Lifestyle
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Why Being on the Prom Committee is Actually Worth Your Time
When prom season comes around people sometimes get stressed out. You have to find and outfit you actually like, you have to figure out the ride with your friends, you have to do so much – or so you think. How about the people that have worked so hard behind the scenes to make prom a living fairy tale? I’ve interviewed a few ladies that are have been on their prom committees and here are some of the inside details to what makes prom great! Why Join the Prom Committee? 1) Insider Insight – Be in the know of all that will be going on before anyone else. 2) Organize…
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Two Corsages: The Best Friend I Should Have Gone to Prom with and the Boy Who Actually Asked Me
Marco was one of my best friends in high school. We had bonded during the 10th grade drama class that he didn’t even want to take. We talked about his racist parents, my over-protective father. He was a farm boy; tall, green-eyed, on the football team. I was the eccentric yearbook committee editor who wore Chuck Taylors all year around. Several of my friends thought he was cute; said I could do worse. I wasn’t interested. A year later, as I watched my friends get wrapped up in elaborate promposals, I automatically assumed that I was going with Marco. It was late April when he asked me to describe my…
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Supporting A Loved One With Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a biological illness that affects the brain. In the book Schizophrenia, Ming Tsuang, Stephen Faraone, and Stephen Glatt write that those affected by schizophrenia have altered emotions, perceptions, behaviours and thoughts. For many people with schizophrenia, it can disrupt their family and social relationships. Schizophrenia is a mental health affliction that receives little sympathy because, as Edwin Fuller Torrey mentions in his book, Surviving Schizophrenia, “It is difficult to put oneself in the place of the sufferer. The whole disease process is mysterious, foreign and frightening to most people.” Still, the disorder is a major public health concern and many parents, siblings, relatives and friends may encounter this…
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Bipolar Disorder In Teenagers
Bipolar disorder is a common condition amongst teenagers in which their mood cycles between episodes of “Mania” and “Depression”. Teenagers usually undergo a depressive episode first followed by the episode of “Mania”. Therefore, people with bipolar disorder are usually diagnosed with depression. Teens who have a family history of mood turmoil and psychiatric snags are more vulnerable to this condition. Symptoms Symptoms of this condition are typically visible in people between the ages of 15 and 30. A few instances of Mania include excitement, aggression, impatience, and high sex drive. On the other hand, when a teen experiences Depression, they become somber and anxious, which could lead to suicidal thoughts.…
