By Franca Quarneti via El Planteo.In a recent interview with the NY Times, famous American actor Christopher Walken revealed that he is an avid user of marijuana. Walken, Oscar winner and best known for his work on films such as “The Dead Zone” (1983), “Sleepy Hollow” (1999), “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “Click” (2006), and “Seven Psychopaths” (2012) -among many others- opened in a thoughtful interview in which …
Read More »Woody Harrelson Will Open A Marijuana Dispensary, Judge At Cannabis Competition, The Emerald Cup
By Franca Quarneti, via El Planteo.The beloved American actor Woody Harrelson -mostly known for his roles in True Detective, Indecent Proposal, Natural Born Killers, and Zombieland– will be a judge at the 18th edition of the Emerald Cup, the iconic marijuana awards ceremony. In addition to being an actor, Woody is a historical activist in …
Read More »Big Pharma Stands To Lose $18.5 Billion If All 50 States Legalize Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana, also known as cannabis, is taking the medical world by storm. Most commonly considered to be no more than a derivative of the recreational drug, medical marijuana is a known treatment for conditions like chronic pain and epilepsy (1). Research is exploring how cannabis is useful in combating conditions …
Read More »Cotton Might Not Be King for Long, Hemp is Making a Comeback in Levi’s Jeans
Hemp just became legal to grow in the United States for the first time in nearly a century. Levi’s is helping the superplant regain its reputation by blending it into its iconic denim. Hemp is one of the most powerful plants in the world, producing twice as much fiber as cotton, using …
Read More »The Roller Coaster of Living With ‘Quiet’ Borderline Personality Disorder
I am an introvert, and I have borderline personality disorder (BPD). Being an introvert does not necessarily mean I am a recluse and am always hiding away, although I do struggle with social skills. As someone who is very quiet and diagnosed with BPD, I focus my intense emotions, impulsivity …
Read More »Nine-year-old boy creates app to help his brother with autism
Six-year-old Adam Porter was unable to ask for some of the simplest requests after being diagnosed with autism at two-years-old. He had always struggled to speak, until now. Using an app developed by his nine-year-old brother Sean, Adam now can communicate by just tapping a picture. Sean Porter created the app for …
Read More »Common Painkillers ‘Do More Harm Than Good’ for Chronic Pain
Senior NHS officials disclose that aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol and opioids are all unsuitable for chronic primary pain. Painkillers that are commonly recommended by doctors and sold over the counter in pharmacies and supermarkets. Drugs such as ibuprofen, aspirin, paracetamol and opioids can cause “more harm than good” and should not …
Read More »Daughter Says Untreated Pain Led to Mother’s Suicide
Suicides are never easy to accept. Especially if they involve a loved one. Even more so if they could have been prevented. Lacy Stewart says her mother never would have killed herself if she’d been given proper medical care for her chronic fibromyalgia pain. “I feel angry about the way …
Read More »fibromyalgia: Patients wake up more than 6 times a night
Fibromyalgia, also called fibromyalgia syndrome, is a persistent ailment characterised by means of extensive emotions of pain and stiffness1 within the muscle tissues and joints. Roughly four million human beings within the U.S. Stay with fibromyalgia. Although the motive of this condition isn’t regarded, patients can deal with and manage …
Read More »When Women Battle ADHD and Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder, or BPD, is marked by volatility, seemingly manipulative behaviors, and crushing anxiety. It’s difficult for family and friends to understand, and for doctors to treat — particularly when it affects women living with ADHD. Here’s what patients and clinicians should know about this less common comorbid condition. …
Read More »Why Borderline Personality Disorder Is Considered The Most “Difficult” To Treat
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is defined by the National Institute of Health (NIH) as a serious mental disorder marked by a pattern of ongoing instability in moods, behavior, self-image, and functioning. Due to this, unstable relationships and impulsive behavior often occur. A person with BPD may experience stress-related paranoid thoughts, …
Read More »The Most Painful of All Disorders: Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder – or BPD – may be among the most stigmatized of mental disorders. Currently, there are rumblings in the mental health field about the negative implications of the term itself, as many consider it misleading and fraught with negative associations. BPD is often undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, or treated …
Read More »Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder are not Who You Might Think
Trigger Warning: This column has content pertaining to topics such as suicide, self-harm and mood disturbances. Until writing this column, I had not told the public about my borderline personality disorder diagnosis and my struggles with suicidal ideation, self-harm and loneliness. However, it is about time for me to put …
Read More »Borderline Personality Disorder, and Why Young People are Falling Through the Cracks
Natasha Swingler has lived with complex mental illness from a young age. “I didn’t want to be seen, to be heard. I didn’t really want to exist, I didn’t feel that I was deserving of any form of care,” she says. It would take some time until she would learn …
Read More »How Emotions Go Downhill in People with Personality Disorders
When something bothers you, do you find that it runs through your mind on an endless loop? Do you replay situations in which you said or did something foolish, like making a bad joke at someone’s expense? Perhaps you were on an online video chat in which you made what …
Read More »Horrible Side Effects Make Fibromyalgia Patients Quit Drugs Early
Neurontin and its newer more potent version, Fibromyalgia pain relief drug Lyrica, are widely used for off-label indications that are an outright flagrant danger to the public. These blockbuster drugs were approved for use even though the FDA had no idea what they actually did in the brain. A shocking …
Read More »Fibromyalgia and Eye Issues. Are You Suffering ?
Fibromyalgia is a type of chronic pain disorder that can lead to physical and mental suffering. It could affect a lot of people and is usually prevalent among women. Fibromyalgia has strong effects on one’s nervous system, and it could also affect your vision too. Fibromyalgia eye problems is one …
Read More »Deficiencies Quality of Life and Work Life too Often Mysterious Illness: Fibromyalgia
Especially people busy with very common, most people “feel like beaten” a disease that has no sense to say that beyond sharing with you: Fibromyalgia. According to experts, “the era of the disease.” quite negatively affect the quality of life that permeates every aspect of our lives, even though it …
Read More »What Saved My Life From Borderline Personality Disorder
Black and white. In and out. Up and down. Love and hate. And hate. So much hate. Why did I do that? Why don’t they like me? Why do they like me? Every second of every day the battle rages in my head. Never stopping, never ceasing. Fight and fight …
Read More »To the Husband With the Grateful Wife Living With Borderline Personality Disorder
To my husband, I’m watching you sleep right now. You seem to be at peace, having nice dreams and there’s even a smile on your face. You look five years younger than you normally do! But I know when you wake up, there will be stress in your eyes. You’ll …
Read More »29 Ways People With Borderline Personality Disorder Self-Sabotage
Self-sabotage is something most people experience at one point or another — particularly if mental illness makes you feel unworthy or undeserving of good things. But for many folks with borderline personality disorder (BPD), self-sabotage can often be at the forefront of their lives. As Mighty contributor Sheridan Ashby who lives with BPD …
Read More »6 Things Your Borderline Friend Wants You to Know
There are several tough things about having borderline personality disorder (BPD). The daily swings in moods, emotions and identity is certainly no cakewalk. I find for me, the worst part about having BPD is the constant struggle to maintain stable friendships and relationships. I only found out I had BPD about three …
Read More »11 Signs of Borderline Personality Disorder
It’s easy to joke around about personality disorders: “I’m really OCD about keeping my house clean.” Or, “Ugh, her mood swings are so bad; is she bipolar?” The truth is, personality disorders—long-term unhealthy and inflexible patterns of thinking—are an all-too-real struggle for roughly 9 percent of Americans, according to the …
Read More »Researchers Home in on Emotion Regulation Difficulties Among Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder
Recent findings published in PLOS One shed light on the emotion regulation deficits that characterize borderline personality disorder (BPD). The findings suggest that people with BPD show deficits in adaptive emotion regulation, mindfulness, and self-compassion. One of the key characteristics of borderline personality disorder is a difficulty processing and regulating emotions. Individuals …
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