At one time or another the following people had issues with anxiety that interfered with their lives:
Abraham Lincoln (president - USA)
Al Kasha (songwriter)
Alanis Morisette (singer)
Alfred Lord Tennyson (poet)
Ann Wilson (singer)
Anne Tyler (author)
Anthony Hopkins (actor)
Aretha Franklin (singer)
Barbara Bush (former First Lady - U.S.)
Barbara Gordon (filmmaker)
Barbra Streisand (singer, actress)
Beverly Johnson (supermodel)
Bonnie Raitt (musician)
Burt Reynolds (actor)
Carly Simon (singer)
Charles Schultz (cartoonist)
Charlotte Bronte (author)
Cher (singer, actress)
Courtney Love (singer, actress)
Dave Stewart (singer in Eurythmics)
David Bowie (singer)
Dean Cain (actor)
Deanna Carter (singer)
Dick Clark (television personality)
Donny Osmond (actor)
Earl Campbell (Heisman Trophy winner)
Edie Falco (actress)
Edvard Munch (artist
)Emily Dickinson (poet)
Eric Clapton (musician)
Goldie Hawn (actress)
Howard Stern (king of media)
Howie Mandel (comic)
Isaac Asimov (author)
James Garner (actor)
Jim Eisenreich (baseball)
Joan Rivers (comedienne, tv personality)
John Candy (comedian,actor)
John Cougar Mellencamp (musician, actor)
John Madden (sports announcer)
John Steinbeck (author)
John Stuart Mill (philosopher)
Johnny Depp (actor)
Kim Basinger (actress)
Lani O'Grady (actress)
Leila Kenzle (actress)
Marie Osmond (singer, actress)
Marty Ingels (comedian)
Michael Crichton (author)
Michael English (Gospel artist)
Michael Jackson (singer)
Naomi Campbell (model)
Naomi Judd (singer)
Nicholas Cage (actor)
Nicole Kidman (actress)
Nikola Tesla (inventor)
Olivia Hussey (actress)
Oprah Winfrey (tv host, actress)
Pete Harnisch (baseball)
Ray Charles (musician)
Robert Burns (poet)
Robert McFarlane (former National Security Advisor - U.S.)
Robin Quivers (radio host)
Roseanne Barr (comedienne, actress)
Sally Field (actress)
Sam Shepard (playwright)
Shecky Greene (comedian)
Sheryl Crow (musician)
Sigmund Freud (psychiatrist)
Sir Isaac Newton (scientist)
Sir Laurence Olivier (actor)
Sissy Spacek (actress)
Susan Powter (tv host)
Tom Snyder (newscaster, tv host)
Tony Dow (actor director)
W.B. Yeats (poet)
Willard Scott (weatherman)
Winona Ryder (actress)
29 March 2009
21 March 2009
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety is a reaction to a tense situation that might be at home, work, play or at school. It's very normal to have anxiety now and then because it helps us cope with life. Sometimes anxiety grows into being excessive for the circumstance or perhaps an irrational reaction to everyday situations that shouldn't normally cause anxiety.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD):
This type is a constant anxiety, extreme worry or tension, even when there is little or nothing to cause it. There are also physical effects such as being tired all the time, headaches, muscle tension and aches, difficulty swallowing, trembling, twitching, irritability, sweating, and hot flashes.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD):
Here there are recurrent, unwanted thoughts/obsessions or repetitive behaviors/compulsions. Rituals of repetitive handwashing, counting, checking, saving items, or cleaning are common. These tasks are done too much and/or unnecessarily.
Panic Disorder:
This is characterized by sudden, unexpected episodes of intense fear as well as physical symptoms like chest pain, fast beating heart, shortness of breath, dizziness, weakness, sweating, tingly or numb hands, flush or chill, or nausea.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):
This can develop after exposure to something horrible and violent. Events that can trigger PTSD include being assaulted, disasters, accidents, or military combat. Victims as well as onlookers can be affected. People with PTSD keep re-experiencing thoughts and memories of the frightening ordeal and, to protect themselves, appear to be emotionally numb, especially with people they were once close to. They may have sleep problems, feel detached or numb in relationships, or be easily startled.
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD):
This is the fear and, even physical symptoms, of meeting with other people whether it's at school, work, a party, get-together, or going out into crowds. There is intense anxiety in everyday social situations. SAD is sometimes limited to only one type of situation but, in its most severe form, a person suffers symptoms in all social situations. There is a feeling of being watched and judged, and a fear of being embarrassed or humiliated. Sufferers often feel the blushing, profuse sweating, shaking, nausea, and difficulty talking.
Please click HERE for ways to get help for an anxiety disorder.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD):
This type is a constant anxiety, extreme worry or tension, even when there is little or nothing to cause it. There are also physical effects such as being tired all the time, headaches, muscle tension and aches, difficulty swallowing, trembling, twitching, irritability, sweating, and hot flashes.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD):
Here there are recurrent, unwanted thoughts/obsessions or repetitive behaviors/compulsions. Rituals of repetitive handwashing, counting, checking, saving items, or cleaning are common. These tasks are done too much and/or unnecessarily.
Panic Disorder:
This is characterized by sudden, unexpected episodes of intense fear as well as physical symptoms like chest pain, fast beating heart, shortness of breath, dizziness, weakness, sweating, tingly or numb hands, flush or chill, or nausea.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):
This can develop after exposure to something horrible and violent. Events that can trigger PTSD include being assaulted, disasters, accidents, or military combat. Victims as well as onlookers can be affected. People with PTSD keep re-experiencing thoughts and memories of the frightening ordeal and, to protect themselves, appear to be emotionally numb, especially with people they were once close to. They may have sleep problems, feel detached or numb in relationships, or be easily startled.
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD):
This is the fear and, even physical symptoms, of meeting with other people whether it's at school, work, a party, get-together, or going out into crowds. There is intense anxiety in everyday social situations. SAD is sometimes limited to only one type of situation but, in its most severe form, a person suffers symptoms in all social situations. There is a feeling of being watched and judged, and a fear of being embarrassed or humiliated. Sufferers often feel the blushing, profuse sweating, shaking, nausea, and difficulty talking.
Please click HERE for ways to get help for an anxiety disorder.
09 March 2009
Feral / Wild Children "Raised by Dogs"
We've all heard stories about children orphaned or abandoned by their parents and growing up wild. Some stories say these children became "feral" and were raised by or lived amongst wild animals. Some stories are true and some are hoaxes.
Here are three stories. At the end is a link to a very long list of cases of feral/wild children which includes photos, whether it was true or a hoax, and where these people are now in their lives. It's very interesting.
Oxana Malaya aka "The Ukranian Dog Girl" was 3 years old when her alcoholic parents left her outside. For the next five years she lived in a shed with several dogs. She eventually walked as if on four legs, ate like a dog, and barked at people. Feral-child expert Lyn Fry says that Malaya, now 26, has the mental capacity of a 6-year-old child and cannot be rehabilitated.
Madina aka "Mowgli" of Ufa, Russia lived with a family of dogs, neglected by her alcoholic mother. Social workers observed Madina naked and walking on all fours like a dog. She was gnawing bones off the ground for food and huddled for warmth with the dogs. She growls if a stranger gets too close. She only knows two words - "yes" and "no."
Dani of Plant City, Florida was never allowed outside the home - not even to play, go to school or see a doctor. She was 7 years old when found by police who were responding to a concerned call of abuse/neglect. She was never potty trained and wore only a filthy diaper. She never learned to eat solid food, had no experience with language and walked like a crab. It has been determined that her mother was "mentally impaired." The foster parents who have since adopted Dani did many of the most important things needed to help severely neglected children. When Dani first began living with them, she wanted to be held and nurtured, like a baby wants and needs. And that's what she received. Dani's story made it to the Oprah Winfrey show.
Here are some infamous hoaxes:
Misha Defonseca: She wrote a book about her life with wolves, then admitted she had lied.
Amala and Kamala: The "wolf girls of India" were most likely mentally impaired, not feral.
The Wild Boy of Burundi: He was probably autistic, and was not raised by monkeys.
The importance of love, trust, touch, and nurturing is great. Did you know that about one-third of babies raised in orphanages will die?
Feral children and others who are severaly neglected emotionally share autistic-like behaviors including rocking, language problems, poor social skills and difficulty understanding the thoughts and feelings of others (empathy). Like autistic children, neglected children often avoid physical contact even though they are starved for touch. Feral children need to start real slow and learn that a hug or simple touch of the hand is a good thing. Physical therapy can help with this.
Recommended reading: Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D and Maia Szalavitz co-authored The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog and Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook: What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love and Healing.
Here's the link to a long list of feral children: FERAL CHILDREN
Here are three stories. At the end is a link to a very long list of cases of feral/wild children which includes photos, whether it was true or a hoax, and where these people are now in their lives. It's very interesting.
Oxana Malaya aka "The Ukranian Dog Girl" was 3 years old when her alcoholic parents left her outside. For the next five years she lived in a shed with several dogs. She eventually walked as if on four legs, ate like a dog, and barked at people. Feral-child expert Lyn Fry says that Malaya, now 26, has the mental capacity of a 6-year-old child and cannot be rehabilitated.
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Madina aka "Mowgli" of Ufa, Russia lived with a family of dogs, neglected by her alcoholic mother. Social workers observed Madina naked and walking on all fours like a dog. She was gnawing bones off the ground for food and huddled for warmth with the dogs. She growls if a stranger gets too close. She only knows two words - "yes" and "no."
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Dani of Plant City, Florida was never allowed outside the home - not even to play, go to school or see a doctor. She was 7 years old when found by police who were responding to a concerned call of abuse/neglect. She was never potty trained and wore only a filthy diaper. She never learned to eat solid food, had no experience with language and walked like a crab. It has been determined that her mother was "mentally impaired." The foster parents who have since adopted Dani did many of the most important things needed to help severely neglected children. When Dani first began living with them, she wanted to be held and nurtured, like a baby wants and needs. And that's what she received. Dani's story made it to the Oprah Winfrey show.
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Here are some infamous hoaxes:
Misha Defonseca: She wrote a book about her life with wolves, then admitted she had lied.
Amala and Kamala: The "wolf girls of India" were most likely mentally impaired, not feral.
The Wild Boy of Burundi: He was probably autistic, and was not raised by monkeys.
The importance of love, trust, touch, and nurturing is great. Did you know that about one-third of babies raised in orphanages will die?
Feral children and others who are severaly neglected emotionally share autistic-like behaviors including rocking, language problems, poor social skills and difficulty understanding the thoughts and feelings of others (empathy). Like autistic children, neglected children often avoid physical contact even though they are starved for touch. Feral children need to start real slow and learn that a hug or simple touch of the hand is a good thing. Physical therapy can help with this.
Recommended reading: Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D and Maia Szalavitz co-authored The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog and Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook: What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love and Healing.
Here's the link to a long list of feral children: FERAL CHILDREN
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