How Does Blood Clot?
Overview Blood clotting, also called blood coagulation, occurs in reaction to a wound to halt the flow of blood. This happens so that blood loss will stop and also so that the wound will be closed and no bacteria or…
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Getting Past Domestic Violence
September 5, 2015 Crisis Support
All over the world, families deal with domestic violence every day. A lot of people don’t even report it, and just try to live with it, hoping it will get better. I know first hand that it does only get…
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Chidren Involved in Domestic Violence
September 5, 2015 Crisis Support
The effects on children of domestic violence are many and all negative. Children growing up in a household where violence is a frequent activity are inevitably, and often irreparably, damaged. There exists a tension within such a family that can…
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A Guys Guide to Planning a first Date
So you managed to talk them into going out with you for the first time. Now what? There are a few considerations to keep in mind while planning your first date and by using these tips you will increase the…
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Texting in Relationships
Oh, texting. Whoever thought one hundred and sixty characters could bring such a broad gamut of emotions? This technological phenomenon has worked its way into many people’s lives, and while there are certainly texts that can cheer us up and…
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Benefits of a Girls Night
September 5, 2015 Skin and Body
What would you do with a night of freedom with great girlfriends? No kids, no laundry, no bosses, no trips to the market or bills to pay, NO STRESS! The thought alone is enough to make me smile. Gathering together,…
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How to Prevent Razor Bumps
September 5, 2015 Skin and Body
About five years ago, on a high school trip to Florida, I decided that I was going to look sleek in my swimsuit and shave myself meticulously. Instead of lounging poolside in style, I spend the trip in agony, with…
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Friendship Issues Advice
September 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
If you have a friend that has the blues, is down in the dumps or is more moody than normal, I would suggest you don’t ignore it. If you can see that they are down, it’s because they want you…
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Child Sex Abuse Sex Assault Sexual Assault Sexual Abuse Symptoms of Sex Abuse Child Abuse Chil
September 5, 2015 Crisis Support
Children are born with basic primal needs. To be loved, to be protected, nurtured, and to be cared for. As infants, children begin to form a trusting bond with their parents or primary caregiver instantly. Trusting a parent is a…
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Love Relationships
People like to be loved. Those who have found someone who is returning its love consider themselves to be the lucky ones. And, indeed they are. On the other hand, there are more and more people who are afraid to…
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Love Styles Ludus Love
Have you ever met someone who more interested in having as many sexual encounters as possible more than developing a long lasting relationship? This type of person would be demonstrating the love style ” ludus”. The premise of it is…
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Your Silence is Fear Speak out
September 5, 2015 Crisis Support
I have a friend who is living in an abusive relationship, she’s only a young woman of twenty five, I’m much older, maybe she sees me as a mother figure, I don’t know, but one thing I do know is…
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Girls Night
September 5, 2015 Skin and Body
“Girls Night In” Life always seems to sort of get in the way. No matter how hard we try, 24 hours just does not seem like enough hours in one day. Unfortunately, the older we get the more our priorities…
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How to Talk to Girls
You’re a level 97 magician, and level 98 is within reach. You’ve mastered the hardest skateboarding tricks and have the scars to prove it. You’re the king of paintball, dirty jokes and everything else males find impressive. But the mere…
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How having Small Breasts can Make you Feel less Feminine
September 5, 2015 Skin and Body
Breasts appear to be somewhat of an obsession in the West, as an increasing number of women seek to have their breasts surgically enhanced in order to conform to the current ideal of femininity. In today’s society the ideal feminine…
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Affects of Childhood Abuse
September 5, 2015 Crisis Support
Though most people see child abuse as the child being beaten, childhood abuse actually comes in many different forms. Each one has it’s own separate set of consequences. When someone suffers from physical abuse, being beat, during childhood that effects…
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A Gals Guide to Planning a first Date
A first date? How exciting! It must mean that he wants to go out with you too! Did you ask him? Did he ask you? Those things aren’t important. What matters is, you are going to spend time with someone…
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The Dos and Donts of Texting in Relationships
With the technology age rapidly emerging into our everyday lives, interaction with another person no longer has to be achieved through direct communication. Years ago, people had to actually dress themselves just for the occasion of conversing with a friend….
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Razor
September 5, 2015 Skin and Body
I love that hairless feeling I get after having a shave all over, or having a salon wax on my legs and getting my bikini wax done, I just feel much, much sexier and my confidence is increased, because I…
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Love Relationships
The love between friends is forever. Storge is love between friends. This is a type of friendship love. If you have one true friend in the world, you are very blessed. It is fact that friends are hard to find….
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Breaking the Cycle of Bad Relationships
If you feel that you are magnet for losers, you need to learn to break the cycle of bad relationships. The fact that you attract people that are bad for you on a consistent basis is a reflection of you….
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Walk away or Stay Domestic Volence Leaving an Abuser Abusive Relationships Pros and Cons – Walk away
September 5, 2015 Crisis Support
Let me begin by saying that this is a pretty tricky question to try to post an answer to. On one hand, you’ve got the idea of walking away: freedom, more potential for happiness, possibilities of the violent partner hunting…
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The Perfect Girls Night in
September 5, 2015 Skin and Body
Tonight was our monthly ‘girls night in’ escapade at my place. This time round, we decided the theme of the party would be a spa treatment and slumber party. Yolanda was responsible for taking a spa basket filled with all…
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How to Romance your Aries Man
The male Aries man’s favourite things are power and passion. His ego is the centre of his universe and he needs it nurtured daily with very large doses of admiration. On the outside he has a strong demeanour but on…
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Why Women take Abuse Tolerance of Abuse why Women Stay
September 5, 2015 Crisis Support
Why do women tolerate abuse from their men? There are a few very prominent reasons that I know of. The first and foremost that I notice the most is denial. And denial can come in many forms. ‘He isn’t abusing…
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Excessive Underarm Wetness
September 5, 2015 Skin and Body
Since I was a preteen I have suffered from excessively sweaty underarms. I have tried every antiperspirant out there and none worked for me. I tried men’s deodorant/antiperspirant, natural remedies including the so called miracle crystal, baking soda and even…
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Is it better to have a Large or Small Group of Friends – Small
September 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
When it comes to maintaining groups of friends, I think size definitely matters. I’ve had many friends throughout my lifetime and some of them have been in my close-knit group and others have been co-workers or classmates, some of who…
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Friendship Issues Advice
September 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
I have had to experience a lot of my friends using drugs and it isn’t a pretty sight. I know I tried marijuana when I was 16 and found that not only did it make everything seem funny for a…
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Home Remedies Nail Fungus
September 5, 2015 Skin and Body
Nail fungus, Hands, feet, fingers and toes! We all hate it, We all try to hide it, We try to cover it up with socks and shoes and gloves. That yellowish and brownish nail, brittle, What can we do? What…
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Friendship Issues Advice
September 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
The best thing anyone can do for a friend suffering the blues is to be a real friend. That may seem obvious, but at a time of hardship, whatever the reason, a friend suffering the blues needs support, understanding, patience,…
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Moving on Child Abuse Putting Abuse behind Leaving Abuse Past Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse
September 5, 2015 Crisis Support
Like many survivors of childhood abuse, I have had a difficult time letting go of the past and moving on. For years I thought I was doomed to suffer throughout my entire life, and I resented that. I felt ensnared…
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