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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My Boyfriendgirlfriendhusbandwife is Abusive – Walk away
November 18, 2015 Crisis Support
This is actually a hard one for me to write to, however I do have personal insight on the subject itself so it is far easier for me to reply to this question rather then someone who has not experienced…
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Black Women why Black Women do not Marry Marriage
November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Has anyone really asked the question of how serious black men are about being married to black woman, or any to anyone for that matter? Because if some black woman never marry, or do so really late in the game,…
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Rememb Ering Choosing your Spouxe
November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Remembering the Spouse I Chose in the First Place There he was, with sandy, blonde hair, with a nice wave across the top of his head. Very good looking, anyone would consider him to be a handsome young man. He…
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Factors Contributing to Domestic Violence in India
November 18, 2015 Crisis Support
Partition riots 1947-raping of women, killings, the merciless cutting out of the womb and leaving the bloodied part on the body for men to see- men’s way of sending a message to the opposing faction that they had control over…
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Love and Marriage – Yes
November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
I believe that a marriage can continue without the couple being “in love” for many reasons. When both mates are mature enough to accept marital disappointments, and are comfortable with the way how things are overall,it can give a couple reason…
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Domestic Violence
November 18, 2015 Crisis Support
When someone we love experiences domestic violence the range of emotions that we feel jumps from one extreme to another. We are usually shocked that their spouse or significant other would do such a thing to someone that we love,…
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Marriage Committment Hardships
November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Sharing has importance on so many levels. As children, we are taught to share to those less fortunate. When someone has no toys, we are taught to share ours. When someone has no lunch, we are taught to share ours….
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How to Save your Marriage
November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Many young couples marry without realizing that a successful marriage takes work on the part of both spouses. A blissful, or even moderately happy, marriage does not just happen no matter how much the couple love each other on the…
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How to Prevent Domestic Violence
November 18, 2015 Crisis Support
Domestic violence is a big problem in the Us as well as all over the world. It is about power and control. Not learning how to deal with stress in a non-violent way. Learning how to communicate without mind games,…
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Being Married to an Older Man
November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Being married to an older man has it’s ups and downs but there is something that you must understand, no matter what you hear you can not take it to heart since it does not determine how your relationship is…
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Can Cheating Save your Marriage
November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Cheating can never save a marriage. It can only excerbate existing crises within a marriage, hastening a break-up far more quicker, perhaps even ending up with the person they cheated with, in a short relationship that’ll leave them hollow inside….
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Life after Domestic Violence
November 18, 2015 Crisis Support
I grew up in an abusive household. That alone gave me recipe for disaster. I didn’t even know what a healthy relationship was, much less know how to have one myself. I went through years of therapy to overcome what…
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Marriage is a Personal Commitment
November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Exactly what is marriage? In the Unites States marriage is a legal contract between two individuals that have specific requirements, costs and legal responsibilities. Some may argue that it is a way for states and the United States government to…
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We Marry better Dream Men
November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
We women, are obsessed with those Prince Charmings. Those dashing blondes, those gorgeous brunettes, wonderful, rich men, who will cater to our every whim. Smooth our hair, kiss us the exact way we want. Know how to dress, know how…
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Why Victims Stay with Abusers – Stay
November 18, 2015 Crisis Support
Speaking as someone who has been in this situation, it is easier to stay. It is by no means what you should do, but yes it is easier. Why? Because it’s easier to stay with what you know than it…
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Marry your Dream Man
November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Trying to answer this question is like trying to divide a number by zero. It can’t be done! To start with, the word “you” is ambiguous. It could be naming society in general or be pointing directly to me. Assuming…
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Life after Sexual Abuse
November 18, 2015 Crisis Support
LIFE AFTER SEXUAL ABUSE Can anyone who has never been sexually abused really understand what it is like trying to survive from one day to the next without breaking apart at the edges? I don’t really believe so. My personal…
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Escaping the Culture of Domestic Abuse and Violence and Identifying Red Flags
November 18, 2015 Crisis Support
In a small lace-curtained room crowded more than a dozen women to talk about domestic violence. The facilitator asked those in attendance to explain why they stayed in their abusive relationships. Each told a different story: how it was abusive…
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Why Marry get Engaged
November 18, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
Are you getting married? How is the planning of the wedding going? With so many people getting married these days I feel the need to speak my views as a Minister and as a bride of yesteryear. Too many people…
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Any Kind of Abuse can Lower your self Esteem
November 18, 2015 Crisis Support
Any kind of abuse can lower your self esteem. Abuse can be one of the most devastating experiences you may encounter in your life. The effects of abuse can change your whole outlook on life. You see one minute you…
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Why we should Heed the Warnings of Child Abuse and Neglect
November 18, 2015 Crisis Support
Why shouldn’t we heed the warnings of child abuse and neglect? That is the true question here. We should recognize the signs, but not turn our backs. It is a disgrace how many precious children are being abused and neglected,…
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Domestic Violence
November 18, 2015 Crisis Support
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE The term domestic violence refers to the aggressive behavior that goes on within the four walls of a house. Though the legal meaning of the term might encompass child abuse and even the abuse of the elderly, the…
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Building self Esteem
November 17, 2015 Crisis Support
Abuse and Self Esteem I am older than most of you over 60 as a matter of fact and I have lived a life like some of you. I was always taught to believe in God and I think this…
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Saving your Life Reason to Leave – Walk away
November 17, 2015 Crisis Support
It is now difficult to say because our wonderful legal system has characterized everything as abuse. If a person is being assaulted (ie punched,kicked, strangled.) that is abusr if the person is being yelled at there is a fine line….
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Walk away – Walk away
November 17, 2015 Crisis Support
This is yet another of those double-edged sword questions. Easier isn’t the word I’d use for staying with or leaving a violent partner. The logical preference is walking away, but the abuser will do everything in his/her power to prevent…
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Walk away – Walk away
November 17, 2015 Crisis Support
It is far easier for a person to leave someone who is violent. Grabbing luggage, and throwing it in to the back of a car appears to be the simplest solution for the victim, as opposed to being subject to…
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Self Esteem Foster Care
November 17, 2015 Crisis Support
Building self-esteem is not an easy task when you have lived in 37 foster homes had your head rammed through a wash machine window and been molested by the foster fathers that were suppose to protect you. I was the…
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Book Reviews a Wolf at the Table a Memoir of my Father by Augusten Burroughs
November 17, 2015 Crisis Support
A Wolf at the table: A memoir of my father is the latest book by Augusten Burroughs. Burroughs is an American author best known for his 2002 international best-selling memoir Running with scissors. Whereas Running with scissors is quite a…
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Is there Life after Domestic Violence
November 17, 2015 Crisis Support
While sitting in the bookstore, plotting how best to murder the pretentious middle aged writer who squeezed in next to me, I notice some woman with her child looking at the bargain books. My attention is eager to be somewhere…
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A Wolf at the Table by Augesten Burroughs
November 17, 2015 Crisis Support
“A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father” is Augusten Burroughs’ first full-length memoir. It is a departure from the humorous and wry tone from his “Running With Scissors,” but it likewise chronicles the author’s survival of a…
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