Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes and by poor emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social or occupational dysfunction. Diagnosis is based on observed behavior and the patient's reported experiences. A person diagnosed with schizophrenia may experience hallucinations (most reported are hearing voices), delusions (often bizarre or persecutory in nature), and disorganized thinking and speech. The latter may range from loss of train of thought, to sentences only loosely connected in meaning, to incoherence known as word salad in severe cases. Social withdrawal, sloppiness of dress and hygiene, and loss of motivation and judgment are all common in schizophrenia. There is often an observable pattern of emotional difficulty, for example blunted affect. Impairment in social cognition is associated with schizophrenia, as are symptoms of paranoia; social isolation commonly occurs. In one uncommon subtype, the person may be largely mute, remain motionless in bizarre postures, or exhibit purposeless agitation, all signs of catatonia.

Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder is a condition in which people go back and forth between periods of a very good or irritable mood and depression. The "mood swings" between mania and depression can be very quick. Bipolar disorder or manic–depressive disorder, also referred to as bipolar affective disorder or manic depression, is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels, cognition, and mood with or without one or more depressive episodes. The elevated moods are clinically referred to as mania or, if milder, hypomania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes, or symptoms, or a mixed state in which features of both mania and depression are present at the same time. These events are usually separated by periods of "normal" mood; but, in some individuals, depression and mania may rapidly alternate, which is known as rapid cycling. Extreme manic episodes can sometimes lead to such psychotic symptoms as delusions and hallucinations. The disorder has been subdivided into bipolar I, bipolar II, cyclothymia, and other types, based on the nature and severity of mood episodes experienced; the range is often described as the bipolar spectrum.

Estimates of the lifetime prevalence of bipolar disorder vary, with studies typically giving values of the order of 1%, with higher figures given in studies with looser definitions of the condition. The onset of full symptoms generally occurs in late adolescence or young adulthood. Diagnosis is based on the person's self-reported experiences, as well as observed behavior. Episodes of abnormality are associated with distress and disruption and an elevated risk of suicide, especially during depressive episodes. In some cases, it can be a devastating long-lasting disorder. In others, it has also been associated with creativity, goal striving, and positive achievements. There is significant evidence to suggest that many people with creative talents have also suffered from some form of bipolar disorder. It is often suggested that creativity and bipolar disorder are linked.

Genetic factors contribute substantially to the likelihood of developing bipolar disorder, and environmental factors are also implicated. Bipolar disorder is often treated with mood stabilizing medications and, sometimes, other psychiatric drugs. Psychotherapy also has a role, often when there has been some recovery of the subject's stability. In serious cases, in which there is a risk of harm to oneself or others, involuntary commitment may be used. These cases generally involve severe manic episodes with dangerous behavior or depressive episodes with suicidal ideation. There are widespread problems with social stigma, stereotypes, and prejudice against individuals with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. People with bipolar disorder exhibiting psychotic symptoms can sometimes be misdiagnosed as having schizophrenia, another serious mental illness.

The current term bipolar disorder is of fairly recent origin and refers to the cycling between high and low episodes (poles). A relationship between mania and melancholia had long been observed, although the basis of the current conceptualisation can be traced back to French psychiatrists in the 1850s. The term "manic-depressive illness" or psychosis was coined by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin in the late nineteenth century, originally referring to all kinds of mood disorder. German psychiatrist Karl Leonhard split the classification again in 1957, employing the terms unipolar disorder (major depressive disorder) and bipolar disorder.

The Millionaire Mindset

There are key differences between the way rich people look at money and the way the rest of us do:

•Wealthy people look at money in positive terms and as an opportunity, where as most of us live in fear of being laid off or not having enough money for retirement.
•Instead of worrying about running out of money, soon to be millionaires are thinking how to make more money. World-class performers are finding problems that are profitable to solve. They know that just because a solution hasn't been discovered yet doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
•Millionaires tend to move towards what they want, rather than move away from what they don't want, which is what the masses most often do.
•World-class thinkers have the guts to be optimistic right now in these shaky times and reject the middle-class cynicism that plagues the masses. It's not comfortable for a millionaire in the making to forge ahead when everyone around him or her is negative, cynical and unsupportive, yet the great ones push forward and are rewarded with riches for the rest of their lives.

Bottom line: "Take inventory of your consciousness and the way you think about money and ask yourself: Is this the way a rich person thinks or someone in the middle class thinks about money?"

You need to know about her

You need to know about her
you can feel her care in the form of a sister
you can feel her innocence in d form of a daughter
You can feel her warmth in the form a friend
You can feel her passion in the form a beloved

Dedication in the form of wife
Divinity in the form of mother
Blessings in the form of grandma
Yes she is so tough too
Her heart is so tender
So naughty
So charming
So sharing
So melodious
She is woman.
She is life
you are in this world because of her
you may not devote her
at least respect her

i will wait for you

as i lay here now,
your image stays with me.
although you're gone,
you're far away from me.
my heart paints your picture,
my imagination creates your smile.
my memory replays your eyes,
the way you laughed.
silently speaking to me,
you'll always be part of me,
although you're so far away,
in time we'll be together,
but until then i will wait for you.

Let Go Of Yourself And Speak Up! (Love Secret)

WHY do people hesitate to confess their love? True love is non reciprocal in nature, we all just hope to be lucky enough to receive it in return from that special person. Why would you choose to hold on to a gift that is not yours to begin with? That love belongs in the heart of someone else. Why withhold something so beautiful and essential to life from the person you claim to love? It does no one any good keeping it locked up tight. Why would you choose to live with the endless questions and doubts instead of seeking an answer that could lead you to happiness? The only answer to all of these is ego: fear of rejection, jealousy, possessiveness, and such. Once we let go of our own ego, quietly loving someone who cannot return it becomes a beautiful thing. Trust me! :)

Invest in the Future: Cut Hunger in Half

No one is immune from the worsening global economic crisis, but some had very little to lose even before the crisis hit. One in seven people around the world go to bed hungry each night — and they're finding it even harder to feed themselves and their families.

Here in the World, our governments found the money to bail out banks and insurance companies when they got into trouble. We must also bank on investing critical resources in the one billion people around the world who can't get enough to eat.

Hunger isn't only an empty feeling in the belly; it also creates gaping holes in communities. Malnutrition impairs a child’s ability to learn and a parent’s ability to earn a living, making it more difficult to break the cycle of hunger and poverty.

The ravages of hunger don't only cost them dearly, it also costs us. Chronic hunger erases an estimated $30 billion per year in productivity from the global economy. If you multiply that over the lifespan of the children who don’t get enough to eat today, the World Food Programme projects that cost could top a trillion dollars.

You can help mitigate the human costs of hunger. Ask government to invest in a healthy and productive future for all children. Tell them to support a federal budget that funds a comprehensive effort to fight hunger and poverty around the world. Do your parts to make sure families never have to go to bed hungry again.