The Anxiety Report

Every time I try to do something today it goes wrong. I’m not going to complain about it, but most of the sources I use for Anxiety related articles are rehashing what’s already been up for two or three days now.

I did find this somewhat disturbing article about the flu “Seasonal Flu Starts in Asia and Migrates Throughout World”

The flu arrives in Europe and North America six to nine months after the viruses infect Asia, and finally ends its travels in South America after another six to nine months, the researchers reported in the April 18 issue of Science.

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Caffeine Has Its Perks
Use moderate amounts of java and smooth the bumps in life.

Without doubt this is my favorite article of the day. Coffee, since it’s appearance in the 17th century, no one can get enough of it. The stock market had it’s start in London coffee houses. They were considered quite sinful, in fact, Johann Sebastian Bach wrote “The Coffee Cantata,” about a girl trying to express to her father how much her daily coffee meant to her.

After several hours of hard work, a busy brain has its own mechanism for recharging; it seeks a rest. It triggers a release of adenosine, a neurotransmitter that, like a key opening a lock, attaches to special receptors on the surface of nerve cells throughout brain and body. Once the chemical has opened the lock and delivered its payload to the brain cell, the connection causes drowsiness, promoting sleep.

Now you see! It’s more than a caffeine addiction (who said that) it’s the best way to combat the evil adenosine.

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Treatment Effects of Narrative Exposure Therapy is a study begin conducted by University of Bergen
Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies. You might wonder what Narrative Exposure Therapy is so here’s a page that can explain it far better than I. It’s a long article but there are two drawings by children, one from Kosovo, and the other from Africa. Both are blood curdling.

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