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Understanding Hoarding Disorder and Its Treatment Hoarding disorder is a psychological condition that drives a person to accumulate things, pets, etc, which might seem unnecessary to others. This urge to accumulate is as much emotional as it is mental. They keep on accumulating things until they fill up the house to the […]
What’s Your Excuse for Not Being Successful in Life? By: David Neese Excuses! Excuses! When we fail to do something we are expected to do, we almost always have an excuse for it. However, if we analyze it closely, an excuse is a self-destructive alibi for having failed to do something, especially when it […]
Owning and interacting with pets, according to studies, can be a form of therapy for many. We have dedicated Saturday to dogs and Wednesday to cats, when we will post an article on each of those days. We will also post articles on occasion about other animals people may have as pets. – […]
2022-04-08 $11M for North Carolina Work-Based Rehab Raises Concerns Aneri Pattani and Taylor Knopf, NC Health News DURHAM, N.C. — An addiction treatment facility, highly regarded by North Carolina lawmakers, sits in a residential neighborhood here and operates like a village in itself. Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers, better known as TROSA, […]
Fear By Harry Meehan Fear is caused by worrying about something, often an event or situation which is in the future. Fear and nerves are two separate ideas and feelings and I believe that they should not be used in an interchangeable way, let me explain. Fear is a feeling that incredibly powerful […]
On Mental Health Friday, we post, in alphabetical order, one per week, information on mental health disorders. Mental Health Friday is for informational purposes only, and is in no way meant to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Please do not self diagnose and seek professional help for what ails you. Today’s Topic: […]
2022-04-07 Losing Sleep Over the Pandemic? Work Flexibility May Be a Boon for Night Owls’ Health Krishna Sharma Many so-called night people feel that, when it comes to society’s expectations about when the workday should start, they drew the short straw. Research shows that “night owls” are hard-wired to sleep later, yet 9-to-5 […]
Planting mixes of flowers around farm fields helps keep bees healthy Bees feeding in monoculture fields of single crops such as sunflowers crowd together and pass parasites to one another at high rates. Lauren Ponisio/University of Oregon, CC BY-ND Hamutahl Cohen, University of Florida It’s springtime in California, and bees are emerging to feast on […]
Being the Change In a day and time that division and negativity seem to be the norm, two daring women are standing strong and showing everyone that life is too short to be ornery. “We are committed to making everyone’s day better, whether they come to buy from us or not.”, says Julie, […]
2022-04-06 Patients’ Perilous Months-Long Waiting for Medicaid Coverage Is a Sign of What’s to Come Bram Sable-Smith and Rachana Pradhan Korra Elliott has tried to avoid seeing a doctor while waiting to get on Medicaid. She worries she can’t afford more bills without any insurance coverage. But in early March — five months, […]