The Holidays Are Upon Us It seems like people start getting ready for the holidays earlier and earlier each year. For example, have you noticed how retailers are eager to have you start thinking about buying holiday gifts in the middle of the summer? Or how Halloween...
What Is Xanax? Imagine you are on a game show—the one where you have to answer in the form of a question. Maybe the clue is something like: This pharmaceutical is often prescribed to “X” out anxiety, and might have been helpful if you were nervous before the show....
“This crystal can save all of mankind! But if it falls into the wrong hands, destruction will surely follow!” Good Versus Evil We’ve all seen or read that moment in countless movies and books. The good guys find something of great power—a ring, a crystal, a sword, a...
Sometimes reality is really hard to deal with. There are days—or weeks or months or even years—that seem filled with challenge after challenge. It can be exhausting and disheartening. And it can make you long for a way to step away from the stress for a little while....
Guilty by Association We have a tendency to think of anger as a negative emotion. After all, anger often leads to negative consequences. We yell at the boss and we put our job in jeopardy. We lose our temper and damage our relationships with others. We feel the rage...
A Thin Line Sometimes there is a mighty thin line between the proper use of a medication and the dangerous misuse of the drug. Take, for example, clonazepam. Clonazepam is a medication with not just one, but two extremely beneficial uses. First, the drug (which is...
