by Claudia Campos
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
CQ Researcher article "Drinking on Campus" by Laren Scrivo speaks about binge drinking and how there is something wrong with the attitude of invincibility and mentality that nothing bad will happen, which is what college students think. She goes on to say that students binge drinking is a cover up for deeper psychological and emotional problems that should be addressed by society and that drowning the liver, brain and emotions in alcohol seems to be what people enjoy dong instead of talking and expressing those emotions in a healthy and productive way. Along with parties and booze, sex and drugs all to alleviate the "problems" of life.
Her article said that drowning the mind and body to numb the pain, reality and escape responsibility are factors that cotribute to this behavior.
Reporters thoughts
To be honest with the self and just stand still and feel the emotion is scary to a lot of people, but what is not scary is killing the body and destroying the brain. It is not scary to drive drunk and kill innocent people and it is not scary dying on the floor of a party because of an overdose of alcohol and drugs. It is not scary to find one self over a toilet throwing up the toxic and left over dinner. And it is not scary to do it all over again the next day.
People should show those guts they use to drink to face their selves and recognize that suppressing the problem does not make it go away. To acknowledge and simply admit those emotions of fear, failure, anger, sadness, confusion and emptiness is the beginning. They exist in everyone and http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/ web site has many resources and ideas to confront these issues . Admitting it to the self and just feeling the moment of truth, that will help control the impulse that leads and triggers the drinking, drugs, and sexual misconduct behaviors.
Just stop for a moment and be in that moment and people will realize the "problem" is not the drinking but the lack of attention to the person and what they are thinking, feeling and what they want and what they are not doing to attain that.
Drinking is just a behavior and people need to dig and find the underlining "problem". Which is the mentality of the person.
http://www.library.cqpress.com/
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Shootings and Suicides
by Claudia Campos
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Michael Gebers article at www.washingtonpost.com, "On Campus, a Vow of Non-Silence" addresses concerns about the silence kept by students that lead to tragic events like shooting at school.
Shootings and suicides are serious events that affect everyone including college students across the United States. The importance of a students mental health should be addressed. Students are like all other people and all people have problems. Many factors contribute to these "snapping" moments in a persons life. Life in general is complicated and full of expectations.
Students have a full load that include school and work. Mentality and emotions are connected to everything. Behavior can sometimes be difficult to understand and people can't always help. It is up to the student alone sometimes to figure things out and to recognize their behavior and seek out help. All the talking sometimes makes things worse but the point is to get it out in a more productive and healthy way than self punishment and shootings.
Reporters thoughts
Everyone feels anxious, stressed, scared, angry, lonely, and everyone is trying to figure out their purpose in life. It is only natural and human to question and feel this way, but those who take it to the extreme end up hurting not only their selves but others too.
Solutions varied. Talking to someone is the first step. There are programs that help but in the end it is up to the person to really step forward and analyze their thoughts and behavior. At Long Beach State the Counseling and Psychological Services proved students counseling appointments, anyone interested log onto www.csulb.edu/caps. To recognize what is wrong is hard, but it is a start.
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Michael Gebers article at www.washingtonpost.com, "On Campus, a Vow of Non-Silence" addresses concerns about the silence kept by students that lead to tragic events like shooting at school.
Shootings and suicides are serious events that affect everyone including college students across the United States. The importance of a students mental health should be addressed. Students are like all other people and all people have problems. Many factors contribute to these "snapping" moments in a persons life. Life in general is complicated and full of expectations.
Students have a full load that include school and work. Mentality and emotions are connected to everything. Behavior can sometimes be difficult to understand and people can't always help. It is up to the student alone sometimes to figure things out and to recognize their behavior and seek out help. All the talking sometimes makes things worse but the point is to get it out in a more productive and healthy way than self punishment and shootings.
Reporters thoughts
Everyone feels anxious, stressed, scared, angry, lonely, and everyone is trying to figure out their purpose in life. It is only natural and human to question and feel this way, but those who take it to the extreme end up hurting not only their selves but others too.
Solutions varied. Talking to someone is the first step. There are programs that help but in the end it is up to the person to really step forward and analyze their thoughts and behavior. At Long Beach State the Counseling and Psychological Services proved students counseling appointments, anyone interested log onto www.csulb.edu/caps. To recognize what is wrong is hard, but it is a start.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Just Love
Stores are full of displays with red, pink and white color schemes. Tables are filled with cookies shaped like hearts. Flowers in circle stuff animals.Chocolate, balloons and cards that say 'I love you' and sweet compliments for that special person are everywhere and are being sold at a rapid pace.
Couples hold hands and share kisses. Red heart shaped balloons float above them and women carry flowers given to them by their boyfriends, friends and family.
Cards spread love messages and warm thoughts that make people smile and blush. Love has away of doing this to people. Somehow a box of chocolates, a single flower and a card makes people happy.
This is a good and simple concept that should be shared and expressed everyday with no fear and just love. Of course the act itself is what propels such emotions. The gift is a symbol of expression and people express their selves in different ways.
Valentine's Day all owes people to share their thoughts and emotions. This is healthy, brings clarity to the mind and awakens the senses, even if it is for a day.
Couples hold hands and share kisses. Red heart shaped balloons float above them and women carry flowers given to them by their boyfriends, friends and family.
Cards spread love messages and warm thoughts that make people smile and blush. Love has away of doing this to people. Somehow a box of chocolates, a single flower and a card makes people happy.
This is a good and simple concept that should be shared and expressed everyday with no fear and just love. Of course the act itself is what propels such emotions. The gift is a symbol of expression and people express their selves in different ways.
Valentine's Day all owes people to share their thoughts and emotions. This is healthy, brings clarity to the mind and awakens the senses, even if it is for a day.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Five concerns
by Claudia Campos
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Health concerns that affect students across universities in the United States include:
1. Mental health
2. Drugs
3. Binge drinking
4. Sexual transmitted diseases
5. Health insurance and other
These are some websites that provide articles and health advice along with general information.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
http://www.lexisnexis.com/
http://www.library.cqpress.com/
http://www.mhhe.com/
http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Health concerns that affect students across universities in the United States include:
1. Mental health
2. Drugs
3. Binge drinking
4. Sexual transmitted diseases
5. Health insurance and other
These are some websites that provide articles and health advice along with general information.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
http://www.lexisnexis.com/
http://www.library.cqpress.com/
http://www.mhhe.com/
http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Gumballs, chikens and eggs
by Claudia Campos
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Opening up the Daily Forty-Niner an ad pops out an reads, "Egg donor wanted" and in bold the figure $8,000 to $10,000. The reaction: What? Are women chickens now? Giving up eggs for money?
Is society so desperate to procreate and money oriented that women now are being paid for their eggs?
In a capitalistic and patriarchal society women's fertility has become a business of gumball machines and chickens laying eggs for profit.
According to "Contemporary Women Health", women's fertility has been an issues for centuries. There are many options offered to women and infertile couples that are interested in donating their eggs or sperm. Options for infertile couples are offered also. http://www.ourboidesourselves.org/ and http://www.mnhe.com/ offer a number of resources to answer questions and the ad can be found on http://www.daily49er.com/.
Reporters thoughts
Women have been oppressed, abused, discriminated and judged for their bodies and now they don't even own their eggs, these concepts are redicules sometimes and send mixed signals to women and men. The good thing is that there is information out there and the trick is to do the research and be aware of ones own needs and be realistic about what the body is able to do and not do. Infertility can be a sign for deeper problems and http://www.mnhe.com/ talks about these problems and ways of solving such concerns.
311healthbeat.blogspot.com
Opening up the Daily Forty-Niner an ad pops out an reads, "Egg donor wanted" and in bold the figure $8,000 to $10,000. The reaction: What? Are women chickens now? Giving up eggs for money?
Is society so desperate to procreate and money oriented that women now are being paid for their eggs?
In a capitalistic and patriarchal society women's fertility has become a business of gumball machines and chickens laying eggs for profit.
According to "Contemporary Women Health", women's fertility has been an issues for centuries. There are many options offered to women and infertile couples that are interested in donating their eggs or sperm. Options for infertile couples are offered also. http://www.ourboidesourselves.org/ and http://www.mnhe.com/ offer a number of resources to answer questions and the ad can be found on http://www.daily49er.com/.
Reporters thoughts
Women have been oppressed, abused, discriminated and judged for their bodies and now they don't even own their eggs, these concepts are redicules sometimes and send mixed signals to women and men. The good thing is that there is information out there and the trick is to do the research and be aware of ones own needs and be realistic about what the body is able to do and not do. Infertility can be a sign for deeper problems and http://www.mnhe.com/ talks about these problems and ways of solving such concerns.
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