Posts Tagged ‘Relational Aggression’

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Self-Medication

by Seraphine Khorana on November 2nd, 2010
Posted In: Comics
Self-Medication

I’m going to concentrate only on positive influences. Starting tomorrow. I’m going to burn sage and eat chocolate.

People are just fed up with the Obama administration – that ‘hope and change’ thing, said retail manager Nadine Leder in Milwaukee, Wisconson.
Quotation from Republicans poised for big gains by Andy Smith, Reuters.
(Yes, people are fed up with that “hope” thing. It’s horribly tiring.)

Participants who tested positive for depression consumed an average of 8.4 servings of chocolate per month.
Quotation from Depression and Chocolate: Self-Medication or Perpetuation? by Charles Bankhead
(Only 8.4 servings per month? That surely must be a misprint.)

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Metta Metta

by Seraphine Khorana on February 3rd, 2010
Posted In: Comics
Metta Metta

3) The unexamined life is not worth living.
2) Be mindful of the questions you ask.
1) All questions ultimately have the same answer.

Let none deceive another,
Or despise any being in any state.
Quotation from Sutta Nipata

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Random Testing

by Seraphine Khorana on December 26th, 2009
Posted In: Comics
Random Testing

It’s the day after Christmas. This is also a time when family violence increases. People are together more, amid the additional stresses of holiday spending and often alcohol. Don’t allow it in your life, or in the lives of your loved ones. Domestic violence is NOT acceptable, even at Christmas.

Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) if you need help or shelter.

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The Change

by Seraphine Khorana on November 9th, 2009
Posted In: Comics
The Change

Certain people make a habit of anger. They seethe with resentment, which is very hard for them to overcome. Some psychiatrists consider this chronic bitterness to be a mental disorder called Post-Traumatic Embitterment Disorder. The scary fact is this happens also to “normal” people who suffer an unexpected setback such as job loss, divorce, or financial shock. I wish there was a simple, green, heart-shaped pill available to cure everyone’s anger!

They feel the world has treated them unfairly. It’s one step more complex than anger. They’re angry plus helpless.
Quotation from Dr. Michael Linden, who estimates 1% to 2% of the population meets the criterion for Post-Traumatic Embitterment Disorder

Embitterment is a violation of basic beliefs. It causes a very severe emotional reaction… We are always coping with negative life events. It’s the reaction that varies.
Another quotation from Dr. Michael Linden

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Feed the Bears

by Seraphine Khorana on August 12th, 2009
Posted In: Comics
Feed the Bears

Is this an allegory, metaphor or simile?

Autopsy: Bear Killed Woman Who Fed Animals 74-year-old’s Partially Eaten Body Found Outside Her Colorado Home

P.S. It’s a tragedy.

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Odd Girl Out

by Seraphine Khorana on March 17th, 2009
Posted In: Comics
Odd Girl Out

I hated high school. I felt isolated because certain classmates targeted me. It made me feel insecure and powerless. Teasing made me feel self-conscious. It was not a happy childhood.

I convinced her that it would be fun to mess up Regina George’s life. So I had her pretend to be friends with Regina, and then she would come to my house after and we would just laugh about all the dumb stuff Regina said.
Dialogue from the movie Mean Girls

The stereotype of a bully is that he’s male, overweight and a stranger. But a lot of what we are learning about girls is that they hurt their friends.
Quotation from Rachel Simmons

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Opinionated (Kansas: Part 4)

by Seraphine Khorana on June 14th, 2008
Posted In: Comics
Opinionated (Kansas: Part 4)

I’m currently in Kansas on Holiday.
(And no, I didn’t ask for her opinion)

“Satan should be her name
Mother in law, mother in law
To me they’re about the same
Mother in law, mother in law
Everytime I open my mouth
She steps in, tries to put me out
How could she stoop so low?
Mother in law, mother in law
Mother in law, mother in law”
Lyric by Huey Lewis, Mother in Law

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