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I am trying to create a report that shows me all tickets with time spent on them during a given date range... for instance, all time spent on tickets today, or this week, or this month. I can get a list of all tickets CLOSED during that month and the time spent on them, but I want to get the actual time recorded as SPENT during that time range.
I'm querying the SQL database and see that in the "tickets" table there is a time_spent column with the total (in seconds?), but I want more detail - I want to see the individual times that build that total, and the timestamps where they were. I know this is out there because I see it in the dashboard... ie "Time spent on ticket #200 changed by 15m, making 30m total"
Can someone point me to the table that has this detailed time logging information?
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Sep 8, 2010 at 12:55 UTC
This is what I use for closed during the previous 4 weeks, ie reporting. So if you run the report on monday or on friday, it still only shows the 4 weeks from the end of the previous week.
select count (*) as 'Total Tickets Closed', avg(julianday(closed_at) - julianday(created_at)) as 'Average Days Open', avg(time_spent/60) as 'Average Time Spent in minutes' from tickets where (date(closed_at) > date('now', 'weekday 0', '-35 days') and date(closed_at) < date('now', 'weekday 0', '-7 days'))
Sep 8, 2010 at 12:55 UTC
same as before except for the previous week.
select count (*) as 'Total Tickets Closed', avg(julianday(closed_at) - julianday(created_at)) as 'Average Days Open', avg(time_spent/60) as 'Average Time Spent in minutes', sum(time_spent/60) as 'time spent' from tickets where (date(closed_at) > date('now', 'weekday 0', '-14 days') and date(closed_at) < date('now', 'weekday 0', '-7 days'))
Sep 8, 2010 at 12:59 UTC
oops just read you wanted a list of all. This just returns totals for reporting reasons. but maybe they will help put on the right path.
Sep 8, 2010 at 1:06 UTC
re-re-reading your information I do not know that the spiceworks database as it is has the ability to give you the granular level that you want. Time updates on tickets would need to be recorded in a custom table that would be updated by a trigger or a custom query. Then you would query that table to be able to get more information on the ticket.
I looked through the database and I wasnt really able to see any other way, but I am not a DB or SQL expert by any means.
Sep 8, 2010 at 1:56 UTC
You're right... I'm not looking for an average open time or anything. I'm looking for "time spent" on each ticket. I know it's there because the "timeline" knows about it, but perhaps thats from a log file, not a database file. The "total time spent" is right there in the tickets table, but not at the granular level that's displayed in the timeline.
Anybody know where the "timeline" feed comes from in the database? I could probably pull the info I need from there. It has the ticket #, the time spent, etc.
Sep 16, 2010 at 9:47 UTC
I'm still looking for help on this, as well as a table that contains the notes/comments on each ticket.
Sep 20, 2010 at 6:39 UTC
Johnson Data Management is an IT service provider.
I agree with your request and am looking for a similar solution. A report which shows multiple start and finish times as a job progresses is needed to cost justify to the client where their money is being spent. Much like a solicitor (ugh) records how they are billing you for time. I am watching on with anticipation of a solution.
Jul 11, 2011 at 1:58 UTC
Not sure if this has already been addressed, but I also need a report which tracks all the time time I have spent on tickets for a certain time range.
I found that under the ACTIVITIES table, there are two columns that might help build a custom report. The ACTION field has the "ticket_updated_time" and the INFO field has a section "...added: 900..." among other stuff, but I am no SQL expert so I am not sure how to parse all these activities and get a sum of all the time spent on any/all tickets for a particular time range.
Can anyone help?
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It's too sad that most of the really great japanese games like F/sn, Tsukihime, Air and the likes will probably never be translated and released in English.
But then, some of them do. Phantom of Inferno is a great classic, and it did get translated to English in a very good version.
I've written a full review for it here.
I hope that this will get 1-2 people to try it and enjoy it as much as I did. Noir meets Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien.
I just discovered this game after watching that crappy OVA. I also read your review, and you did a great job of describing it without giving away the many spoilers. I haven't played any other game of this type before, so I don't have a baseline to compare to. I think the most interesting part of the game is the large number of internal dialogues of the characters. The script for the main characters are pretty good in bringing out their inner struggle. On the other hand, I find the villains to be pretty one dimensional and typical. The only gripe I have is that it doesn't let you fast forward the scenes, and the password system sometimes gets stuck after you enter the password. I ended up ripping the DVD to the hard drive and use VLC to play the whole thing. All in all, highly recommended.
I played the game with my PS2 (SCPH-70006) and I don't have problems with fast forward.
I also tried to play it with WinDVD7 on the computer and fast forward on there worked fine too.
I finished getting all the endings not long ago, the story was great. I am planning to play it again after I'm done with FSN:RN since there was quite a bit I missed in chapter 1 and 2 (chose Claudia's path and missed heaps of stuff on Ein and Cal).
It's a game where you repeatedly need to play to get all the endings. It's a good game, overall. As indicated by firstrian, the OVA was done a little poorly. It got the story down, but the important scenes barely or did not match the game's at all. Not to mention the character drawings could have been done better.
Anyways, back to the game. I liked Ein's ending the best. It seemed to end the story just right. The other endings, like Cal and Claudia and another character's that I won't say because they don't get introduced until chapter 3, either have endings that felt like a downer and didn't get anything resolved or it seemed to be too good to be true, though I guess the latter fits the romance endings better.
I just got the DVD version and im not sure how to work it.
When im playing, how do i "Save" or "load" a game? What if i want to review the previous text? All the usual visual novel functions dont seem to be there in this DVD o.O.
There also appears to be serious timing issues with the english subs and the voice/images. Right now my english subs are display "..." but the voice is already tallking about something else.
It is a good game but they took out all the H scene :upset:
Apparently the game only works properly on VLC.
Im still trying to figure out how to get the passwords to work. I finish entering the password but all i get is a blank screen.
I've seen most of the endings already (8 of 10) and it's indeed an excellent game. Highly recommended.
I'll probably go back and look for the two I missed later on, but overall it was a satisfying experience. Even though many are tragic or bittersweet at best, most of them were quite fitting.
I think the storyline doesn't really require the eroscenes, but you can easily "add them in" with your own mind, if you want to do so.
Besides, the HCG packs aren't that hard to look up.
The closest thing to having "save" or "load" options is to use the "bookmarks" on your DVD playing software (Power DVD, in my case).
The timing can also vary according to your DVD player/playing software as well.
Power DVD eh? I will try that.
So far, windows media player, windows media player classic and real player are giving me massive video and subtitle problems.
VLC works, but cant use the password function.
Thank god, Power DVD works. I almost gave up. This game is a bitch to get to work properly.
Bumped up just because. The new anime version turns out to be excellent.
Hell yeah! Does anyone know a great media player where you can actually skip already read scenes? I feel like playing the not yet seen endings, but I'd like to skip those scenes I've seen few times before. (I truly despised to play that on my TV and DVD player)
Too bad it was released in DVDPG format
It's a pain in the ass to play it like that... (is the license cheaper than the normal PC version?)
The game is somewhat of a hassle to play..
It isn't possible to save game midway in a chapter meaning that you are either going have to replay the game a few times to get the end of chapter password or sit through each chapter for a few hours. However, the graphics and sound are superb. The story is similar to that of the anime.
At any rate, DVD conversions were expensive, so Hirameki eventually gave up on them.
Well, it is possible to "save". The key is to rip the DVD to the local disc first. Then you use the ancient tool "ifoedit" to remove the all protections from the game. Once you have done that, you can save/restore by simply jumping to the Track/Chapter you were last in (or simply leave your DVD player program - most will store the position and restart exactly there when you open it again). Finally, some DVD player programs will allow you to save "Bookmarks" - they can also be used.
So yes, while the game is a bit unwieldy in the original DVD version, it becomes much more easily playable after the adjustments I listed.
Instead of giving a lengthy explanation, just download this file and unpack it in your ripped directory. It will overwrite two .ifo files, and in result, the DVD playback will be unprotected by then. You can immediately jump to other tracks and chapters (and so, use DVD player bookmarks to "save" freely anytime)
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The sight was almost as rare as the Red Moon lunar eclipse - my daughters both had clean rooms! Like most teenagers, Chelsea and Ally's definition of cleaning their rooms usually means shoving everything in the closet or under the bed. So when they both went out of town last weekend, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to REALLY clean their bedrooms (Translation - Get rid of tons of stuff.)
Since there is no telling when this rare sighting will happen again, I shot some pictures of their rooms. (Some of the photos I took while testing out the iPhone pic app.)
Fortunately, the girls still welcome my input in their room design while adding their own personal touches.
Chelsea's room is accented with the Tiffany blue I love so much. I had this large crown painted on her wall few years ago. It makes quite a statement above her chippy paint desk.
Yes, I could have removed the shoe basket for the picture, but wanted to give you a pretty actual view of the room!
Whenever I see books with a Tiffany blue cover,
I usually pick them up as an accent for her desk.
The watercolor is a painting my dad did for Chelsea.
Chelsea picked out this chippy paint blue cabinet herself.
Although it has caster and wheels, it was SO HEAVY getting it up the stairs,
I swore, it was never leaving her room!
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but I did scrub it and line the drawers before I put it in her room.
You also can't tell, but I put a piece of plexiglass on both this cabinet and the desk.)
Chelsea's daybed is filled with pillows.
We painted the 2 walls that frame her window seat with chalk paint. A great place for friends to leave messages when they are just hanging out in her room.
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We recently gave Ally's room a makeover with very little expense.
I used items that I was able to shift from anther room or that were slated for the flea.
When we made changes to her room, we took down her wonderful old chippy paint iron bed with plans to create a daybed using this wonderful door as the headboard.
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She needed a dresser with more storage so I traded the one that was in my of my bathroom.
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She needed a dresser with more storage so I traded the one that was in my of my bathroom.
We still kept the door up and it now serves as a holder for some of Ally's pics and necklaces.
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This metal locker fits perfect in the corner of her room.
Metal stand with 4 shelves being used for books, pictures,
TV and baskets.
(Playing with the iphone pic app again.)
Her friends get a kick out of her vintage typewriter.
The girls got home on Sunday and while they've only been home 4 days,
I could easily do a "before" and "after" blog on their rooms.
At least I have these photos to look back on and remember the "before" look.


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Are ESPN turning the corner? Schilling, Bayless and Cowherd all gone.
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/sport...4/26/83561124/ I'm so glad he is leaving, I know he would never get fired cause he's too big of a draw. So I'm glad he's leaving, I never watch Fox Sports anyway.
Are ESPN turning the corner? Schilling, Bayless and Cowherd all gone.
Wow Schilling is gone? Wasn't he Mr. Boston/Red Sox?!?!?! I know he was a big part of Sunday Night Baseball this year alongside Kruk and Pasch.
granted they will probably go hot after Big Papi in 2017 but still. What did Schilling do? Was it that post he made about gays and transgenders? Thought Schilling was relatively untouchable.
As for Skip, once you start to realize he's a troll and really doesn't provide much outside of trying to be different for the sake of it, you can start to appreciate him somewhat.
They still have Ray Lewis and Stephen "EVERYTHANG I SAY IS IM-PO-TINT!" A Smith who 10 years was great but has now embraced the screamin' black guy gimmick.
I am amazed Barry Melrose is still hangin' in there, hockey may be dead in ESPN's eyes but my god Barry still tries his best to ramp up the hockey on that channel.
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Who's gonna replace Skip on First Take now?
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Thanks, surrender.
Skip Bayless is First Take. Without him it's just a debate show. I disagreed with him in quite a few things but I found some debates enjoyable from time to time. I don't think Stephen A Smith would do it with anybody else.
@Blindy I think he (Schilling) was fired for saying something about the North Carolina bathroom law.
"My hit to miss ratio is sadness!"
Schilling's said a lot of stupid shit, I am just amazed ESPN had the balls to drop him.
Yeah I think that NC bathroom law involved a transgender not being allowed to go to the bathroom, I know that idiot ran his mouth off on that a week or so ago in twitter. How ESPN allowed that moron to post on twitter after what he has said on it is pretty crazy.
I know they let go of Harold Reynolds for hugging one of the female employees but Schilling was one of the untouchable's of that company, just shocked ESPN did it.
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That was just the final straw. He said other things that have been leading up to it, including stuff on the air. I don't think he should have been fired because he made those particular comments on his personal time and not on the air. But ESPN does have the right to do so. But now I want to see if Jamelle Hill gets the same treatment because she is just as bad about the soapbox and she does it on the air far more than Schilling does.@Blindy I think he (Schilling) was fired for saying something about the North Carolina bathroom law.
If ESPN is serious about nixing political talk on the air, then they need to do it no matter what side of the political spectrum is involved.
ESPN will just go out seeking the next news guy that wants to say stupid things to get athletes to insult him on Twitter to get attention to drive ratings etc. It isn't like Bayless has a special skill, he just says incredibly inane things to a large crowd of people.
I wish ESPN would move more towards a credibility route and people were allowed actual and real opinions on matters instead of just corporate talking heads. It's part of the reason they are struggling a bit IMO. They are the WWE of the sports world , only in this world there are a load of competitors who can and have taken your eyeballs and mouse clicks.
Tiricio is leaving for NBC. Also, Nessler is rumored to be leaving for CBS.
ESPN's been having financial problems for the past six months to a year. Might not be the reason, Tirico and Nessler are leaving (their new roles at NBC and CBS, respectively, should be a step up), but it is something to take in consideration.
I'm guessing Nessler will be announcing for the B-Team for College Football on CBS.
Maybe it is time for Chris Fowler to take the helm of MNF.
Still My Champ
Thanks, surrender.
I am curious who takes MNF for sure, as well as the main call for NBA games.
Monday Night is tough unless they lure someone from another network. Fowler or Nessler would be good but I just don't get the MNF vibe from them. I'll do it...but I think I'm a bit unknown
Honestly for all the heat Skip gets from people he is the show and made it entertaining. It won't be worth keeping around when he's gone.
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Let's be honest as to what he was, a blantant Bill O Reilly ripoff.
Doesn't change anything though.
And Reilly never was entertaining.
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Anyone who watches ESPN for anything other than basketball, baseball and football games needs their head examined.
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what do you think of it like the pros and cons?
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- living with family (it sucks)Vote C
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i shared a house with strangers before. it was actually not that bad. i became pretty close to them. they were a lesbian couple who had some extra room so they rented me out a room. it was a good experience. i dont regret it at all. but you just gotta be careful with who you move in with. you never know what you'll get.
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(The episode begins with Becky walking around into the station, looking very excited.........)
Becky: "Good morning, everybody........"
Billy: "Good morning, Becky...........
Dan + Kara: "Hi, Becky........"
Stacy: "You look real cheerful today this morning........."
Becky: "I know, you guys, because my mom told me she's in labor, and that Tiffany and I will become the big sisters to a little brother or sister real soon."
Tiffany: "I'm so excited about it, that we'll both have a little brother or sister when it gets born in a couple of days and nights."
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Dan: "It's gonna be so exciting........"
(A railroad train whistle is heard outside...........)
Stacy: "Oh, please excuse me while I go help Billy unload that railroad train."
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Kara: "Good Morning Mr. Conductor."
Mr. Counductor (PB): "Is everything going alright with you guys?"
Becky: "Yes, of course, and I'm getting a new little brother or sister real soon."
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Mr. Conductor (PB): It was a real lovely morning, and Rosie was feeling bright and cheerful as always....
- She was saying 'Hi there' to everybody else............
Mr. Conductor (PB): 1 fine afternoon, The Fat Controller and Mr. Percival were telling them some exciting news.........
Mr. Percival: "Fellow engines, we've got some real good news to tell all of you around here."
The Fat Controller: "We all know that Percy's cousin, Larry and Rosie's cousin, Bonnie are coming to town this afternoon."
Mr. Conductor (PB): "Thomas and his close friends were so excited about it.
Thomas: "I can't believe Percy's cousin and Rosie's cousin are coming to town this afternoon."
Duck: "Me neither....."
Oliver: "I can hardly wait."
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The serial Swaragini is full of twists and turns. In the coming episodes too, there will be a lot of drama well reserved for the loyal viewers of Swaragini. Interestingly, Swara and Sanskar will come together yet again. Yes, there will be a blooming relationship blossoming between Swara and the Bihari rockstar Kissan who is none other than Sanskar. They'll share great chemistry too – giving us some relationship goals. They will not only spend quality time with each other but also do a funny dance together.
However, Sahil (Anuj Sachdeva) who is now eyeing Swara will see them bonding together and will be getting extremely jealous. In order to separate the two, he will then plot a safe way to expose Sanskar's get-up as Kissan.
Police Will Accuse Swara of Killing Sanskar
According to Sahil's plan, police will head to the Maheshwari house and search for Sanskar. Let they will accuse Swara of killing Sanskar. She will be shocked of such accusations. In addition, we will also see Sanskar's mom Sujata blaming Swara for almost everything. She'll be accusing Swara for Sanskar' grief and pain, thinking that her son is indeed dead. As usual, Sujata will lose her control and she will start howling in the house.
Laksh Will Try to Convince Police that Sanskar is Alive
Laksh (Namish Taneja) will then convince the police that his brother Sanskar is alive and fall into the trap of Sahil. To save Swara from getting accused, he will bring Sanskar in front of the police. Later in the serial we will realize that it was his plan to expose Sanskar before Swara. Wonder, why he wants to do this. Seems like both Sahil and Lakshya do not want Sanskar to reunite with Swara.
Varun Kapoor Will Be Seen as Kissan for 2 to 3 Weeks
Varun Kapoor will be seen as Kissan for 2 to 3 weeks before he gets exposed. He will also be seen in the rockstar avatar auditioning for an episode of India's Got Talent. We will be seeing that part too in Swaragini. It would indeed be entertaining and exciting to see Varun aka Kissan auditioning in the talent show in front of the judges.
On the other hand, the good turned evil bahu Parineeta is now hell-bent on taking her revenge from her sister-in-law Ragini (Tejaswi Prakash Wayagankar) for slapping her. Parineeta will now try to orchestrate a hit and run scene so that she gets Ragini killed. Interestingly, Ragini will try her best to fake her pregnancy. Swaragini sure has lots of twists and turns from various angles – stay tuned for more such updates.
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In the spirit of not letting mental illness define yourself or how you see other people. Diagnosis isn't a label or an identity. That is what 2016 taught me.
In 2004, my father died.
And Ottawa became a city of ghosts for me, full of empty pockets of memories tarred by loss. But if I thought it was the city that was haunted, I was sadly mistaken. I am the one who is haunted. By my father, by my old life, by the truth that life is nothing like what I had once imagined. No matter where I travel, run or hide these specters will follow and I have had to accept that they are constant companions. That's the thing about sadness, it is selfish and will always need to be felt.
I remember the city of ghosts was once a beautiful place I called home and could not have fathomed leaving the way I did. I sat in the taxi and waited in the airport to board a flight and never come back and all the while it poured down, as if the city were weeping. I think it did for both of us.
Because once my father died, so too did the city. The ice-laden hills I once rode my toboggan down seemed colder and lonelier than before, Dow's lake where we took paddle boat rides every summer became nothing but a reminder of a ship one man down.
Now there's a ghost everywhere I go. Every milestone, every achievement is tainted bitter with the taste of emptiness…something or someone is always missing. Amid a sea of proud families at graduation, standing among fellow students donned in black robes signifying an accomplishment to take pride in, I could only see an empty seat in the audience, right next to my mother. I know she feels it too…but we never talk about it.
So today, I drink the poison his once dilapidated kidneys could never have filtered, never did. Suck in sickly sweet air from a cigarette with the same lips that said good night to him one last time.
Life goes on…
but it's just not the same.
Kid Flash Nails!
In appreciation of Kid Flash's debut on The Flash Season 3 🙂 Can't wait for October 4th!
The Psychological Relevance of 'Man's Search for Meaning'
The motto of Holocaust literature, in its horrifying but electrifyingly necessary recount of the suffering of Jews particularly in concentration camps, is 'never forget'. Viktor Frankl, an Austrian psychiatrist and psychotherapist, wrote his book 'Man's Search for Meaning' in the spirit of not only remembering the Holocaust but also in moving on, with his philosophical musing and discussion regarding his own form of existential analysis called logotherapy.
Essentially, the purpose of this book is describe and analyse the psychological reactions of the average concentration camp prisoner as well as to elucidate the development of logotherapy stemming from Frankl's own experiences in such concentration camps where he was separated from and lost his father, mother, brother and wife, having been 'stripped to naked existence' (Frankl, 1984 pp.7). These experiences influenced Frankl's philosophical thoughts which were the foundation upon which logotherapy was developed as a means of therapeutic intervention.
The book is divided into two parts i.e. 'Experiences in a Concentration Camp' and 'Logotherapy in a Nutshell'. In the first part, Frankl narrates various experiences as he was transported from different concentration camps including the daunting Auschwitz to less perilous rest camps. One of Frankl's major arguments in this part of the book is that the psychological reactions to life in a concentration camp are summarily divided into three distinct phases.
In the period following an inmate's formal admission to the camp, the characteristic symptom is that of shock in this first phase and under certain circumstances it may even precede the formal admission. The second phase, when a prisoner is entrenched in camp life, is that of apathy or the blunting of one's emotions which are primarily centred on preserving one's life. Apathy, notes Frankl, acts as a protective shell for the inmate who was constantly surrounded by an environment characterised by perpetual illness, violence and maltreatment. Finally, the third phase is that of depersonalisation, upon liberation from the death camps, which is described as 'unreal, unlikely, as in a dream' (Frankl, 1984, p. 96).
The second part of the book focuses on the concepts and principles of logotherapy. According to Alport (1984), Dr. Frankl asks patients who have suffered from torment why they do not commit suicide and based on their responses he identifies something worth tying their lives to. For a widow, her life could be tied to her children or for a struggling artist it could be his or her especial talent. Hence the object and challenge of logotherapy is 'to weave these slender threads of a broken life into a pattern of meaning and responsibility' (Frankl, 1984 pp.7).
While Man's Search for Meaning was written in a different historical period with a climate quite different from that of the modern world today, it still remains relevant and can be connecting to various fields including health psychology, clinical psychology and social psychology.
The impact of hope for the future on one's survival was described in the novel where it was described that a senior warden had a dream that the Second World War would end on March 30th, 1945 and this dream gave him hope that he would be free. Yet, when the date drew closer it became apparent that the war would not end and they would not be liberated. This was a devastating blow to the senior warden's hope and belief, making him vulnerable to illness and unfortunately he succumbed and passed away on March 31st, 1945. The same ramifications of mental strength and hope can be seen in the fight against cancer. In health psychology studies, it has been found that chemotherapy is only effective in a certain portion of cancer patients since their psychological makeup such as depression and hopelessness affect their fight against the disease. This is how Frankl's experience is reminiscent of the biopsychosocial model in health psychology where health is determined by not merely biological factors but also psychological factors of an individual.
Frankl also made keen observations regarding prisoner identity. He wrote, "The authorities were interested only in the captives' numbers. These numbers were often tattooed on their skin, and also had to be sewn to a certain spot on the trousers, jacket, or coat. Any guard who wanted to make a charge against a prisoner just glanced at his number; he never asked for his name." (Frankl, 1984, p. 19). This observation is relevant to the study of identity transformation among prisoners, applicable to the modern world. In fact, this has been a studied in the famous Stanford Prison Experiment by Philip Zimbardo wherein the jailers would command the prisoners to repeat their respective numbers, drilling it until the number was synonymous to their selves and some prisoners equated their numbers to their identity so quickly that they even began to sign their letters using their numbers as opposed to their names (Alvarez, 2015). This synonymy is not necessarily only in prison set ups but also in large educational institutions such as universities where students are assigned roll numbers for official purposes and on spending significant time identifying themselves through these roll numbers, there may be identity suspension.
Frankl maintains that one can remain true to his or herself and find meaning within their life. However, he contradicts this by writing, "…I saw the plain truth and did what marked the culminating point of the first phase of my psychological reaction: I struck out my whole former life." (Frankl, 1984, p.27). Can it not be the case that there are dual lives and respective identities at play and that meaning in pre-prison life can be different to post prison meaning? Schmid and Jones (1991) studied prison identity and found that there indeed was a duality of selves i.e the coexistence and conflict between an individual's 'true identity' prior to being admitted into a maximum security facility and the prisoner's 'false identity' within the prison. Hence the stability of meaning is not guaranteed since even the concept of self is not a single stable entity.
Suffice to say, 'Man's Search for Meaning' is an interesting read for psychology majors because of the plethora of connections that can be made to other theories and phenomena in the field and in understanding how Viktor Frankl's harrowing experiences have been transformed into a means of therapy, perhaps his own sublimation of personal trauma for the betterment of society through his existential philosophy.
We need to talk about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Dear J.K Rowling,
I sincerely enjoyed with every fibre of my being the series you created, so much so that it has defined me as a person today. I dressed up as Hermione for Halloween two years in a row, felt the crushing disappointment of having waited in line for copies of the books and tickets to the movies to no avail, re-read the series as a college student looking for a window to the past and I thank you for all of this and more. Having grown up in the Potter generation and proudly identifying as a Potterhead, my curiosity was piqued upon hearing about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, so I went out and bought a copy the day it was released. I regret to say that I wished I hadn't. I need to tell you that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was an utter disappointment and I feel betrayed that this has even been performed on stage much less published.
This script cannot and should not be marketed as the eighth story in the Harry Potter series, and since it has been monstrously tagged as such, I feel the need to compare it to a gangrene infected foot that needs to be cut off in order to preserve the rest of the body i.e the original series. The Cursed Child seems like a parasitic invasion of your wonderfully crafted Wizarding World with your stamp of approval which makes your judgement highly questionable. It does nothing but pander to fan expectations, reading like author-approved fan fiction with co-authors pitching in. You've made your money and now Cursed Child is a further ploy to rake in extra cash from the fans who are easily susceptible to dish it out.
It's a light read in the sense that I cannot for the life of me take it seriously and while I read it I couldn't help but ponder over the poor trees that had to be felled in order for this to be printed. This parallels a nicotine patch for smokers, anything Potter related is more than welcome especially after the number of years that have passed since the 7th book was released. But I want the damn cigarettes not the nauseating nicotine gum laced with cinnamon that is The Cursed Child. If I can't have the real thing, I don't want anything else.
It's very obvious that you're trying to keep Harry Potter relevant, what with all the new snippets of information regarding the series and new short stories via your Twitter feed and Pottermore, but the fact is it needs to be left alone. We never forgot, we're all still at Hogwarts after all these years.
an outraged Ravenclaw
p.s Weasley is our king. You have successfully destroyed one of my favourite characters a.k.a Ron, having reduced him to nothing but mere comedic relief and filtering out all substance. You have created a character I love and utterly mistreated him, something I don't quite know how to forgive.
Also, dear reader this article is so relevant. Give it a read, if you agree with the above epistolary rant.
Bio becomes art
So as it turns out I really love drawing diagrams of the brain…started with monochrome in class to watercolours on a day at home 🙂
Sundays playing tourist…
The day felt like peppermint tea and poetry written by a recluse poet as the sky purpled with hints of grey at the edges of frayed clouds.
The days of playing pretend were supposedly over twelve years ago but playing tourist in a city you've been living in for the past three years can be an invigorating adventure, rediscovering the old haunts and some new places you'd been postponing to visit for ever so long.
In some majestic buildings justice is served and we can only hope that the deliverers are as upright-morally- as those tall structures.
p.s Photographs of tree from down below, with the sun glinting through the branches, are some of favourites. Here's one.
p.p.s It's fun to explore and just wander. Do it on a Sunday.
To new beginnings in familiar places…what goes around comes around.
7th June, 2016: We wheeled ourselves into a haphazard circle on a sunny afternoon in the midst of reddish dirt and wisps of dried grass. The breeze swept carefully tucked hair and long dresses up ever so slightly, teasing us all, playful. We turned like a merry-go-round in third gear, a carousel of chit chat about us. There's just something about small talk, especially when it no longer feels so small…
8th June, 2016: Old faces in new places have made me feel somewhat dizzy, a retrospect looming. I'm beginning to feel like the world is a little pocket, occasionally stuffed with the old acquaintance or childhood friend who once played pretend with me, scribbling with crayons just outside the box. Coincidences are funny and it's quite a jest to welcome, even if it's met with some old-fashioned and long learned apprehension.
9th June, 2016: An unconventional end befell my collection of books stored away in boxes 575 kilometers away, in the form of insects with an unfortunate appetite for moist pages…dampened by the careless faucet left leaking in the upstairs flat,water dripping its way down the cracked cement. Sometimes it's better to forget rather than be maudlin and so I've taken to technology for my reading, an artifice in its screen and font adjustments, replacing the paperbacks and hardcovers. Although it warmed up to me, I think I like to romanticize the past and the people boxed away in it, love them as I do.
10th June, 2016: The sound of clanging forks and chit chat is the perfect backdrop for a bit of light reading, as a cup of tea sits upon the table. The breeze is dotted with drizzle as the finished paper cup threatens to totter over just shy of the large windows. Perfect weather can make for less of a dull time, ticking away in an otherwise unoccupied hour here and now. A recipe for renewal.
11th June, 2016: Thumbing pages of books and notepads has become second nature, a tell tale sign of my mind wandering. A friend asked me if it calmed me down but quite the contrary, I think it makes me feel all the more elated, alive with ideas and quaint possibilities.
Stained Glass Summers
I had a lovely summer, finally with some free time and I graduated from college, so I'd chalk that up to a good time.
Church Street milling with people mid day is where I found myself, disappearing into the throng, walking with no place to go until I met a friend and we sat ourselves down to catch up on everything we'd been missing, long been kept from enjoying time off, no pressing deadlines or harried hellos and goodbyes. We'd been through some hell of a ringer and came out clean on the other side. And in that late afternoon, we sat outside a cafe, smelling of cinammon in the air. The smell of nicotine intermingled as we sucked on pale white cigarettes, vestiges of lipstick with names like wine festival and bold crimson caressing the tips. And I remember thinking, summer smells so sweet.
Light filtered through kaleidoscope tinted sky lights, and the light buzz of beer was coloured with reds, blues and bright yellows. Behind me were little wooden houses, brightly painted and in rows perched on shelves lined till the ceiling where the colours of the stained glass danced upon them as if for tiny little people. And on many occasions, we all feel tinier than we are but with a couple of beers in hand and bowling drunkenly afterwards, the brightly coloured bowling balls sloping ever always to the right, we could not have felt any bigger than at that very moment.
Trees blooming with pink flowers are such a sight to see and one of my favourites, even when a tram is zipping me by so fast I couldn't hold on to take a picture fast enough. Thankfully I did. And with a lake spread out before my eyes and fishermen waiting for the long haul not too far away, I felt like a tiny dot among the crowd, in a way that made me realize we're all trying and we're all okay.
Playlist- I open at the close.
Some of the songs I've been listening to lately…
- The Call by Regina Spektor
- Down the Line by Julia and the Doogans
- Renegades by X Ambassadors
- Dreams by The Cranberries
- Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap
- Unsteady (Erich Lee Gravity Remix) by X Ambassadors
- Us by Regina Spektor
- The Sound by The 1975
- Nighlight by Silversun Pickups
- Not Today by The Imagine Dragons
- For Your Love by Josh Record
p.s I adore Regina Spektor, X Ambassadors and Julia and the Doogans. Please check them out 🙂
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Hagley Craft Fair
NEXT DATE: October 14, 2017 | Saturday
category: Adult Programs | location: Library, Soda House
This artisans' marketplace brings talented artisans from the Mid-Atlantic area to display and sell fine arts, crafts, and gourmet items. This premier show will feature works in wood, pottery, jewelry, fibers, metal, and other media. The fair will include a specialty food market. Use Hagley's Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Admission is $5 and free for Hagley members and children five and under.
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The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified the Citation Mustang last month, approximately one month after the first customer airplane was delivered in the U.S. According to Cessna, the VLJ is the first new-generation entry-level business jet to achieve certification in Europe. An additional steep approach certification allows the Mustang to land at airports with instrument approach angles greater than 4.5 degrees, such as London City airport in the UK, which has an approach angle of 5.5 degrees and requires special authorization for aircraft and pilots who land there. At press time, Cessna had booked orders for 300 Mustangs, including 100 in Europe. Forty deliveries are scheduled for this year, and Cessna hopes to deliver aircraft 150 by 2009.
Mustang Earns EASA Certification
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Benjamin's fascination with learning skills began while he was in high school, when he discovered the benefits of speed reading, memory training, and note-taking. He immersed himself in the field, exploring and experimenting with various techniques and courses.
In college, Benjamin had the opportunity to teach study skills to high school students, preparing them to handle college-level work. He witnessed first-hand the benefits of such training as he observed students accelerating their degrees. One student in particular completed his Bachelor's degree before his 18th birthday. Benjamin himself managed to accelerate his education, completing his business degree on his 20th birthday without debt, grants, or scholarships.
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Fiction. African Studies. THE HEALERS tells a story of the conflict and regeneration focused on replacing toxic ignorance with the healing knowledge of African unity.
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Sweet Corn & Basil Gazpacho
Gazpacho. Sounds complicated, right? Well, it's not.
In fact, it's so ridiculously easy that it should be called…Eazpacho.
I'm so embarrassing. I won't blame you if you decide to delete me from your favorites or feed or however you find yourself reading my random annoyingness.
But I digress.
Gazpacho! Have you heard of it? Ever tried it?
I hadn't until my little sister who spent a summer studying abroad in Spain, where apparently Gazpacho drips from the faucets, suggested I give it a try. When she first mentioned it, my mind immediately went to shrimp, which I am not a fan of…at all.
I was a restaurant food runner for a few years in high school (before being promoted to server status for the next five, lucky me) and I had to peel and devein shrimp on my downtime.
Luckily I realized that I was actually mistaking it with ceviche.
Gazpacho, on the other hand, is a chilled soup that's typically vegetarian and is made from raw tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, onion and garlic {and sometimes stale bread}. It takes barely any time to put together and the fact that it's served cold makes it a refreshing option that's perfect for summertime.
There are a ton of different variations floating around the foodie world {watermelon is one I still want to try} but I decided to stick to a classic version with the addition of fresh basil and sweet corn.
The result is essentially summer in your mouth. That's the best way I can describe it.
Plus, you can't beat the ginormous serving of vegetables in each bowl.
So go ahead and shut off the AC, open the windows and cool off with a bowl of Gazpacho. Your electric bill and your body will thank you. :)
4 medium size tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 cucumber, diced
1 red onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 jalapeno, seeded and roughly chopped
1 clove garlic
6 cups low sodium tomato juice
juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup packed fresh basil
1 cup corn kernels
optional serving suggestions: plain Greek yogurt/fresh basil for garnish
- Place all of the ingredients (except the corn) into a large pot and stir together. Use an immersion blender (or regular blender) to liquefy the vegetables into a chunky soup. If you prefer it less chunky than blend until desired texture is achieved.
- Add the corn to the soup and stir together. Chill for about thirty minutes before serving.
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The University of Wyoming men's and women's track and field teams will be at three meets across the country this weekend. The majority of the Cowboys and Cowgirls will travel to Colorado State's Jack Christiansen Invite on Saturday at 10 a.m. MT in Fort Collins, Colo. Wyoming will also send a men's 4x800-meter relay to run at the Drake Relays on Friday at 7:15 p.m. in Des Moines, Iowa, while a group of jumpers and hurdles will compete at the Triton Invite on Saturday at 11 a.m. in San Diego, Calif. Fans can follow live coverage of each meet through GoWYO.com.
Wyoming was off last weekend, but competed at New Mexico and Colorado in its last outing. The Cowboys and Cowgirls set four all-time top-10 marks in Albuquerque on April 10 and followed with three more historic marks in Boulder on April 11. Senior Erin Kirby won the 400-meter hurdles at both events, including the third-fastest time in school history, to earn Mountain West Female Track Athlete of the Week on April 14.
"It was nice to have a weekend off," UW head coach Bryan Berryhill said. "It gave our coaches a chance to work on some technical aspects and our student-athletes to work on their fitness levels. We're excited to see where those athletes that had last week off are at. The group we are sending out to San Diego are student-athletes that are currently on the bubble for the NCAA's first round. We know it'll be nice weather for them to compete in it out there. The group going to Drake gets a great opportunity to race some of the best schools in the nation and see where Wyoming stacks up in the middle distances."
Last Time Out: More Historic Marks for Wyoming at Colorado Invite
Fresh off four all-time top-10 performances on April 10 in Albuquerque, the University of Wyoming men's and women's track and field teams added three more historic marks on April 11 at the Colorado Invite at Potts Field. Harry Fisher and Thomas Atkinson ran top-six times in the 800 meters, while Shreese Daniels moved up in the hammer throw.
"I'm really happy with these two days," UW head coach Bryan Berryhill said. "Our kids performed extremely well across the board. Every event area did a very good job. We put them under some adversity with the travel and back-to-back competitions which can be mentally draining, but they responded well."
Fisher and Atkinson, both graduate students, went 1-2 in the 800 meters on April 10 in altitude-converted times of 1:48.31 and 1:49.08, respectively. Fisher's personal-best time moved him to second in Cowboy history in the event, less than two seconds away from Wesley Maiyo's school record in 1975, and ranked second in the Mountain West and 19th in the NCAA at the time. Atkinson's time was a personal best as well and placed him sixth in UW history, just shy of freshman Ricky Faure's 1:48.87 on April 10. Wyoming's other all-time top-10 showing over the weekend was junior Lance Loken running a personal-best 48.38 in the 400 meters on April 10 for ninth in school history.
The Cowboys also got event victories on April 11 from senior Colin Herold and junior Dylan Morin. Herold crossed the line in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.39 for first, while Morin accomplished the same in the 3,000 meters in 8:24. Other personal bests for the Pokes included junior Tyler Anderson and sophomore Damon Unland. Anderson threw 198-4 for fourth in the hammer and Unland was fifth in the discus at 171-5.
Daniels, a senior, threw a personal-best 191-6 in the hammer to finish fourth on April 11 and move to sixth in Cowgirl history. Sophomore Kerry White won the 800 meters in 2:10 and was followed in third by fellow sophomore Cassidy Meade in 2:12. Meade ran a personal-best 2:11.22 on April 10 for the sixth-fastest time in Wyoming history in the event. Senior Erin Kirby paced the field in the 400-meter hurdles on April 11 in 58.96, just three hundredths of a second slower than her top-three time in school history on April 10. Freshman Hannah Carr threw 151-9 in the discus to tie a personal best for second, while fellow freshman Day Timberman leapt a personal-best 37-1 1/4 in the triple jump for fourth.
A Historic Quartet
Wyoming's 4x800-meter relay at the Drake Relays will consist of graduate students Harry Fisher and Thomas Atkinson, both from the United Kingdom, and freshmen Ricky Faure and Calum Kepler, both from Wyoming. The quartet has already etched their names in the Cowboy record books this spring. Fisher ran 1:48.34 on April 11 for the second-fastest 800 meters in school history, while Atkinson finished right behind him in 1:49.11 for sixth in Cowboy history. That was after Faure notched 1:48.83 for fourth in Cowboy history the previous day. All three rank in the top six in the Mountain West this season and top 50 in the NCAA. Kepler's best this season was 1:54.14 on March 28. Wyoming will face an 18-team field at the Drake Relays that features squads from the Big 10, SEC and Pac-12.
Kirby Claims MW Female Track Athlete of the Week
Wyoming's Erin Kirby was named the Mountain West Female Track Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced April 14. The weekly award was the first of her track and field career, but second overall in 2014-15 after she was named the MW's volleyball player of the week on Oct. 20.
A native of Evanston, Wyo., Kirby won the 400-meter hurdles at two meets on April 10-11. She ran a personal-best 58.93 on April 10 to win the event at the New Mexico Quadrangular in Albuquerque, N.M. Her time was the third fastest in Cowgirl history, while leading the MW and ranking 23rd in the NCAA at the time. She followed with a time of 58.96 on April 11 to win the event at the Colorado Invite in Boulder, Colo.
Wyoming's three weekly honorees during the outdoor track and field season have all hailed from the Equality State. Kirby joined Audra DeStefano (Gillette) and Ricky Faure (Rock Springs) in earning the conference's track athlete of the week. Kirby was the first Wyoming student-athlete to earn weekly honors in two different sports since Jesseca Cross accomplished the feat in 1997-98. Cross, a native of Powell, Wyo., was named the WAC women's basketball player of the week on Feb. 10, 1997 and Trackwire's National Athlete of the Week on Jan. 23, 1998. Cross was a forward in basketball and thrower in track and field.
Rewriting Wyoming's All-Time Top 10
Seven Wyoming student-athletes had all-time top-10 performances in UW's last competition. In the 800 meters, graduate student Harry Fisher ran the second-fastest time in school history at 1:48.34, while freshman Ricky Faure posted the fourth mark at 1:48.83. Fellow graduate student Thomas Atkinson was right behind with the No. 6 mark at 1:49.11. On the women's side, sophomore Cassidy Meade's 2:11.22 ranked sixth in Cowgirl history in the event. Senior Erin Kirby posted the No. 3 time in the 400-meter hurdles in 58.93, while fellow senior Shreese Daniels moved up to sixth in the hammer at 191-6. Junior Lance Loken ran the ninth-fastest 400 meters in Cowboy history at 48.27. The current Cowboy roster owns 20 individual top-10 marks in Wyoming's outdoor history, while the current Cowgirl roster has 21. The two squads combined for 17 all-time top-10 marks at the MW Indoor Championships and have 86 entrees between the two programs and the two seasons.
Checking the Outdoor Rankings
Five Cowboys and Cowgirls currently rank in the NCAA's top 50 of an event. Senior Holly Page is the top Cowgirl at No. 20 in the 10,000 meters after a school-record 33:49 at the Stanford Invite on April 3. Graduate student Harry Fisher is the top Cowboy at No. 24 in the 800 meters with a time of 1:48 at the Colorado Invite on April 11. Sophomore Jordan Charles is the only Cowboy or Cowgirl to lead the Mountain West, as his time of 14.35 in the 110-meter hurdles is first in the conference. In the latest USTFCCCA outdoor regional team rankings the Wyoming men are 10th in the mountain region, while the Wyoming women are 12th. The Cowboys finished the 2014 outdoor campaign ranked 10th in the mountain region, while the Cowgirls were 11th.
Next Up
Wyoming makes its final preparations for the Mountain West Outdoor Championships by hosting the Cowpoke Open on May 1 at the Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex in Laramie.


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The University of Alabama's Moundville Archaeological Park hosts its second annual Birdfest Saturday, May 28.
The new UA News Center features news channels specifically for students, faculty and staff, media and research. The UA News Center uses video, photography and narrative to tell the UA story to our various audiences. It also serves as a hub for finding information on campus resources and calendars. http://uanews.ua.edu will remain in place temporarily as an archive, but will no longer be updated.


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Braised Chicken and Parsnips
Braising results in meat that's unbelievably moist and succulent. Aromatic sage and leeks combine forces to build the deep, just-right-for-winter flavor.
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- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 pound skinless bone-in chicken thighs
- Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 leeks, white and pale green parts thinly sliced (2 cups)
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 pound parsnips, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 10 fresh sage leaves
- 1 3/4 cups low-sodium chicken stock
- 2 cups cooked brown rice, for serving
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a large ovenproof pot over medium-high heat. Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Cook until golden on all sides, about 5 minutes, and set aside.
Reduce heat to medium and cook leeks until tender, about 4 minutes. Add vinegar and scrape up brown bits with a wooden spoon. Add parsnips, sage, stock, and seared chicken and its juices and bring to a boil.
Cover and transfer to oven. Braise until chicken and parsnips are very tender, about 50 minutes. Serve over rice.
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When braising poultry, use darker, more fibrous bone-in cuts, such as legs and thighs, for better flavor.
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vejout21 APR, 2013Excellent! Nice and savory-tart. I will definitely be making this again.Reply


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By Larry Malerba, DO, DHt – Contemporary scientific culture has fed us the mantra that depression is the result of a chemical imbalance for so long now that the premise is rarely questioned by the general public. On the other hand, there are many in the alternative health community who have been aware of this for a long time (1).
Such an overly simplistic explanation suits the needs of a medical establishment that can only think of illness in biochemical terms. It conveniently dispenses with the inherent messiness of human suffering and its almost infinite variations. The general lackluster outcomes resulting from the chemical solution (antidepressants) for this so-called chemical problem should be the first indication that something is seriously amiss, and that maybe medicine doesn't really know what it's talking about.
To discredit the chemical imbalance theory would be to poke holes in the neat little illusion that depression is one monolithic condition, differing only in its duration and severity. It would also disrupt medicine's need to simplify and categorize illness in predictable ways that give the impression of scientific understanding and control. The last thing medicine will tolerate is the loss of its authority as the one and only source of expert opinion when it comes to health and illness. That medicine offers only biochemical solutions is a testament to its stubborn refusal to learn anything new. And so it continues to bark up the wrong tree, looking for biochemical-physiological explanations and answers where they are not to be found.
So if the vast majority of depressions are not the result of chemical imbalances, then what are the causes? The answer is that the causes are as varied as the individuals that experience depression. Although cookie-cutter medicine is ideologically predisposed to disbelieve this answer, it is, nevertheless, the conclusion drawn by most astute holistic practitioners.
First off, we must address the normal variant of depression that most individuals will experience at some time in their lives. Like sadness, joy, excitement, anger, fear, jealousy, and worry, depression is a normal human emotion that plays an important role in mental health and well-being. Just as with any emotion, to hide it or to deny it is to risk encouraging it to snowball into a larger and more formidable issue.
All emotions, including depression, require that we first acknowledge their presence and influence upon our psyches before they can be successfully resolved. This is the primary value in any effective form of talk therapy. Verbalize it, process it, assimilate the implications, release it, and move on. Depression of this type serves a very important function. It provides the impetus that allows us to reflect upon the decisions we have made and the actions that we have taken, which play a large role in the direction our life has taken. Depression allows for critical course corrections that can make a world of a difference in the long run.
Depression is commonly the result of letting other unprocessed emotions and life issues build up over time. Men are particularly prone to depression that comes from their macho, stiff upper lip conditioning, which discourages them from expressing how they really feel. They have thoroughly assimilated the twisted cultural message that to express anything but a false sense of strength and control is akin to being weak, impotent, and inadequate. Little do many men – and women – know, that it is a true sign of strength and courage to be able to face one's emotions and issues squarely without hesitation. Most of the time this is all that is required because, once that first step is taken, resolution is usually not far off.
Of course, there are also many forms of depression that one can't just talk one's way out of. One such very common variant is the depression that comes with having to endure the consequences of chronic illness. Chronic pain and other medical conditions can limit the lives of individuals in ways that interfere with their goals, intentions, and personal freedom. As a consequence, they may find themselves struggling with depression over the loss of their previous state of health and well-being.
The logical solution in such cases is to address chronic illness in an effective way that leads to greater health and vitality. Once this is accomplished, depression becomes no longer necessary. Unfortunately, conventional medicine has a generally poor track record in handling most chronic illnesses. It's prescriptions and interventions are usually only palliative and often complicate matters in such a way as to exacerbate depression. Antidepressant therapy makes little sense in cases of depression that are secondary manifestations resulting from chronic illness. Chronic illness, therefore, is best addressed with a variety of holistic measures including lifestyle changes such as yoga and meditation, diet and nutrition, and non-toxic therapies like acupuncture, homeopathy, Chinese medicine, and Ayurveda.
Grief is a state that can contribute to and mimic depression, and it is poorly served by antidepressant therapy. Grief in its early stages is a normal response to loss. It should be respected for what it is and given ample time to work itself out. Even though some of its symptoms are similar to symptoms of depression, grief is usually not a medical condition. The exception, of course, is when a person's well-being is threatened, as in the case of suicidal feelings resulting from loss.
Surprisingly, the American Psychiatric Association is considering making changes to its bible, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), which would encourage physicians to diagnose depression in cases of normal bereavement if patients experience depressive symptoms for more than two weeks (2). This is a prime example of the ever-encroaching trend toward medicalization that threatens to engulf American life and culture.
It is true that grief can linger for long periods and that some can become stuck in its grip. When grief becomes chronic it can look just like depression, the difference being its etiology stemming from loss. I have found that just a few homeopathic medicines – including Ignatia, Natrum muriaticum, and Aurum – are capable of handling most cases of chronic grief quite successfully (3). It is best to consult a trained practitioner in such cases.
Another variety of depression is the type that accompanies female hormonal changes. Unfortunately, this is a very common problem that is not caused by faulty brain chemistry as much as it is a function of hormonal imbalance. Such imbalances can be triggered by normal hormonal events such as the first onset of menses, pregnancy, miscarriage, labor and delivery, and menopause. Another factor that can alter normal hormonal function is the ever-increasing presence of hormonally active substances that have found their way into the food chain through big agriculture and pharmaceutical waste products.
Not surprisingly, the most common causes of hormonal imbalances that result in depression are routine medical interventions. Top on the list here are birth control pills, whether they are prescribed to prevent pregnancy or to treat already existing hormonal symptoms such as irregular periods, pain and cramping, hot flashes, and so on. Similarly, hysterectomies, tubal ligation, abortions, intra-uterine devices (IUD's), and fertility treatments can alter the balance of normal hormonal functioning. The bottom line is that hormonal balance is a delicate matter than can be easily thrown out of kilter. And hormones are very powerful substances that can affect the entire physiology of a person.
In my experience, medical tinkering with hormonal balance by introducing estrogens, progesterone, and testosterone is fraught with difficulties and usually leads to further hormonal dysfunction. Even bio-identical hormones are capable of disrupting hormonal balance. Again, I have found that good homeopathic prescribing can often restore hormonal balance, thus resolving any hormonally related depression.
Many forms of depression are situationally induced. Bad relationships, abusive home environments, and unfulfilling jobs are just some of the situations that can precipitate depression. In such instances, antidepressants are merely palliative at best and can often contribute to enabling the dysfunctional circumstances to continue. Social services, individual and family counseling, proper nutrition and exercise, and yoga and meditation, are just a few options that will better serve individuals struggling under such difficult conditions. As these individuals become empowered, they can then make the changes necessary to extricate themselves from their painful situations, thus diminishing the likelihood of depression.
There are whole host of additional conditions that may be classified as depression but are more accurately considered categories of their own. Poor self-esteem is a very real problem that may resemble depression. Some cases of depression may be constitutional in the sense that it can be very difficult for a mild mannered person by temperament to express anger or to stand up for him or herself – and this can lead to depression. Teenagers who have undergone growth spurts often experience strong fatigue, which may be mistakenly labeled as depression. Likewise, it is not unusual for a person who has never fully recovered from a bout of mononucleosis to be lumped into the depression category.
Many individuals suffer from fatigue, apathy, indifference, or lack of energy for a variety of complex reasons. By default they tend to be labeled as depressed and given antidepressants because the medical system lacks imagination when it comes to understanding these problems. Medical science has little tolerance for the uniqueness and diversity of human suffering and is forever searching for ways to fit the round pegs of human illness into its square diagnostic holes.
The one type of depression that may actually represent a form of chemical imbalance is the kind that comes from organic brain dysfunction such as that which results from a concussion or head trauma. Even then, homeopathic medicine has documented the relationship between head trauma and depression for over 200 years – and the good news is that it has a number of therapeutic options that can relieve such depressions (4).
While antidepressants may be indicated in a small percentage of cases, it should be understood that they are almost always temporary measures that will not satisfactorily resolve the actual problem. Standard drug therapy tends to be a short-sighted cookie cutter solution for a broad spectrum of unique problems that necessitates more personalized treatment if genuine success is to be achieved. A true revolution in the way we think about health and illness will be a prerequisite to such personalized treatment, which is currently available only from holistic, integrative, green healers and practitioners.
1. Giannakali. Chemical imbalance myth takes a big public fall, Jan 25, 2012, BeyondMeds.com
2. Richard A. Friedman, M.D. Perspective: Grief, Depression, and the DSM-5,
New England Journal of Medicine 2012; 366:1855-1857, May 17, 2012
3. Larry Malerba, DO, DHt. Could Grief be Causing Your Chronic Illness?
4. Larry Malerba, DO, DHt. Unexpected Help for Victims of Traumatic Brain Injury
Larry Malerba, DO, DHt is a physician and educator whose mission is to build bridges between holistic healing, conventional medicine, and spirituality. He is the author of Metaphysics & Medicine: Restoring Freedom of Thought to the Art and Science of Healing and Green Medicine: Challenging the Assumptions of Conventional Health Care. He writes for Huffington Post, Natural News, and the American Holistic Medical Association. Dr. Malerba is board certified in Homeotherapeutics, is Clinical Assistant Professor at New York Medical College, and past president of the Homeopathic Medical Society of the State of New York. He is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Ireland. Website: SpiritScienceHealing.com