Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
A person does not have to be a war veteran to have PTSD. A person may have PTSD from any threat of physical harm to self or others. A person may have witnessed a traumatic event that caused them to...
View ArticleStigma of mental illness – interesting
Mentall illness is not the only illness that has a stigma. Person with physical illness and disabilities are also the objects of disparaging opinions. However, the general public seems to disapprove...
View ArticleAre we getting too sensitive?
What do you think about being “polictically correct?” It gets a little frustrating to have to be so careful that we say things ”just right” so someone won’t get offended. Do you think that we are...
View ArticleDon’t you just love the “guilt?”
Don’t you just love the way some try to make you do something by using tactics to make you feel guilty? I hear some parents use it to keep their adult children coming to visit them - e.g. “you never...
View ArticlePoliticans answering questions
I would be very pleased to hear a politician, local, state, or national answer a question directly. I find that too many dance around a question or issue when asked. It seems that most politicians...
View ArticleEnough of this “Happy Holiday” Crap!
I think the “Happy Holiday” stuff came about because someone got their feelings hurt due to their having a different belief than Christianity. Well, excuse me but most of us choose to celebrate...
View ArticleWe need customer service representatives who can talk West Texan!
I have not been too good about keeping up with my blog. I want to do better. I usually get leverage off my personal frustrations and want to see if anyone else shares them. I really get annoyed when...
View ArticleOne Great Deal In Plainview
I am not getting paid anything and no one has asked me to make the following comments about the Plainview Country Club/Convention Center. Anna and I find membership one of the best deals in Plainview....
View ArticleWe Need Heros
We need a “hero” to depend on, to trust in but the problem is we don’t have many if any now days. TV Evangelists went by the wayside years ago. Some of our country’s Presidents have not measured up...
View ArticleWhat About 2nd Marriages?
I plan to write an article for the paper soon about 2nd marriages. I frequently get comments or questions about this situation – many of them have to do with step-children. Whether before or after...
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