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A Room With a Cue
Study shows your personal surroundings can tell people much about who
you are
 Having
trouble attracting a mate? Try vacuuming your bedroom.
Want to get that job promotion? Organize your desk and dump the clutter.
The reason: A new study says that even total strangers can puzzle out your
personality based on nothing more than the appearance of your personal space.
In a report published in the current Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, researchers revealed that "personal environments" like your
bedroom or your work space often reflect major personality traits, even when
viewed by those who don't know you at all.
"We found that at least two of the five major personality traits --
conscientiousness and openness -- were evident when looking at a stranger's
bedroom. And people were awfully good at judging extroversion when looking at
the personal office space of someone they never met," says study author Samuel
Gosling, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas at
Austin.
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Friends Are Allies Against Another Stroke
Study finds wider social network cuts rate of second attack
You really can get by with a little help from your friends.
That's according to a new study, which says that people who've suffered one
stroke are less likely to have another bout of cardiovascular trouble if they
have more than three friends.
New York researchers who did the work caution that they draw no
cause-and-effect connections from their findings. Still, they say, social
isolation does seem to be an independent predictor of first strokes, and the
new results point to a similar effect for poor outcomes after a vessel attack.
Bernadette Boden-Albala, a Columbia University researcher, led the study,
which she presented Friday at a meeting in San Antonio of the American Stroke
Association. Boden-Albala, a doctoral student, is now organizing a follow-up
study to see whether stroke patients placed in strong support networks after
their vessel problems do better than those who are more isolated. That
research could shed more light on how and why social support is protective,
she says.
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Inter-Dependence
How to Have a Lousy Sex Life!
Therapists may not know much more than the average person about how to have
a GOOD sex life, but we sure do know a lot about how to have a LOUSY one!
We've heard every bad idea in the book.
Here, then, are the best bad ideas I've heard about sex in my years as a
therapist.
I'd suggest you put an "X" next to each item you think is correct. (Maybe a
REALLY BIG "X" - to signify that you want this idea to go away forever!)
About normalcy and "standards":
- ____ Always be sure that what you do in the bedroom is "normal."
- ____ Ask yourself often: "What would my parents think if they saw me
doing this?"
- ____ Remember: God didn't give you sex to be enjoyed. He gave it to
you as a cruel test!
Visit Inter-Dependence to continue reading.
From Our Relationship Forum
Why Can't I Get Over It?
Bi0nic wrote:
I met the who i thought was the greatest girl in the world and i couldn't
help myself. i fell in love. we dated a few times, but i scared her off. i
gave her all of my trust and felt she was obligated to fo the same. i know
that my behaivior was obsessive and unhealthy. but here i am 6 months later
and i think about her all the time. i think about how i can make things right
between us so we could at least be friends. and then i think about what i can
do to hurt her. my thoughts really scare me and i only want them to go away.
what can i do?
I always knew i had a dark side, but i never knew it was so black.
Please write to me here.
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"Controlling People"
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Does this sound like someone you know?
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Always needs to be right
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Tells you who you are and what you
think
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Implies that you're wrong or
inadequate when you don't agree
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Is threatened by people different from
him or herself
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Feels attacked when questioned
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Doesn't seem to really hear or see you
This Saturday, find out what it takes to free yourself from
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Powerful Documentary Films at
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What makes these mental health films different and so moving is that they
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