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family member die of each of these scenarios: cancer? Of a stroke? Of a heart attack? An accident (such as car crash was not the fault of the deceased)? Homicide? AIDS? Please read the whole comment. Please! Please wait until the end to reply. And please be truthful. After you have thought about the questions read on. How would you react to a coworker who had a family member complete suicide? I asked this question because of the stigma surrounding mental health . Please be truthful, but not nasty. Thank you

How would you react to a coworker who had a family member die of each of these scenarios: cancer? Of a stroke? Of a heart attack? An accident (such as car crash was not the fault of the deceased)? Homicide? AIDS?

Please read the whole comment. Please!

Please wait until the end to reply. And please be truthful.

After you have thought about the questions read on.

How would you react to a coworker who had a family member complete suicide?

I asked this question because of the stigma surrounding mental health .

Please be truthful, but not nasty.

Thank you

What are the stigmas surrounding mental illness, as you see them? What are the myths? Why do the stigmas surrounding mental illness exist? Do you know someone who has been diagnosed with a mental illness? (Don't be too specific) What needs to be done to end the stigmas. Did Robins Williams' death teach you something you may not have known? When celebrities say a family member or even themselves have been struggling with mental illness, does it make any difference to you? Should TV make jokes about suicide? When they do, do the undermine the seriousness of mental illness and suicide? Does it add to the stigma?

I'm trying to do a poll in order to learn about people's thoughts toward mental illnesses.I

I've been listening to Christian music since 2001. This is an older song... not Amy Grant's El Shadai, but sometime since 2001.

I remember it's part "rap", for lack of better description.

It talks basically talks about a guy's early Christian life. I remember it saying something like, "My mom asked me, son do you want to pray," and then in another part, I remember him being in college and talking about going to pray on his knees like he did as a kid. Any ideas? I don't think I can describe it to the radio djs yet with what I remember.

Thanks!

I live in a semi-rural area that has some nice dark roads. I drive down them without my bright lights on and drive past cars I SWEAR are driving with their brights on, so I flash them quickly because I can't see! These lights are brighter than the freaking sun! The other driver flashes me back, indicating that they actually don't have their brights on. What are these insanely bright "normal" headlights? Are they actually legal? Are they like the LED light bulbs that get brighter the longer they're on? I think they're too bright and not fair to the average driver. I think they're going to cause accidents.

In high profile cases, such as the Colorado movies shooting, how do the lawyers involved in trying the cases find jurors who are truly impartial? I mean, these types of cases, the Jerry Sandusky scandal, the recent shooting, Casey Anthony, and the OJ Simpson trial, for example, are all over the news and a person would have to live under a rock not to have heard about them. Because our country does use a judicial system and the defendant is entitled to a fair a speedy trial, how do they possibly find 12 people who haven't heard about the case and haven't already decided the defendant is guilty or not guilty? PLEASE understand I'm not trying to take away from the recent shooting or the victims, but I am interested in the trial part. I imagine it's extremely difficult. We had a school shooting in my county in February. If I were picked for possible jury duty, wouldn't I have to disclose that not only did I hear about the shooting, but I was also at the school that very evening for pet therapy? Even if they move the trial to another county (I haven't heard that they are, I'm just assuming right now), people would still have heard about it. I'm just interested and would like to understand this more.

I was working at an elementary school a couple of years ago. One day I was really upset about a particular child's behavior, and so frustrated that I was in tears. I happen to cross paths with the principal who saw that I was upset. Without asking what the problem was, she greeted me with, "Are you out of your medications?" I didn't answer the question directly, because, quite frankly, that irked me (irked is an understatement, but I can't use my more "colorful and specific" description). I just said that it was a bad day and I was frustrated with some students' behaviors and that another teacher had said something to me that upset me. I regret not keeping track of how many times the principal asked questions she really shouldn't have, how many times the principal yelled at me in front of other people, how two teachers in particular were making my life miserable, and how those teachers also went to the principal with downright lies. I'm just wondering at this point if there was a violation.

I'm in my thirties, so I understand it was just stupid. I was stopped last week for allegedly driving 48 in a 35 mpg zone. I haven't had a ticket in 4 years. What I'm really worried about is the fact that I was driving with a temp license. My license was due for renewal in March of 2010, but my brother died in February of 2010 and I was absolutely devastated and completely forgot about my license. I ended up waiting so long to renew that I had to start the process over again. I never had a suspended license or anything, but I'm freaking out because I'm also on disability and don't have a lot of money. I live in Ohio. I'm going to take the driver's test on Wednesday and the court date is next week. What is going to happen in court? How much trouble am I in? Will I be able to make payments on the fine? Should I bring my disability letter with me to show that I actually am on disability? I'm not sleeping well and my chest feels like it's on fire I'm so nervous. I know it was stupid, so please leave the condescending remarks out of the answer. Thank you

I am going to train a Bichon Frise to be my PSD (service dog). I don't want people to try to tell me that a Bichon can't be a service dog, because 1. that's not true and 2. that's not what my question is. I have decided that if I bring home a female (which I prefer) her name is going to be Hineni-Paige. I need a couple of suggestions for names for a male dog. I like Calin or Callin, which is a combination of Alan and Colin, my two brothers who died. I need to stick to the letters PDBHDK, however. I'd make the exception for Calin. I'd like names starting with PDBHDK and names that mean assistant or complete, unite, trusted companion etc. I do not want names that mean warrior or fear or hunter etc as they have more negative connotations and Bichons are NOT hunters, they are companion dogs. Again, I'm asking for names that have positive service or companion related meanings. I don't care about people's opinions about service dogs. Any breed can be a service dog, depending on the person's needs and lifestyle.

I have a litlle "business" called Paw-some Care Pet Services. I received a call today from a lady who started asking questions, I thought she was looking for a petsitter, but instead she told me that I had to change my "business'" name because she has a business called "Pawsome Pets". She was threatening attorney involvement if I didn't change it. I checked her website, and it does have the little TM after the name. I need help understanding the trademark law. I think my name is different enough that I didn't break any laws or whatever.

I'm really stressed out. It was my understanding that if I had called my little business "Pawsome Pets" and discovered that name is trademarked, then yes, I would have to change it because it's the exact same name. Also, would the other lady have to prove that I intentionally used her name? Or that I knew that there was a business with that name? I didn't intentionally "steal" the name and I had never heard of the business before today.

I've talked to a few other people and everyone thought that my name was a whole different name and that she was just being a bully. I'd really like a lawyer to give an opinion, please.

I'm very stressed. Please help!

What is actually happening in our body when we experience that sensation? Is it a nerve?

I'm asking about the logistics of a law suit toward people who caused extreme emotional distress and hostile working environments. I'd like to know about statute of limitations, required documentation, and what would be needed to prove it.

This happened when I moved to a southern state to teach. It was a very prejudiced area, and if I had known how bad it truly was, I never would have moved. The first year I taught down there was like the fifth circle of purgatory (Dante's Inferno), but the second year was the seventh circle of hell. I had a principal who yelled at me for THINKING about what I wanted to do next on the second day of school for the teachers. She literally asked me, "Why are you standing there?" I replied that I was thinking, but we also were having a conversation about me going to my previous school to pick up my belongings that I had hid at the school. I didn't know that I wasn't going to be at a different school until the Saturday before the first day of school for the teachers. I had permission to be there and she was challenging me because I was at my prior school for 2 hours plus traveling time (30-40 minutes). Anyway, when I replied that I was thinking, she said, "You saw your room yesterday. You should have had all your thinking done last night." My teacher assistant was also in the room and her jaw dropped at that comment and I didn't know what to say. That was the preview to a year of being yelled at, boundaries being crossed and a calculating, manipulative group of people who intentionally made me miserable.

Since it was my first year in that particular school, I had a "mentor" who became my tormentor. The principal allowed my "mentor" to do what ever she wanted. My "mentor" yelled at me in front of a parent, twice in front of students, made up lies about me and it was so bad that I eventually had a major panic attack at school and was in the hospital twice within a six week period. By the way, I keep using quotes because that title was more imaginary than anything else. I asked my teacher assistant one day about her bbirth dateand it happened to be the same date as my brother's anniversary (he died) and I made a comment about that day being happy (not that I would bring my feelings about my brother's death to school), and my "mentor" must have heard that because she subsequently told me that I shouldn't be a teacher on my brother's anniversary. It was so calculating. She also told the principal down right lies about me such as I announced one Friday that I would not be at school the following Monday and that I didn't leave lesson plans on purpose. I don't know how I could have announced that considering I was at a workshop when that statement was allegedly made. She also told the principal that I was wasting time talking about my old Cabbage Patch Kids and when my principal yelled at me for that IN THE MAIN OFFICE WITH PEOPLE AROUND, NOT in her office with the door closed (although she had no right or reason to yell at me because it wasn't true anyway) I had no idea what she was talking about! It occurred to me later that something was taken completely out of context. What actually happened was I had taken a writing prompt from the school district's writing notebook to model the writing process. The prompt asked about a favorite toy. That was the context. I could give 1000 more examples of the hell that I endured. But everything that happened eventually lead me to a major panic attack at school. I was admitted to the hospital and missed about three weeks of school (medical leave) before I attempted to return to school. Most of my students were really happy to have me back, but the students who had been in trouble all year (NOT just in my classroom) were extra-disrespectful. The second day that I was back, I had a student who was so disrespectful that she was in the office before 10:00 am. The next day I was back in the hospital. My "mentor" never spoke to me (I couldn't have cared less), but she did say to another teacher, "Well, at least we'll have a good team next year," meaning I wasn't going to be there. Also, and I think this probably is the most significant piece of evidence that I could mention, I applied for disability because of what happened at that school in that God fforsakenstate and was approved ON THE FIRST TRY! That hardly EVER happens!

I just am curious if I would potentially have a good case. I'm asking about the legal ramifications, not the mental illness stuff. I know how mental illness works. I'm asking about the teachers' and the principal's roles in making things absolutely uunbearableand how they exacerbated any mental issues I may or may not have had prior to that year.

Is there any way to report an answer of a resolved question is 100% completely wrong?

I just saw a question about pervasive developmental disorders being more common Asia. The "best answer" was, "I believe that these disorders are closely correlated to poverty, lack of natural resources and totalitarian governments. To me, Asia does not stand out in this problem area." This answer is absolutely, 100%, unquestionably incorrect. I know that it was resolved three years ago, but it's misinformation like this that really upsets me and adds to the confusion about what autism really is. Is there a way to get correct this (I've already a comment and looked to see if I can contact both asker and answer directly, but neither allows emails or IMs) or get this question deleted?

PDD has nothing to do with poverty,lack of natural resources and closely correlated to poverty, lack of natural resources and totalitarian governments. The person obviously didn't do any research and doesn't know what PDD means.

This is a completely serious question, and I don't want any cheeky answers. I'm scared. For several years now I will have this gross yellowish-white crusty junk on and around my nipples. They will also hurt, maybe sting is a better adjective. It's not all the time, just sometimes. I read that it wasn't so worry-some if you're pregnant and close to the end. I am a female, but I am not now, nor have I ever been pregnant. I'm wondering if it could be a sign of breast or skin cancer. I heard once that some "draining" could be a sign of breast cancer, but I don't feel any lumps. I do have some other minor signs of skin cancer: I am Irish, lighter complected, blond hair, and I have a million and one moles all over, some of them are kind of shaped like a fish (on my back... I can't see it). My legs look like I have goose bumps all the time and I have had some random cuts in a circular shape of which I have no idea how they got there! And mostly, my skin is quite itchy and sometimes I feel like I'm being "pinched" for lack of better word on my back in the spot of a mole or near a mole. I have a dermatology appointment in January, but I'm a little worried. Please no cheeky answers! Thank you!

Nervous aka PDBHDK

I think the show was about a family with 8-10 kids, mostly girls, and I think a pair of boy twins. One of the girl's names was definitely Connie, or Corrine. The four older girls sang We are Family in one episode. There was one sister who was "the stupid one" and was shocked when she could think and sing at the same time. Any one know which show I'm describing? It was canceled and they never did a final episode, but I still liked it! Thank you!

This question is specifically for medical doctors and psychologists. Five years ago I overdosed on the medication Symbyax, had 3 seizures, and almost died. I don't remember how long I was unconscious, but I do remember the headache i had and how it took me a couple of hours to learn how to walk again and gain bladder control.. The doctors did all kinds of tests to check for brain damage, etc, and concluded that I didn't suffer brain damage or anything. My concern, however, is the doctors were looking for immediate concequenses of the attempt. I have also overdosed on benedryl over the last five years What long term consequences could I have? Could I have brain damage now that "developed" over the last five years? Could I develop cirrosis of the liver or cancer or something? Could I develop Parkinsons? What's the chance of developing a seizure disorder? I know it's my own fault if I do have brain damage, but I'd just like to know what could possibly be in the future. My reading comprehension is shot. It's so frustrating that I don't read very much any more. I listen to audiobooks. I have forgotten a very large amount of infomation that was taught in school and college. There's very large amounts of time that I can't remember, especially 2004 and 2005. Please don't worry about suicidal ideation. My brother completed suicide in February and it woke me up. I don't suffer from suicidal ideation right now. I don't want to orphan my three cats who I adore. If I died they would most likely go to a shelter and I think that would kill them. I have lost my faith in the human race and choose to spend most of my time with animals. The animals are my sole reason for living. I have a complicated list of Dx's including atypical depression, ADD, anxiety disorder, nonverbal learning disbility, Hoshimoto's thyroditis, and PMDD.

Again, I am not suicidal right now, I'm just concerned about possible long term consequences.

This question is posed for medical doctors, psychatrists, and psychologists. serious answers only, please. (PS Why do they not include psychiatrists as an MD?)

I'm really frustrated by my 5 year old nephew's attitude. He acts like he knows everything. He'll ask me a question and when I tell him the answer, he acts like I'm wrong. He's 5, and I'm 33, college educated, but I still don't know how to handle this. Please, serious answers only, Please don't tell me I should know how to deal with this because I'm 33 and college educated. I have Asperger's which impairs my understanding of social situations.