atorturedsoul | July 31, 2009
Memphis had a tornado that damaged a shopping mall, a car dealership and many homes in the Wolfchase area. A brick wall on the Kohl’s department store in Cordova collapsed and threw bricks across the parking lot. Cars parked nearby had the windows blown out.
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atorturedsoul | July 30, 2009
It has been a long week. This is the second week of my daughter’s band camp and we have a potluck dinner tonight. It gives them time to reveal their field show to the parents. I don’t like being in public and being surrounded by tons of strangers makes it much worse. I am not looking forward to it at all.
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atorturedsoul | July 29, 2009
A new study by Thomson Reuters has discovered that patients with bipolar disorder are “three times more likely to experience trauma or adverse reaction to treatment.” Patients with a mental illness have a greater risk for a wide range of medical conditions.
Category: About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, Cyclothymia, NOS |
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atorturedsoul | July 28, 2009
We have to keep working to reduce the stigma. The more people we educate, the better it will be. If someone understands the illness then stupidity will not spread. The only way to fight ignorance is knowledge.
Category: About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, Cyclothymia, NOS |
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atorturedsoul | July 27, 2009
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) recently released the 2009 scores for the public healthcare system in the United States. The country as a whole received a D and 6 states received a failing grade.
Category: About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, Cyclothymia, NOS, Panic Disorder, Psychosis |
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