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 'darkness'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:12:04 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934754&cid=t_159584_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Fblue-has-never-been-bluer.html I think she's singing as if she were dead, safe at last in Jesus' arms. But to me the lyrics sing my life story. The life I've lived - the secret parts, the public parts, the painful and the joyful.All you saw was painAll you saw was rainBut you should see me nowMoments filled with tearsLasted all those yearsDisappeared somehowYou never said goodbyeOn your knees you cryYou're still asking why, butBlue has never been bluerTrue has never been truerHoney never tasted so sweetThere's a song in the breezeA million voices in praiseA rose has never smelled redderThe sun has never been brighterIf I could find the right words to sayIf you could look at my faceIf you could just see this placeYou wouldn't cry for me todayWhat you think you seeIsn't really meI'm already homeYou've got to lay it down'C... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934754 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:09:00 +0100 4934754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610817&cid=t_159584_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FN_s6ruYJNmc%2F Travelling with fit, well hydrated, socially capable, phototropic, extrovert athletes in a Westward direction (to South Africa) should, in theory, be a fairly straight forward exercise... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610817 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:45:46 +0100 4610817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4429058&cid=t_159584_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F02%2Feating-your-shadow-in-honor-of-groundhog-day%2F To confront a person with his shadow is to show him his own light. Once one has experienced a few times what it is like to stand judgingly between the opposites, one begins to understand what is meant by the self. Anyone who perceives his shadow and his light simultaneously sees himself from two sides and thus gets in the middle. — Carl Gustav Jung The despised self, the disowned self, and the shadow: By any name psychology has acknowledged the dark side of our personality in many forms. It is also in literature (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) and at the movies (Black Swan) we may first come to know the shadow. Psychology has long since been trying to get us to deal with it. There is a way. The ultimate way of coping with it is to eat it. The Shadow Effect, by the leading spiritual healers of ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4429058 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:05:52 +0100 4429058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4206036&cid=t_159584_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E3%2FvoWr6_HJVlM%2Flight-in-darkness.html The past week I realised how stressful things have been lately. For months lots of serious things came upon my path. It was useful to deal with them. Now, finding my way to a new beginnning, my focus is set on finding Light in the Darkness. It's time to think things over and realise that what life is about. These days I have to deal with a special interest. After having the life experience in dealing with special interests, I know now what to expect. Somehow everytime this phrase of Aspergers shows itself with all his beautiful but also dark sides, I keep surprised by the impact this special interest might have. It is like a knock down, strangely enough a knock down which makes me get lots of extra energy. As we call those autism related special interest in Dutch "Fieps", my "Fiep" see... The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4206036 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:11:00 +0100 4206036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750236&cid=t_159584_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fglimpses.html Seagrass roses at the Charleston Market,where slaves were once bought & sold.Waiting for our seafood at the famous Hyman's in downtown.On the buck boards on Meeting Street.A little girl who has been seizing a lot on vacation.A stormy beach walk in the evening at high tide.The lights leading us home to Folly Beach from the Morris Island Lighthouse."Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed,yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you."O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I will build you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with sapphires.I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels,and all your walls of precious stones.All your sons... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750236 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:32:00 +0100 3750236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3742387&cid=t_159584_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Ftherell-be-no-dark-valley.html You see allegory everywhere when the world is cloaked in the new mystery again, as things you thought were true crash down about you and new structure is going up and everything is hazy because of injury and loss and grief and pain.  When cancer is back again, bigger each time, threatening; when going to the bathroom at night feels like a scene from "Where the Wild Things Are" (let the rumpus begin); when your heart flip-flops afresh to a mechanical beat like a bad '80's house jam; when you can't squeeze your children or cook your meals or pack your bags for a trip you want to go on/don't want to embark on.  Then daisies in harsh sidelight on your sacred marriage bed are haunted, and you think about the curse and evil, and God and good, and discipline and persecution.  You s... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3742387 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:55:00 +0100 3742387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3665935&cid=t_159584_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fliving-in-fear-whats-your-phobia%2F photo: Thinkstock Boo! Sorry, we didn’t mean to scare you. More phobias exist than we could possibly list in this post – and more than 19 million American adults have them. Usually, our fears are founded during childhood around the age of seven. When confronted with a specific phobia, the brain reverts to fight or flight. Phobias are very treatable, but most people with deep-rooted fears never seek treatment (because they’re scared, probably). We want to know what our Blisstree audience thinks about phobias. Do you have a specific fear? (spiders, clowns, darkness, escalators, whatever.) Take our poll, and elaborate in the comments, below. Hey, no judgments – we’re scaredy-cats, too! #MicroPollDiv_261270 { width: 250px; margin: 0px auto; } via CNN Post from: BlissTr... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3665935 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:30:56 +0100 3665935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3549523&cid=t_159584_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4439 Ever since I went to see this famous French performer, and gay icon, Mylène Farmer, I’ve fallen in love with her opening song for the concert held at le Stade de France.  You know the place which houses the uber sexy “Les Dieux de Stade” Knowing Myléne’s penchant for dark lyrics, I hummed along to Paradis Inanimé not really thinking about the lyrics. Essentially it’s about being dead laying there spread out on granite forsaken by heaven, to die is to be loved, to die is to be immortal. You’d think I should be on suicide watch for liking this song, and I play it all the time. But I have no intention to taking any form a razor blade to these wrists anytime soon. They way I look at it, I haven’t made it this far in life thinking I only had 5 to 7 years to live back when I f... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3549523 Mon, 10 May 2010 15:37:25 +0100 3549523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243842&cid=t_159584_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2F05%2Fnewsweek-do-antidepressants-work-for-many-people-yes%2F I admire Newsweek writer Sharon Begley’s work … especially when she explains ways we can try to rewire our brain. But I found last week’s cover story irresponsible. If, for no other reason, than its title and subtitle: “The Depressing News About Antidepressants: Studies Suggest That the Popular Drugs Are No More Effective Than a Placebo. In Fact, They May Be Worse.” Then I may as well kill myself. That’s how I would have read the article four years ago, before I started questioning all the information available today on mood disorders and drug treatment, before I started working with a physician from Johns Hopkins who could help me tease out the hope from articles like this, so I wasn’t tempted to take my life upon reading there was no way out of ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243842 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:39:19 +0100 3243842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712070&cid=t_159584_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtPfvBvFtAgU%2F Veteran political columnist Robert D. Novak, 78, died today of a brain tumor at his home in Washington DC. Odd that the self-described Prince of Darkness was one of the nicest persons I’ve ever known. Unlike many here in Babylon-by-the-Potomac, Bob became less enamored of the Establishment the longer he was here. He believed in liberty and was a great friend of the Cato Institute. He will be sorely missed. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712070 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:40:38 +0100 2712070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859114&cid=t_159584_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F07%2Ftime-to-flex-my-fingers%2F Every now and then I suppose I’ll take a break from the writing. There can be a fine line between releasing the darkness and getting consumed by it. If I write day after day, it can get to be too depressing for me. I took a small break beginning with the Shawntel posts. The result was almost a week of kissing, hugging, tears and saying “I love you” to each other. Just the kind of ammo I need. I also forgot about the pain for moments at a time. It was great. I would have gladly never written another word after that last post. But the pain came knocking harder. The last few days have been especially rough. It’s to the point where my eyes water spontaneously, out of the blue. I can feel better, but then I’ll be asleep. Pain or sleep? Such f.ed up options. On thos... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859114 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:38:23 +0100 2859114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2859130&cid=t_159584_136_f&fid=39027&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrdlc.dreamhosters.com%2F2009%2F07%2Flife-is-beautiful%2F I think it’s important to begin this writing experiment by saying just how much I love life. The sky, the grass, the sea, cities, people, even f.ing junkyards.  It is amazing. I know with every breath in my being that I want to be here as long as I can. What I hope to accomplish with this website is one very simple thing: a release. Of what, you ask?  My darkness. I’m sure you know I like to smile alot. You’ve seen me laugh. You’ve seen me have fun. You’ve seen me brush things off. But you have only seen or heard the tiniest glimpses of my anger, fear, frustration, and despair. I plan on writing about the sad and hard times. You will read about much of the pain and darkness I have felt throughout the years. Please know that I do not intend to hold back. I wi... Cancer, life, and me blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2859130 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:47:22 +0100 2859130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452952&cid=t_159584_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fstay-connected-to-life-despite-daily-pain%2F I was reading the Milestones section in a recent issue of Time magazine a few days ago and came across an obituary of a 97-year-young woman who began blogging when she was a mere 95 years young. I don’t want you to get the impression I sit around reading the obits every day, although I do get a certain sense of relief that I’m not in them. This particular woman, a lovely and vivacious Spaniard named Maria Amelia Lopez reached 1.5 million people with her blog. She exclaimed it “wakes up the brain.” She chatted with her readers about her family, her grand-children, her great-grandchildren and other factors in her life. She chatted and shared her personal history and the history of Spain. She demonstrated to the world that interacting with others was a wholesome and healthy activity.�... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452952 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:26:39 +0100 2452952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1642797&cid=t_159584_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F341605281%2Fwhen_leaders_double_as_learner.html  The mind is capable of anything—because everything is in it, all the past as well as all the future, Joseph Conrad stated in Heart of Darkness. Does your company reflect that wonder?    Can you imagine a workplace setting that showcases every person's gifts, abilities, and interests? Visualize a place where people love to come, and ideas brim over, where experts share cutting-edge stories with novices in ways that illustrate wisdom they have accumulated over the years. Picture a circle where gifted workers and experts-to-be take risks to teach each other as they learn from one another and where all feel valued. Do you see growth and prosperity, that far surpasses the downsizing and broken systems that let talented workers go, as if they were expendable?Imagin... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1642797 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:43:51 +0100 1642797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1072358&cid=t_159584_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F12%2F05%2Fwatch-for-the-seasonal-blues%2F It’s that time of the year again, when the days are so short up here in the north, and darkness falls long before dinner. It’s hard to stay motivated and it feels like night is a big part of one’s day… Psychologists have a name for this sort of thing and it’s called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD, ironically enough). Yeah, it makes me sad just thinking about it. Seasonal affective disorder is basically a mild form of depression for most people. If it bothers you to the point of bringing you down or making you feel unmotivated or not wanting to do anything, you can get treatment for it. One of the simplest and most effective forms of treatment is purchasing a special light called a full-spectrum light, which can be had for as little as $30 or $40 from spe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1072358 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:49:11 +0100 1072358