*Note:  I, Patrick the critic, am in a quasi-annual (semi-annual) manic phase that has been going on for 24 days.  Over the past seven years, since April 2003, I have had a psychiatric condition that requires medicine.  This medicine is good for the soul.  Adhering to a strict and sometimes intense medical regimen places one in a category of formal adherence to societal requirements. 

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An August 12, 2010 article* by Shari Roan of the Los Angeles Times reveals the number of college students afflicted with a serious Mental illness is rising.

Aside from the profound and diverse challenges that come from the specific struggle with Mental illness such as bipolar or schizophrenia, more and more students are suffering from the emotional and Mental trauma rooted in unrealistic expectations and low self-esteem.

Increasingly, teenagers today suffer from debilitati... Read More

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By Andy Alt

May 23, 2010

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It's amazing, now, to be afraid.  I'm currently dealing with a Cyberstalker.  I'm working with singles sites I've blogged on to try to stop the guy, but he's cunning, insistent and it's proving to be very difficult.

I've long regarded myself to be a Nobody;  My writings have never hurt anyone.  Still, 2 years ago, a man started harassing me online...never threatening bodily harm, but claiming to collect information on me that would stop me from allegedly harming ANYO... Read More

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How many synapse are there in the human brain?

I don't know - I'm not a brain specialist. I had to get my dictionary out just to see how to spell the word. But isn't it a bit like asking how many stars are in the sky? 

Things die, things move, or get moved, outside elements effect it, external pressures make things explode, parts shine, other parts fade away, there are lots of things we can't explain.... Am I talking about the sky or the brain?  They are alo... Read More

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