...This day i was on my way to work at about 6:45 am...around maryland...suddenly, alarms blaring behind me, i heard a lound bang behind my car...
i stoped, of course after looking through my rear mirror and observing this large blue iron blaring hummer bus (belonging to a bank)...their money van had hit me... i had already started calculating how i would collect money from them to purchase a new car; my hope was shortlived when...
please hold i have to attend to a few officials.
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Love Junkie: Any such thing as sex addiction?
By PsychologyToday.com
Most of us are interested in sex to some degree—it's the reason we're here, after all. Libido strength varies between individuals, and even waxes and wanes within one person over time. Why then, would someone on the extreme end of the spectrum be called a "sex addict" instead of, say, "particularly amorous?" Though the term is thrown around quite often, experts disagree over whether sexual addiction is a legitimate mental affliction.
The DSM, the American Psychiatric Association's manual, does not include "sex addiction" in its comprehensive list of diagnosable disorders. Yet Patrick Carnes, who has studied the topic, estimates that 3 to 6 percent of men and women are addicted to sex. These people are preoccupied with sexual gratification reaped from a variety of pursuits, from rampant promiscuity to spending hours on Internet porn sites. Sex consumes their thoughts. Such an obsession can affect one's financial, personal, and professional obligations—just as compulsive gambling or addiction to alcohol or drugs.
Psychiatrist Aviel Goodman, founder and director of the Minnesota Institute of Psychology, believes that sexual addiction stems from an imbalance in the chemicals that operate the brain's reward system. Impulse control takes a hike when the reward system is askew, leaving a person mired in a cycle that mimics that of an alcoholic. These people must increase the intensity and frequency of their behavior to continue reaching the same level of pleasure or escape.
Not including "sexual addiction" in the DSM, argues Victoria White Kress, co-author of Beyond the DSM Story and counseling program coordinator at Youngstown State University, only brings a special kind of shame for people. It could even preclude them from seeking help. "For many people, having a disorder to describe their behavior helps empower them to take more control."
But Stanton Peele, a practicing psychotherapist who has researched alcoholism, argues that pathologizing unconventional sexual behavior is merely a way of enforcing our Puritan values. We arbitrarily define our acceptable sexual activity level against a diverse global backdrop. According to Peele, sexual "addiction" occurs along a continuum, and many individuals demonstrate a form of it at some point in their lives. "Many people give a good rendition of sexual addiction in their youth," Peele points out. He contends that sexual "addiction" naturally goes into remission over time.
Perhaps more important than putting an official label on such behavior is determining whether it's enhancing or sabotaging your well-being. Engaging in risky sexual behaviors or feeling incapable of controlling your impulses could in fact be symptoms of other well-established conditions, for which help (and insurance coverage) is largely available.
Most of us are interested in sex to some degree—it's the reason we're here, after all. Libido strength varies between individuals, and even waxes and wanes within one person over time. Why then, would someone on the extreme end of the spectrum be called a "sex addict" instead of, say, "particularly amorous?" Though the term is thrown around quite often, experts disagree over whether sexual addiction is a legitimate mental affliction.
The DSM, the American Psychiatric Association's manual, does not include "sex addiction" in its comprehensive list of diagnosable disorders. Yet Patrick Carnes, who has studied the topic, estimates that 3 to 6 percent of men and women are addicted to sex. These people are preoccupied with sexual gratification reaped from a variety of pursuits, from rampant promiscuity to spending hours on Internet porn sites. Sex consumes their thoughts. Such an obsession can affect one's financial, personal, and professional obligations—just as compulsive gambling or addiction to alcohol or drugs.
Psychiatrist Aviel Goodman, founder and director of the Minnesota Institute of Psychology, believes that sexual addiction stems from an imbalance in the chemicals that operate the brain's reward system. Impulse control takes a hike when the reward system is askew, leaving a person mired in a cycle that mimics that of an alcoholic. These people must increase the intensity and frequency of their behavior to continue reaching the same level of pleasure or escape.
Not including "sexual addiction" in the DSM, argues Victoria White Kress, co-author of Beyond the DSM Story and counseling program coordinator at Youngstown State University, only brings a special kind of shame for people. It could even preclude them from seeking help. "For many people, having a disorder to describe their behavior helps empower them to take more control."
But Stanton Peele, a practicing psychotherapist who has researched alcoholism, argues that pathologizing unconventional sexual behavior is merely a way of enforcing our Puritan values. We arbitrarily define our acceptable sexual activity level against a diverse global backdrop. According to Peele, sexual "addiction" occurs along a continuum, and many individuals demonstrate a form of it at some point in their lives. "Many people give a good rendition of sexual addiction in their youth," Peele points out. He contends that sexual "addiction" naturally goes into remission over time.
Perhaps more important than putting an official label on such behavior is determining whether it's enhancing or sabotaging your well-being. Engaging in risky sexual behaviors or feeling incapable of controlling your impulses could in fact be symptoms of other well-established conditions, for which help (and insurance coverage) is largely available.
Yar’Adua Shakes up Armed Forces, Names New CDS, Service Chief
Yar’Adua Shakes up Armed Forces, Names New CDS, Service Chief From LUCKY NWANKWERE, AbujaThursday, August 21, 2008
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Barely two days after he abolished the office of the chief of staff to the president and sent all the political office holders attached to that office packing, President Umaru Yar’Adua on Wednesday approved changes in the command structure of the Armed Forces, with the immediate retirement of the military service chiefs.Those affected are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Andrew Azazi, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Luka Yusuf and the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ganiyu Adekeye.In the latest shake up, announced in Abuja by presidential spokesman, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi, former Chief of Air Staff was named the Chief of Defence Staff, succeeding General Andrew Azazi.Major-General Abdulrahman Dambazau, who until Wednesday was the General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division of the Nigerian Army in Ibadan takes over from Luka as the new Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Isaiah Iko Ibrahim, who was the Flag Officer Commanding the Naval Training Command, Lagos was appointed Chief of Naval Staff in place of Vice Admiral G.T.A. Adekeye, while Air Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, the Air Officer Commanding the Nigerian Air Force Training Command, Kaduna was named the new Chief of Air Staff.Adeniyi told the State House correspondents that President Yar’Adua who left Abuja on Wednesday to perform the lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia and the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed met with the outgoing Chief of Defence Staff and service chiefs to thank them for their services to the country.Meanwhile, following the development, the Defence Retreat scheduled to begin in Kaduna today (August 21) has been postponed until further notice.The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed who made this known regretted any inconveniences the postponement might cause all those invited particularly former heads of state and royal fathers.
Sun news publishing
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Barely two days after he abolished the office of the chief of staff to the president and sent all the political office holders attached to that office packing, President Umaru Yar’Adua on Wednesday approved changes in the command structure of the Armed Forces, with the immediate retirement of the military service chiefs.Those affected are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Andrew Azazi, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Luka Yusuf and the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ganiyu Adekeye.In the latest shake up, announced in Abuja by presidential spokesman, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi, former Chief of Air Staff was named the Chief of Defence Staff, succeeding General Andrew Azazi.Major-General Abdulrahman Dambazau, who until Wednesday was the General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division of the Nigerian Army in Ibadan takes over from Luka as the new Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admiral Isaiah Iko Ibrahim, who was the Flag Officer Commanding the Naval Training Command, Lagos was appointed Chief of Naval Staff in place of Vice Admiral G.T.A. Adekeye, while Air Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, the Air Officer Commanding the Nigerian Air Force Training Command, Kaduna was named the new Chief of Air Staff.Adeniyi told the State House correspondents that President Yar’Adua who left Abuja on Wednesday to perform the lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia and the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed met with the outgoing Chief of Defence Staff and service chiefs to thank them for their services to the country.Meanwhile, following the development, the Defence Retreat scheduled to begin in Kaduna today (August 21) has been postponed until further notice.The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed who made this known regretted any inconveniences the postponement might cause all those invited particularly former heads of state and royal fathers.
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