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Nine Truths About Death and Dying

Nine truths about death and dying emerged from the intensive conversations Vancouver doctor David Kuhl had with people who were terminally ill: Time changes Being told that your disease will likely result in death causes time to freeze – then change.  Linear time, which the Greeks called chronus, gives way to kairos, time noted for its dimension...

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First Aid for Bruised Hearts
First Aid for Bruised Hearts

Love. It's what we all want. To be loved is the most amazing thing that can happen to you.   But sometimes everything goes wrong -- love hurts us and we're left holding bruised hearts in our hands.  Where do we go from here? Wanting to be loved is part of what it means to be human.  We're all looking for love, but not just any love - unconditional...

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Struggling with Illness
Struggling with Illness

I modeled a great deal as a teenager, but I don't fit the mold set by the modeling industry. I am not the willow six-foot-tall blond you often see sashaying down the runway. I am 5'5" and due to childhood illness I have been completely bald since I was nine years old. My hair loss is due to Alopecia Areata, an auto-immune disorder for which there...

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Living With A.L.S.: Frank Chose to Make it Better
Living With A.L.S.: Frank Chose to Make it Better

As with any serious illness, being diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease) is only the beginning. Life's toughest obstacles can make us bitter or better. Frank chose to make it better. It started with a stumble, a little stiffness, and then a fall. 1994 began as a year filled with hope. Frank...

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I am trying to win the battle against bulimia
I am trying to win the battle against bulimia

I'm 24 and am in treatment for bulimia. I can see the difference in my way of thinking and I really feel the benefits of Group Therapy and individual therapy. My problem is that I've been on Luvox for the last year and it really helped at first to curb my obsessiveness and anxiety. Then, when the symptoms began to return, my dose needed to be changed...

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How do I deal with my bulimia?
How do I deal with my bulimia?

I'm a 26-year-old student who has been suffering from bulimia for the past 10 to 12 years. I know I have some serious problems. Unfortunately I don't know how to deal with them. On the outside I seem like someone who has the best life possible. On the inside the story is completely different. I have the feeling that if I told a single person the...

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My boyfriend has disappeared
My boyfriend has disappeared

I haven’t seen my boyfriend for 6 weeks. He keeps saying that he is busy and will see me when he has more time. I don't really know what he thinks and what I should do. I met him two and half months ago. In the first month, he was very sweet and called me everyday. However after a month, he started to disappear without calling me or telling me...

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Will medication help for depression?
Will medication help for depression?

Please help me. I am a 22 year old female and I am very depressed. I can't sleep, eat, or think straight and I keep forgetting the littlest things. I hate feeling like this. I don't know what to do. I cry all the time and just want to be alone. I am on Effexor but that isn't working. Do you have any advice on what I can do? I am just so tired

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