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Sad, sad suicide of teen watched online
I read this article yesterday on my mobile… how horribly sad: Fla. teen commits suicide with live Web audience By RASHA MADKOUR – 1 day ago MIAMI (AP) — A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG in horror when it became clear it was no joke. Some watchers contacted the Web site to notify police, but by the time officers entered Abraham Biggs’ home — a scene also captured on the Internet — it was too late. Biggs, a 19-year-old Broward College…
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BPD mentioned in defense of alleged muderer
I stumbled across this article today about the trial of a man who allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend…. I thought some of the wording was interesting. I have marked up this article to show what I found interesting about it. Ventura murder trial opens By Raul Hernandez Originally published 12:01 a.m., November 20, 2008 Updated 01:00 p.m., November 19, 2008 A Ventura woman tried break free from her killer’s grip but was stabbed more than 130 times in a deadly attack, a prosecutor told a jury today in the murder trial of 24-year-old Uriel Cruz. Prosecutor Rebecca Day told jurors that the 2007 death of Barbarita Yvonne Luna, 25, was premeditated…
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More on Hoovering
Yesterday, I received a long and thoughtful comment about my post The Myth Of Hoovering. I wanted to respond to it, because I believe that the commenter actually misunderstood my point about hoovering and why I called it a “myth.” Certainly, I was well-aware that the post (along with The Myth of the High-Functioning Borderline) would be controversial in the non/BPD-support community. The commenter said the following about my post: “Regarding the misinformation you mention, you’ve discounted the existence of the “hoovering” phenomenon on the basis that it’s not a conscious behaviour. In the link you provided, and in mentions of this concept I’ve seen elsewhere, I didn’t note any…
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The Emotionally Transmitted Disease
Here is an article on CNN that caught my eye. I found it funny because, over a year ago, a friend of mine and I discussed this very topic and he urged me to write a book about it. I started, but ended up with WHINE, because I felt more comfortable talking about BPD. Beware catching this from your spouse Story Highlights Studies: Emotional contagion in marriage can harm spouse with bad moods Wives more likely to get hardening of arteries from hostile fights with husband If your husband is in nasty mood, go for a walk and recognize it’s his mood In happy marriage, one spouse’s optimism can rub…
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The strange case of Ashley Todd
When I saw the backward-carved “B” in Ashley Todd’s face last week, I couldn’t help but think about Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). And one Mental Health professional actually came out and said that Ms. Todd did, in fact, exhibit traits of the disorder. Personally, I have to disagree with the experts that have “diagnosed” her with BPD. While self-injury is a hallmark of BPD, the motivation behind self-injury in BPD is usually NOT to get attention. Clearly, Ms. Todd, who was the “victim” of an attack by a black man in Pennsylvania (which later she admitted was a hoax), carved the “B” in her own cheek and she must have…
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Mindfulness for Anger
Here is some quotes from a website that tells of anger and mindfulness: All this material is from “Peace is Every Step” by Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who is one of humanity’s greatest spiritual resources. He was, among other things, responsible for getting Martin Luther King to come out against the Vietnam War (a very controversial move for him at the time). King nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work (unfortunately futile) for peace in Vietnam. He is the author of *numerous* books, all of them lovely and wonderful, among them “Being Peace” and “The Miracle of Mindfulness”. Here’s some of what he has…