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a-woman-apart · 5 years

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Trusting Myself More and More

TW: suicidal ideation

Just a reminder—if you are thinking about self-harming or taking your own life, there are lots of resources available. I will list the two main ones here.

Crisis text (U.S.): 741 741

Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

I just realized that I haven’t written a journal-type post on here for a while, so I am going to take a stab at it.

So much has happened. Today I will be attending my Bipolar Support Group and a therapy session that is long overdue. I’m still doing my level best to be at my Bipolar Support Group twice a week, but I always make it at least once a week as long as I’m not out of town. The resources that have been provided recently have been amazing. A lot of the material we are currently using comes from a website for Self Esteem Anonymous. I know that the site looks really outdated and some places don’t have SEA groups, but the resources on the website are invaluable. I highly recommend it if you have issues with self-esteem or emotional regulation, even if you don’t fully buy into the 12-step “higher power” emphasis.

I spent one week in the hospital earlier this month. I found out earlier that morning that there were some issues with my cars and repairs would be in excess of $300. Due to my situation, that might as well have been $3 million. I was afraid/ashamed to ask my family for help.

While that definitely wasn’t why I was hospitalized, it played a role. I went through work that day in a daze. The moment I got there, I thought, “As soon as I’m done, I’m going to get an evaluation. I don’t feel right.” This was on a Friday and after hours so I knew my regular clinic would be closed. I went to the after-hours clinic and they recommended that I be evaluated by someone at inpatient, because the after-hours clinic intake process would take over 2 hours, and by then they would be closing and unable to help me further.

So, I went ahead and packed a small bag of clothes and necessities and my phone charger. I could not explain it, but I knew that I could not remain at the house alone. I didn’t trust myself to be safe. I thought multiple times about calling my mom, but I knew it would take her 2+ hours to get to me and I really did not trust myself to last safely until then. I did not know whether the intake specialist would recommend me for admission, but I still wanted to be ready.

Intermission: I have been terrified of being re-institutionalized for years. I had not been to a mental hospital in 6+ years. Everything I was taught was that every time you become unstable and return to the hospital, your level of functioning becomes lower and lower. You lose your independence and autonomy and it becomes that much harder to re-engage with life outside the hospital. Maybe I misheard that—maybe this is only if you aren’t taking your medicine properly (I was) and you have to come down from a severe manic, depressive, or psychotic state. Either way, I took it to heart, maybe more than I should have.

Ultimately, the hospital did very little for me. It was incredibly loud, which only made my insomnia worse, despite the medicine they gave me to treat the insomnia. The food was horrible most of the time, and so it did not encourage my already poor appetite. We have to get special doctor permission to use our own hygiene products—as I suspected—and all I wanted was my deodorant, but it was never given to me and I had to use the one they provided. I didn’t bring my birth control pills, but if I had I think there was probably some red tape to get through and it has to be taken in a timely manner. If not, you have to start a new pack and they do not provide new packs in there (which I think is a travesty). It was primarily for regulating my period, so of course coming off of it messed up my hormones. The anxiety medication they gave me made me more anxious. I had to meet with my outpatient psychiatrist to get everything corrected.

The hospital really only had one purpose in my mind, though: keep me in an environment where I could not—or would not-- harm myself.

In that, it was a perfect success. When I was talking to my brother and his family on the phone, I just felt so inspired. I really would have missed it all. I cannot even begin to fathom how horrible it would be if my nephew was asking where I was, and I wasn’t able to tell him. Or, if my Mom had to bury another child, especially with there being so many unanswered questions. My whole family—siblings and all—would’ve wondered, “Why didn’t she just talk to us?”

When I was in the hospital, I made a list of goals. This is nothing spectacular or remarkable. I am a list-making queen. However, I did notice some things coming to the top of my list. Quitting my job, attending school in 2020, having healthy boundaries with others, etc. Some of them were more abstract, but some of them could be put into action right away.

So, I gave in my two weeks’ notice even though I had nothing lined up. I kept the details of my hospitalization to myself from most co-workers, but I was very candid and open with management about what happened. I thought it was foolish to hide because my doctor’s note had the hospital name on it, and if it was viewed with any scrutiny at all they could easily work out what had happened. Also, I wanted to be honest, because I wanted them to know that I really do love all the staff and I like serving the patrons, but it is really just time for me to move on to something new.

It was really scary, taking that leap, with nothing lined up and myself still so fatigued. Without going into details, though, I will say that I do now have a job lined up—one that is part-time and low-stress—that will take me at least into January. I am leaving the apartment and I am being offered a safe place at a low cost by a friend of mine. In January, I will start my classes at a new university—one that is much smaller and more affordable than the 30,000+ campuses all around.

My life was a big question mark when I left the hospital. My main goal had been to just make more money so I could pay the skyrocketing costs of living in my apartment and reclaim my financial independence. I have received nothing but silence from nearly all of the full-time jobs I pursued. There was no “sorry we can’t offer you this job” or on the opposite spectrum, requests for interview. It was the weirdest thing. Just silence.

I know I have emphasized that I do not think that things are predetermined or foreordained. I just think that life is chaotic, but sometimes it forms itself into orderly patterns. You have to flow with the moving energies of life, rather than resisting them. As Don Estill said, “You don’t need to suffer. If something is not working, try something else.” I was desperate for at least one thing in my life to stay the same. I wanted to at least live in the apartment that I had worked so hard to keep.

There was a problem, though. My mom had come over after I got out of the hospital to buy me food, help me with expenses, and most importantly, keep me company and offer support. We talked so much. After she left, I realized how empty the apartment had started to feel. I realized the toll that coming home to an empty place every day was taking on my mental health. The whole reason I went to the hospital was because I could not stand the thought of spending the night alone with myself and my terrible thoughts.

I do not need a babysitter. I just want to have someone there, even if we don’t talk about mental health. Just someone I can say, “Hey I’m going to Whataburger, do you want anything?” or gush to about my niece and nephew. I want someone to watch TV with and share meals with. Even though I have friends, it can be so, so lonely to exist like this.

One thing I do notice, though, is that “my spirit” (metaphorically) rises up in me and often will tell me something. 2 days before I was hospitalized, something rose up in me to say, “That’s enough.” I know our individualist, merit-based culture tells us to just keep trying, that motivational speakers say “never give up until you win” but sometimes you do have to practice healthy detachment. I had been searching for a full-time job for 2 months (or more). I kept taking on more responsibilities at work. I was hyper-concerned about people in my life, relationships, etc. As Iyanla Vanzant said, surrender is different from getting frustrated and throwing in the towel.

I was ready to surrender.

Even going to the hospital was a surrender. I was leaning into one of my greatest fears, because in my gut, I knew that my life was more important than money or any of my achievements. I knew it was more important than a reputation.

After that, I started to make changes, even though they were so risky. I started reaching out to people I knew, asking about housing and work opportunities. I weighed the possible consequences of my actions. My mom had invited me to return home if things did not go well, but I knew deep down that wasn’t the right choice, and I also felt “No, I think I can make it work here in the city.” I didn’t know how. It was just “a knowing.”

I am learning to trust that so much more. I am realizing that I am highly intuitive about people and situations. I am not going to pretend that I am clairvoyant or anything like that. I do know, just from living life, that what you anticipate almost never happens exactly that way. I am a firm believer in hoping for the best and being prepared for the worst. Usually, even if something bad happens, it is not The Worst. Sometimes, too, expectation fails again, and your needs are met beyond your wildest imagination. I must emphasize—your needs are met—not your wants. My experience has been that I often do not get what I want, and if I do, by then I don’t want it anymore. We are so out of touch with what is really going on most of the time.

Just know that no matter how low you are, you don’t have to give up. You need to learn to not be fixated on a particular outcome. Absolute statements like, ‘If she leaves me, my life will have no meaning” or “If I don’t get the job, I don’t know what I will do.” In Johann Hari’s book on depression, he lists “Disconnection from a hopeful future” as one of the top contributors to depression and mental illness. It is so important to have hope. There is always another path. There is always something you haven’t tried. When you are in crisis-mode though, you can acquire an extreme case of tunnel vision. I know I am that way and I have to stop and say, “Do I trust myself to get through this?”

You can have a second chance at life. Please do not think that if this One Thing doesn’t work out, there is nothing left for you to do. Please keep exploring your options. I know that there are many things bad about this country, but we still have TONS of resources available for people: food banks, homeless shelters, boarding homes, rehabs, and churches and organizations that will help with childcare and living expenses. If you are in legal trouble, there is free or low-cost legal help available for you.

DO NOT SABOTAGE YOURSELF.

That message is for me as much as anybody else. If you don’t know where to start, try to make it to a local library and just start asking questions.

You don’t have to suffer.

#having hope #living with depression #living with anxiety #schizoaffective bipolar type #finding work #unexpected blessings #true friendship #reaching out to others for help #don't kill yourself #mental hospital adventures #inpatient #behavioral health #the benefits of a support group #self esteem anonymous

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transrhize · 7 years

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Birthday self-promotion post

***PLEASE NOTE*** This is going to be a lengthy, real talk post. Please make sure you have the time before you begin. Thank you.

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Hi there. Today (8/3) is my birthday. Thank you to everyone who has sent me a message, including those who may send me a message after this post. I sincerely appreciate it. I also want to extend my thanks to everyone who has shown support for me as a voice talent and creator. You guys are awesome~

In lieu of this being a special month & having new people in my circle, I'd like to be a bit shameless for once & do a bit of self-promotion for those who may genuinely care about me and what I do, but have missed the memos on the many ways to be involved with and support of what I do creatively:

1) Nina Sumter - Voice Actress is my FB Page. I post updates on what I'm doing as an actress there and exclusive videos & links to things I have produced on YouTube. Liking this page & turning Notifications on is probably the easiest way to show support & stay in touch with my work professionally.

2) YouTube Channel - I have been self-producing videos on my personal experiences as a transgender woman. It also doubles as a Gaming channel where I am currently doing a "Road to Diamond Rank" series playing Street Fighter V. Subscribing to this channel & clicking the bell to turn Notifications on is another great way to support me and my content.

3) Brand New Voiceover Demos - In case you didn't know, I'm an Omnigender Voiceover Talent who offers services in both character acting, audio editing, and mixing. This link will give you a crash course into my overall sound and range. For the record, I've been in the VO community for nearly 10 years & have become very familiar with audio mixing/sweetening out of necessity.

4) ItsAmaiLife: Nina's Real Talk Blog - When I relaunched NinaSumter.com nearly 2 months ago, I also started a blog that exists to bring together all the key facets of what I do and who I am together. I'm in the process of penning a series called "Am I Transgender?". Subscribe to the blog for free from any blog post to be notified when new content is released.

5) My Instagram Pages (Personal | Gaming) - If you're on Instagram too, we can connect. Very straightforward.

6) Finally, NinaSumter.com is the hub to gain easy access to everything I do creatively. It's impossible to forget how to get there and easy to share if you meet someone you think would benefit from knowing who I am. __________

Engaging in even just one of these will help me help me a great deal. Why would I need help? Let me be straight with you.

I had my job stripped away from me March 2017. I won't go into detail, but since then, I have been unable to find another job to help supplement my living. I came out this day 3 years ago. I have had trouble getting hired since early 2015 with this only escalating in 2016. In case you didn't know, I live alone. I have never had the luxury of turning to family and close friends can obviously only do so much as they are handling their own lives & relationships. Not like I’d want to trouble any of you anyway.

In the midst applying for various jobs - corporate & retail-level - and falling behind on bills & rent, I relaunched my website, started a new blog, a YouTube channel, and have done what I could to support friends and colleagues. You know, doing my fair share to contribute. While all of this was going on, I thought I had finally landed on a reliable job opportunity. I pursued it for two months, traveling in and out of NYC, to meet with my employer, as it required saving my government aid. The money I was using to pay my rent & buy food. In July, I realized I had been scammed out of $400. It was supposed to be $500.

With the threat of eviction constantly hanging over me, it is only through the human kindness of my apartment’s pro-LGBT Superintendent that I still have a roof over my head right now.

I deliberately keep things like this quiet because social media frowns on negativity. However, I felt if was necessary to show that despite how "good" things seem to be in light of "being professional", it really isn't. So, I avoid spamming you with my problems despite nearly being on every form of government welfare aid, making use of job re-entry services ex-offenders have to use & being unable to take my hormone therapy (6 weeks & counting) because the Medicaid application process is literally rigged to take forever and a day. And the powers that be don’t give a shit if you can’t pay for your prescriptions.

Everyone I’ve spoken to is appalled that I’ve continued to struggle to find work ever since I’ve come out publicly. Hey, I thought I would be okay too with my education & experience. However, this is the price I’m paying for being myself. A transgender woman of color in America who, despite having a B.A. & 5+ years of corporate background & leadership, can’t seem to get hired at Whole Foods or Starbucks. This is my reality that I lightheartedly eluded to in my ~3 Years Later video.

So, to anyone who told me “happy birthday”, here is what you could do right now to make it "happy.” I’m asking not for your money nor for pity. Simply your active support of one of my endeavors above. This would actually make me happy and makes all the difference, regardless of how small it may seem.

Me sharing this, is also an attempt to raise awareness of the transgender narrative I am currently living. So I don’t forget once this all finally ends. Have to keep telling myself that this will end...I really look forward to the day when I too can publish a memoir about this period of my life and say, somberly, that I fought, survived, and continue to fight.

Thank you for reading all of this.

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brandynamsbaugh1992 · 4 years

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sherristockman · 6 years

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‘Primal Fitness’ Tips That Can Transform Your Health Dr. Mercola By Dr. Mercola The secret to lifelong health and peak performance is modeling the lifestyle behaviors of our hunter gatherer ancestors — the so-called Paleolithic approach. Mark Sisson, founder of the popular website Mark’s Daily Apple and a leader in the paleo movement, was one of the first to help me understand the importance of burning fat for fuel. This is also the topic of his book, “The Keto Reset Diet: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever.” Mark is an accomplished elite athlete, and has been featured on the cover of Runner’s World Magazine three times. In the past, it was widely believed that the more aerobic activity (such as long-distance running) you did, the better it was for your heart. The aerobic trend — which captured both Mark and me — was largely catalyzed by Dr. Kenneth Cooper’s book “Aerobics,” published in 1968. In more recent years, fitness researchers have largely demolished this idea, showing this kind of exercise may actually do more harm than good, especially to your heart, and that intense but short, intermittent bursts of exercise are not only safer but actually far more effective. Fit as a Fiddle, Yet Falling Apart Mark became an accomplished runner early in life, placing fifth in the U.S. National Championships in 1980. He also qualified for the Olympic trials marathon that same year. When overtraining led to injury, he transitioned over to triathlons, and for a couple of years was one of the top triathletes in the U.S., placing fourth at Iron Man in Hawaii in 1982. At that point, his body had taken a significant beating, not just from overtraining but also from excess carbohydrate consumption. “I was so beat up from the diet that was required to fuel all those miles,” he says. [W]hen Robert Haas's book ‘Eat to Win’ came out … it was all about the carbohydrates. There wasn't a carbohydrate I did not love and slam down, from pizza and pasta to beer and cakes. I was falling apart. I was a picture of fitness on the outside … but on the inside, I had arthritis, I had tendonitis throughout my body, I had overuse injuries, I had irritable bowel syndrome that ran my life. I had upper respiratory tract infections six or eight times a year. It was like, ‘Wait a minute. Cooper said I was going to be healthy doing all this stuff, and now I'm literally falling apart.’ I retired … I was over all the pain and suffering I was putting myself through, just to be able to say I won a medal at a race, and ‘Oh by the way, I'm still not very healthy,’ and dedicated the rest of my life to researching ways in which to be strong and lean and fit and healthy with the least amount of pain, suffering, sacrifice, discipline, calorie counting, portion control, and all that other stuff that we talk about.” What Does It Take to Get Fit? All of that research and experimentation eventually resulted in the creation of Mark’s Daily Apple, along with eight books on fitness and diet, starting with “The Primal Blueprint.” Today, Mark favors fitness routines that mimic ancestral movement patterns, such as high-intensity interval training. Ultimate Frisbee is a favorite pastime, as is paddle boarding. Mark also stresses the importance of exercise recovery, saying: “If you're into this for the performance, then you must of necessity recognize that the less time you spend injured, the better … You must recognize that it is the rest period where all the gains come. The tendency is to … over train in endurance activities … I put in over 100 miles a week for seven years … [T]he endorphin rush — that true runner's high that people get — it exists. It is a morphine-like substance your body produces. Unfortunately, it's because your body thinks you're killing yourself that it produces this. [So] be very specific about what it is you're trying to accomplish. If you want to build aerobic capacity, you don't do that by running your heart rate at 80 to 85 percent of your max every single day … If you want to build aerobic capacity, you have to be good at burning fat, which means lower level aerobic activity … A heart rate of 180 minus your age would be your maximum heart rate for training in the aerobic zone, which is much lower than people assumed even 10 years ago, let alone 20 or 30 years ago when I was running … [T]hat's the [heart] rate at which you burn the most amount of fat and tap into your glycogen the least. To develop that scale of burning fat aerobically, you have to keep a limit on it for a while, while the body increases the mitochondria, increases the capillary profusion to feed the mitochondria. That's one of the things that I would really [advise you to] pay attention to … [Y]ou wouldn't go to the gym and do 300 sets of 50 pound curls every single day just because you wanted bigger biceps. You recognize you have to give your arms rest [and recovery]. That same principle applies to the cardiac muscle … I wrote a book called ‘Primal Endurance,’ which is about how to train for endurance activities; understanding the physiology of the cardiac muscle and mitochondria and so on, and taking advantage of the methods that are optimal for achieving an increase in performance.” The Importance of Strength Training At 65 years of age, Mark is formidably fit with a physique far younger men would envy. He’s a living testament to the fact that his strategies work, and they do not include long-distance running. 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He’s been doing it for 14 years. “It's the greatest game ever invented,” he says. “Any school that lost their funding for PE, if they could invest $10 in a Frisbee and have a grassy place, it's the perfect game and learning experience for any kid in terms of camaraderie, sportsmanship and … hand-eye coordination.” You’re also moving and reaching your body in all directions, which only becomes more important with age. If you’re interested in giving this a go, do an online search for “Ultimate Frisbee groups” in your local area, or start your own group. “It’s just running and catching. It’s easy to learn, and it’s fun to play at all levels,” Mark says. • Does cold thermogenesis on a nightly basis. After soaking in his Jacuzzi, he’ll spend about two minutes in his pool where the water temperature is in the high 40s to low 50s. He does this just before bedtime, which helps him “sleep like a baby.” Maintaining Mobility Is Key for Healthy Aging Maintaining your mobility is of paramount importance as you age. When you lose your ability to move around unaided, it’s all downhill from there. Tai Chi and Qigong can be particularly helpful if you’re elderly and cannot run around catching Frisbees. Mark also recommends collagen supplementation to keep your tendons, ligaments, cartilage and joints strong and supple. “It's all the stuff that doesn't have a blood supply that we don't necessarily feed well,” he says. “We don't give the body the raw materials to rebuild from a stressful event. I've become the world's biggest fan of collagen supplementation. I do 20 to 30 grams a day.” Bear in mind that many collagen supplements are sourced from animals raised in concentrated animal feeding operations, which raises the likelihood of it containing unwanted contaminants, so make sure the product you’re buying is certified organic and grass fed. Like me, he’s also a proponent of exercising in a fasted state, but on days when he’s doing a strenuous weight-bearing workout, he will take a collagen supplement beforehand. “What we're trying to do when we're fasted is to go into that workout promoting fat burning. The main thing we're trying to do, especially if we're doing a hard workout in the gym, is to increase human growth hormone and testosterone … That is what gets blunted by drinking a post-workout carbohydrate replenishment drink. I do like to go into my workouts [fasted], and most of [the time] I don't take the supplement beforehand. If I'm going to do a bike ride, I don't need to do the supplement beforehand. If it's a lifting workout or … a paddling workout where I'm really going to dig hard and stress my shoulders, I want to have those peptides there for reconstruction — not for energy.” Healthy Lifestyle Basics Oftentimes, some of the easiest, most basic lifestyle strategies are the most powerful. Two of Mark’s top tips include optimizing your vitamin D and intermittently fasting. Aside from drinking a cup of black coffee in the morning, Mark eats just two meals a day, between 1 and 7 p.m. “It’s uncanny how little food it takes to keep me thriving,” he says. “That's been my biggest epiphany over the past five years.” Indeed, most people simply eat too much, and too often, and an overriding reason for this is because they’ve lost the metabolic flexibility to efficiently burn fat for fuel, and are running on carbs all the time. Since carbohydrates burn much faster than fat, you have to continuously keep eating. As noted by Mark: “When you achieve this metabolic flexibility [of being able to burn fat for fuel], which is the end goal of any true beneficial eating strategy … you can extract energy from any substrate that's available. It could be fat on your plate, it could be fat on your body. Could be carbohydrates on your plate, could by glycogen in your muscles. Could be glucose in your bloodstream. Could be ketones produced by your liver. As a last resort, it could be amino acids because there's nothing left, but you can combust those as well. When you become truly metabolically flexible, then your body has this increased ability to draw on, and never really run out of energy, and never really send a signal to the brain that says, ‘We must eat.’ The end result of this metabolic flexibility — which comes largely from restricting carbohydrates and training your body to become really good at burning fat — you get more energy throughout the day and you don't get hungry … If I do get a little bit hungry, my snack would be handful of macadamia nuts, or 2 tablespoons of coconut butter. It takes the edge off and I'm ready to go, no problem.” He also agrees with multiple day water fasting, which I now believe is one of the most profound metabolic interventions you can do to radically improve your health, as it allows your body to upregulate autophagy and mitophagy to remove damaged senescent cells in your body, including premalignant cells. It's also an extremely effective way to shed excess weight and extend your life span. More Information To learn more, check out Mark’s blog on marksdailyapple.com. There you can also find his books, which include “The Primal Blueprint,” “The Primal Connection,” Primal Endurance” and “The 21-Day Total Body Transformation.” If you subscribe to his newsletter you get a free copy if his fitness e-book. His latest book, “The Keto Reset Diet,” is available on Amazon and ketoreset.com. Mark also sells mayonnaise and salad dressings made with avocado oil, available on Amazon and primalkitchen.com. “We're the best-selling mayonnaise on Amazon,” he says. “It's been a fun project, because our mission is to make healthy eating fun and exciting again. I feel like we're achieving that.”

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2 tricks to make iOS Control Center less annoying

Apple launched Control Center in 2013 as a part of iOS 7. It offers iPhone and iPad users brief get right of entry to settings for plane mode, wifi, Bluetooth, display brightness among other matters. But once in a while errant swipes internal apps and games can launch Control Center by accident — which can be stressful. If you depart your iPhone mendacity around quite an awful lot all people such as children can access Control Center from your lock display screen — which may be even more worrying.

But those annoyances are without difficulty remedied with some brief modifications. Go to Settings > Control Center. There you have got options: “Access on Lock Screen” and “Access Within Apps”. Lock screen

If you like gaining access to Control Center out of your lock display, depart “Access on Lock Screen” grew to become on. But if you need to save you someone from getting access to it from your iPhone/iPad’s lock display screen flip this off.

For instance, turning off lock display access will save you youngsters from knowingly or unknowingly turning at the orientation lock or setting your iPhone/iPad into the plane mode or setting a random alarm.

Within apps

If you hate having Control Center accidentally pop up even as playing a video game or the use of apps, you can flip off “Access Within Apps”. The upside to this is that you may not see that black arrow poking up from the bottom of the display. The drawback is that this putting applies to all apps which mean that you’ll only have access to Control Center from your own home display or lock screen (unless you disabled it).

3 Simple Tricks to Stop Procrastination

What is Procrastination?

As with all things in existence, we are able to most effective locate answers to a hassle as soon as we recognize what the hassle in reality is. So first of all, permit’s break it down.

Procrastination:

The actor dependency of procrastination is eliminating or delaying, especially something

requiring instant interest.

As a species, this has been difficult for hundreds of years. Ancient philosophers absolutely came up with a word to explain this behavior: Akrasia. It is while you do one element whilst you understand that you should be doing something else.

– Now that we realize what it far allows’s circulate directly to the why…tricks ellen Hopkin’s

Why Do We Procrastinate?

What science has clearly observed recently is that there are two forms of mental environment that the world lives in- Immediate Return Environment and Delayed Return Environment.

Most animals live within the Immediate Return Environment. Humans stay in what’s called Delayed Return. Essentially, maximum of what we surely do day after day is designed to have an effect on our surroundings later on in life!

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For example, you might be seeking to lose weight (future return) and to do so you know that you shouldn’t be ingesting that donut (Right Now). This is where our brains divert from our dreams. The instant return of eating that donut will make me feel suitable, although it isn’t good for our destiny selves.

The above is best one small sample, taking it further you can see that nearly the whole lot you do in your each day life, like going to work for someone else, is all approximately Delayed Returns. I display up today, do a great process, (hopefully) now not get fired or retrenched after which get a paid test sometime in the destiny.crazy mind tricks.

iOS VS Android

Mobile OS:

A cellular operating gadget also called a mobile OS, is a running gadget this is in particular designed to run on cell gadgets consisting of mobile phones, smartphones, PDAs, tablet computer systems and different handheld gadgets. The mobile working system is the software platform which consists of key utility, Middleware, and running gadget run on cell devices.

Mobile running system kinds:

Symbian OS (Nokia)

Bada (Samsung Electronics)

BlackBerry OS (Research In Motion)

Palm OS (Garnet OS)

Windows Mobile (Windows Phone 7)

Android OS (Google Inc.)

iPhone OS / iOS (Apple)

Among all these Mobile Ora, of them are very popular.

IOS

Android

We diagnosed some common difference in among these Mobile OS.

IOS:

iOS is a platform that has a few restrictive tips. As the iOS isn’t an open source, so the tools are confined and fix for the improvement of the iOS apps. Nothing is from outside, just had to observe what are given in the rule of thumb. This way that iOS isn’t always too flexible. The reason in the back of that is that iOS does not compromise on protection. Tradeoff the software program improvement argues that we have to want to compromise one of the constraints from availability and safety. So iOS plate form is restrained and there’s nothing deep for the development. There is no malware assault in iOS. The possibility of data loss is 50%. IOS does no longer provide full get right of entry to control to its users. App approval for play shop takes numerous times. There are many restrictions whilst importing an app to play shop. 90% iOS devices run at the brand new updates of iOS. Paid apps are to be had in a hundred and fifty-five international locations. IOS apps are evolved in objective c or swift.

Android:

Android is a plate shape consists of 3 layers, operating system, middle layer, and alertness. Android isn’t always handiest the OS. But it’s far the mixture of those 3 layers. Android is so bendy, as it permits third events equipment. It is because android is an open supply plate shape. Android can compromise on safety. Malware can without difficulty attack on information in android. The possibility of information loss is 75%. It offers full get admission to manipulate to the users. Approval of apps for play keep is very quick, within 6 to eight hours. The guideline is flexible of play save. Zero.Four% runs the state-of-the-art version of Android. Paid apps are available in 132 international locations. Android apps are developed in java.

Options For Permanent Birth Control

Many girls pick to go through an everlasting beginning control manner whilst this technique has come to be a clinical necessity for plenty others. Permanent beginning manage may be finished thru several powerful techniques in recent times. One such famous technique is the tubal ligation by using which a girl can be sterilized via tying, clipping or having the ends of the fallopian tubes burnt.

Any of the above referred to methods will help save you the egg from getting into the uterus, in which the fertilization takes the region. Sterilization through this method is referred to as electrocauterization. In earlier days, this manner changed into done thru the vagina of a woman and at instances, it took months to completely get over the process.

Currently, there are several opportunity strategies to tubal ligation. Tubal ligation itself is carried out via three distinctive techniques. Within 2 days of a female handing over a baby, a technique referred to as mini-laparotomy which lasts 20 mins, is accomplished. This is not taken into consideration to be a chief surgical treatment and is normally carried out with the patient underneath local anesthesia. This method of sterilization has been favored through many girls over oral contraceptives.

Laparoscopic treatment is the second one sort of tubal ligation. A small incision is made within the abdomen vicinity and a small quantity of carbon dioxide is placed inside. This technique is achieved through experienced surgeons best as it requires the usage of positive unique surgical instruments. The entire method lasts best ten mins and the patient can get better very quickly without any complications.

Using a laser or some other electro tool, the fallopian tubes are fused collectively and clipped by using bands. Laparoscopy is the 1/3 type of tubal sterilization that is regularly done soon after a cesarean transport. Since the fallopian tubes are seen at once after the shipping, the physician can perform the process freely with greater room and freedom.

There are other strategies of everlasting start control that are practiced and hysteroscopic sterilization is one such technique this is generally finished on outpatients. Through the vagina of the woman, a small tube is inserted into the outlet of the fallopian tubes, thereby blocking off the tube and preventing any possibility of pregnancy. Recovery time after this procedure is set 24 hours and there are not any dangers of any side effects. The position of the inserted tube can be verified thru an imaging x-ray several months after the system. Another famous sterilization technique is ‘Essure’ which entails no surgery, laser treatments or changing the fallopian tubes.

Also, this manner desires no anesthesia or hormonal photographs and has proved to be almost cent percent a hit. Silicon free inserts are positioned in the fallopian tubes to block the direction of the egg into the uterus. The process lasts best ten mins and can be without difficulty finished by a health practitioner in his clinic. Experienced and educated doctors need to be consulted before present process this technique. In historic instances, there have been seldom any lady who desired to be sterilized.

The handiest technique of avoiding being pregnant that was accompanied was abstinence. In comparison, a cutting-edge girl can choose any suitable approach of everlasting sterilization. For a long time, tubal ligation changed into taken into consideration because of the best choice of many girls. But with the development of clinical technology, today there are so many methods of accomplishing everlasting sterilization and women have the liberty to choose any method that suits them best.

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The Difficulties Of Pregnancy: Why More Should Be Done For Working Pregnant Women

This Mother’s Day, I’d like to highlight how difficult it is to get pregnant, stay pregnant, and work while pregnant. My hope is the more aware people are about the difficulties of pregnancy, the more compassion there will be for pregnant women and moms in general.

I’ve come across too many heartless folks who make pregnant women feel uncomfortable at work and make them never want to go back to work after giving birth. Here’s a comment that illustrates my point from the post, Career Advice For Women: Blaze Your Own Path Instead.

My husband is also a “revenue making” startup founder, and I kind of know people hate him because he is a harsh boss, he says things for shock value, but yes he gets things done.

He could’ve said what this guy said (“I hate women”), and he has told me in private that having to deal with his pregnant female employees leaving early or because they are tired, and dealing with maternity leave of his female employees is painful because a startup just does not have that kind of bandwidth. They expect everyone all hands on deck all the time. That’s the reality of it, given the breakneck speed of how things work plus juggling finance, legal, there just isn’t enough bandwidth to run a start up like a large fortune 500 company with HR departments and such.

What I describe above is a different scenario from what you experienced and my husband mentioned this to me in private, but his arguments could be true of any startup.

This type of thinking is endemic among many males and some females. In a highly competitive business environment, I can understand the strains of lost productivity. However, someone has to give birth. Otherwise, nobody would exist. To create more empathy, let’s address three things everybody should know about pregnancy.

Important Things To Know About Pregnancy

1) Roughly 20% – 25% of pregnant women suffer a miscarriage. Miscarriage aka “spontaneous abortion” is the loss of a pregnancy during the first 20 weeks.

A miscarriage is obviously a very difficult experience to deal with, especially if you’ve experienced more than one. The chances are pretty high that someone you know at work is trying to get pregnant and has not succeeded or has gone through a miscarriage. People just don’t talk openly about these kinds of difficulties.

Don’t question why your female colleague has to take the afternoon or the day off from work. I had the opportunity to meet several women who told me in private that due to the discovery of chromosomal abnormalities such as Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), they decided to get a dilation & curettage due to the likelihood of severe intellectual disability and physical abnormalities. Too ashamed to tell their colleagues and bosses, they suffer in silence.

Never assume the reason a woman doesn’t have children is because she doesn’t want them. There may be a plethora of reasons, ranging from not finding the right partner, not feeling financially secure, or nature not cooperating after multiple attempts. Unless you’re a close friend, it’s probably best not to ask someone, “When are you going to have a baby?” or “Why don’t you have kids yet?” These may seem like harmless questions, but in reality, if the woman has been trying for years, the questions may be quite hurtful.

Related: Develop Emotional Intelligence For An Easier Life

General pregnancy rates by age. Source: CDC

2) The cost to get pregnant can be prohibitively expensive. Imagine trying for two years and not succeeding due to endometriosis in the ovaries, a bulging cyst, or a poor sperm count. Patience and optimism can wane after so many failed attempts.

The general next step many couples go through is intrauterine insemination (IUI). Each session can cost between $300 – $1,300, depending on where you live and your health insurance provider. Each IUI procedure will pull both you and your partner away from the office for at least two hours. Now imagine not succeeding after six IUIs. Not only are you now even more frustrated, your co-workers may start whispering about your lack of commitment at work. Further, you’re probably out thousands of dollars.

If IUI doesn’t work, some couples consider in vitro fertilization (IVF), a medical procedure whereby an egg is fertilized by sperm in a test tube or elsewhere outside the body. The first step – and often the most unpleasant step – in IVF is a regimen of injected fertility drugs for 7 – 12 days. These drugs stimulate the production of an unusually high number of egg follicles. Once mature, a final shot is given to cause you to ovulate the eggs, which are then harvested in an egg retrieval procedure

The national average cost for a “fresh” IVF cycle is about $12,000 plus medications, which typically run $3,000 to $5,000. So now we’re talking $15,000 – $18,000 out of pocket and only a ~40% chance of conceiving if you are under 35. For any family not making at least $100,000 a year, that is an enormous sum of money. Despite Facebook being the king of fake news, it’s great to hear it covers IVF costs for its employees.

Take a look at the IVF success rates by age from the CDC. By age 41, your chance of a live birth drops down to only 11%. You may literally need to spend $100,000+ over nine IVF cycles before succeeding. When you combine money stress, failure stress, and artificial hormone stress, it’s difficult to always be chipper at work.

Average success rate for live birth is ~40% for women under 35. Source: CDC

3) Being pregnant can be extremely uncomfortable. Hollywood has built up a perception that pregnancy is an easy, beautiful, magical process that makes women “glow” for nine months. For a lot of women, the reality is a lot different. There’s nothing magical about vomiting every day for months or feeling like you’re getting stabbed every time you sneeze.

When a woman is pregnant, her uterus pushes against the bladder (even before she may be showing), which leads to the urge to pee frequently. Commuting to work can be unbearable especially if you have to stand, change vehicles, etc. for more than 30 minutes. If you have to sit in a one-hour meeting, you may have to walk out mid-meeting to go to the bathroom. Those of us who’ve never been pregnant take our ability to go for hours without having to pee for granted.

Pregnancy can cause frequent constipation and excess gas. One of the key benefits of working at home is being able to relieve yourself with ease. Not so much when you’ve got multiple co-workers sitting inches away. Further, pregnant women often tire easily, especially during the first trimester. One friend always prided herself on never napping. But after she got pregnant, she had to nap for an hour every day for four months.

Further, the recommended weight gain is ~25 – 35 lbs for the average weight women, or roughly 20% heavier. Imagine always carrying a backpack containing two watermelons everywhere you go. Tiring!

Finally, trying to always protect your baby from harm’s way can take its toll. You’re always watching where you’re stepping, careful not to fall. You’re also protecting your belly from bashing into anything. You’re also constantly mindful of what you can and cannot eat and drink.

Be More Empathetic To Pregnant Women

Career opportunity is the reason why many couples are choosing to delay marriage and start families. Unfortunately, our biology isn’t following suit. It would be nice if the statistics showed that the new “safest age” to give birth is 40 or under, but it remains around 35 or under. Not everybody can find the one and feel financially and emotionally ready enough to have a child in their 20s Roughly 25% of couples have pregnancy-related complications.

After speaking with so many women about their pregnancy experiences for this article, including my own mother, sister, and best friend who just gave birth, I’m actually surprised any pregnant woman is willing to work during the third trimester (28 – 40th week). The unfortunate reality is that for many, financial constraints make working through pregnancy a necessity.

Let’s encourage the following:

* Equal parental leave for men and women so employers have a lower likelihood of discriminating against women who may take maternity leave. Some women think this is unfair since men don’t have to go through pregnancy. But good fathers are there to assist, bottle feed, change diapers, and go through many sleepless nights as well.

* Allow for more pregnant women to work from home. There are too many things going on with a pregnant woman’s body to make her feel absolutely comfortable working in close quarters with so many other people. If you allow more moms to work from home, you stand a higher chance of keeping them as employees.

* Instead of only 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, how about at least 8 weeks of paid maternity leave for mothers. It may take mothers 6 – 9 months to recover fully due to tears, complications, and cesareans. Currently only California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island require private employers to pay for maternity leave.

* Create more awareness about the difficulties of pregnancy. A good start is by sharing this article and others like it.

Happy Mother’s Day to my three favorite moms out there! You know who you are! Lots of love.

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