MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'angst'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:39:50 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4225579&cid=t_176162_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F12%2F02%2Fi-can-haz-exiztential-abyzz%2F You are alone.   Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: abyss, angst, cat, existential, existentialism, i can haz, i can haz cheezburger, philosophy (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4225579 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:51:44 +0100 4225579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511582&cid=t_176162_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fwere-all-going-to-die.html I heard Irvin Yalom speak today. He's a psychiatrist/writer/ very famous shrink at Stanford, and he was at Johns Hopkins today to give the Jerome Frank lecture. The title of his talk was "Staring at The Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death." It's also the title of his latest book. The auditorium was packed---no surprise here. When I heard Dr. Yalom was coming, maybe a month ago, I made a point to block off the time to be there-- I've never heard him speak and I was looking forward to this. Please let me share the experience with you.Dr. Yalom is a gifted writer. He writes about his work in colorful and accessible ways, and he speaks about it this way as well. He lectures an audience of hundreds as though he is talking to a single friend. No notes, no hesitation, and he seems so at ease... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511582 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:36:00 +0100 3511582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084820&cid=t_176162_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Froy-has-electronic-medical-records-on.html Roy has Electronic Medical Records on his mind lately and if you'd like to hear him, oh, he'd love to tell you his thoughts. Or read his last post here. I'm still not sure how I feel about Electronic Records-- I worry about confidentiality and the propagation of incorrect information.So why are medical records oh so important? What about making other important things into Electronic Records so that information can be shared and referred to? Never mind Electronic Medical Records, what I need are Electronic Hair Records!Hair, you ask? Hair! Let me tell you about my hair. I am a user of hair chemicals and it's no picnic when I'm away and need an emergency procedure. What could electronic hair records do?Well there was the two year period where I saw a very nice hair dresser and somehow my hai... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084820 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +0100 3084820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240893&cid=t_176162_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fwhat-doesnt-kill-us-makes-us-stronger.html So I was bitching to Roy (What, me bitch?) and he responded with "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger." Or some version thereof. Roy, Nietzsche, one of those smart guys said something like that. They actually even kind of look alike.One thing about being a psychiatrist is that most of us believe that what we do, or hope to do, relieves suffering. We believe that the treatments psychiatry has to offer make people better and relieve their psychic torment. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't, and sometimes "the remedy is worse than the disease" (--Francis Bacon).In medicine, the patient's history begins with the "chief complaint." As doctors, we often view our job as being to address that complaint: hopefully to make it go away. Often it is an ache or a pain, physical or mental. A... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240893 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:34:00 +0100 2240893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1945344&cid=t_176162_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F445596555%2F The election is finally over, and not a minute too soon for me. Whichever way one voted, there was a lot of collective angst to deal with.   I dealt with it, mostly subconsciously, by sending all of the aforementioned angst to my stomach. As a result, I am now gnawing on my usual handful of antacids every day, which I haven’t done since the operation a year and a half ago. Maybe I should take up meditation again. That’s so very easy of a thing to get out of the habit of doing. And yes, meditation is encouraged in the Anti-cancer book that I am still going by. Copyright © 2008 white pebble. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please ... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1945344 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:39:15 +0100 1945344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1750212&cid=t_176162_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fhow-smelly-is-he.html There is something wrong with the kitten. Nothing obvious. To the casual observer he is a regular kitten doing regular kitten things like attacking his tail, being bad and looking cute. However, if you are unlucky enough to be around him for any length of time you will soon come to realize that something dark is brewing in the bowels of his being. Literally. This kitten stinks. He emits such revolting odoriferous clouds of funk playing with him becomes an exercise in gag reflex control. Cleaning his litter box of his rank deposits is not so much a kindness to him but a desire to breathe in my own home.If his smell was a book it would be War and Peace-The Director's Cut. If his stink was a biblical reference it would be the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse pulling a manure cart. If his stenc... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1750212 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:38:00 +0100 1750212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1742777&cid=t_176162_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fcrush-your-cats-head-friday-you-can.html Here is the kitteh update you’ve all been asking for. How is Yoshi doing? Well…not great but not terribly awful either. She stopped eating all together a couple days ago and still occasionally (meaning pretty much every day) yaks bile which, I’ve discovered, leaves a lovely green stain on my carpet. Who said having cats was not like having kids? My berber disagrees. So I started getting desperate and bought all sorts of yummy things Yoshi might successfully ingest with no luck. I vacillated wildly between guilt and exasperation. It was not pretty around here. I tried to push the limits a little by keeping the cats separated all of the time except in the evenings when I allowed them to be in the same room with each other-supervised for fair play and safety. And the thing is t... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1742777 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:37:00 +0100 1742777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1686287&cid=t_176162_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fone-of-those-life-posts-filled-with.html Do you ever find yourself in the same difficult and perplexing situations over and over again? You start to wonder if the universe is trying to teach you something or it is some heinous personal defect since the only constant element in all these situations is you. Or in this case, me. My particular situation is that am finding it increasingly difficult to be in the company of people. I have a couple things going against me. First of all I have terrible social anxiety complicated by some pretty weird phobias. Any social situation is pretty agonizing on most levels. Secondly I am very sensitive to the emotions of others and so called ‘vibes’. Just very aware of the undercurrents of most interactions. Some therapists think this is why I have such bad anxiety. It is like I am lacking s... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1686287 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:12:00 +0100 1686287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1646022&cid=t_176162_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Flong-post-as-life-is-never-concise.html Well, I’ve been leaving cryptic Twitter messages over the last few days as I’ve been going through a minor (and often not so minor) emotional rollercoaster. Here’s what has been going on. In a nutshell I tried to adopt a kitten. And in another nutshell (I hope you’re not allergic) it got weird. The end result was that somebody else adopted this kitten and I am very sad about it. I’ve wanted another kitten for years and for one reason or another I’ve not acted on that urge. Not for lack of obsessive internet searching on Petfinder and all the local animal rescue shelters, mind you. First of all, when Yoshi was young, I knew I was going to be moving and while it is easy enough to find accommodation that accepts a cat it can be a bit harder to find a landlord ok with two cats. W... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1646022 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:49:00 +0100 1646022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1563939&cid=t_176162_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fsilence-of-hamstrings.html I’ve never been one for video games nor do I salivate over the latest technology. I can’t say I’m afraid of it but have more of a certain distrust of The Hype and a desire to keep life pretty simple. I also don’t have a lot of disposable income. So the other day I noticed Dooce was giving away some Wii Fit sets and I immediately started to covet. Sadly being a Canadian resident I am not eligible for the contest. However, I suddenly decided that I desperately neeeeeed one of these things. Admittedly I’ve never tried one. I’ve never actually seen one in the shiny and plastic-y flesh. But for some reason I am absolutely convinced that this, THIS contraption is the key to my physical fitness reform. I have a long and sordid affair with exercise that has left me wary as well as emo... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1563939 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:11:00 +0100 1563939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1408268&cid=t_176162_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fscoop-poop-skinny.html *big sigh*You have no idea how many times I've said to myself that I HAVE to update my blog and then get totally distracted and, well, don't.So sorry.Here is what is happening with me lately.I am EXTREMELY busy.Specifically I have, with very little notice, committed to participating in a craft fair. In theory this is a great thing. In practice it means I've been up to 2-2:30 am every night madly sewing stuff to sell. I've got lavender owls (Nighty Night Owls), little zippered pouches, fabric magnets and fabric grocery bags.I seriously lost my mind and bought a total shit load of incredibly beautiful designer fabric (like several hundred dollars worth [I am a total fabric whore at the best of times but I went overboard with this]) planning to make billions of these bags. Well, it takes abou... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1408268 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:40:00 +0100 1408268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1362439&cid=t_176162_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fim-totally-seriously.html Guess what? Another migraine looms on my horizon so I am off to bed with more Tylenol 3s. However, I shall return tomorrow (or I guess today but later on, right?). In the meantime check this out. My cross-stitch was featured on this site. (Source: Von Krankipantzen) Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1362439 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:09:00 +0100 1362439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1292277&cid=t_176162_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fit-has-been-less-than-fun-week-for-me.html It has been a less than fun week for me. I got sick. Quite sick. In fact 2008 will forever be remembered as The Year I Puked On My Birthday And I Wasn’t Even Drunk. And if you don’t know me then you cannot fully understand how traumatic this was on a couple levels. First of all I suffer from this pretty severely. And as such I will not get into my particular lurgie with any great details. Secondly it was my 39th birthday. The LAST YEAR I will be in my 30s. A dinner party was planned and had to be cancelled. In fact my whole birthday weekend was a complete blur of ick and grossness. I woke up Saturday (March 1-my birfday) quite early with terrible cramps. Whole torso cramps opposed to your typical gurgley tummy type situation. Only now that I am feeling better do I understand how sick... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1292277 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:25:00 +0100 1292277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1018372&cid=t_176162_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fcrush-your-cats-head-friday-evoking.html Normally, my evenings are spent at home, in comfy clothes, working at my computer, harassing the cat or watching sleazy TV. Well, if you know me you'll be very surprised to hear that I spent my Friday evening at a friend's book launch party. Now this is not just any ordinary friend but the fabulous lady who is helping me with my anxiety disorder. Over the years I've seen over half a dozen different therapist type folks and although they have tried to help I cannot help but remember the puzzlement in their eyes while I described my issues and symptoms. I found Anna through the internet on a site she mediates and even though the site was based in the UK she lives in my city. I emailed her and she agreed to take me on.I can say with complete certainty that this awesome chick gets me. Really t... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1018372 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:04:00 +0100 1018372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=835474&cid=t_176162_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fcrush-your-cats-head-friday-my-head-is.html I’ve never claimed to be a patient person but right at this moment I am losing my fucking mind. So much so that Yoshi is in danger of a head crushing for reals. After my own head explodes. Ok, here is the thing. I went to sign-in to my Flickr account today and was immediately diverted to a Yahoo sign-in page. Ok, whatever. I know all about how these sites buy each other out so I did what they told me and signed into my Yahoo! account. It then took me to a page where it asked if I wanted to start up a new Flickr account or associate my old one with my Yahoo! account. Well, obviously, yes, I would very much like to merge the two accounts opposed to starting up a new one. So it asked me to provide my Flickr account ID and password to do that. This is where it gets very ugly. I have all m... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=835474 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:23:00 +0100 835474