grief

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=shades-of-grief Comment here: Anecdotally, I'd estimate that it took me 2-3 years to get back on track after my father's death. Why is the mental health community so obsessed with defining what the "normal" durations and ranges are for human...

I think it' really interesting to watch the 5 stages of grief played out by the republican party: * Denial (This isn't happening.) * Anger (This can't happen!) * Bargaining (Lets have a do-over. We promise we'll do better.) * Depression (We're doomed.) * Acceptance (Ok...

I could not believe this. Despite Blair's support for `pluralism' in education, the govt rejects ID being pushed into schools by the back door. Full marks - go to the top of the class. And it's not often I can praise politicians. Now, when will they take a similarly rational approach to sCAM...

In a recent abortion topic, someone mentioned that pro-lifers hold mock funeral for aborted babies but didn't have funerals for miscarried babies. I mentioned that a religious coworker's wife had recently had a miscarriage and would ask him if they had had a funeral. I just had to work out how...

From this thread Sorry to start another thread about our situation, but I learned something today. My husband has felt for many years the opinion of "how can god kill masses in hurricanes, disasters, etc". He's always hated that people use the old flimsy "god works in mysterious ways"...

I won't bother explaining, just have a look here and at the other stuff they post...

:rolleyes: Uri Geller is on TV right now proclaiming David Blaine as a "shaman", and saying that he will be "the most famous person who ever lived". :lol: Uri's drawn up a stick figure chart to show how Blaine's body will be affected by his new stunt (being locked in a box for 44 days with...

Does grief have a biological purpose? any ideas?

This is a commonly occurring theme in tragedies. Last spring when Elizabeth Smart was rescued from her kidnappers, her parents went on and on attributing the rescue to God. Parents of other missing and abducted children wonder why God didn't listen to their prayers. She says she's not going to...