On the increase in loneliness: it's kind of ironic that there's more people on the planet than ever and yet, people have never been lonelier.odditty maybe
in that its been around for eons,hasent it
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was there a mention of remaining solo
And some studies show that it actually has a negative health effect.
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Having a wedding ring doesn't mean a life of good health. (Photo: Leon Rafael/Shutterstock)
Times change — and people change with them. Which is why it's important that we revisit conventional wisdom, the stuff we think we know. For example, being single now is a different experience today than it was in the past.
Today, a much greater percentage of the population is single, and even those people who do eventually cohabit and/or marry will spend a greater part of their lives on their own. At the same time, the nature of work has changed for many, and the concept of community has also shifted. My community includes childhood friends located 3,000 miles away who I text several times a week; people I see weekly at yoga class; and editors and fellow writers who I chat with daily on Facebook or via email. Only one of the things on my list is similar to what someone would have qualified as community 40 years ago.
When how we live changes this much, that impacts other parts of our lives. For example, while research from the 1960s and 1970s showed correlations between better health (especially for men) and marriage, more recent studies show something different. That doesn't mean those older studies were necessarily wrong, it might just mean that singlehood and marriage have changed alongside other cultural mores, so it would make sense that their effects on health did, too.
As this news report shows, research is starting to show that single people are the healthy ones these days:
Marriage isn't the ticket to better health after all
was there a mention of remaining solo
And some studies show that it actually has a negative health effect.
Having a wedding ring doesn't mean a life of good health. (Photo: Leon Rafael/Shutterstock)
Times change — and people change with them. Which is why it's important that we revisit conventional wisdom, the stuff we think we know. For example, being single now is a different experience today than it was in the past.
Today, a much greater percentage of the population is single, and even those people who do eventually cohabit and/or marry will spend a greater part of their lives on their own. At the same time, the nature of work has changed for many, and the concept of community has also shifted. My community includes childhood friends located 3,000 miles away who I text several times a week; people I see weekly at yoga class; and editors and fellow writers who I chat with daily on Facebook or via email. Only one of the things on my list is similar to what someone would have qualified as community 40 years ago.
When how we live changes this much, that impacts other parts of our lives. For example, while research from the 1960s and 1970s showed correlations between better health (especially for men) and marriage, more recent studies show something different. That doesn't mean those older studies were necessarily wrong, it might just mean that singlehood and marriage have changed alongside other cultural mores, so it would make sense that their effects on health did, too.
As this news report shows, research is starting to show that single people are the healthy ones these days:
Marriage isn't the ticket to better health after all
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acht mon
we all know everything great originated from the USA FFS
incl humans
successive perfect leaders of that country have told us so,so it must be gospel
even if its only been in existence for a few hundred years
dont listen to fake news huh,esp history
we have the CIA working on it as we speak
Study showing Botswana as the origin of humans is under scrutiny
A new study that pinpoints Botswana as the origin of modern humans some 200,000 years ago has caused a flurry of debate among scientists, with some dismissing the research as deeply flawed.
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The study pinpoints the Makgadikgadi-Okavango area of what is today northern Botswana as the origin of modern humans. The international team of scientists published their findings in the British scientific journal Nature.
The scientists studied the maternal DNA data of more than 1,200 indigenous people in southern Africa. According to their findings, Makgadikgadi-Okavango was the birthplace of humans 200,000 years ago, nurturing our species for 70,000 years before climate change paved the way for the first migrations. The area was once a massive lake, roughly twice the area of Lake Victoria.
The new findings also suggest that Botswana could be the most precise location of the "ancestral homeland" of humans ever pinpointed. While it has long been known that anatomically modern humans, or homo sapiens, originated in Africa, scientists had previously been unable to pin down an exact birthplace.
"We've known for a long time that modern humans originated in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago," said Vanessa Hayes, from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and University of Sydney. "But what we hadn't known until the study was where exactly this homeland was."
Read also: Mummies discovered in ancient Egyptian burial chambers
Study showing Botswana as the origin of humans is under scrutiny | DW | 06.11.2019
we all know everything great originated from the USA FFS
incl humans
successive perfect leaders of that country have told us so,so it must be gospel
even if its only been in existence for a few hundred years
dont listen to fake news huh,esp history
we have the CIA working on it as we speak
Study showing Botswana as the origin of humans is under scrutiny
A new study that pinpoints Botswana as the origin of modern humans some 200,000 years ago has caused a flurry of debate among scientists, with some dismissing the research as deeply flawed.
The study pinpoints the Makgadikgadi-Okavango area of what is today northern Botswana as the origin of modern humans. The international team of scientists published their findings in the British scientific journal Nature.
The scientists studied the maternal DNA data of more than 1,200 indigenous people in southern Africa. According to their findings, Makgadikgadi-Okavango was the birthplace of humans 200,000 years ago, nurturing our species for 70,000 years before climate change paved the way for the first migrations. The area was once a massive lake, roughly twice the area of Lake Victoria.
The new findings also suggest that Botswana could be the most precise location of the "ancestral homeland" of humans ever pinpointed. While it has long been known that anatomically modern humans, or homo sapiens, originated in Africa, scientists had previously been unable to pin down an exact birthplace.
"We've known for a long time that modern humans originated in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago," said Vanessa Hayes, from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and University of Sydney. "But what we hadn't known until the study was where exactly this homeland was."
Read also: Mummies discovered in ancient Egyptian burial chambers
Study showing Botswana as the origin of humans is under scrutiny | DW | 06.11.2019
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Are you drawn to male or female dogs?
Some people think one gender is smarter or sweeter than the other.
February 6, 2019, 9:08 a.m.
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Some people are naturally smitten with a certain gender of dog, but why is that? (Photo: Positivedogcare/Shutterstock)
When it comes to dogs, many of us tend to be sexist. We like having male or female pups and likely tend to stereotype the genders based on the experiences we've had with animals.
It hasn't been on purpose, but other than my childhood pet, I've always had male dogs. I've found them to be smart, sweet and incredibly loving. In fact, Brodie stares at me in a way that my son dubs "creepy." But I've fostered many dogs and have found that the females seem to be more popular than the males with adopters.
In an informal poll of many rescuers and fosters, they generally agreed: People tend to gravitate toward the girls. But are there any behavioral or personality difference that makes one gender truly different than another?
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Many people believe that female dogs learn more quickly than male dogs. (Photo: Cryptographer/Shutterstock)
Check blogs and training message boards and you'll find a ping-pong conversation about whether male dogs or female dogs are easier to train. Some point out that females are much quicker to learn. And there's a chance that could have something to do with maturity.
Both males and females reach sexual maturity when they're around 6 to 9 months old, although some giant breeds take a little longer, according to the American Kennel Club. But that's just sexual maturity. There's something called social maturity, too. That's "maturity with regard to their peers and surrounding social structure," says The Nest. That usually happens somewhere around when a dog is between a year and 3 years old.
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Are you drawn to male or female dogs?
Some people think one gender is smarter or sweeter than the other.
February 6, 2019, 9:08 a.m.
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Some people are naturally smitten with a certain gender of dog, but why is that? (Photo: Positivedogcare/Shutterstock)
When it comes to dogs, many of us tend to be sexist. We like having male or female pups and likely tend to stereotype the genders based on the experiences we've had with animals.
It hasn't been on purpose, but other than my childhood pet, I've always had male dogs. I've found them to be smart, sweet and incredibly loving. In fact, Brodie stares at me in a way that my son dubs "creepy." But I've fostered many dogs and have found that the females seem to be more popular than the males with adopters.
In an informal poll of many rescuers and fosters, they generally agreed: People tend to gravitate toward the girls. But are there any behavioral or personality difference that makes one gender truly different than another?
Training
Check blogs and training message boards and you'll find a ping-pong conversation about whether male dogs or female dogs are easier to train. Some point out that females are much quicker to learn. And there's a chance that could have something to do with maturity.
Both males and females reach sexual maturity when they're around 6 to 9 months old, although some giant breeds take a little longer, according to the American Kennel Club. But that's just sexual maturity. There's something called social maturity, too. That's "maturity with regard to their peers and surrounding social structure," says The Nest. That usually happens somewhere around when a dog is between a year and 3 years old.
Are you drawn to male or female dogs?
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A federal recommendation calls U.S.-caught shark a “sustainable food choice.” Not everyone agrees.
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i beter be careul
i might turn straight @ this late stage
Mary Pickford a cuty huh
Higher health insurance deductibles a sickening trend for Americans
["We are drowning in medical bills," said Hodgson, 48, an adjunct college professor in Pennsylvania, who says she and her husband also pay about $6,500 a year in health insurance premiums for the policy, which her husband receives through his job. "It's frustrating," she said, "because there are medicines that I need that I can't afford. I'm angry at the insurance system."]
["We are drowning in medical bills," said Hodgson, 48, an adjunct college professor in Pennsylvania, who says she and her husband also pay about $6,500 a year in health insurance premiums for the policy, which her husband receives through his job. "It's frustrating," she said, "because there are medicines that I need that I can't afford. I'm angry at the insurance system."]
The 3 Reasons the U.S. Health-Care System Is the Worst
[according to Blumenthal: “The literature on insurance demonstrates that having insurance lowers mortality. It is equivalent to a public-health intervention.” More than 27 million people in the United States were uninsured in 2016—nearly a tenth of the population—often because they can’t afford coverage, live in a state that didn’t expand Medicaid, or are undocumented. Those aren’t problems that people in places like the United Kingdom have to worry about.]
[according to Blumenthal: “The literature on insurance demonstrates that having insurance lowers mortality. It is equivalent to a public-health intervention.” More than 27 million people in the United States were uninsured in 2016—nearly a tenth of the population—often because they can’t afford coverage, live in a state that didn’t expand Medicaid, or are undocumented. Those aren’t problems that people in places like the United Kingdom have to worry about.]
[data clearly shows that Americans have disproportionately high health care costs compared with the rest of the world. According to the Diabetes Council, the United States spends more than twice the amount of the average health care expenses compared with all OECD countries. And in 2017, Americans spent close to $3.5 trillion on health care alone.]
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/art...y_us_health_care_is_so_expensive__111148.html
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Health Insurance Companies Are Great For Shareholders, Bad For Patients
[Last week, several news outlets carried a story about the American healthcare system, an issue that has been overlooked but is still fraught with problems. According to CNN, an Oklahoma jury awarded $25 million to the family of Orrana Cunningham. Cunningham was diagnosed with cancer and her doctor recommended she receive proton beam therapy. Aetna refused because they claimed it was experimental treatment. However, according to expert testimony beam therapy was not experimental. Cunningham died in 2015. CNN said jurors were horrified by Aetna’s lack of concern for their client and ordered they pay her family compensation.
This isn’t the first time this has happened. In 2001, Andrea Yates, a mother of five who had severe mental problems, killed her children. Yates had been receiving mental health counseling, but Blue Cross Blue Shield said she had used all of her allotted counseling sessions. So she was sent home and drowned all five of her offspring.
Both Yates’ children and Cunningham were killed by their insurance companies. However, if you’ve worked in the American healthcare system, you’re not surprised by these outcomes.
That’s the way the system is set up. American health insurance companies are for-profit organizations, their first priority is to generate profit for the shareholders, not provide healthcare. The only way they can stay profitable is by not serving their customers. You pay your premium every month, but when you get sick and need an expensive procedure, the company loses money. So denying you healthcare is in their best interests.]
[Last week, several news outlets carried a story about the American healthcare system, an issue that has been overlooked but is still fraught with problems. According to CNN, an Oklahoma jury awarded $25 million to the family of Orrana Cunningham. Cunningham was diagnosed with cancer and her doctor recommended she receive proton beam therapy. Aetna refused because they claimed it was experimental treatment. However, according to expert testimony beam therapy was not experimental. Cunningham died in 2015. CNN said jurors were horrified by Aetna’s lack of concern for their client and ordered they pay her family compensation.
This isn’t the first time this has happened. In 2001, Andrea Yates, a mother of five who had severe mental problems, killed her children. Yates had been receiving mental health counseling, but Blue Cross Blue Shield said she had used all of her allotted counseling sessions. So she was sent home and drowned all five of her offspring.
Both Yates’ children and Cunningham were killed by their insurance companies. However, if you’ve worked in the American healthcare system, you’re not surprised by these outcomes.
That’s the way the system is set up. American health insurance companies are for-profit organizations, their first priority is to generate profit for the shareholders, not provide healthcare. The only way they can stay profitable is by not serving their customers. You pay your premium every month, but when you get sick and need an expensive procedure, the company loses money. So denying you healthcare is in their best interests.]
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LOVED Nat King COLE
so velvety,one of the beyyers huh
A massive 7-CD, 10-LP anthology devoted to early Nat King Cole recordings was recently released, and it offers a new window into his artistic development. Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) is a deep dive that traces the jazz great’s evolution — from smooth, unflappable piano player into a singing star with an endearingly smooth style all his own. (Listening time, 3:55)
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What's in A Warning?
A new book by an anonymous “senior official in the Trump administration” claims many Trump officials considered resigning. NPR’s Rachel Martin speaks with The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker about the author’s explosive claims. (Listening time, 4:35)
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Ernst & Young grapples with diverging views of its culture.
The accounting giant is often held up as a paragon of workplace culture. But it also faces a recent backlash over a training program that, among other things, coached some of its top female executives to wear flattering and “well-cut attire.” The episode raises questions about whether — and how much — workplaces have changed after the #MeToo movement. (Listening time, 4:28)
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so velvety,one of the beyyers huh
A massive 7-CD, 10-LP anthology devoted to early Nat King Cole recordings was recently released, and it offers a new window into his artistic development. Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) is a deep dive that traces the jazz great’s evolution — from smooth, unflappable piano player into a singing star with an endearingly smooth style all his own. (Listening time, 3:55)
► LISTEN
What's in A Warning?
A new book by an anonymous “senior official in the Trump administration” claims many Trump officials considered resigning. NPR’s Rachel Martin speaks with The Washington Post’s Philip Rucker about the author’s explosive claims. (Listening time, 4:35)
► LISTEN
Ernst & Young grapples with diverging views of its culture.
The accounting giant is often held up as a paragon of workplace culture. But it also faces a recent backlash over a training program that, among other things, coached some of its top female executives to wear flattering and “well-cut attire.” The episode raises questions about whether — and how much — workplaces have changed after the #MeToo movement. (Listening time, 4:28)
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Cancer test
Detecting breast cancer 5 years before clinical signs.
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A blood test could give new meaning to the term “early detection.” Researchers from the University of Nottingham have developed a method of blood screening that spots breast cancer five years ahead of clinical signs. At this stage, accurate cancer detection is roughly 30%, so it could be four to five years before this method is clinic-ready.
"We need to develop and further validate this test. However, these results are encouraging and indicate that it's possible to detect a signal for early breast cancer. Once we have improved the accuracy of the test, then it opens the possibility of using a simple blood test to improve early detection of the disease."
Detecting breast cancer 5 years before clinical signs.
A blood test could give new meaning to the term “early detection.” Researchers from the University of Nottingham have developed a method of blood screening that spots breast cancer five years ahead of clinical signs. At this stage, accurate cancer detection is roughly 30%, so it could be four to five years before this method is clinic-ready.
"We need to develop and further validate this test. However, these results are encouraging and indicate that it's possible to detect a signal for early breast cancer. Once we have improved the accuracy of the test, then it opens the possibility of using a simple blood test to improve early detection of the disease."
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also
thinking
ie a random thought
NOT so much i am an LPSG POSTING HOUND with 50-000 plus posts
its likely that, the supposed 30-000 plus active members
or is it/that more
dont post regular
i cant be f'ckd looking it up,used to be so much easier previously
ie
mebee just observe without coment huh ha
not
that i give a shit
just an observation,in etc etc anyway huh
NO POSTS for an hour
just sayijn.., affectionately haha
thinking
ie a random thought
NOT so much i am an LPSG POSTING HOUND with 50-000 plus posts
its likely that, the supposed 30-000 plus active members
or is it/that more
dont post regular
i cant be f'ckd looking it up,used to be so much easier previously
ie
mebee just observe without coment huh ha
not
that i give a shit
just an observation,in etc etc anyway huh
NO POSTS for an hour
just sayijn.., affectionately haha
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uhmmm
had the human version,as a teen
not proud of,but more importantly wassent disgusted with my sexual behaviour either
was
the day,when taking anti-bioics was safe,and worked instantly
been known for years re Koalas having Chlamydia
glad
i am not a KOALA in this age
dont trust anything humans do/get up to in this age
- animal in me has spoken
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Chlamydia (Yes, the STI) Has Infected Nearly Every Koala Population on Earth
October 16, 2019
Written by Kelsey Donk
It might sound bizarre, but a common sexually transmitted infection in humans is currently affecting an adorable tree-dwelling marsupial population. The thought might conjure visions of frisky koalas enjoying some post-coital eucalyptus, but the koala chlamydia epidemic is actually not a laughing matter. There are only 80,000 of these vulnerable animals left in Australia, and nearly all of the world's wild koala populations are infected with this often lethal STI.
How Does a Koala Even Get Chlamydia?
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Chlamydia (Yes, the STI) Has Infected Nearly Every Koala Population on Earth
had the human version,as a teen
not proud of,but more importantly wassent disgusted with my sexual behaviour either
was
the day,when taking anti-bioics was safe,and worked instantly
been known for years re Koalas having Chlamydia
glad
i am not a KOALA in this age
dont trust anything humans do/get up to in this age
- animal in me has spoken
SPONSORED CONTENT
Chlamydia (Yes, the STI) Has Infected Nearly Every Koala Population on Earth
October 16, 2019
Written by Kelsey Donk
It might sound bizarre, but a common sexually transmitted infection in humans is currently affecting an adorable tree-dwelling marsupial population. The thought might conjure visions of frisky koalas enjoying some post-coital eucalyptus, but the koala chlamydia epidemic is actually not a laughing matter. There are only 80,000 of these vulnerable animals left in Australia, and nearly all of the world's wild koala populations are infected with this often lethal STI.
How Does a Koala Even Get Chlamydia?
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Chlamydia (Yes, the STI) Has Infected Nearly Every Koala Population on Earth
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2 items of a sunday note
of course the former will pass by us all
the entire world KNOWS but slackarse as ever to do anything positive huh
The answer might surprise you.
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Thousands of scientists from 153 countries plead: Do something about the climate emergency
Sounding the alarm—and sharing the best solutions.
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Please don’t pay $8,000 for an infusion of young blood
There are so many better ways to spend your money.
of course the former will pass by us all
the entire world KNOWS but slackarse as ever to do anything positive huh
The answer might surprise you.
Thousands of scientists from 153 countries plead: Do something about the climate emergency
Sounding the alarm—and sharing the best solutions.
Please don’t pay $8,000 for an infusion of young blood
There are so many better ways to spend your money.
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FYI
just be USA sayin
dont ever think NZs a land of perfection, duh, milk and honey
or sp clean green propoganda BS
in saying that
i am guilty of poisoning rats by the 000s on island
either them or a myriad of wildlife
sooooooo
we cant really win huh
Dog owners warned after potentially poisoned rats wash up on beaches
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Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets off Westport beaches after hundreds of rats washed up there yesterday.
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Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets off Westport beaches. Photo: 123RF
The Department of Conservation (DOC) said they may be victims of a recent 1080 drop 140 kilometres away in the Lewis Pass National Reserve.
There is a risk dogs could be poisoned if they eat the dead rats.
DOC said they may have been washed down the Buller River in recent heavy rains and deposited on beaches near the river's mouth.
Samples of the rats have been taken and sent away for testing but DOC said results could take two to three days to come through.
DOC Western South Island operations director Mark Davies said while it was possible the rats could have come from a recent 1080 drop, reports of dead fish and birds, along with the rats, were not consistent with the way 1080 was understood to work.
Signs have been posted on Westport beaches and work is now underway to remove the dead rodents.
Dog owners warned after potentially poisoned rats wash up on beaches
just be USA sayin
dont ever think NZs a land of perfection, duh, milk and honey
or sp clean green propoganda BS
in saying that
i am guilty of poisoning rats by the 000s on island
either them or a myriad of wildlife
sooooooo
we cant really win huh
Dog owners warned after potentially poisoned rats wash up on beaches
about 1 hour ago
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Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets off Westport beaches after hundreds of rats washed up there yesterday.
Dog owners are being warned to keep their pets off Westport beaches. Photo: 123RF
The Department of Conservation (DOC) said they may be victims of a recent 1080 drop 140 kilometres away in the Lewis Pass National Reserve.
There is a risk dogs could be poisoned if they eat the dead rats.
DOC said they may have been washed down the Buller River in recent heavy rains and deposited on beaches near the river's mouth.
Samples of the rats have been taken and sent away for testing but DOC said results could take two to three days to come through.
DOC Western South Island operations director Mark Davies said while it was possible the rats could have come from a recent 1080 drop, reports of dead fish and birds, along with the rats, were not consistent with the way 1080 was understood to work.
Signs have been posted on Westport beaches and work is now underway to remove the dead rodents.
Dog owners warned after potentially poisoned rats wash up on beaches
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on a health kick Sunday
we are all susceptible,wouldent think otherwise
i think anyway
and its my thought i am putting out there
not trying to influence one way or the other
The link between chronic illness and shame
It’s time we look at illness-related shame in the same light as sickness — and come up with solutions.
CORY ROSENBERG
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When it comes to shame and chronic illness, the link between physical and emotional health is strong. (Photo: Photographee.eu/Shutterstock)
Chronic illnesses take a toll on both the body and mind. Not only is there suffering and sickness, but many people with chronic illness or pain often experience depression as well. Feelings of sadness are normal, but there’s one feeling that can be particularly debilitating: shame.
No one wants to talk about shame. Like chronic illness itself, the difficulty of shame is something we want to ignore. But it’s time we look at illness-related shame in the same light as the actual symptoms of sickness and come up with solutions.
The link between chronic illness and shame
on a health kick Sunday
we are all susceptible,wouldent think otherwise
i think anyway
and its my thought i am putting out there
not trying to influence one way or the other
The link between chronic illness and shame
It’s time we look at illness-related shame in the same light as sickness — and come up with solutions.
CORY ROSENBERG
November 9, 2019, 8:49 a.m.
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When it comes to shame and chronic illness, the link between physical and emotional health is strong. (Photo: Photographee.eu/Shutterstock)
Chronic illnesses take a toll on both the body and mind. Not only is there suffering and sickness, but many people with chronic illness or pain often experience depression as well. Feelings of sadness are normal, but there’s one feeling that can be particularly debilitating: shame.
No one wants to talk about shame. Like chronic illness itself, the difficulty of shame is something we want to ignore. But it’s time we look at illness-related shame in the same light as the actual symptoms of sickness and come up with solutions.
The link between chronic illness and shame
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