heavy stuff available as they will overdose sleeping pillsvery likely, don't blame the patient! In US it sounds like every 2nd person has pharmacyin his fridge, it's SHOCKING for me to learn how many pills you get, even young kids!It's not THE solution, and all the "treatable mental disorders" are often a fraudwhen real problem stays the same - loneliness, abandonment, lack of communicationbetween people like family members. Pills can't help them to get in touch with loved ones again,pills are not company to confide in. My friend, poor lady, got that "bipolar" diagnosis {they stamp you with it easily, only happyto get new lifelong client!} and they gave her so many pills, so she is now addicted - she getsserious withdrawal symptoms and it's scary - when she had no access to that cr*p,sorry never knew drug "names" as we're in different countries and it all goes under variousnames, she can't stay "clean" anymore because she can't get through withdrawal, and indeed she has it WORSE than before she started the "treatment". She now hasserious weight issues - she thinks it's all connected, but I never dug that much, so I suppose since medicine in no way makes her a happy person, she is just as unhappy with her life if not more, she eats more as most depressed ppl do. She's fairly poor and thatmedicine takes a lot of her money. She's their slave for life now and she's easy to control, too.Her personality changed a lot, too. And yes, the real problem she started with was goodold LONELINESS and lack of contact, like personal, intimate contact. Life is too fast andwe are so preoccupied with ourselves, our jobs, we don't notice ones who need help as simpleas sincere conversations on a regular basis. We can't trust each other so we avoid confidenceand real friendships, we think new stuff or pills can make us happy and "complete" again,while it's not true.NO WAY I'll ever blame a girl for being abandoned and desperate. "Good doctor" shouldlearn about his patient first, so he would know what's safe what's not. But good old Dr.cares only for money in most cases.
Life is too fast andwe are so preoccupied with ourselves, our jobs, we don't notice ones who need help as simpleas sincere conversations on a regular basis. We can't trust each other so we avoid confidenceand real friendships, we think new stuff or pills can make us happy and "complete" again,while it's not true.
How Our Obsession With Celebrities Fuels The Drug CultureIn today's celebrity obsessed culture it is easy to become enamored with the glamorous lifestyles of movie stars and rock gods. They look how we want to look, act how we'd like to act, seem smart, capable and friendly. However, a staggering number of these modern day idols are succumbing to the pressures fame can induce by turning to drugs and alcohol. Brazenly flaunting their vices to the masses, this phenomenon is having a startling effect on our society. Drug addiction is not something to be glorified or admired, as is done so often on television or in movies, but to be confronted. Drug rehabilitation needs to be seen as a necessary step to recovery as opposed to a trending topic on reality television. Impressionable Kids People love to follow celebrity gossip through tabloids, television and internet blogs. Unfortunately, some of the information contained in these outlets aren't true. Famous people can have their problems blown way out of proportion many different ways. Kids see how they are living their lives and want to imitate. If they see Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears out at night partying with drugs and alcohol they will do they exact same thing. Ultimately, parents must keep watch over their children so they do not fall into these destructive patterns. Celebrity Rehab When celebrities hit rock bottom and go to rehab people become even more obsessed with their lives. They seem so interesting compared to most peoples mundane lives. There are even reality television shows on air that deal with this very subject. People want to see celebrities confront their issues in front of a camera so they can gossip about them even more. This is a recent phenomenon that is very unhealthy for our country. Misconceptions Unlike normal people who need to seek rehabilitation, celebrities are able to afford luxury treatment facilities. People get the impression, from seeing these places on television, that rehab is a glamorous experience. The reality could not be further from the truth. In fact, rehab is one of the toughest things a person can ever go through. Society needs to wake up to the fact that a drug addiction is not the latest fashion accessory. Media The mainstream media, namely the paparazzi, need to stop reporting such inane stories about celebrities and their alleged drug use. It fosters a fascination that serves no purpose other than making drug use seem more normal. It is confusing for a young person to see their favorite celebrity using drugs while maintaining a successful career that is endorsed by the media. It makes it seem like there is nothing wrong with what they are doing. Help From Family People who have regular nine to five jobs live very different lifestyles from the celebrities out in Hollywood. They do not have the money in most cases to cultivate and maintain a serious drug habit. If they do, they surely will not have the money for expensive, resort like treatment centers they see on television. It is important for people to realize what they see on television and read in tabloids does not accurately reflect real life. If a person fails to understand this it will make them think it is okay to have a hard partying lifestyle. Our nation's obsession with celebrities has spilled over into an obsession with their drug habits. Young people want to imitate what they see their favorite celebrities doing, even if includes very harmful behavior. We need to, as a society, educate people that drug addiction is not something to be admired. Drug rehabilitation is critical for individuals dealing with an addiction so that they can begin the recovery process.Article Source: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
One of the most over prescribed drugs on the market is prescribed to children and pharma has made billions on it, Ritalin. They have no problems using our children for guinea pigs. The more the merrier. They simply don’t care. It’s all about money like almost every evil known to man.
You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginOne of the most over prescribed drugs on the market is prescribed to children and pharma has made billions on it, Ritalin. They have no problems using our children for guinea pigs. The more the merrier. They simply don’t care. It’s all about money like almost every evil known to man.My adopted siblings HAD to have Ritalin, all the way through High school. There's no if, and, or buts - without it, they couldn't focus for 30 seconds on anything, whatsoever!! We'd give them a summer break off of it, but they'd literally destroy the house! We oft spent vacation money on re-upholstery.
In previous lectures, we have described how human cultural development was closely tied to changes in the natural environment. Successive cultural revolutions, such as the agricultural revolution, have led to surges in population. Figure 1 summarizes again the historical record, typical of a "J-shaped" growth, with humans filling new niches and (perhaps) not yet reaching a limiting You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. One feature to note in this plot is the lack of huge fluctuations associated with famines or wars. In fact, the nature of J-shaped (exponential) growth is such that episodic reductions due to such catastrophes usually do not affect the inexorable and overpowering upward acceleration in population size. An exception is the period of the "You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login" in Europe, which produced a noticeable but small downward spike in the curve. The wholesale loss of life due to world wars of the 20th century produced only small perturbations to the upward trend.The human population growth of the last century has been truly phenomenal. It required only 40 years after 1950 for the population to double from 2.5 billion to 5 billion. This doubling time is less than the average human lifetime. The world population passed 6 billion just before the end of the 20th century. Present estimates are for the population to reach 8-12 billion before the end of the 21st century. During each lecture hour, more than 10,000 new people enter the world, a rate of ~3 per second!Of the 6 billion people, about half live in poverty and at least one fifth are severely undernourished. The rest live out their lives in comparative comfort and health.The factors affecting global human population are very simple. They are fertility, mortality, initial population, and time. The current You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login of ~1.3% per year is smaller than the peak which occurred a few decades ago (~2.1% per year in 1965-1970), but since this rate acts on a much larger population base, the absolute number of new people per year (~90 million) is at an all time high. The stabilization of population will require a reduction in fertility globally. In the most optimistic view, this will take some time.
I humbly disagree about the vaccines. They've helped us to EXTEND our lifespans, conquer so many, many diseases. Jonas Salk & Polio is a great one! Until you've seen people survive, crippled by it - oh wait, most people don't have it. 2 people in my family wear braces on legs still, though older.