Posts Tagged ‘lifestyle’

Who Else Wants a Student Lifestyle

Friday, October 16th, 2009

The Daily Telegraph has published the results of a student poll, conducted by Olympus, that showed that students priorities are not getting a good degree but going on fancy dress pub crawls and falling asleep in lectures.

The list headed ‘Things to do before leaving University’ includes many typical student experiences like getting into arguments with housemates over buying toilet rolls; ringing parents when money is needed; collecting 500 friends on Facebook and spending no more than £10 on a night out. Clearly student priorities are not focussed on their studies or getting a good degree.

I could have added a whole list of additional experiences based on my own days as a student. These included going to accident and emergency with a broken nose after diving into a half full swimming pool, working on Saturdays in a sex shop, sleeping in buses at the bus station and trying to steal fork lift trucks from the docks.

These are all typical student experiences. But student life can be fraught with risk. Many students don’t have an entirely positive experience at University or college. Often they are in unfamiliar towns and cities, away from home for the first time where they might find themselves prey to unscrupulous landlords only too happy to take their limited cash.

Students in some of Britains cities have become targets for bullying, abuse and theft. All students, these days, have loads of expensive gadgets like laptops, mobile phones and mp3 players and these are attractive to local criminal gangs. These days students would be wise to take courses in self defence and confrontation avoidance.

Enjoying life, making friends and developing independence are all part of what it is to be a student. But the important thing is to stay safe.

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Could You Spot An Anxiety Disorder?

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Panic and anxiety attacks are on the increase. The cause of the increase isn’t fully understood, but modern life with all its pressure and stress could be a factor. But the fact remains they are causing more and more people no end of problems.

Could you spot if you were having a panic or anxiety attack? That’s a difficult question to answer as the symptoms are quite wide ranging and can vary from mild to the downright frightening. You may just experience a hot sweat or you may experience an attack where you can’t breath and your heart races out of control.

I think if you were having the more serious symptoms you would know you needed some type of help. But you may be suffering one of the many lesser symptoms and not really realising that you are having some form of anxiety attack. Mild symptoms could be a sign that you are heading for something much worse sooner rather than later.

My wife had her first serious panic attack while out driving the car. It wasn’t the fact she had suffered an attack that hit her worst, but the fact she could easily have hit and killed someone or maybe even herself. This type of situation just doesn’t warrant thinking about.

If you’ve been having a few strange moments lately, maybe even experiencing one or more of the following… Feeling anxious or on edge, can’t sleep, can’t concentrate, can’t sit still or feeling irritated. These symptoms could well be a sign of things to come. Things much worse.

But before you actually have a panic attack thinking about those symptoms let me put your mind at ease. There are many normal things that can cause symptoms like those. And all of them are nothing to fret about. Lack of sleep may just be too much caffeine. Fidgeting may be uncomfortable clothing.

However if you think you may want to delve further and check out if you are a potential anxiety attack victim. You can take an anxiety symptoms test which may give you a better idea. You simply tick a few yes or no boxes and total your score at the end.

You can then make a better informed decision to seek out further help or not. Take the anxiety symptoms test here.

Take A Panic Symptoms Test & Learn If You Are Going To Be Overcome By A Panic Or Anxiety Disorder

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Fairly unbelievable but it’s only in these recent times that panic disorders are increasing. When I say anxiety disorders you can group panic disorders & panic attacks and anxiety attacks together. They are all the same & can be regarded as one simple problem.

Is there a reason we seem to be suffering more attacks in the modern day? I’m sure there is and I’m sure the scientific community will happily produce a number of factors they see as responsible. Regardless of cause, the serious of the condition remains for the sufferer.

There are a lot of symptoms to these disorders and you may not even be aware of it but you might be suffering or on the verge of being a sufferer. We aren’t born as victims to panic disorders but they start somewhere and more often than not very suddenly. You can take an anxiety symptoms test & identify whether you have, or are going to have a disorder.

Usually a simple anxiety symptoms test will be series of tick boxes that you either answer yes or no. You can then add up your score & read the advice given. You can then make a decision as to whether to seek further assistance or to take direct action yourself to stop these attacks.

Some of the questions in the anxiety symptoms test may seem quite simple or even silly. However, they are designed that way to form a complete picture. If you tick yes to only a couple of questions it might not be a problem. It does rest on which particular questions you ticked.

Take the question “Do you frequently feel irritated”, well don’t we all frequently feel irritated? But stick it together with a “yes” for the question about racing heartbeat & shortness of breath and you may well have a problem. If you suspect you might be experiencing symptoms go & take a test right now.

You might even be relieved to learn that this is what’s been bothering you for a while. If you are a sufferer, rest assured there is help at hand. There are several systems to overcoming anxiety disorders.

When my wife was struck with a panic attack (while driving our car of all places!) we eventually turned to a system called PanicAway. We tried allsorts of remedies but none came close to how effective this product is.

** Click to take the anxiety symptoms test at this website. **

A Panic Attack Test Will Inform You If You Could Be A Potential Victim

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Even though a panic attack & an anxiety attack is the same thing, it doesn’t mean it isn’t terrifying all the same. I sat & watched as my wife was gripped by a panic attack while driving our car. To say I was scared is the understatement of the century.

If you think you might be showing symptoms of anxiety attacks there’s a simple test you can do. Basically the test is a series of check boxes. Check either yes or no. Then look at the notes at the end and it will let you know whether to seek further advice.

There’s a whole list of possible symptoms in the anxiety test. If you ticked one or more boxes then you may well need get further help, fast! The last thing you want is to suffer an attack at the wrong moment, like driving your car!

If you are showing any symptoms from the anxiety test then you can follow the links to get further info on how to stop them dead before they start. It’s possible to overcome them as my wife actually uses this technique to control her attacks. My wife saw dozens of shrinks and doctors before we uncovered this lifesaving technique.

Probably the number 1 symptom to look out for in anxiety attacks is shortness of breath coupled with a rapid heartbeat. Seemingly these symptoms start for no reason as well. They then escalate into a feeling of immense dread.

If you get an anxiety attack you can make it much worse by panicking about the actual anxiety attack! This makes it much worse and very difficult to get control. However, if you can recognise the signs early and know the techniques you can stop them dead in their tracks without any other ill effects.

Once you are confident enough to know and recognise your impending panic attack and are able to stop it dead. If you have confidence to recognise an attack you can improve your technique and assign your anxiety to the past.

To see if you are a victim … take the anxiety symptoms test

Panic Attack Symptoms Test - Do You Need To Take The Test?

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

You’ve heard of panic attacks but do you really understand what one is? I can say from experience they are darn scary and it wasn’t even me having the attack! I happened to be in a car with my wife driving while she had an anxiety attack.

I sure wish we’d had the chance to know beforehand by taking an anxiety test. Unfortunately we had to find out with a full blown attack.

I’m not lying when I say it was one of my scariest moments. I’m mid forties and I’ve never seen anything like the thing that my wife was in the grip of. “In the grip of” is a good description as well. It was like two giant invisible hands were crushing her.

I bet there are a lot of people who are having these attacks and not understanding just what’s going on. They may be suffering at differing levels but they are still suffering. It’s not all doom and gloom as they can be easily conquered no matter how bad.

My wife went through countless doctors who all came up with a similar story. They’d say its all in her head. They’d say there’s nothing to fear. Trained doctors or not, I’ve seen these first hand and there is something to fear if you can’t quickly stop them.

Who cares if it’s all in your head? The fact is when it grips you, you know you’re gripped! Here are just a few symptoms to look out for. If they seem familiar then you may be a sufferer. If you are then now is the time to take action before you get an attack in a life threatening situation like my wife (and I) did.

If you want to check out the number 1 (in my opinion) system to stop these attacks dead in their tracks then click this link… My Panic Away Review.

Just a handful of the symptoms…

If you feel you constantly need to fiddle with something If you have to fiddle with something small or are finding it hard just to sit still then you may be building up to being a panic attack victim.

Do you feel irritated for no apparent reason Feeling irritated all the time can be a sign of impending anxiety attacks.

Are you a worrier If you worry about work or school or even family a lot more than other people then you could be leading up to an attack of anxiety.

Do you have heart palpitations & shallow breath This one is a serious symptom. Heart palpitations or shallow breath could signal that you are having anxiety attacks already. Take further action to stop these attacks.

If you want to take a more in depth anxiety symptoms test and find out if you are, or could be a victim, then head on over to my website where there’s a simple symptom test to take. … Anxiety symptoms test here.

Every Day We Gamble, So Why is Playing Poker so Different

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

There is a some what black cloud over people that visit casinos or play online poker, they are seen as some what addicts to the world and people look at them like they have no families or friends, because they have pushed them all away by gambling their money.

But is this really what is true? Gamblers in my mind are just like any other folk but with a hobby, I mean you would not think badly about some one that plays golf, or goes swimming so why think in a negative way about some one that wants to play a bit of gambling?

I mean every one gambles, whether you like it or not you in most situations gamble at least twice a day if not more. So let us take a took at everyday gambling habit crimes that people are commiting on a daily basis.

1) Every time you step outside and drive the vehicle or cross the road you are gambling with your life, no one knows what is around the corner
2) Whenever you purchase something to eat you are gambling with your cash, especially if it is somewhere that you have not eaten before. I literally mean how many times have you had to eat awful tasting food in a restaurant that you have paid money for?
3) As a matter of fact whenever you want to buy something such as a car you are gambling with your hard earned cash. What's there to say that when you hand over 3k for a car a few weeks later it will just break down on you.

So the next time that you throw insults at gamblers take a moment to remember that you probably do it every day.

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