It Doesn’t Take Common Sense to Know…Concealed Weapons Won’t Prevent Shootings in NYC

Recently it seems there has been an inordinate amount of shootings in New York City. Most of which are drug related, and committed with illegal firearms. Most recently the shootings in front of the Empire State Building have rejuvenated the conversations and arguments about guns in New York City. Both sides have very compelling arguments, one side fighting for stronger tighter regulation of guns hoping to mitigate gun violence in the five boroughs. The other side fighting for looser gun laws and restrictions citing that if there were people carrying guns capable of responding before the police, lives can be spared and the streets will be safer because criminals will think twice before using their gun. Read more of this post

How Psychedelic Drugs Can Help Patients Face Death

A New York Times article, published ironically on April 20th (4:20), talks about how a patient suffering from a stage 4 metastatic tumor and on the verge of death was given psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) to ease her fear of death. Read more of this post

Strange Place: “Suicide Forest” Hosts 100 Suicides a Year

Clothing on the ground at this strange place

Clothing of dead people rests all over the ground at "Suicide Forest"

In Japan, there is a place where at least 100 people go to a year to kill themselves.

It is called Aokigahara Forest or “Suicide Forest.”

Tourists have traveled to this strange place to get the best view of a nearby mountain called Mount Fuji.With this good view comes other terrible views…of dead bodies, and this is why I call it a strange place. Remains of decayed bodies are sprawled all over the floor with their accessories ripped and torn by animals.

Some of these suicidal people decided to hang themselves from the trees, and their bodies stay there until authorities clear the forest  occasionally.

Visitors have described this forest to be one of the scariest places they have ever been to. As you walk through the forest, you are completely swallowed in darkness. Trees gape over you, letting streams of light sneak in that help direct you. The silence is supposedly “overwhelmingly terrifying.”

Supposedly, the reason why people commit suicide in the area stems from the 1960 novel, ‘Wave of Trees’ by Seicho Matsumoto. At some point in the book, the main character commits suicide in Aokigahara forest. Since the book was published, the rate of suicides in the forest (and Japan as a whole) has drastically increased.

People have blamed this book for influencing many Japanese people to commit suicide in this forest. They thought that it was a peaceful place to die, and it positively affected their spirits.

human skull on the ground

100 people commit suicide at this forest per year.

The increase reached a peak in 2004 when 108 people committed suicide in the forest.

As of now, Aokigahara is the second most popular suicide location, losing out  to the Golden Gate Bridge.

This bridge has the highest suicide rate in the entire world.

Signs have been put up at the entrance of the bridge to help reduce the suicide attempts. There is a number to a suicide hotline advertised on a small sign at the beginning of the bridge. I am pretty sure that most bridges in the United States have these signs at their entrance now.

Similarly, “Suicide Forest” uses the same strategy. Authorities have placed signs all over the forest with warnings saying “Please reconsider” and “Think carefully about your children, your family.”

Sadly, the signs have not decreased the suicide rate at all, and Aokigahara Forest remains to be the resting place of thousands of Suicidal people.

Aokigahara forest is one of the freakiest places in the world, and is an easy add to our strange place collection.

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Panic Attacks: Stop Scaring Yourself!

WHAT IS A PANIC ATTACK?

Panic Attack!

A panic attack is a period of intense fear and worry that a person experiences with or with out an identified trigger that appears to come out of nowhere.

A panic attack usually does not last for more than 10 minutes.

People who have experienced a panic attack at some point in their lives have described it as the most terrifying and uncomfortable situation they have ever been in, especially if the person was having a panic attack in a public/social situation.

More times than not, panic attacks are mistaken for heart attacks and many people rush to the ER for medical attention. People usually are diagnosed with panic attacks when the doctors find absolutely nothing wrong with them. It takes a lot of time for most people to accept that what they experienced was “just” a panic attack because of how intense the feeling could be.

A panic attack can be seen as some kind of a “glitch” in our autonomic nervous system which is responsible to send a general “alarm” to our bodies to either “fight or flight” when we are in a dangerous situation. People who experience panic attacks may have an over sensitive or hyper-reactive autonomic nervous system.

TWO TYPES OF FEARS:

During a panic attack a person will experience two types of fears.

The primary fear is the initial and physical experience of pure panic; racing heart, interrupted breathing, sweating, etc.

SYMPTOMS THAT COMMONLY OCCUR DURING A PANIC ATTACK:

1.) Numbness/tingling sensations

2.) Dizziness,faintness, difficulty balancing

3.) Racing and/or Pounding heart

4.) Chest Tightness

5.) Sweating

6.) Shaking

7.) Hot Flashes

8.) Feeling unreal or as if you’re in a dream

9.) Nausea or abdominal discomfort

10.) Shortness of breath

11.) Fear of dying

12.) Fear of “losing it”

13.) Fear of losing control

14.) Intense need to flee or escape

The secondary fear are the thoughts that follow these physical sensations a person experiences during a panic attack.

THE CYCLE:

Treating individuals who experience panic attacks and a variety of different anxiety disorders, I’ve come to learn that addressing the secondary fears (thoughts) first have been extremely helpful in decreasing the intensity of the attacks. Let’s take a look at some of the very common false beliefs and thoughts that most people have during panic attacks.

“I’m going to stop breathing”

“I’m going to pass out”

“I’m going crazy”

“I’m going to embarrass myself”

“I’m going to fall”

I’m going to have a heart attack”

“I’m going to die”

These thoughts and internal dialogue will only intensify your panic attack, so cut it out!

Not so easy right?

Well here are some facts about panic attacks that may help you negate these thoughts and help you kick panic attacks in the ass.

MYTH BUSTING!

Busted!

You will NOT suffocate because of a panic attack:

When distressed, your body tends to tighten the muscles, and that includes your neck and chest muscles which reduces the extent of your respiratory function. This does not mean there is anything wrong with your lungs or breathing at all. If you are not taking in enough oxygen, your brain will utilize it’s built in mechanism to force you to take deeper breaths or gasp. Yes, the feeling of suffocating IS NOT PLEASANT, but trust that you will not actually suffocate. There are no recorded deaths of suffocation during panic attacks 🙂

You will NOT faint because of a panic attack- Due to hyperventilation, (fast,fast breathing) during a panic attack, you may feel light headed which may give off the impression that you are going to faint. NO! Your blood circulation to your brain has slightly decreased. This is far from deadly. Allow the light-headed feelings to diminish, they will with time, along with slowed breathing.

Guess what!!? During a panic attack your heart is beating a little quicker; people usually faint when their hearts slow down.

So Much Panic!

You will NOT fall during a panic attack:

Sometimes you may feel as if your legs are too weak to hold your body which triggers the thoughts “I’m going to fall”, which then leads to “I’m going to embarrass myself or get hurt”.

Adrenaline is released during a panic attack which sometimes causes dilation in blood vessels in your legs. This feeling is JUST a feeling. Your legs are not actually weaker, they are just as strong as they were before the panic attack.

You will NOT go CRAZY during a panic attack:

A common reaction to rapid breathing is the sensation of feeling “not in reality”. Again, this is JUST a sensation. If you experience a feeling of disorientation or “dream like”, tell yourself that this is just a reaction to a change in your breathing. People do not go crazy from a panic attack. Mental illnesses are complex and usually progress slowly over time. There are no recorded “psychosis” due to a panic attack.

Stay Strong!

You will NOT have a heart attack during a panic attack- A healthy and strong heart can beat 200 beats per minute for as long as several weeks without a problem! Your heart can withstand a lot more than you think it can. There is a MAJOR difference between what your heart feels like during a panic attack and during a true heart attack.

THE DIFFERENCES:

During a panic attack your heart may pound and beat more rapidly and sometimes people complain of some pain. This pain quickly subsides.

During a true heart attack, there is much more consistent pain involved and intense pressure against the chest. This pain gets worse and worse.

EKG research indicates that during a panic attack, there are no abnormalities in the heart other than rapid beating. EKG tests indicates quite a few abnormalities in the heart during a heart attack.

APPLYING IT:

Now that you have learned a little more about the realities of panic attacks, try to replace your catastrophic thoughts with your knew FACTUAL knowledge. You are not going to die from a panic attack. Yes, they are scary, traumatic, and serve as interruptions in the lives of many, but don’t give them THAT much credit.

You may tell yourself, even after learning and knowing all of this, that during your next panic attack, that this one is different. you may tell yourself, “This time it’s really a heart attack.”

Well now you will know that that is one of the most common thoughts people have during panic attacks.

A last piece of advice- Embrace the symptoms. The more you try to avoid these symptoms,  such as isolating yourself, constantly seeking medical attention, avoiding walking,talking and just being during a panic attack, the more you will reinforce your false beliefs that they are dangerous. You are stronger than a panic attack. Laugh at it. Millions of people experience panic attacks.

THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS DUE TO PANIC ATTACKS!

You will NOT go CRAZY during a panic attack:

A common reaction to rapid breathing is the sensation of feeling “not in reality”.

Again, this is JUST a sensation. If you experience a feeling of disorientation or “dream like”, tell yourself that this is just a reaction to a change in your breathing. People do not go crazy from a panic attack. Mental illnesses are complex and usually progress slowly over time. There are no recorded “psychosis cases” due to a panic attack.

You will NOT have a heart attack during a panic attack- A healthy and strong heart can beat 200 beats per minute for as long as several weeks without a problem! Your heart can withstand a lot more than you think it can. There is a MAJOR difference between what your heart feels like during a panic attack and during a true heart attack.

ATHLETES WOULD BE DROPPING DEAD:

If our hearts could not sustain some rapid beating once in a while, don’t you think athletes would be dropping to the floor left and right?

You may tell yourself, even after learning and knowing all of this, that during your next panic attack, that this one is different. you may tell yourself, “This time it’s really a heart attack”. Well now you will know that that is one of the most common thoughts people have during panic attacks.

A last piece of advice- Embrace the symptoms. The more you try to avoid these symptoms,  such as isolating yourself, constantly seeking medical attention, avoiding walking,talking and just being during a panic attack, the more you will reinforce your false beliefs that they are dangerous. You are stronger than a panic attack. Laugh at it. Millions of people experience panic attacks every day.

No One Dies From Panic Attacks!

THERE ARE NO RECORDED DEATHS DUE TO PANIC ATTACKS.

This Can’t Be Real! ….It’s Real: North Korea Mourns Kim Jong Il

Thousands of North Koreans weep after the death of leader Kim Jong Il.

This is really weird. It’s just thousands of people hysterical crying together over their leader.

The same leader who spent all of his nations money on nuclear weapons, left the people starving and in poverty. Kim Jong Il was also known for selling his own people to Russia as slaves to work on logging camps.

…notoriously known for staged events. Propaganda techniques in an effort to show the world that his people were well and happy.

Kinda like this one? Noway these people were that sad over the loss of this lunatic. He drove North Korea into the ground.

#Inspiration

Jimmy Valvano was a college basketball coach who won the national title with NC State in 1983.

On March 3, 1993, shortly before his death, he spoke at the first ESPY Awards, presented by ESPN. While accepting the inaugural Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award, he announced the creation of The Jimmy V Foundation, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for cancer. He announced that the Foundation’s motto would be “Don’t Give Up . . . Don’t Ever Give Up.” During his speech the teleprompter stated that he had 30 seconds left, to which Valvano responded, “They got that screen up there flashing 30 seconds, like I care about that screen. I got tumors all over my body and I’m worried about some guy in the back going 30 seconds.”

Jim Valvano died less than two months after his famous ESPY speech and after a year-long battle with cancer.

His tombstone reads: “Take time every day to laugh, to think, to cry.”

What Happens Next?

The earth has been around for a few billion years, the universe even longer.

We know as much as anyone who has ever lived knows, yet we still don’t have an answer to what happens after we die.

Death is inevitable.

It is part of the cycle of life.

We are all temporary beings in a temporary state of existence. Everything that has ever lived, has died. There is no one life form that can live for ever, at least on this planet.

We like to think of ourselves as smart and intelligent beings, and we certainly are but the question still remains, what happens next?

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