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How To Have A Sturdy Concluding Statement For Child Abuse Essay
Child abuse is getting the worlds concern because of the increasing number of daily incidents happening into various areas of the world. Usually, children don’t know what child abuse is and this is why they get caught in such a web. The concerned authorities want children today to understand the implication of the child abuse and the best way to make them aware of it is to assign them the task of writing child abuse essay. This is how; children get to know what the word” Child abuse” really is.
Most of the time students put a lot of effort on their child abuse essay but when it comes to write an effective conclusion, they are not able to write it, the most probable reason for this is the that they are so tired in the end of the essay that they just want to get rid of it as soon as possible. However, this neglectful attitude creates problems for the students.
Another reason that has been encountered is even students seems interested in writing the conclusion of the child abuse essay, they are not able to cope with the issue of composing attention grabbing sentences. Before we look into different types of child abuse essay conclusion, you must keep in mind that as there are different types of child abuses so there should be different types of conclusions as well, all I meant to say is your conclusion should complement the nature of your child abuse essay.
Some Examples For Child Abuse Essays Conclusions
First example:
This child abuse essay would be based on the parents often beating their children for small mistakes, so the conclusion for such an essay should be something like this:
” When parents will stop being aggressive to their children by not beating them in front of the family and other people , only then there would be little decrease in the rate of child abuse”.
Second example:
The following concluding statement is totally different from the above which will be about the children who get less care from their parents.
“Those parents who constantly neglect their children often throw their child in to the world of darkness”
Third example:
The following example would be the concluding statement for the child abuse essays which will discuss about the psychological abuse by everyone around them.
“Children who are subjected to the emotional and psychological abuse cannot come back to the place where they used to stand before”
You can also find various concluding statement examples over the internet as well but the above told ideas are created just for your guidance so that you can come up with a good child abuse essay in no time. All you have to do is just go through the all the preceding examples and understand the difference between different type of child abuse.
Hence, you should first understand the dynamic of writing child abuse essay conclusion and especially its types for you cannot come up with a good concluding statement if you are not clear about what kind of child abuse essay you are writing.
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The 4 Stage Progression to Government Tyranny by the Feminist-Instigated ‘Abusive Men’ Fraud
Overfunded government programs pervert any cause it undertakes because it produces a government-supported industry whose purpose is to grow and feed itself for power, control and money at the expense of freedom, individual rights, productivity and most especially, truth.
This article shows how the feminist-instigated ‘abusive men’ fraud has followed the 4 stage progression to a government-supported tyranny against fathers by spawning its divorce and domestic violence industry.
I present the 4 stages (*) of the progression and explain the essential actions that took place under each.
*Stage 1: A cause is identified for government funding – from a few facts found:
The initial cause was instigated after finding some physically-battered women who were generally isolated and appeared unable to leave their live-in assailant (called batterer) and refused to complain to authorities for the physical harm done to them. Funding to facilitate government intervention was sought to help government step in to protect the battered women and prosecute their assailant.
Feminists quickly defined abuse as a ‘women’s issue’ for access to government programs dealing with women’s issues already in place. Government money begins to flow.
*Stage 2: The cause is propagandized as a crisis for urgent solutions and government funding – from distorted projections of few facts:
Feminist ideology seeks to attribute abuse of women as arising from men’s behavior and that women are necessarily victims of men and a patriarchal family structure.
The nature of abuse that women suffer under men is expanded far beyond physical harm. Any controlling behavior, psychological insinuations, even ‘using logic’ in arguments is seen as a form of male control and abuse. The nature of what abuse is becomes elastic along with the exploding amount of abuse allegedly occurring.
The vast domestic relations opportunities for men-women interactions are ripe for ‘finding’ abusive male behavior and victimized women – the latter often unaware of how they’re being abused! Such possibilities warrant a crisis of enormous proportions requiring more funding and governmental actions.
*Stage 3: Both funding and crisis-justified privileges instigate burgeoning agency affiliations. More facts are sought in support of the cause while crisis-justified privileges are demanded that negate freedom and rights of others. Propaganda grows and a party-line develops at the expense of facts and freedom:
Because of the propagandized inability of an ever-growing class of victimized women to protect themselves from alleged male abuse, government is called upon to instigate taking men out of their homes, arresting them, without the long-standing due process of justifiable warrants. This begins a denial of the individual rights of the accused – a denial of justified due process.
Simply to say you’re ‘in fear’ without substantive proof is sufficient to warrant a host of women benefits while the alleged ‘abuser’ is denied rights to due process, his home and – in family court – his children. Accused men are held in jail without trial unless they admit being abusive.
Allegedly ‘abused’ women require shelters which in turn require government funding and managers of shelters – not to mention an army of social workers. Feminists see the possibility to administer laws and rules to engineer a society as they see it by denying fundamental rights of men and fathers under the guise of women’s safety – and then children’s safety.
*Stage 4: Government and the crisis-based affiliates form an incestuous complex exercising crisis-justified tyrannical control and power. Propaganda becomes essential for continuation and growth of primarily government funding. Facts are perverted to support the ‘party-line’ while opposing facts are suppressed. Those opposing the party-line are scorned and vilified:
The alleged abuse crisis has instituted a woman’s privilege to cry abuse by simply stating she’s ‘in fear’ – no matter what the facts are – which immediately triggers benefits for her and denial of due process rights to fathers and other men.
Domestic issues of divorce and paternity suits are a government-controlled process ripe for utilizing women’s abuse privilege and reaping vast financial awards at the expense of fathers – as well as creating mother-based families devoid of father’s rights – and growing fatherless society.
The virtual assurance that family courts will deny fit fathers – never proved to be abusive in any real sense – their right to directly parent their children and then to impose child extortion (support) payments on them makes for ongoing benefits for mothers, lawyers, court personnel, government collection agencies, social workers and more.
The divorce and domestic violence industry explodes accordingly. It maintains and grows itself based on denial of fit fathers’ parental rights, propaganda of the abusive nature of men to both women and children, and suppression of both the true facts of abuse and the unfair denial of a father’s most fundamental rights.
*Exposing the Fraud:
The facts include a growing fatherless society which is government-induced and incentivized. Divorce is rampant and juvenile problems are exploding without fathers to guide their children. Fathers are tossed out of families at the whim of women under feminized courts. Then mothers are virtually guaranteed control of the children and child extortion payments from unconstitutionally disenfranchised fit fathers.
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INCREASING CASES OF CHILD ABUSE IN THE SOCIETY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND SOLUTIONS
INCREASING CASES OF CHILD ABUSE IN THE SOCIETY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND SOLUTIONS
One of the blessings of marriage is ‘child’. Every married couple prays to have a child that can immortalize their names and uplift their status in the society in future. It is one thing for a couple to be blessed with child after marriage, it is however another thing for such child to grow up to the level that he / she can be useful to himself / herself and be able to perform the roles expected of him / her in the family and society.
Over the years, cases of child abuse are prevalent in many countries in the world, particularly in African continent and reported in newspapers, radio and television. It has been a cause of concern and worry to government of the concerned countries. What constitutes child abuse can be understood from its component words. Child abuse is a synergy of two words: ‘child’ and ‘abuse’. Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of English defines ‘abuse’ as ‘the act of making a bad or wrong use of something’. Child abuse is thus the act of using child in a bad or wrong way.
Child abuse has wider scope in the society including the act of:
- trafficking of child (ren) by some individuals in the society;
- making use of child as housemaid thus subjecting him / her to different inhuman treatments;
- making use of a child to sell goods, foodstuffs and other items in the open market and along the streets ,thus exposing him / her to hazards like accident, bad weather and kidnapping;
- illicit relationship of male teacher(s) with female pupil / student in school to the extent of having sexual intercourse with him / her;
- making use of a child for ritual and during ritual rites in the society. In some countries in Africa, virgin female children are used for celebration of some annual traditional festivals and rituals. In most cases, parts of the body of such children like breast, waist are exposed;
- putting tribal marks on the face of a child at a tender age thus subjecting him / her to severe pain;
- making use of a child as political thug during electoral campaigns and other political activities;
- circumcision of female child at a tender age (which is prevalent in African countries) thus subjecting him / her to severe pain in the reproductive organ;
- luring female child into prostitution by wealthy male (s) in the society. In some countries, female children are usually recruited for prostitution by traffickers with the promise of jobs in foreign countries;
- engaging pupil / student in different kinds of extra curricular and unapproved errands and other activities in the school like farming, selling, washing of clothes by teachers;
- Over-flogging of a child by teacher(s) in school and by parents / guardians at home.
The prevailing cases of cases of child abuse in the society nowadays are traceable to several factors, one of these being poverty. It is obvious that the society is now poverty ridden as many households and families are living below standard in many countries in the world. The need to make additional income for their sustenance makes many families to engaging their children in the act selling of goods and other items. In some African countries, it is a norm that pupils / students must sell goods and other items after school period to raise money for the family and for their education.
There is no doubt that the value system of most countries today favour wealth making at all cost and by whatever means. It is thus not surprising that many people are now desperate to make money. Some people do resort to rituals to achieve their goal and make use of children in the process. A society where wealthy individuals are worshipped while the poor are scorned cannot but record cases of child abuse.
Inability of government to enforce strict disciplinary measure against those involved in the act is further encouraging it. In most countries, cases of child abuse are only reported in the media while leaving the culprits to be celebrated and worshipped in the society rather than being reprimanded to serve as deterrent to others.
It has been observed that high cost of education discourages many parents from enrolling their children in school while also encouraging many pupils / students to drop out of school prematurely. In Northern part of Nigeria as example, many school-going age children termed ‘almajiris’ roam along the streets today begging for food, clothes and other necessaries. These un-educated and hopeless children are often recruited as thugs during riots, political campaigns and religious protests while some are used for rituals.
There is no doubt that peaceful co-existence of couple is imperative for the dividends of marriage are to be enjoyed. When there is conflict between couple however, this can lead to separation and divorce. Observation reveals that children from broken home lack adequate parental care. Such children are usually separated from their father and open to social vices like stealing, armed robbery, thurgery, prostitution to keep the body and soul together and keep themselves busy. It is thus not surprising that at the point of death, many armed robbers had confessed that they took to robbery due to neglect by their parents. Many children from broken homes also end up as housemaids in other households and as street children who sleep under the bridge and along the major streets in the society.
A biblical passage goes: ‘teach your child the way he / she should go and when he / she is old would not depart from it’. In some countries, couples are over absorbed by their work or business to the extent that they do not show much concern for their children. In those families, care of children is entrusted to the housemaid who in most cases finds it difficult to correct the wrong doings of the children for fear of being sacked by their master.
There is no gainsaying the fact that in many nations of the world today, issue of unemployment of youths is a major concern of the leaders. Most of the outputs of educational institutions in many countries in the world today are unemployed. Many of these unemployed youths are easily recruited into prostitution in the society because ‘Devil usually finds work for idle hands’. Child traffickers through the promise of jobs in oversea countries easily deceive many of the female unemployed youths. Over the years, countries in Africa have been characterized by poor economy thus making many households to be poor while also encouraging the exodus of youths to foreign countries in search of opportunities to make money. In the process, child traffickers deceive them.
In some countries, it has been a habit for teachers to make use of pupils / students for activities like farming, trading, washing of clothes, cooking, among others. Some male teachers are often involved in illicit relationship with their female pupils / students to the extent of having sexual affair with them in exchange for marks, money and other gifts.
Cultural factor in some countries further plays significant role in child abuse. In some African countries like Nigeria, female children are circumcised while tribal marks are put on the face, hands and chest of children at tender age for recognition in the future. In some countries where democracy is at infancy stage, politicians engage children as thugs for their selfish interests.
The issue of child abuse has many negative consequences. It causes premature death of children. Many of the teenage children that sell goods along the streets die off through rituals and accident while many usually suffer from sickness / illness due to over exposure to bad weather.
Many of the cases of teenage pregnancy are traceable to teacher / pupil / student relationship in school thus encouraging over-population in the society because many babies are born without adequate resources to cater for them. Cases of social vices like armed robbery, prostitution, terrorism, stealing, thugery and others in many nations in the world today, can be linked with child abuse.
A country where child abuse is prevalent has low status among the comity of nations while the citizens are treated as ‘pariah’ among their colleagues at international level. Abused child has low emotion because most of them are usually not happy with their situation. They feel inferior among their colleagues in the society.
At present, many nations in the world are working towards achieving ‘Education for All’ and ‘Millennium Development Goals’, having realized the roles of Education towards their development. Issue of child abuse undermines enrolment in schools and encourages dropping out thus undermining the realization of these objectives.
Stakeholders of Education including government, parents / guardians. Institutions’ administrators have roles to play to ensure that the menace of child abuse is eradicated in view of its negative consequences. There is therefore the need for parents to be alive to their responsibilities at the home setting. They should avoid indulging their children in street selling of goods and other items and should always educate them on the dangers inherent in premarital sex.
Government of those countries without anti child abuse law should enact this while those having such law should enforce it to serve as deterrent to others and should continue to promote anti child abuse activities in the society by sponsoring workshops, lectures, conferences and symposiums on the menace.
There should be proper orientation of youths in the society against the negative effects of child abuse in the print and news media educational institutions’ administrators should be alive to their responsibilities in their respective institutions.
Government should provide more jobs for the youths who are easily deceived by child traffickers in the society. In as much as white collar job cannot be provided for every youths in the society, government should empower more youths through skill acquisition training and provide loan for the youths to establish small scale or cottage industries. Private sector should assist government in the provision of jobs by establishing companies and business outfits in the society.
There is need for the improvement of the economy of countries in he world so as to discourage the massive drifts of youths in less developed to the developed countries to search for opportunities and make more income which have been opening them to agents of trafficking and other social vices.
Parents should continue to give proper moral training to their children to be able to grow up and be useful to the family and their society.
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Nursing Home Abuse – What You Must Know
The elderly are in a vulnerable position, especially if they are living in a nursing home. They rely upon others to help them with daily activities and many require medical care that is vital to their survival. Care workers are screened before they work in a nursing home, but even the most precise screening cannot always detect someone who may be abusive towards residents. That is why keeping an eye out is the best way to stop nursing home abuse.
Types of Abuse
Nursing home abuse can take many forms. It can be abuse that is easily detected in the physical, it may be emotional or it can be financial. Some types of abuse may not be completely noticeable, but when you are properly informed about abuse you should be able to notice the signs of any type of abuse.
Physical abuse is the easiest type of abuse to recognize. It is apparent in physical signs like bruises or other injuries that are unexplained or abnormal for the resident. Physical abuse may also include the inappropriate use of drugs, which could present itself as odd behavior or more frequent and unusual complaints about pain.
Emotional abuse may be more difficult to recognize immediately. However, it is easily caught when workers are carefully monitored. Emotional abuse can include yelling at residents or talking to them in a disrespectful nature. It can also include ignoring the resident or keeping them from interacting with others.
Sexual abuse of elderly persons may also occur. It is any sexual contact with a person without their consent. It can also include showing pornographic materials to elders without their consent or making them watch sexual acts.
Neglectful behavior also constitutes abuse. Neglect involves not caring for the resident in the proper way. It can include things like not bathing the resident properly or not feeding them properly. In general, neglect is when the resident is not receiving the proper level of care and their needs are not being met.
A common form of nursing home abuse is financial exploitation. In many nursing homes residents personal property is stolen or their finances mishandled. Stealing anything from a resident is considered a form of abuse.
Reporting Nursing Home Abuse
Any suspicion of abuse should be reported right away. If you are the relative of a resident and suspect abuse you should immediately contact the nursing home management and demand to speak to someone about your suspicions. If the nursing home management does not seem to want to handle the situation then you should get your relative out of the nursing home and report the home to the proper authorities.
Never let nursing home abuse go unhandled. At the first signs of any type of abuse steps must be taken. The elderly cannot always care for themselves or keep themselves safe. They may have physical or mental problems that prevent them from defending themselves. It is up to those of us in a caregiving position to ensure that they are properly cared for and not subjected to abuse.
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Healing Emotional Abuse ? Signs, Symptoms & Help For Relationship Problems
It’s the cycle of abuse. Abusers always have a history of childhood abuse. They don’t mean to pass it on and they would do better if they knew how. Whether you are the abuse victim or perpetrator, you must make a decision to stop the cycle of dysfunction now. Yes, the spider web of abuse is huge, but it can be healed.
Signs of Emotional Abuse:• Unrelenting criticism• Yelling• Intimidation• Sulking• Manipulation• Refusal to be pleased, no matter what you do or say• Neglect• Abandonment• Denies you outside friends or hobbies• Insists on going everywhere with you• Negates your opinion• Won’t support your success
It’s easy to see if you have been affected by emotional abuse, because the effect of abuse warps personalities.
Symptoms You Have Been Emotionally Abused:• You are afraid to state your opinion for fear of retaliation.• You’ve slowly stopped doing things you like.• If you miss a phone call, text message or email, you hurry to respond, hoping to avoid a fight.• You have been ignored or rejected as a “punishment” for your behavior.• You agree to things just to avoid a fight.• You report where you are, who you are with and what you are doing.• You’ve never received an apology, even when you’ve been right.• You take the blame & responsibility for other people’s unhappiness or problems.• You suffer from low self esteem.• Believe jealousy is proof of love.
Many people think emotional abuse only happens in love relationships, like boyfriend to girlfriend or husband to wife. But domestic abuse is not the only hot bed of pain. Emotional abuse can be seen in child abuse, elder abuse, between friends, family members, co-workers, neighbors and just about any combination of two or more people.
Solutions to Emotional Abuse:• If you are involved in an emotionally abusive relationship of any kind, get out now. And don’t go back until professional help is sought and completed by both of you. Sharon is a woman whose health was severely compromised as a result of working in a department where her co-workers shunned her, made fun of her, lied about her and gossiped about her lack of success and brains. Several times she did report abuse, but her immediate supervisor, as well as the human resources department, did nothing to help her. No paycheck in the world is worth this kind of treatment. Sharon was so beaten down from years of this abuse that she finally gave up and quit her job, before she ended up in the hospital. So, get away from the abuse immediately.• Stop the abuse by calling for help. The National Domestic Abuse Hotline is open 24 hours a day. 1-800-799-SAFE 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Let the cycle of abuse stop now and RUN for help. Not another day of abuse needs to be a part of your life.
How to find a Los Angeles Elder Abuse Attorney
Elder abuse is defined as the negligence, mental, physical, financial or sexual abuse of seniors. Other abuses that take place are abandonment, isolation and neglect of a person who is frail and are less likely to be able to defend themselves. Thousands of vulnerable adults are assaulted and taken advantage of every day in the United States.
The best way to find an outstanding elder abuse lawyer is NOT by simply searching on the Internet. It is definitely not a wise decision to hire a lawyer just based on information you find on the web. Instead, you should use the services of a local lawyer referral service. For example, a Los Angeles lawyer referral service is the best way to go if you live in the area of Los Angeles. You should be looking for a Los Angeles elder abuse attorney and the best way to find one is through a local lawyer referral service. A local lawyer referral service can help you find a good local lawyer that that specializes in i.e. elder abuse claims.
A lawyer referral service helps in recommending lawyers to aid clients as they prepare to bring lawsuits (i.e. against perpetrators who abuse seniors). A lawyer referral service in Los Angeles will show you how to locate a good Los Angeles elder abuse lawyer to win the elder abuse case. Local is the key!
Elder abuse takes place in institutional settings or any place where a senior lives. Abuse can take place in a nursing home or in a family home by a family member. Preventing elder abuse can be as simple as knowing the signs of elder abuse, speaking up and report abuse to the proper authorities. The warning signs can be bruises, scratches or inappropriate use of physical restraint or medications. Poor hygiene, the senior being withdrawn, malnutrition, dehydration or medical conditions that go untreated are a few warning signs that family and caregivers need to be aware of.
Unusual bank activity, taking or retaining money and property that belongs to the dependent adult is financial abuse. This often happens when there is no power of attorney and scam artists take advantage of the situation. This can be done through threats of bodily harm or making promises that will not be kept by the perpetrator. In the case of physical abuse, the lawsuit will be against the person or institution that committed the abuse. If the lawsuit is financial then the goal will be to recoup financial losses. The caregiver of the elder who is being abused will be responsible for hiring of a good lawyer.
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Women Battering Men – The Other Side of Domestic Abuse
Let’s begin by talking about Domestic Abuse – how it is regarded and dealt with in our culture. As a psych intern I was taught that we must report Child Abuse, Elder Abuse, a credible threat by one individual to physically harm another or a credible threat by an individual to physically harm him or herself. So we do protect children, elders and people who are about to be harmed. However, unless a child was present during the time it was occurring, we are not allowed to report domestic abuse – only the parties involved can do that. What that means for me as a clinician is that I can defend an adult individual who is (possibly) about to be physically harmed, but I cannot defend an adult individual who actually was physically harmed. The logic here is that that individual should be able to stand up for him or herself. But a lot of the times that is simply not the case; and the reason it is not the case is that the individual may fear retribution, may be attempting to protect their partner or children, or may be so psychologically enmeshed that they don’t have the wherewithal to stand up for themselves. In the case of men who are abused, there is the additional factor of shame and not believing that anyone else will take their situation seriously.
Domestic Abuse is treated as a personal family issue. While the Women’s’ Movement has publicized it as an issue of female oppression. It may be both but it is also much more. Just as Child Abuse and Elder Abuse are no longer considered just personal family issues but also social and legal issues, so must the abuse of one adult by another. It’s time we reconsider the laws surrounding Domestic Abuse.
Now to the specific topic at hand. When we think of domestic abuse we mostly think of men battering women partners or men battering male partners and to a much lesser extent, women battering their female partners in a Lesbian relationship. But when it comes women battering men, most people would say that they don’t really believe that can happen because men are physically stronger and therefore more capable of defending themselves. However, women do batter their male partners and in much larger numbers than anyone would have imagined.
In 2008, California led the nation in public awareness to this previously hidden Domestic Violence issue. And subsequently, in October of that year, “the California state courts ruled that battered men deserve equal protection under the law”. (mensnewsdaily.com/2008/10/17/domestic-violence-awarenes-month).
The California court ruling was based, in part, on empirical research undertaken by hundreds of social scientists. “This research has demonstrated that both men and women initiate Domestic Violence at roughly equal rates with some recent studies suggesting that the initiation rates for girls and women may be increasing. Furthermore approximately 40% of the physically harmed victims of Domestic Violence are men.”(MND.com) While we have a federal “Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), it may be time to replace it with a “Domestic Violence Act” that doesn’t discriminate against gender.
You wonder, how this is possible? It has taken years of advocacy and support to encourage women to report domestic violence. But virtually nothing has been done to encourage men to do the same. Because there is a widely held assumption that women are victims and men are perpetrators – it is embarrassing, almost unthinkable, for many men to even consider reporting. It makes them look weak, ineffectual almost laughable in other peoples’ eyes. And they don’t believe that much of anything will be done even if they do report. They are right. While it is true that the actual physical harm inflicted by women on men is usually not as severe as the reverse situation, the emotional, psychological damage can be even greater. “Mental and emotional abuse can be an area where women are often more “brutal” than men.” (D.V. Against Men). And when there are children involved, it is equally as negatively impactful as abuse against women.
Why do women abuse? For many of the same reasons that men abuse – alcohol and/or drug abuse, psychological disorders, and unrealistic expectations and assumptions. These women make unreasonable demands on their partners and attribute most of their depression, and frustration on them. They blame their partner rather than admit to their own insecurities, emotional problems, childhood traumas and current substance abuse. They want their partner to make them feel whole rather than take responsibility for their own lives. Making your partner a punching bag for your own insecurities and demons is gender blind. How the violence erupts though can be different between the sexes. With men, they commonly say “She made me do it”. With women it’s, “he doesn’t care, he’s insensitive – I wonder if he has any feelings at all. It is the only way I can get his attention.”
Why do men stay in abusive relationships? Also for many of the same reasons that women stay. They believe that it is their fault or that they deserve the treatment they receive. They are mentally, emotionally or financially dependent on the abusive female partner. Many men are afraid to leave their children alone with such an unstable person. They also be afraid that they won’t be allowed to see their children or that she’ll turn the children against him.
It is not surprise that help for men who are victims of domestic abuse – and come forward - is not as prevalent as it is for women. There are virtually no shelters, programs or advocacy groups for men. For now, most abused men will have to rely on private counseling services.
If you are an abused male and need help, call the National Domestic Abuse Hotline at 1(800) 799-SAFE. Let them know you are out there.
Roni Weisberg-Ross LMFT
2010
West Los Angeles based psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of sexual abuse, emotional abuse, chronic depression and social anxiety.
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Emotionally Abusive Relationship Intervention – 3 Keys to Freeing Yourself from Emotional Abuse
A psychologist in India recently asked me to write about the following – How can a woman, one without access to professional help, take steps towards freeing herself from an emotionally abusive relationship?
As I think about this question, I realize that this was the inspiration for my writing in the first place. I wanted to reach battered women who requested, but could not afford, my professional services.
In my writings over the last three years, I have focused on the psychology of relationship violence. There are a number of important learning steps to freeing yourself from emotional abuse…
1) Recognize that verbal, psychological and emotional abuse are not about you.
The cruel words that your abusive partner freely flings at you and the hurtful emotional manipulations that he plays on you say more about him than they say about you.
In fact, I’d go so far as to say that the specifics are merely the convenient bullets used effortlessly because of their convenience. For example, if he picks on you because of your weight or puts you down over your intellect, recognize that he grabs for what’s in his reach.
He may even batterer you with an innermost vulnerability that you intimately shared with him on an earlier occasion. So, while the words and abusive conduct may be relevant to your life or your experience, be mindful that they are simply used as the darts to throw because they are conveniently within his reach.
2) See the battering assaults for what they are.
Batterers strike for one reason and one reason alone. They seek to transform their own vulnerability into invincibility relative to you.
Battering, whether emotional abuse, verbal abuse or physical abuse, is an attempt to create or maintain unequal distribution of power in an intimate relationship. It is a strategy to consciously, and often unconsciously, exert control.
You probably know that abuse is fundamentally about control. And when an abuser feels he’s losing his grip, violence will escalate so as to re-engage control. The way in which you experience this is that his emotional assault will be enhanced in direct proportion to his vulnerability.
So, you must see that the act of being emotionally abusive is his way of reconciling his own perceived impotence. It is not an expression of his power; rather, it is an expression of his own personal vulnerability.
3) Find the YOU behind the assault.
This key is ultimately what gives you the strength to not just merely survive, but to thrive in the face of emotional abuse. And ultimately, it is what allows you to break free from an emotionally abusive relationship.
When you know the YOU within yourself, you refuse to be defined by your partner’s emotional assaults. You draw an enduring strength from this knowing that serves to support your higher good.
In my own life, the practice of meditation allowed me to cultivate an alliance with the essence uniting all of us. And from here, I was no longer entrapped by intimate partner abuse.
Breaking Free or Overcoming Emotional Abuse
Now for some women, the ultimate breaking free may entail leaving the relationship and seeking refuge outside of the home shared with their abusive partner. And for others, it may involve inspiring their partner’s participation in an appropriate domestic abuse intervention program. This is most likely to happen as a result of the emotional abuse victim engaging in her own psychotherapeutic process.
Be mindful that you—and only you—can know the right path for yourself. There are no right and wrong answers when it comes to domestic abuse. There are only decisions that support your safety and the realization of your highest good.
If you are in an emotionally abusive relationship and lack any financial resources for professional help, read from the Internet and from your local library as much as you can about the dynamics of abusive relationships. And in your moment of emergency, reach out to your local community charity agencies that support battered women.
For more information about emotionally abusive relationships, visit: http://www.preventabusiverelationships.com/emotional_verbal_abuse.php and claim your Free Instant Access to Survivor Success eInsights. Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D. helps people nationwide recognize, end and heal from emotional abuse. Copyright 2010 Jeanne King, Ph.D. – Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention
The Consequences of Abuse
Many people live each day of their lives with the consequences of being abused. Some of these people were mentally abused and some were physically abused. Whatever happened to them, they will never forget it and they think about it almost every day. Even if these people are not aware of how this abuse affected them, their lives and the way they think and act are affected. This is especially true if the abuse happened while the person was a child.
When a person is between 3-7 years old, they learn how to act by watching their parents. The parents are role models, teaching the child how to talk and how to act. This is a very important developmental age where children are like little sponges, soaking up all of their parents actions and mimicking them. If the parents are abusive then the child is going to think that it’s acceptable and the way things work. Not all children will go on to become abusive to their children, but it will affect how they act and handle situations.
When a father is abusive to their daughter, the daughter will grow up seeking out males that will treat her the same way her father did. Since she was so young when she was abused, it’s now built into her mind and she will unconsciously seek it out. Son’s abused by their fathers or that watched their mothers abused by their fathers will think that this type of behavior is okay. They may grow up and begin abusing their own spouses, starting the same vicious cycle over again.
I was abused myself. I was roughed up quite often as a teenager. This caused me to stay in my room as often as possible, out of the way, with less chance to be picked on. Later in life, this caused me to develop social anxiety. I find it hard to have good conversations with anyone that I am not familiar with. Since I avoided being social to protect myself, it’s built into my brain and being social caused me a lot of anxiety. I’ve been to counseling for social anxiety and still have trouble with it to this day.
Abuse can happen in many different forms and it never leaves someone unscathed. With abuse being so common, there are thousands of cases of anxiety, depression and many other conditions caused by abuse. Not only do children suffer from these consequences, but so do adults. Many women are abused by men every year in this country. Sometimes they get smacked around, but sometimes it leads people to be seriously injured or killed.
Abuse is still very serious to this day. If you notice that someone is being abused or is abusing someone else, please recommend that they get help. If it is caught early, hopefully not too much harm has been done. There are programs and groups that meet on the subject of abuse. There is also rehabilitation for abusers and victims of abuse. It doesn’t have to be what defines you.
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Alcohol Abuse – When Does the Normal Drinker Become the Problem Drinker?
Alcohol Abuse and the Alcoholic
There is no correct definition for alcohol abuse, as it is quite ambiguous to understand or define. To our satisfaction, we can define alcohol abuse as a boundary line between the two phases namely, normal drinkers and alcoholics. Technically speaking, alcohol abuse is considered as a pattern of drinking that harms one’s health, interpersonal relationships, or ability to work.
What is the reason for the abuse of alcohol? One reason is failure to fulfill responsibilities at work, school, or home can result in stress, which tempts one to drink a lot. The act of alcohol abuse under these circumstances satisfies two core needs. The need to feel pleasure, which is often experienced when drinking, at least initially, and the desire to avoid pain, which subsides very quickly when drinking begins. The vicious circle of alcohol abuse is exacerbated by the fact that alcoholic behavior often creates more stress and pain in your life, and the drinker will turn to alcohol to deal with that pain.
What are the Consequences of Alcohol Abuse?
Prolonged and excessive use of alcohol will eventually lead to alcoholism. Again it is quite ambiguous to differentiate the symptoms of alcohol abuse and alcoholism. But there are certain ways to recognize the symptoms of alcohol abuse and take precautionary measures before it is too late. Some of the early signs of abuse are sneaking drinks, frequent memory blanks while engaged in drinking, frequent injuries due to excessive drinking, unwillingness to discuss about the drinking habits with family and friends, and feeling guilty over the drinking habit.
So what are some of the other consequences that occur because of the abuse of alcohol? There are many and some of them include going late for work, trouble with authorities for drinking and driving, and aggressive behavior in public. Also physically a person is often affected due to excessive drinking. The physical signs of abusing alcohol include drunkenness, slurred speech, short attention span, uncoordinated movements, drowsiness, memory problems, and aggression.
Most people who abuse alcohol think that it is not a big issue. They have a thought that they can control their habit easily. But this case does not work in reality, because once a person becomes an alcoholic, it is really hard to bring him back to his normal life.
Alcohol abuse during adolescence, especially during the early adolescent age, may lead to long-term changes in the brain. This has a very bad consequence which leaves teenagers at an increased risk of alcoholism in later years. So, it is highly important that teenagers have to be taken care of at the right time to eliminate alcoholism. If proper precautionary measures are not taken, drinking to excess regularly might result in suicide or violence. It has been estimated that about 1.8 million deaths have been occurred due to alcoholism and 58.3 million people have been disabled due to the same.
Prevention, Deterrence and Support is Critical
It is better that proper measures are taken to control our intake of alcohol before an alcohol abuser becomes an alcoholic. Alcohol abuse can be prevented through increased taxation of alcohol. Strict regulations have to be implemented for alcohol advertising. Information and education on social norms and the harms associated with abusing alcohol should be delivered to everyone through media, internet, and regular campaigns.
Getting help at the right time is vital and it can be provided by a healthcare agency. A healthcare professional can improve the chances of solving the problem of alcohol abuse. The professional will conduct a physical exam and a mental health assessment to know the progress of cure. A lot of advice on limiting or abstaining from drinking habit is provided in seminars or meetings and attending these seminars or meetings can also help someone recover from alcohol abuse.
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Verbal Abuse in Marriage – How to Deal with Verbal Sniping in Abusive Relationships
Emotional verbal abuse in marriage is commonplace in couples of all walks of life. Sometimes it’s an innocent reflexive gesture that comes out unconsciously. And other times, it’s an oral blow intended to smack you across your heart and soul.
The question is what do you do in the moment it comes your way? And then, as a result of this, what follows?
Swallowing Emotional and Verbal Abuse
Spousal abuse survivors become accustomed to swallowing emotional and verbal abuse as though it was part of their daily bread. They come to see it simply as “what he does.”
They know that if they challenge it, there will be more. So, they quietly hold their own…chewing…stewing…digesting the indigestible.
Then the day comes when they say to themselves, “That’s it, no more!” But this doesn’t stop his being emotionally and verbally abusive.
Dodging Emotional and Verbal Abuse in Marriage
Now, the path of least resistance is to disappear psychologically and hide out inside your skin as though you were not there. For some spousal abuse survivors, this method of dealing with verbal emotional abuse may “work” temporarily.
It’s like you don’t allow the dart to pierce your flesh, but the fact that you see it coming still hurts your soul. From here, you suffer in silence.
Responsibly Deflecting Verbal Emotional Abuse
Imagine for a moment that you had the skill, felt the freedom and knew the safety of openly sending the dart back for you partner to own. Now, I realize that this sounds like a tall order for those in an abusive relationship.
Moreover, it is not your responsibility to stop him from being emotionally and verbally abusive toward you. But it is your responsibility to set your own boundaries and own the impact of his actions upon you.
From here, he can see what he is doing and can chose to change what he may not even be aware of doing. Sometimes batterers throw out emotional verbal pot shots without even realizing they are doing it.
This interaction pattern is so ingrained in them that they themselves don’t even know when they are sniping their survivor spouse. All they see is that she has become “cold and withdrawn” again.
Interrupting the Cycle of Emotional Verbal Abuse in Marriage
If you are in a relationship characterized by habitual verbal and emotional abuse, seek to become aware of your options for dealing with it. There are situations in which you can influence this pattern, and there are situations in which your only choice is to leave.
If you are at the stage in your relationship in which you have not thrown the towel in, but have personally run out of ways to deal with the verbal abuse in your marriage, then consider “abusive relationship therapy.”
Abusive relationship therapy, commonly known as domestic abuse counseling, is treatment for combative behavior in the context of relationship therapy. It may have a couples and an individual component to best address domestic abuse dynamics.
For information about domestic abuse counseling, visit http://www.domesticabusecounseling.org and claim Free Instant Access to Survivor Success eInsights. Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D. helps people nationwide recognize, end and heal from domestic abuse. Copyright 2010 Jeanne King, Ph.D. – Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention
Drug Abuse Treatment and Effective Home Remedies for Drug Abuse
Are you stressed with a drug problem that’s spiral out of control? If so, you may feel isolated, helpless, or embarrassed. Or perhaps you’re concerned about a friend or family member’s drug use. In either case, you’re not alone.
The common drugs of abuse in the middle of children and adolescents in India are tobacco and alcohol but use of illicit and stronger drugs like cannabis, opium, or even intravenous use of drugs such as heroin have also been reported.
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A new trend has emerge in drug and matter abuse with children now taking a cocktail of drugs from side to side injection, and often distribution the same needle, which increase their vulnerability to HIV infection.
Drug abuse and habit lead to a multifaceted set of social, medical and economic evils with serious implication.
According to experts, it is extensively prevalent, unkind across age, class and gender.
Yet, it is not easy to estimate the number of drug abusers or prepare a comprehensive approach to deal with the issue principally because it involve a “hidden population” that does not seek treatment and hence remains under-reported.
This makes it not easy to assess the crisis, estimate costs, both social and economic, and design interference strategies.
Causes of Drug Abuse
1. Family history, genetic predisposition
2. Curiosity.
3. As a innovation.
4. Social rebelliousness.
5. Early beginning
6. Poor control.
Symptoms of Drug Abuse
1. Sudden change in routine
2. Mood swings; irritable and grumpy and then unexpectedly happy and bright
3. Withdrawal from family members
4. Careless about not community grooming
5. Loss of notice in hobbies, sports, and other preferred performance
6. Changed hidden pattern; up at night and sleeps throughout the day
7. Red or glassy eyes
8. Sniffly or runny nose
Treatment of Drug Abuse
1. Addiction is a complex but treatable disease that affect brain function and behavior.
2. No single treatment is apposite for everyone.
3. Treatment needs to be eagerly accessible.
4. Effective treatment attends to multiple needs of the person, not just his or her drug abuse.
5. Remaining in treatment for an sufficient period of time is critical.
6. Counseling—person and/or group—and other behavioral therapies are the most usually used forms of drug abuse treatment.
How to Stop Drug Abuse
First thing that you must do is make a pledge to quit. You can only stop drug abuse if you have first made the first move towards quit, admitting that you have a difficulty and that you need to stop enchanting drugs or abusing alcohol. The next step is when you to conclude quit using.
Substance abuses becomes a difficulty when a person who finds enjoyment using the matter knows it is harmful and still continue to abuse the matter anyway.
Many times a person strength try to quit on her own only to find that the habit is too powerful. Relapses occur often. Even though there is no cure for matter abuse, people can find recovery and get rid of matter abuse from their lives.
There has been widespread abuse of medicine drugs in our society of late. This is not only by the adults who are using these drugs, it is by children.
These children are not only receiving them from their own homes, but they are receiving them from their fellow classmates in the playground.
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Cycle of Abuse – Psychological Effects of Domestic Violence
A Cycle of abuse occurs in a repeating pattern. It can be described as both generational and episodic abuse cycles. Generational cycles are passed down, by example and exposure, from parents to children. However, episodic cycles occur in a repeating pattern within a relationship of at least two individuals. For many victims, it is difficult to recognize when a pattern has developed in their relationship. Instead, they often see violent behaviors as isolated, unrelated incidents. Yet, episodic abuse often happens in cycles, with violent episodes that are designed to control and break the victim’s spirit, interspersed with periods of calm, loving support, and nurturing care. Don’t be a victim, protect your self, learn to recognize the cycle of abuse.
The four stages of the abuse cycle
The cycle may occur hundreds of times in a relationship, but the stages will vary in time and intensity, however, they are generally present in all instances of domestic violence.
1. Tension building-The cycle of episodic abuse begins with verbally, such as with loud screaming and/or harassment and even a threat of physical assault. At this point, the victim can usually calm the situation by using techniques that he or she has learned from dealing with past and similar experiences. Many victims will deny that their partners are abusing them and make excuses for them in their minds. However, many victims do recognize that these small incidents will generally escalate and lead to a bigger, more dangerous incident. These victims seem to take it upon themselves to keep things running smoothly so as not to aggravate the situation. The victim endures tremendous psychological stress at this stage.
2. The explosion-During stage two of domestic violence, nothing the victim can do or say can stop the violence. All of the tensions from stage one are released. The abuser has no self-control, is in a blind rage, and is oblivious to the damage he or she is inflicting. Severe injury can be done to his or her partner. This phase of the cycle is generally shorter than the other two stages. However, the abuse that a victim endures during this stage is tormenting
3. Remorse-This is the honeymoon or reconciliation stage, characterized by a period of normalcy. The abusive person may appear to be truly repentant, going to great lengths to seek forgiveness. He or she may be remorseful, charming and warm and may assure the victim that the violent behavior will never occur again.
4. Calm- before the tension starts again. The abuser acts like the violence never happened and promises made during honeymoon stage may be met. Gifts are often given to
the victim.
How does the cycle of abuse destroy the victim?
The insidious repetitious wheel of the abuse cycle can and will destroy the victim. Each time the cycle occurs the victim loses more and more of themselves, becoming a different and damaged person. Some destructive effects of constant abuse include:
Not wanting to be at home- spends more time elsewhere
Low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness
Depression-leading to thoughts of suicide
Emotional problems- shame, emotional highs and lows, emotional numbness
Illness – physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually
Addictions- alcohol and/or drug abuse
Withdrawal- from real life into an alternative reality -possibly the Internet
Break the cycle of abuse
The cycle of abuse can only be broken with outside help. The first step in breaking the cycle is to realize that you are being abused and that it is not your fault. Next, you must consider your personal safety and the safety of your family. Treat safety as an order of first priority. Set boundaries that put you at a distance from the abuser and seek professional help for the two of you.
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Elder Sexual Abuse In Nursing Homes
Elder sexual abuse often goes unreported, leaving victims helpless at the hands of sexual predators. Any person who has a loved one residing in a nursing home, assisted living facility, or elder care facility should be aware of the signs of elder sexual abuse, as well what to do if abuse is suspected.
Elder sexual abuse can be defined as non-consensual sexual contact of any kind with an elderly person, as well as sexual contact with an elderly person who is incapable of giving consent. Nursing home residents may be sexually abused by staff members or other residents, and victims may be male or female.
Nursing home sexual abuse can take many forms, including forced nudity, pornographic picture taking, forced viewing of pornographic material, and unwanted sexual acts by staff members or fellow residents. Physical signs of elder sexual abuse include bruising around breasts or inner thighs, venereal disease, genital infections, difficulty walking or standing, and genital bleeding. Emotional indicators of elder sexual abuse include timid behavior, withdrawn demeanor, sudden personality changes, and odd or misplaced comments about sexual behavior.
Elder sexual abuse can occur when elder care facilities and nursing homes are insufficiently staffed and residents are not properly supervised. Improper staff training may contribute to the continuation of abuse if caregivers are unable to recognize and identify that elder sexual abuse is taking place and handle the situation in the appropriate manner.
The physical and mental impairments of some elderly nursing home residents may make it difficult for them to defend themselves against sexual assailants or report sexual abuse. In other cases, sexual predators are able to intimidate their elderly victims in order to keep them silent. Nursing home sexual abuse victims may also feel too embarrassed or ashamed to report the abuse they have experienced.
Elderly sexual assault victims need the same services and interventions younger victims need, such as emotional support, medical attention, protection from the abuser, and legal assistance. Seniors with cognitive impairments may need others to ensure their protection from further abuse and provide needed services.
Acknowledging that elder sexual abuse does occur is an important step in helping to prevent further assaults, as well as treating abuse victims. Visit IQ Nursing Homes to learn more about sexual abuse in nursing homes and the proper steps to take if elder sexual abuse is suspected.
IQ Nursing Homes offers a free elder abuse case evaluation form on their site, which will be reviewed by a qualified elder abuse attorney within 36 hours. Nursing home employees who have witnessed abuse have the option of reporting it anonymously. IQ Nursing Homes has partnered with elder abuse lawyers and nursing home abuse law firms throughout the country with the goal of putting a stop to the victimization of the elderly. By holding negligent staff members accountable for their actions and making it financially devastating for elder care facilities to allow mistreatment to occur, the tragic cycle of elder abuse can be put to an end.
Elder Abuse Prevention – Emotional Abuse
Elder abuse prevention is a critical part of protecting our aged loved ones. the elderly often have trouble fending for themselves as their mental and physical abilities begin to wain. it is up to us to monitor their care as closely as possible to ensure their happiness and safety.
Even though emotional abuse can happen under any sort of caretaker, this article will place emotional abuse in the context of a nursing home.
Nurses and administrators of homes need to be mindful at all times of the unique needs of all of their patients. They need to do their best to make sure everyone is happy, properly medicated, and satisfied with the facility. As you might imagine, this can be difficult with sometimes ornery patients and even more ornery families.
Therein lies one of the more subtle causes of nursing home abuse – the emotional mistreatment of patients. It’s can become evident when a nurse or practitioner falls out of line and starts hitting or abusing a patient. But what about emotional abuse? How can we tell if our elderly loved ones are actually being abused or just deciding to be (for lack of a better term) “grouchy”?
The truth is there is no exact line. Emotional abuse works in nuance and it is the duty of the family to pay close attention to changes in their loved ones. It also helps to be properly educated regarding what kinds of emotional abuse can happen and what the symptoms can be. Finally, it’s critical that the family know when and how to pursue legal recourse should they think it necessary.
Types of Emotional Abuse:
It’s tough to understand emotional abuse without giving some categories and descriptions. The following are not prescriptive or all inclusive, but mainly to help you in identifying potential problems.
Verbal Harassment. This constitutes a stream of insults, put downs, and slights. The patient is made to feel like a lesser person and can be made hyper-aware of their age and illnesses. Threat of Punishment. Sometimes physical abuse is never reported because it is never needed. The nurse or practitioner could simply threaten, yell, and scare the patient into compliance. Humiliation. Humiliation comes in many varieties, both public and private. Deprivation. Deprivation blurs the line between physical and emotional abuse. Much less physically obvious, deprivation can be withholding of medication, food, water, or even attention. Abandonment. Successful living in a retirement home is more than just satisfying base needs. Mature adults require interaction and a feeling of fulfillment. Abandonment is an utter lack for these concerns. Intimidation. Much like verbal harassment, intimidation is the use of coercion and threats to gain compliance.
Signs of Emotional Abuse:
Part of figuring out if abuse is occurring is paying attention to certain signs and symptoms. Consider the following:
Direct Reports of Abuse. First, and most obviously, is direct reports of abuse from your loved one. Whether they make the complaint to the home administrators or directly you, this is the best way to get a sense of what’s happening. Unfortunately, due to physical/mental handicaps or just ‘not wanting to make a fuss’, direct reports or much less prevalent than one might think. Emotional Withdrawal/Non-communicative. If your loved one is normally openly communicative and you see a sharp drop in that, it could be because they are having problems they don’t want to burden you with. Self Abuse or Deprecation. Some individuals begin to internalize the abuse and believe it. Watch for drastic changes in levels of self confidence. Emotional Sensitivity. When abuse is occurring, there is often an increase in agitation and suspicion. Be especially aware of this if your loved one has a naturally positive demeanor. Unusual Changes in Personality. Adjusting to different surroundings can be difficult, but they shouldn’t result in drastic personality changes.
Legal Recourse
It’s important for people to know that criminal statutes exist for nursing home abuse. Often there are particular regulations in place regarding emotional abuse specifically. You should never feel like emotional abuse is simply something ‘made up’ or without precedent.
To figure out if you have legal recourse for emotional abuse in a nursing home, first do your best to assess the situation. Don’t jump to unsubstantiated conclusions and understand the complexities of home living. But if you believe there is definite trouble, find and contact a specialist attorney in your area. With intangible factors such as emotion and mental state, it’s critical to have representation who knows how to handle those factors.
Bill Hayes is owner of The Hayes Firm, a specialized personal injury attorney network designed to find the best lawyer for each individual client. Every incident is unique, and it’s important to have someone with many years of experience and an extensive network to help you find the right kind of attorney. Nursing Home Abuse is one of Bill’s specialties and he will be able to properly guide you through the legal process and get you the help you need. Visit today and receive a free legal consultation!
Effects Of Prevailing, Abuse And Abuse Of Alprazolam (A Tranquilizer) As An Example
EFFECTS OF PREVAILING, ABUSE AND ABUSE OF ALPRAZOLAM (A TRANQUILIZER) AS AN EXAMPLE
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Doctor of Pharmacy, Sharjah UAE
What is drug abuse and drug addiction?
Drug abuse, also known as substance abuse, involves the repeated and excessive use of chemical substances to achieve a certain effect.
These substances may be “street” or “illicit” drugs, illegal due to their high potential for addiction and abuse. They also may be drugs obtained with a prescription, used for pleasure rather than for medical reasons.
Drug and Drug use
A pharmaceutical preparation or a naturally occurring substance used primarily to bring
about a change in the existing process or state (physiological, psychological or
biochemical) can be called a ‘drug’
When drugs are used to treat an illness, prevent a disease and improve health condition, it
is termed drug use.
Drug abuse and Addiction
Intake of drugs for reasons other than medical in a manner that affects physical or mental
functioning is termed drug abuse. Any abuse can lead to addiction.
Abuse of Prescription and Over the Counter Substances
Participating jurisdictions reported a number of prescription and overthecounter (OTC) drugs involved in drug abuse deaths; most were benzodiazepines or narcotic analgesics.
Benzodiazepines
■ A benzodiazepine, identified as diazepam, alprazolam,
■ Diazepam
■ Alprazolam
Narcotic Analgesics
■ Methadone
■ Codeine
■ Hydrocodone ranked
■ Propoxyphene
■ Fentanyl
What is alprazolam :
Alprazolam is a drug belongs to benzodiazepines , it is normally used to overcome the anxiety and panic attacks. Now a days it is being misuse by many person thus my topic is related to abuse of alprazolam based on past observation.
USES: Alprazolam possess sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant and muscle relaxant properties.
2. DISCUSSION:
Alprazolam Abuse – who is at Risk?
On the black market, this highly potent 2mg dosage is often referred to as ‘coffins’, ‘bars’, or ‘french fries’. Alprazolam can kill you if you frequently take such high doses without the care of advice of a medical doctor. The drug already works to sedate the brain somewhat so as to move it from hyperactivity to a state of medicated calm.
Alprazolam abuse is common among recreational users of the drug. Although they aren’t manufactured for this purpose, abusers tend to illicitly use these and other anxiety meds for the state of relaxation, and dis-inhibition that these drugs induce. Those who engage in Alprazolam abuse often combine it with other drugs, thereby increasing the dangers involved.
Patient at more risk of Alprazolam Abuse:
Alprazolam abuse generally occurs in the cases of patients who have chronic pain, severe emotional instability or personality disorders, or a history of drug or alcohol dependence.
Alprazolam Abuse Effects
An overdose can cause the body to become too calm, slowing breathing and heart rates to lethally slow rates. Such retardation can lead these natural functions to cease completely, causing Alprazolam to kill you.
One of the greatest effects of Alprazolam abuse is the onset of addiction and subsequent withdrawal symptoms that occur when one tries to quit Alprazolam
TREATMENT:
Treating Alprazolam Abuse
Individuals involved with Alprazolam abuse should be admitted to a detox center where they can receive professional treatment from qualified physicians. Alprazolam abuse is best treated by an addictionoligist, a medical doctor trained to treat drug addictions. The patient typically goes through 10 to 14 days of detox. The entire residential treatment for Alprazolam abuse is about three weeks long. After this period, the patient can choose to continue treatment with private therapy, on an outpatient basis, or by attending day treatment.
4. CONCLUSION:
According to my point of view alprazolam should be band to dispensed without prescription this will greatly prevent the abuse of this drug. And secondly if it is prescribed to patient for any treatment purpose than dispensed on the basis of prescription by highly qualified pharmacist. And as there are many cases of alprazolam abuse so it should undergo with proper treatment.
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How To Stop Verbal Abuse: 3 Helpful Tips For Overcoming Verbal Abuse
No matter what anyone says, verbal abuse is still abuse. Sadly, people are all too ready to dismiss it as if it were nothing; hence, there aren’t enough discussions on how to stop verbal abuse.
But when somebody calls you names or screams at you for no apparent reason, that’s abuse. When a person bullies you at work or taunts you incessantly, that’s abuse.
Even though words won’t hurt you physically, they do have an impact on you emotionally, which is why learning how to stop verbal abuse has become even more important. Read on to find out how.
Tip # 1: Stop The Cycle.
When someone abuses you (either verbally or physically), it usually becomes a cycle. What you need to do to stop verbal abuse is to break that cycle.
The next time someone says something nasty to you, don’t just take it lying down. I don’t mean that you should hit the person or anything violent like that, but you do need to stand up for yourself!
Tell that person that you will no longer tolerate such immature behavior. Don’t be afraid to call your abuser out in broad daylight.
Tip # 2: Leave The Situation.
If you want to stop verbal abuse, you can just walk away. While you don’t have to say anything to the abuser, you don’t have to listen to anything either!
The beauty of this tactic is that you can walk away and cut the person off mid-sentence (which is enough of a signal that you won’t stand for the verbal abuse anymore) and that it gives you the chance to avoid long and loud arguments.
The truth is, no matter how much you want a person to change, you can’t make it happen on your own. The person must want to change as well.
Tip # 3: Report It To The Proper Authorities.
If you’re getting verbal abuse at work, you should think about filing a complaint. If you’re getting verbal abuse at home, you should tell it to someone you can trust as well as to someone who you know can help you.
There are also a number of abuse hotlines available in your area. Call them. Verbal abuse is no laughing matter as it may very well escalate to physical abuse.
It’s important for everyone – male, female, young or old – to learn how to stop verbal abuse. You shouldn’t have to take that sort of attack from anyone, not even your own parents! Know your self-worth.
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Many Elder Abuse Cases go Unnoticed
All too often, people do not recognize the signs of elder abuse. Much of this comes from the fact that a lot of elder abuse is mental or emotional, instead of physical. When abuse takes place this way, people often do not notice it because they do not see active proof of it, such as cuts, bruises, or other problems.
Instead, they might think that the elder abuse that the person speaks of is a figment of his or her imagination, that it is not real, or that it is being made up because the elderly person does not want to be in the nursing home or other location where the abuse allegedly takes place. In other words, the elderly person might be making up the abuse to try and remain home with family, instead of being placed in an elderly care facility. This is sometimes done by elderly people as punishment directed at their children and grandchildren.
However, it is important to remember that elder abuse cases are very real. Even if the signs and symptoms of it have been overlooked for a long time, it is never too late to do something to help the elderly person. If abuse or nursing home neglect is suspected, an elder abuse lawyer can be contacted. This individual can take the facts and the suspicions and determine whether the elderly person and/or his or her family have a case for abuse.
A nursing home abuse lawyer would be able to more thoroughly investigate the nursing home or facility in question and make a good determination as to whether nursing home neglect or abuse was taking place there. In addition, a nursing home negligence attorney could also help the wronged individual recover damages and therefore receive some compensation for the pain and suffering that he or she had to endure.
Naturally, not all cases of abuse or nursing home neglect require an elder abuse lawyer, because not all of them turn out to be what they seem. Sometimes, what is thought to be abuse or neglect actually is not, because the individuals involved in it did not do anything that broke the law. Accidents can happen, and one accident does not make a case for abuse.
However, a nursing home negligence attorney or similarly-designated lawyer should be called for cases that are obviously abuse, or for “accidents” that seem to keep happening, suggesting that there might be an ongoing pattern of abuse that has been overlooked in the past.
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Finding the Right Lawyer for an Elder Abuse Case
When an elderly person has been abused, the family naturally wants to take action to ensure that it does not happen again, to stop it from happening to other people, and to receive compensation for the pain and suffering that was caused.
However, knowing how to go about doing this can be complex, and it usually involves finding the right lawyer for an abuse of the elderly case. This can help to make sure that the compensation received is fair and just, and that the abuse is stopped. Not that many people think about elder abuse, but it is a problem today that is all too common. Between abuse and nursing home neglect, many cases are tried each year in the nation’s courts. This is an unfortunate trend that many people wish to get stopped.
It is not always easy to find the right elder abuse lawyer. There are many competent attorneys working today, and determining each one is right for a specific case can take some work. Even an elder abuse lawyer that has just as much education and experience as a similar nursing home negligence attorney will not necessarily have the same skill set and the same type of personality.
One of these individuals might be better suited to a specific case than another one, depending on what is needed, where the abuse occurred, and the way that the case needs to be handled. Because of this, a person who feels that he or she has an abuse of the elderly case must work to find the elder abuse lawyer that will provide the best solution during that time.
A nursing home abuse lawyer or a nursing home negligence attorney can be a great choice, but not all abuse takes place within a nursing home setting. Sometimes, an elder is abused in his or her own home by a friend, relative, or home care worker.
In cases of abuse that are not tied to a nursing home, an elder abuse lawyer would be the best choice, because these individuals handle all types of abuse, not just cases that involve nursing home neglect and abuse. In addition to finding the right type of lawyer, the skills, experience, and education of an elder abuse lawyer are all very important.
These issues should all be looked at, and the individual that is considering hiring an elder abuse lawyer will want to take that person’s personality into account, as well.
Nick Johnson is lead counsel with Johnson Law Group. Johnson represents plaintiffs in many states and focuses on injury cases involving Fen-Phen and PPH, Paxil, Mesothelioma, maritime injury, and Nursing Home Abuse. Call Nick Johnson at 1-888-311-5522 or visit http://www.johnsonlawgroup.com
Why Women Abuse in Canada Has to be Stopped Now
Physical women abuse is defined as having been hit, slapped, kicked, or otherwise physically hurt by a male partner or ex-partner. Women abuse is happening daily, without respect to the womans age, racial orientation, ethnic grouping, socio-economic status, marital status, religion, or sexuality. However, its the young women within the age bracket of 18-25 that are often at greatest risk of abuse by men, who in most cases feel intimidated by the power of the woman.
It would be imperative to note that, at this moment in time women abuse is not a health issue, yet it is increasingly growing into a public health and social concern. Its would be sad to note that over 25 out of 100 of women in Canadian experience woman abuse by their present or past marriage partners since the time they reach a point when they can enter into a relationship. Anyone who has been faced with woman abuse ends up with a combination of negative physical, emotional, and psychological health problems which can only be solved by a medical doctor.
It would be sad to note that its during pregnancy that many women in canada are faced with women abuse. Those women who are pregnant are more vulnerabile to violence and women abuse. More and more women in Canada are being abused during pregnancy, and in most cases when their pregnancy begins. This abuse consequently leads to maternal psychological stress which is associated with depression, and stress. This will definately have a direct or indirect effects on the feotus.Those women who are sufferring women abuse should be encouraged to disclose their circumstances to other women friends in order to share this painful ordeals and to the government personnel who offer protection, sympathy and support.
Have you ever wondered what happens to women who have had to separate from their abusive partners or spouses? The first 3-4 months following separation have been proved to be the most dangerous time for a woman who has just left an abusive relationship.After women abuse, these women suffer from the same kind depression symptoms as their counterparts who choose to stick to an abusive marriage or relationship. Some women also experience Sexual abuse by their ex-partner making them feel afraid and or unsafe and rejected by society.
Its no brainer to appreciate the fact that no woman ever deserves to be beaten or assulted. Women abuse is usually triggered by a wide range of incidents that trigger violence. For example: “I fried his sausages the wrong way.” “I didn’t turn down the radio enough,” or I went out with friends without his knowledge.” In order to avoid responsibility for their actions, Abusive men often claim their partner provoked them to commit these beastly inhumane crimes. The true source of violence is the abusive men’s desire for power and control over his partner. It would be important to note that In Canada, certain categories of abuse, such as physical abuse, sexual abuse and criminal harassment (stalking) are crimes under the Criminal Code of Canada.
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What you Need to Know About Drug Abuse Treatment Procedures
The meaning of “drug abuse” is described as the consumption of psychoactive drugs and sports performance enhancement drugs for non-medical purposes. Some examples of exploited drugs include alcohol, barbiturates, morphine, benzodiazepines, cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, and other opiates like hydrocodone and codeine. The other drug abuse meaning may also be grouped into four clear-cut groups: the medical definitions, the mass contact and argot usage, the social wellness definitions, and the political and criminal classifications.
Since substance abuse and drug addiction can do harm to an individual, it is important to encourage the drug addicted person to obtain drug addiction treatment. There are different kinds of addictive drugs existing nowadays. The substance abuse treatment methodology may be different from one drug variant to another. The treatment methodologies also depend on the uniqueness of the people with addiction problems and they may be different when it comes to the methodologies. A number of the addicted people face problems regarding physical and psychological issues. On other hand, there are a few addicted people who face problems regarding job-related or public issues. Unfortunately, public issues create a great deal of struggle to deal with addictive disorders/addictive conditions of the people who are addicted to illegal substances.
The attempt to stop the misuse of drugs fall short most of the time. While there are a number of evidences of short-term feats, the long-term feats are still rare. There are a number of treatment processes that were invented to help drug dependents stop their drug addiction. The treatment methodologies are consist of various approaches like damage minimization, abstinence-based systems, therapeutic treatments, pharmacotherapeutics, and legal means. The drug abuse treatment processes are separated into two groups. The first class includes a number of common drug abuse treatment services while the second set includes the criminal justice-involved treatment procedures.
DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT METHODOLOGIES:
(1) Agonist Maintenance Cure:
This treatment technique is widely used to fight drug abuse and it is often called the methadone treatment procedure. In this program, some synthetic and opiate substances such as LAAM or methadone are applied. These substances are consumed continuously at an amount that is enough to prevent the elimination of opiate and to stop the effects caused by misusing opiates. Craving for opiates also lowers as time goes by. Comprehensive counseling is ordinarily done along with this treatment process.
(2) Narcotic Antagonist Cure with Naltrexone Application:
Generally, this treatment program is an extension of the previously mentioned drug abuse treatment program. Here, Naltrexone is utilized as a replacement for LAAM or methadone, as a synthetic and long-lasting antagonist. It is of significance that the drug dependent person person is free from the opiates for some days so that the Naltrexone could be utilized. Now it has to be mentioned that this antagonist doesn’t have any subjective prospects of addiction and it has some effects too. Rehab and counseling are also required in this kind.
(3) Outpatient Drug-Free Cure:
This methodology of drug abuse treatment is becoming popular as days go by. This process is not associated with rehab. In this case, the necessary medications are given after hearing the statement of the addictive patient. As an alternative to individual counseling, the group counseling occurs in this drug abuse cure program. This program is less costly as compared to the two previously mentioned categories. This treatment procedure goes well with workers, students and those people with wide social and family encouragement.
(4) Long-Term Residential Treatment Program:
In this case, the people with addiction problems are allowed to enter especially made residential drug abuse treatment hubs with non-medical surroundings. There are numerous residential treatment services offered. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Therapeutic Community are two of the most famous kinds. These centers include patients, medical experts, counselors and other personnel. The duration of residence lasts for some six months to one year. In that duration of time, the necessary medications are provided to the addictive patients and mental counseling is done. This process is practical for the addictive patients who are unfortunate not to have the public and family encouragement that is needed.
(5) Short-Term Residential Treatment Methods:
This treatment is actually inspired by a model also known as 12-step approach. At First, this procedure was intended for alcohol addiction treatment services, but soon after it was revealed that this process is also helpful for cocaine abuse treatment services.
(6) Medical Detoxification:
In this particular type of drug abuse treatment program, the remains of prohibited drugs are released from the human body. Generally, the human body is detoxified during the period of treatment. The entire procedure is under the strict examination of an experienced physician. Additionally, it is essential to lower the addictive nature of the addictive person through counseling.
(7) Legal Treatment Services:
It is a reality that drug addiction is absolutely illegal. In cases wherein an individual is found abusing addictive drugs, he is required to experience a few drug abuse treatment techniques that comes with the penalty. There are two types of legal treatment services: the prison-based drug abuse treatment program and the community-based treatment program.
Substance abuse treatments will only be successful supposing the addictive person is given encouragement coming from his family, his pals, and the community. The addictive person must stick to the counsels provided to him by a physician or a counselor.
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Hypnotherapy for Abusive Relationships
HYPNOTHERAPY FOR
ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS
by
Dr. Trudie Bartholomew, Ph.D
CMA, B.Msc, M.Msc, Msc.D, C.Ht, D.D. (USA),D.Emed,D.EMed (Psych)
Doctor of Metaphysical Science (USA)
Doctor of Divinity : Pastoral Counselling Psychology (USA)
Certified Hypnotherapiist (IMDHA – USA)
Ethnomedicine Practitioner
Ethnomedicine Practitioner (Psych)
Traditional Herbal Practitioner
Member of the Pastoral Psychology Institute (USA)
Committee Member -Accreditation Committee of EPASA – Ethnomedicine Practitioners Association of S.A.
President of the Free Templer Ministry (FTM)
Vice-President of the International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association: South Africa Chapter
We may ask ourselves why some people are in abusive relationships, while others never seem to be abused, and can set their boundaries and seemingly be respected and appreciated by their spouse, employer, children and others?
When a person visits my consulting and their main problem is anxiety/depression caused by abusive relationships, I know that there was a problem at the time of the fetus in the mother’s womb. Usually I find that the father had an affair with another woman while the mother was pregnant with the child, now as an adult, suffering the result of the pregnant mother’s abuse.
While under Hypnosis, specifically in the Somnambulistic state, we take the patient back to childhood (age regression), and particularly to a period where the mother was approximately six months pregnant. If the patient is visual, they can not only see what the fingers, toes, etc look like inside the womb, but also what is happening outside. They can tell us what the mother is wearing, who are with her; describe the surroundings, emotions and circumstances. The fascinating part is that we can ask God/the Inner Wisdom/Subconscious Mind/Soul to show us a time (but only if it is the Honest Truth!), when the father was with another woman while the mother was pregnant. I would like to caution practitioners not to give the patient ideas or leading questions, but simply ask them to tell you what is happening.
It is important to understand that not all patients/clients are visual. Some are Auditory (taking information in by listening), Kinaesthetic (more the ‘feeling’ type of person, while others are Digital (or Auditory-Digital), the ones who have a lot of inner-talking, analyzing everything. They will of course not ‘see’ things, but may ‘feel’ or simply ‘know’.
Why does the father’s infidelity cause the pattern of abuse for the fetus in later life? The fetus sees or knows about the affair with the other woman, but can of course not tell the mother. The event is so emotional and traumatic, that it creates the ISE (Initial Sensitizing Event), which is usually not recallable by the conscious mind. Because the subconscious mind is the ‘goal achiever’, it will make sure that this goal is achieved, the goal being ‘Abuse’.
How is it possible that the fetus can see or know what the father did, as it is physically inside the mother’s womb?. We are a soul living in a physical body, but we also have other spiritual bodies, which are very much identical to the physical body, but made of a much lighter type of atom. Most human beings can use the Astral Body and the lower Mental Body, while some have the Higher Mental Body developed. Very few people have Spiritual Bodies finer and higher than the Higher Mental Body developed.
Thus part of the consciousness of the fetus can travel in the Astral or Mental body (the same thing sometimes happens when we dream), and observe what is going on outside the womb. All impressions and perceptions during the foetal stages are formed from events occurring in the direct environment around it.
During a typical consultation the patient will discuss his/her abusive relationships and the consequences on his/her emotions and physical health with me. During age regression, the client will usually have an abreaction (an outburst of emotion), and go directly to the latest event of physical/emotional/mental abuse. Although we have empathy, and let them experience this for a while, we do not do any therapy or counselling at this stage, as we know that this is not the ISE (initial event causing the problem). They may go further back in time where a similar emotion was experienced (usually related to abuse), until we reach the event which caused the abuse, usually in the womb, or infant stage.
It is not only women who are abused. Many men are abused by women, and continually choose the same type of person, until the cause of abuse is found and corrected. It must be emphasized that it does not simply help to take the person back in time and read a script or give suggestions. This is ‘band-aid’ hypnosis, and will not have a lasting effect. They have to re-live the experience (sometimes 2-3 times during the same session), until it has no more emotional impact.
There is another fascinating part of age-regression which I discovered many years ago, and have been using very effectively for a long time. It is possible to take the client back in time, often with the suggestion of ‘lifting you on a cloud’, to go and see what happened in the abuser’s life (in this case the father – or even the mother of the fetus), that caused him to react in a certain way. We usually find that the father/mother went through a similar event as a fetus, infant or younger child. You may let the client ‘feel’ the parent’s emotion experienced during his childhood trauma. This is usually sufficient to allow the client to forgive the parent.
We usually take the person further back in time to the first time that he/she saw the parents long before conception while still in spirit form, and ask questions like ‘why did you choose to be their child?’, etc.
We then take them back to the time when the ‘contract’ was made with their parents for this life. The patient/client and parents (sometimes only one of the parents), often the grandparents and a spiritual figure, seen as Jesus, an Angel or a light are present during this written or verbal agreement. The person is usually permitted to see and understand why he chose to be their child, and what the lessons were to be learned, or things to overcome. Although not always permitted, we can understand our ‘purpose’ for this life, unless we are not ready for this knowledge.
Another reason why a person can be in abusive relationships, will be when the parents were physically/mentally abusive during the foetal or infant years. This creates a certain perception and programming, and once again the goal of the subconscious mind is abuse. So, do not assume that everybody who is in abusive relationships had parents who had affairs! There could also be a past-life event causing the problem.
It is most important to remember that you cannot let the patient leave your consulting room with this new knowledge without helping him to understand why it happened, facilitating the process until he can truly forgive all parties involved.
Once this is achieved, we will take the patient forward in childhood and adulthood, to go through abusive events, but now the impact of the past events are not nearly as emotional as experienced before eliminating the initial sensitizing event. These events are called SSE’s (Subsequent Sensitizing Events), and should no longer occur once the ISE (cause) is properly treated.
It is important to change the perception implanted in the mind of the fetus; we could call this re-programming, as the mind will always use the latest information first. Should you try and do re-programming and positive suggestions without eliminating the cause, it will only have a temporary effect, and soon the patient will fall back into old patterns.
The time spent to find the cause of the problem, re-living the experience, facilitating the forgiveness process, bringing a deeper understanding of the spiritual lessons involved, effect the necessary re-programming, assisting the client to channel the energy in more effective ways, is worth it! Never rush the session or stop in the middle of it.
There is a lot of help in the unseen world of love, truth and light. I often send up a prayer when I don’t know what to do next, and believe me, it does happen to everyone, even if we have been practicing for many years! God never fails us, and the prayer and request is usually answered, just by knowing where to take the patient next!
We may call it intuition?
Copyright © Dr. Trudie Bartholomew 2008
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Doctor of Divinity, specializing in Pastoral Counselling.
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Be Aware That Nursing Home Abuse Does Exist
In our country, we have set aside a day in June (June 15) called “Elder Abuse Awareness Day”. This day is intended to raise awareness of abuse towards our older adult and is recognized by health care professionals, support groups and organizations all around the world, not just in our country. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), elder abuse is the term used to define any “knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person that causes harm to a vulnerable adult.”
According to statistics, most of the abuse against our senior citizens takes place in nursing facilities, retirement homes and hospitals across the nation. Sadly, abuse of an elderly person’s finances is the most common form of abuse. The other forms are: physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and abandonment.
Physical Abuse
Physical abuse is the use of physical force that results in bodily injury, physical pain or impairment. Acts of abuse against the elderly may include striking with a hand, beating, pushing, shaking, kicking and burning. Force-feeding is another tragic form of abuse that our elderly suffer every day. Signs of physical abuse include:
· Bruises
· Burns
· Broken bones
· Abrasions
· Open wounds or cuts
· Torn clothing
· Sudden changes in behavior
· Sores
Sexual Abuse
Unbelievably so, sexual abuse does occur in the very place we put our elderly loved ones to be cared for. Sexual abuse is considered non-consensual contact and can include unwanted touching, rape, sodomy and unwanted sexually explicit photographing. Signs of sexual abuse include:
· Bruises around breast area
· Bruises around genital area
· Bleeding from vagina
· Bleeding from anus
· Torn or blood undergarments
Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse involves the infliction of pain or intimidation on the elderly. Signs that your loved one is being emotionally abused include:
· Being upset, agitated
· Mood swings
· Appearing fearful
· Avoiding social contact with others
· Unusual behavior
Neglect
· Malnutrition
· Dehydration
· Poor hygiene
· Untreated health problems
· Unsanitary living conditions
Abandonment
Sometimes the elderly are simply deserted by individuals who are supposed to be taking care of him or her. The elderly are often left at hospitals or public places, such as shopping center, churches or parks.
If your loved one has suffered abuse in a nursing home or similar facility in Chicago or anywhere in Illinois, please visit the website of an experienced nursing home abuse lawyer in Chicago today.
Stop Alcohol Abuse: How Nlp Can Conquer Alcoholism
Stop Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol abuse is one of those issues in society that brings mixed reactions when you talk about the need to stop alcohol abuse. People who drink too much or have alcohol dependence often deny they have a problem. As long as they are in denial there is not much chance they will seek alcohol treatment. The more they drink the more difficult alcohol withdrawal becomes. The true alcohol addiction involves real cravings that consume your life. Alcohol abuse, on the other hand, is a condition where you still have control and are able to limit yourself, but your drinking is causing problems in your life.
Being Realistic
When you decide it is time to stop alcohol abuse the first thing you need to do is be realistic. You have to be realistic about the impact alcohol has on your body and your relationships. Almost everyone has been around a person who habitually abuses alcohol in social settings. People talk about how sloppy drunk the person gets or how obnoxious. You see yourself as the life of the party while others see you as the irritant of the occasion.
It Takes More Than Resistance
To stop alcohol abuse takes a lot more than just resistance. Anyone who regularly abuses alcohol has already proven they have a low resistance. Instead you need to delve into your mind and identify those thoughts which lead to alcohol abuse. You can stop drinking, and learn to enjoy social events without getting drunk. You can find the confidence you need to handle situations in your life without habitually using alcohol.
Motivation
You can have the motivation to stop alcohol abuse, but you still need the motivation to maintain your new thought processes. Self hypnosis provides the perfect alcohol treatment program for those who abuse alcohol regularly but don’t require a doctor’s care during withdrawal. Self hypnosis is a program that can be used to stop alcohol abuse quickly while also providing the means of providing ongoing motivation.
Truthful Change
Through self hypnosis you can learn to take control of your thoughts so that you are always aware during any situation of the lure of alcohol. By understanding how your thinking goes, you are able to identify those points in your thinking that lead to bad choices such as alcohol abuse. Forewarned is forearmed as the saying goes. If you understand those situations which lead to alcohol abuse, you are able to use the greater understanding of your own thought processes to make good decisions about drinking.
Calling Upon Your Own Will Power
Self hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming are techniques that focus on identifying patterns of thinking that lead to patterns of behavior. Since alcohol abuse is often a learned habit, it is possible to change the habit so that the abuse stops. If you have alcohol abuse problems, self hypnosis offers you a simple way to re-train your mind in order to break old habits. It is a form of alcohol treatment that is ideal for the alcohol abuser who still has some control over their behavior.
Using Self Hypnosis Recordings to help
Although Self Hypnosis Recordings can seem rather odd and even questionable, it has been found to be incredibly useful in tackling a huge range of different issues, alcohol abuse included. One such recording is Stop Alcohol Abuse by the late Duncan McColl; Duncan was and still is considered one of the best hypnotherapists of all time and his mastery of NLP and Hypnosis is passed onto all of his recordings, all of which come with a full 60 day money back guarantee.
Mark Roberts has been personlly and professionally interested in self improvments and hypnosis for many years.
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Invisible Abuse: Financial Exploitation and Senior Citizens
Financial abuse and material exploitation of the elderly may not cause physical injuries or leave scars, but they can have devastating effects and ruin the lives of victims. An elder’s entire life savings can disappear, leaving the victim unable to provide for his or her own needs and causing harmful stress and agitation.
Financial elder abuse and material exploitation occur when an abuser uses an elder’s money or assets in a manner contrary to elder’s wishes, needs, or best interests, or for the abuser’s personal gain. Oftentimes, elderly victims are exploited because of vulnerabilities associated with advanced age, such as impaired mental capacity. Abusers can be caregivers in nursing homes or assisted living facilities, professionals hired by the elder (such as accountants), strangers, or family members.
Financial elder abuse can take many forms. The abuser may steal money or items from the elder’s bank account or home, sell or transfer property against the elder’s wishes, use the elder’s credit cards for unauthorized purchases, use the elder’s name to open new credit accounts, and create or alter a living trust or will for the abuser’s benefit. Financial elder abuse also can take the form of telemarketing fraud, identity theft, predatory lending, home improvement scams, and estate planning scams.
Unexplained behavioral changes, such as sudden secrecy or reluctance to speak freely, may be warning signs of financial elder abuse. If an elder appears withdrawn, helpless, frightened, or angry, this may also indicate that abuse is taking place. Some of the warning signs of financial elder abuse can be explained by other causes, and no single indicator can be taken as decisive proof. However, a pattern of multiple warning signs may suggest that a problem is present.
The following are warning signs of financial elder abuse:
Unusual bank account activity, such as ATM withdrawals at a bank the elder cannot travel to
Signatures on checks and documents that do not match the elder’s signature
Checks or documents signed despite the fact elder cannot write or understand what he/she is signing
Unexplained change in spending patterns or unusual/out of character purchases
Unusual medical charges or nursing home charges
Generous gifts to a person the elder has only met recently
Change in lawyer or bank for unknown reason
Change in who has power of attorney for unknown reason
Stranger who initiates close relationship with elder and offers to manage finances and assets
Factors which make elders susceptible to financial abuse include isolation, loneliness, physical and/or mental disabilities, and lack of familiarity with financial issues. Elder financial exploitation often goes unreported. The senior may be unaware that exploitation is taking place or remain silent due to intimidation by the abuser. The elder victim may also be embarrassed about the situation or worried that making accusations will cause him or her to be labeled senile or too demanding.
Reporting financial elder abuse can save the assets, dignity, and health of an elder. If you suspect abuse, it is better to err on the side of caution in order to protect an senior from victimization.
To learn more about elder abuse and nursing home abuse, visit IQ Nursing Homes, a site dedicated to providing informational resources and legal help for nursing home residents and their families.
Affluent Spousal Abuse – Battered Queens: When the Rich are Entangled in Abusive Relationships
Common thinking is that domestic violence is a misfortune that befalls the lower class. We hear about them more, we see more of them, we have public services to care for their needs…but that doesn’t make them in the majority when it comes to domestic abuse.
I would venture to say that we are looking at a relative representation of the population; not a socio-economic indicator of domestic abuse.
Would you know a battered queen if you saw one? Moreover, would you recognize yourself as one if that were indeed the case?
Who Are the Battered Queens?
Battered queens come in all shapes and sizes. They can be doctors, lawyers, movie stars, financial experts…. They may be stay at home moms who drive a Mercedes, manage multiple household employees and spend as much on an outfit as most people spend on a season’s wardrobe.
Spending the family money is often their punishment to their abuser for physical battery, assault and spousal emotional abuse. It’s one of their contributions to the cycle of abuse. They love it and they hate it, at the same time.
They are usually in the largest and most tightly sealed closet, and they represent the biggest elephants under the carpet. Why? Because the implications of their “coming out” can be far more deadly than for others who are battered.
They know their financial privilege is part of their problem and realize their abusive partner has an endless army to draw upon to maintain control. Often times, this is the primary reason they stay in the abusive relationship.
The Risk of Leaving an Abusive Relationship for Battered Queens
Their exits pose extreme risks to themselves and to their children because there is much fuel to feed many extensions of the abuser. So on the way out, the abuse canand more often than notmultiply exponentially overnight. Many are buried in, and by, the ordeal.
For some there is an inward comfort in knowing that their abuser is preoccupied with abusing them through the courts, rather than taking matters into the streets. The damage they sustain by virtue of their expensive exit out from the abusive relationship can be equally devastating.
Ray of Hope for Battered Queens
If you are a battered queen, know you are not alone. There are services for you, though they will be diamonds in the rough. Further, know you can use your family privilege to aid in your survival if you play your hand wisely. Lastly don’t give up on yourself or on the possibility of breaking-free with your life, liberties and integrity in tack.
If you want to know if your situation meets the diagnostic criteria for intimate partner violence, visit www.PreventAbusiveRelationships.com and take the Intimate Partner Abuse Screen for an immediate answer. Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D., psychologist, author and speaker, helps individuals identify and end domestic abuse, and heal from abusive relationships.
Abusive Relationship Statistics – not a True Reflection of the Broadness and Extent of the Problem
Abusive relationship statistics is an area needing much more attention in order for us to get an accurate picture of the reality of the situation.
Whenever statistics are mentioned this is usually referring to the narrow end of the spectrum. It only refers to physical abuse, and only what is known. It does not include mentally abusive relationships or emotionally abusive relationships.
The abusive relationship statistics that are mentioned are not a true reflection of the widespread nature of the problem.
The issue is so hidden, and in spite of any advances that have been made, there is so much that is still not known, because we don’t know what goes on behind closed doors.
Combined with this is the reluctance by many of those who are in abusive relationships, to disclose what is happening to them for various reasons.
These reasons are part of the abusive relationship statistics that are not included in the reports we get. They don’t disclose, because they are too scared or embarrassed etc.
This leads to the absurd situation where we have the paradox or contradiction, that indicates the statistics are less than the reality, as these figures obviously, are not included.
Before proceeding, it is important to mention, that these days there is a suggestion that abuse is just as likely to be perpetrated by women as by men.
My response to this is – poppycock! That is nonsense! It is such a red herring and distracts us from the true reality of abusive relationship statistics.
Some women are abusive in relationships, but there is no comparison. This is overwhelmingly a one sided problem, and the statistics we do know about abusive relationships, that I will be referring to as I proceed, are a clear indication of this reality.
From statistics we do know, throughout the world:
at least 1 in 3 women is beaten
coerced into having sex
or otherwise abused at some stage during their lives.
Other abusive relationship statistics we do know indicate that domestic violence is still the single biggest threat of injury to women
More than:
heart attacks
cancer
strokes
car accidents
muggings
and rapes combined
Statistics tell us the most dangerous place for a woman to be is in her own home, not some dark lane, squalid neighborhood, or isolated parking area.
Throughout the world, billions of dollars are spent on safeguarding us from the threat of terrorism.
Abusive relationship statistics clearly demonstrate, that terrorism within the home, is a reality of gigantic proportions, and in comparison, next to nothing is being spent on doing anything about it.
Other statistics are, that in the United States, 3 women are killed every day by a husband, boyfriend or cohabiting partner in abusive relationships.
In Australia, where I live, one woman is killed every five days. Here, in the past week or so, a man killed himself and his three children. Another killed his wife, and another man killed his wife and two grandchildren, and attempted to kill his daughter, who happens to be a police officer.
Another statistic is that throughout the world around 5,000 women and girls are killed each year in so-called ‘honor killings’. They are killed by their own families, usually the father, for supposedly bringing dishonor to the family, often after they have been raped by another relative.
The abusive relationship statistics that are usually not included in any statistics we hear about, are all the other types of abuse that occur in relationships.
This includes:
a range of threats
breaking things
slamming doors excessively
throwing objects
overturning tables etc., etc. Remember Cal in Titanic
It also includes all types of:
verbal
mental
emotional
and psychological abuse
as well as a range of controlling and dominating behavior
Many women are subject to having their whereabouts monitored and limited all the time. They are restricted in the contact they have with relatives and friends. It is often not recognized this is part of an abusive relationship.
All these are figures that are not contained in abusive relationship statistics. This means we never find out about the full extent of the problem.
Leo Ryan is a counselor with over twenty years experience in the field dealing primarily with relationships.
He has given many talks, seminars and workshops on the subject, as well as being interviewed by all sectors of the media about his work.
He is passionate about people having great relationships, and his website is dedicated to that purpose.
He is the author of the ebook “How to Have An Extraordinary Relationship”.
http://www.relationship-tips-for-you.com
Drug Abuse: Marijuana and Alcohol
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Drug abuse: Marijuana and Alcohol
Four levels of drug use are easily identifiable: non-drug use, drug use, drug abuse, and drug dependency.
Non-drug users do not use drugs whatsoever. Drug users use drugs from time to time, typically in the company of others during recreational time. Drug abusers use drugs more readily, at times when sobriety is called for and in such a manner that other life functions or roles are either put at risk or are already compromised. Drug dependent persons use drugs very regularly to the point where there is a physiological dependency. Given physiological dependency, abrupt cessation of the drug results in physical symptoms ranging from agitation to depression to physical pain to death.
Many people regard marijuana and alcohol as innocuous substances when used recreationally from time to time. That is arguable. At the very least, no one became a drug abuser without first becoming a drug user.
Drug abuse is of greater concern however and is more than occasional recreational use. While it may be argued that occasional recreational use is not destructive, problems do develop for those whose more frequent use interferes with psychological, marital, family, social, academic or vocational life. Further, the threshold of drug abuse is readily identifiable when it occurs during non-recreational time; where intoxication overlaps with non-recreational activities; when use or the after-effects of use interfere with any activity. In addition, if drug use is frequently or always associated with recreational activities, then this rises to the level of abuse, as the user is remarkably limited in scope of other healthy recreational activities.
Common among those who reach criteria for drug abuse is the false belief that their consumption is reasonable and does no harm. These persons are apt to project blame for any consequence to their drug abuse on factors outside of themselves. In other words, the drug abuser offers many excuses that serve to cloud or at least minimize their abuse. Hence the student failing academically will tell tales of the teacher who picks on him/her. The employee will blame the boss and sometimes one spouse will blame the other spouse. Where both spouses abuse drugs or when a person is immersed in a peer group where drug abuse is normalized, persons are apt to perceive a kind of moral support to enable or embolden a position that their drug abuse is reasonable. Each will use the other to legitimize their drug abuse and try to cause it to appear less than what it is.
Notwithstanding, persons abusing drugs will need to take personal responsibility at some point to facilitate ongoing sobriety and to correct for the consequences of their behaviour.
While there may be issues with the inter-relationships of the drug abuser, the challenge is to help the person understand how the problems either originate with him or herself and/or are exacerbated by the drug abuse. Either way, it is vital that the drug abuser be held accountable and not avoid responsibility for the impact of their behaviour on self and others.
In addition to being held accountable for the outcome of their drug abuse, these persons will need support to engage in other healthy, pro-social activities that are incompatible with drug use.
Drug abuse is intensified when the person literally gets away with it, conceals it, is not held accountable and is able to talk their way or manipulate their way out of consequences and accountability.
When structures are put in place to limit opportunity for all drug use, the person is held accountable and other supports and activities are deployed, then recovery can occur and a healthier lifestyle adopted.
Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW
(905) 628-4847
gary@yoursocialworker.com
http://www.yoursocialworker.com
Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Courts in Ontario, Canada, consider him an expert on child development, parent-child relations, marital and family therapy, custody and access recommendations, social work and an expert for the purpose of giving a critique on a Section 112 (social work) report. Call him for your next conference and for expert opinion on family matters. Services include counselling, mediation, assessment, assessment critiques and workshops.
Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Courts in Ontario, Canada, consider him an expert on child development, parent-child relations, marital and family therapy, custody and access recommendations, social work and an expert for the purpose of giving a critique on a Section 112 (social work) report. Call him for your next conference and for expert opinion on family matters. Services include counselling, mediation, assessment, assessment critiques and workshops.
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What Is Emotional Abuse?
Emotional abuse is made up of a series of incidents, over a period of time. Unlike physical abuse, emotional abuse does not leave any outward scars. But the emotional scars run deep. Emotional abuse is more than just name calling, insults, or verbal jabs at another person. Whether intentional or not, emotional abuse includes any incident which degrades, humiliates, threatens, isolates or controls another person. It may also include a pattern of other abuses such as insults, criticisms, emotional manipulation, blame, neglect, aggressive demands or expectations, harassment, terrorizing as well as ignoring. Studies have shown that more women than men use emotional abuse as a means to gain control and power whereas men were more prone to physical abuse, violence, intimidation and aggression. Some people use emotional abuse as a means of cutting someone down to the core…attacking their very being. Emotionally abusive people attack the very self image and confidence of their intended victim. It is very difficult for the abuser to recognize they have a problem. Emotional abuse is difficult to define, unlike physical abuse.Most emotional abusers see themselves as being unworthy of love. Perhaps they, themselves were abused as children.
People who abuse others through emotions have difficulty forming personal relationships. Because they feel numb inside, they can’t understand why their behaviour is wrong. Emotional abuse is heart and soul mutilation. It is harder for someone to get in touch with their inner personal issues mainly because emotional abuse isn’t always so blatent or obvious.Our emotions tell us who we are. If we are numb to our emotions, then we can’t possibly know who or what we really are. Our soul communicates with us through emotional energy vibrations. Truth is an emotional energy vibrational communication from our soul on the spiritual plane to our being/spirit/soul on this physical plane. If we are not in touch with our soul, then there is no way to properly communicate with our true emotional selves. People who suffer from a lack of inner connectiveness to their true emotional selves lack the ability to have empathy for others. They lack compassion. They lack the ability to properly communicate with others their true feelings. Hence, their lives become stale and they become useless human beings…lost souls as it were.
What causes emotional and spiritual injuries?
Carrying negative feelings and emotions around, even as a child, are the cause injuries which remain hidden in our subconscious as well as unconscious mind. Negative inner energy depletes us and drains us. Walking around with negative energy causes an inability to conduct normal relationships with others. We are crippled with lonliness, despair which in turn causes depression, anxiety and other diseases.A person who carries nothing but negative energy within themselves will only cause negative energy to return to them. If we have no sense of confidence in ourselves, then we waste valuable time searching and not finding any answers as to what our true purpose for being, is. Someone who lives for constantly tearing down others has no inner peace. They suffer from inner turmoil and are not able to perform better in their lives.Everyone can experience inner peace and less turmoil, through practice. Wanting to change and taking steps to change the negative behaviour is the key element to success.
Learning to become a more peaceful person will help you deal better with stressful situations. In order to properly connect with others, we must first learn how to connect with ourselves.
*author: Dee Gerrish@2009
Dee Gerrish has been a private, professional breeder for 13 years as of Jan. 2009; She was a respite and foster care provider in Mannheim, Germany and won many community awards for her dedicated service. Dee has written very popular articles that are listed across the internet.
Treatment Works for Drug and Substance Abuse and other Addiction Disorders as Long as Everyone Helps
Decades of research has demonstrated that treatment works for addiction disorders and substance abuse patients.
> > Studies of publicly supported treatment programs show a savings of $7 or more in other societal costs
for each dollar invested in treatment.1
> > Studies indicate drug treatment reduces use by 40-60% and significantly lowers criminal activity.
> > Counseling and other behavioral therapies are critical components of virtually all effective treatments for
addiction. For certain types of disorders, medications are an important element of treatment, especially
when combined with counseling and other behavioral therapies.2
> > A parent must be matched to the appropriate treatment program in terms of intensity, duration, and
treatment content. In addition to treating the addiction, for recovery to occur, the child welfare and
alcohol and drug services partnership must identify and treat other co-occurring psychological, physical,
and social problems.3
Community-based partnership is key when treating addictions disorders and substance abuse victims.
> > Most states identify substance use as one of the top two factors in child abuse and neglect.4
> > Studies suggest that 40-80% of children in the child welfare system have been affected by child abuse
or neglect because of a parents’ addiction to drugs or alcohol.5
> > It is important for child welfare workers to recognize when alcohol or drug use is a factor in the case of
child abuse or neglect; to help parents obtain appropriate treatment; and to understand the concept of
recovery in the context of child safety.6
> > To help accomplish permanency for children, child welfare workers should partner with local alcohol
and drug addiction treatment professionals and programs. An effective partnership between the child
welfare and the alcohol and drug treatment systems can help parents with substance use disorders
retain or regain a parental role with their child, while not putting the child at risk of harm. Thus, the child
welfare-alcohol and drug services partnership becomes a cornerstone for long-term child protection, a
key issue for child welfare workers.7
Co-occurring Disorders are Prevalent
> > The co-occurrence of substance abuse and substance dependence with mental illness is estimated
to affect between seven and 10 million adults each year. Child welfare workers should be aware of the
prevalence and complexity of co-occurring substance abuse and dependence and mental illness and
identify providers who are experienced working with both illnesses.8
> > Individuals with coexisting substance use and mental health disorders should have both disorders treated
in an integrated way.9
Gender-specific considerations are important in the treatment of addictions disorders and the recovery of substance abuse patients.
Research studies have begun to identify gender-specific components and issues to address in treatment. Research indicates that women are more likely to complete treatment in women-only programs and that women have different needs than men in treatment (such as dealing with a history of victimization). A high percentage of women who access addiction treatment have experienced physical or sexual abuse in childhood. Many have a history of family dysfunction or addiction. In addition, women who use substances may have experienced physical or sexual victimization as adults
(e.g., domestic violence).10
Shared planning and service delivery lead to practices that better meet the needs of children and
Families.
Through collaboration, multiple agencies working with the same family can reduce confusion and fragmentation for the family members and improve coordination of services. Collaboration with local treatment programs can provide the expertise that is needed for a family in the child welfare system.
If the protective services on-site investigation and screening of parents suggest that alcohol or drug use is a factor in the abuse or neglect, alcohol and drug addiction treatment providers are needed to:
> > Conduct a substance abuse assessment or evaluation;
> > Help identify the level and type of treatment program that is needed;
> > Provide treatment and aftercare services; and,
> > Participate in case management and monitoring.
In addition, alcohol and drug treatment agencies may be able to provide crisis intervention, trauma-related services, or other services needed by the parent.11
References
1. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University (2001). Shoveling Up: The Impact of Substance Abuse on State Budgets http://www.casacolumbia.org.
2. NIDA InfoFacts: Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction, http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/treatmeth.html
3. Understanding Substance Abuse and Facilitating Recovery: A Guide for Child Welfare Workers, Available online at: http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/files/UnderstandingSAGuide.pdf
4. Id.
5. “Safe and Sound: Models for Collaboration Between Child Welfare and Addiction Treatment Services.” Arthur Liman Policy Institute of the Legal Action Center. http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/files/SafeSoundReport.pdf. 2003
6. Understanding Substance Abuse and Facilitating Recovery: A Guide for Child Welfare Workers, Available online at: http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/files/ Understanding-SAGuide.pdf
7. Id.
8. U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (1999). Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center
for Mental Health Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2002). Report to Congress on
the Prevention and Treatment of Co-Occurring Substance Abuse Disorder and Mental Disorders. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Young, N.K.
and Gardner, S.L. (2002). Navigating the Pathways: Lessons and Promising Practices in Linking Alcohol and Drug Services With Child Welfare. SAMHSA Publication No.
SMA-02-3639. Rockville, MD: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, p. 132.
9. NIDA InfoFacts: Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction, http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/treatmeth.html
10. Understanding Substance Abuse and Facilitating Recovery: A Guide for Child Welfare Workers, Available online at: http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov/files/UnderstandingSAGuide.pdf
11. Id.
Linda Rosenberg is the president and CEO of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare. TNC specializes in the treatment of substance abuse and addiction disorders across the country.
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Treatment Options For Alcohol Abuse
Treatments for alcohol abuse are quite varied in keeping with the multiple perspectives of the condition itself. Counselors approaching the condition as a medical disease will recommend different treatment processes and goals than, for instance, those approaching the condition as one of social choice. Most treatments focus on helping abusers completely discontinue their alcohol intake, as well as providing life training and/or social support to help them resist a return to alcohol use. Since alcohol abuse involves many factors which encourage a person to continue drinking (psychological/social, physical, and neurochemical), all of these factors must be addressed in order to successfully prevent a return to active alcohol use.
The most common approach to alcohol abuse treatment is detoxification followed by a combination of supportive therapy, attendance at self-help groups, and ongoing development of coping mechanisms. The treatment community for alcohol abuse typically supports an abstinence-based approach, as studies have shown that the vast majority of people who abuse alcohol cannot learn to drink in moderation.
The effectiveness of alcohol abuse treatments vary from successful to counterproductive. When considering the effectiveness of treatment options, it is important to consider the percentage of those who drop out of a program, not just those who complete it. Most programs can boast a high cure rate for those who complete it because most people only complete a program if it works for them. It is also important to consider not just the percentage of those reaching sobriety but how many of those experience relapsing.
Here are the most common treatment options for alcohol abuse:
Detoxification
Detoxification (commonly referred to as “detox”) is the process of eliminating alcohol drinking and giving the drinker’s bodily system time to re-adjust to the absence of alcohol. Drugs that have similar effects to alcohol are used to ease the withdrawal symptoms, which can actually be deadly in extreme cases if left untreated. The most often used drugs are sedative-hypnotics, such as diazepam or clonazepam. Less frequently, barbiturates such as phenobarbital are used. Many weeks after alcohol intake has completely stopped individuals may still suffer from milder withdrawal symptoms; sleep is generally the last function to return to normal.
Detoxification is not a treatment for alcohol abuse itself, but is simply a treatment of the physiologic effects of ongoing abuse of alcohol. It provides an initial path for an abuser to stop drinking in the first place. Detoxification treatments without supplemental help for the patient to continue abstinence have a very high rate of relapse.
Detoxification often takes place within an inpatient environment, but some programs do offer outpatient detoxification.
Group therapy and psychotherapy
After detoxification, various forms of group therapy or psychotherapy can be used to deal with underlying psychological issues leading to alcohol abuse, and also to provide the recovering abuser with relapse prevention skills.
In the mid-1930s, the mutual-help group-counseling approach to treatment began and has become very popular. Alcoholics Anonymous is the best-known example of the support group movement. Other groups that provide similar self-help and support without AA’s spiritual focus include LifeRing Secular Recovery, Smart Recovery, Women For Sobriety, and Rational Recovery.
Medications
Medications for alcohol abuse are most often used to supplement a person’s willpower and encourage abstinence.
Antabuse (disulfiram), for instance, prevents the elimination of the chemical acetaldehyde. This causes severe discomfort when alcohol is ingested, effectively preventing the abuser from drinking in significant amounts while they take the medication. Heavy drinking while on Antabuse can result in severe illness and death.
Naltrexone has also been used because it helps curb cravings for alcohol while the person is on it. Both Antabuse and Naltrexone are used to encourage abstinence. The have, however, been demonstrated to cause a rebound effect when the user stops taking them.
Pharmacological extinction (also called the Sinclair Method)
Pharmacological extinction is the use of opioid antagonists [e.g. naltrexone] combined with normal drinking habits in order to eliminate the craving to consume alcohol. While standard naltrexone treatment uses the drug to curb craving and enforce abstinence, pharmacological extinction targets the endorphin-based neurological conditioning. Our behaviors become conditioned when we do something and endorphin bathes our neurons, and that conditioning is reversed when we do that thing and we don’t receive the endorphins. This method involves the alcohol abusers going about their normal drinking habits (limited only by safety concerns). Naltrexone is used to prevent the endorphins from being released by the alcohol, and thus rewarding the drinker’s neurochemistry. As such, the desire to drink is eliminted over a period of about three months. This allows an alcohol abuser to give up drinking as being sensibly unbeneficial. The effects persist after the drug is discontinued, but the addiction can return if the person drinks without first taking the drug. This treatment is highly unusual in that it works better if the patient does not go through detoxification prior to starting it.
This technique is used with positive results in Finland, Pennsylvania, and Florida, and is sometimes referred to as the Sinclair Method.
However, there is a lot of professional bias against this treatment for two reasons.
First, most alcohol abusers cannot successfully drink in moderation. Second, some studies have also been done which claim to demonstrate naltrexone to be of questionable value in supporting abstinence. However, the evidence is inconclusive.
Nutritional therapy
Nutritional therapy is not a treatment of alcohol abuse itself, but rather a treatment of the difficulties that can arise after years of heavy alcohol abuse; many alcohol dependents have insulin resistance syndrome, a metabolic disorder where the body’s difficulty in processing sugars causes an unsteady supply to the blood stream. While the disorder can be treated by a hypoglycemic diet, this can affect behavior and emotions. These side-effects are often seen among alcohol dependents in treatment. The metabolic aspects of such dependence are often overlooked, resulting in poor treatment outcomes.
There are other less popular treatments for alcohol abuse. This list is not meant to be an exhaustive compilation of every known treatment, but merely a general description of the most common treatments in use today. People are unique; what works best for one alcohol abuser may not be the same treatment that works best for another. For the greatest level of success, the treatment used must address the root causes of abuse to begin with. Only then will long-term success be achievable.
Greg Roy has years of experience in in dealing with people who suffer from alcohol abuse. To find out more, please visit http://alcohol-abusetreatment.com.
How To Prevent Child Abuse Using A Hidden Camera
There is really only one way to prove to authorities if your child is being abused and that is to trust the person who watches your children in the first place. But often the person you trust is a child abuser or even worse, a child molester which will psychologically destroy the child later in life. So who can you trust. The sad truth is you can trust no one. Not you fiends, spouse, babysitter or relative.
The best way is to install a hidden cameras into rooms so you can monitor your child to see what is going on when you are away and can’t be with your child.
The hard core facts are that today, Most abused and neglected children never come to the attention of government authorities because it’s a case of he said/she. Child abuse statistics in our government are never accurate. Authorities ask parents to recall and report abuse that they may have experienced in childhood. Many child abuse stories you here go unreported due to lack of concrete evidence that the abuse even happened at all!
Also, there are many types of child abuse from physical neglect to hitting or beating or just verbal abuse which sometime is even worse than physical abuse. Then there is incest which is when the parent has sex with his or her child which will totally mess the child up for life.
Using hidden cameras is key rooms where your child spends his time is vital to insure that he or she is safe from child abuse. At the very least, by using a hidden camera you will be able to prove to authorities that the your child was definitely abused therefore you will be able to prosecute that person with authorities later on.
We give you a list of some of the best hidden cameras than can be used to prevent child abuse or at the very least prove that your child was abused by a nanny, babysitter, friend or parent.
1) The Air Wick Fresh Matic hidden camera is non-functioning as an air freshener but is perfect as a hidden camera. You’ll be able to see everything happening and watch your child in the comfort of any room in your house and catch child abuse before it happens.
2) A Hidden Camera disguised as a Puppy Dog that lets you see and hear everything using a hidden camera and speaker. The signal is transmitted to a hand-held portable LCD monitor that you can carry around the house while doing chores or housework.
3) Yellow Monster Hidden Camera Disguised as a Yellow Monster put this in where your young child or baby is to safeguard against potential child abusers.
4) The Down-View Smoke Detector hidden camera works by mounting it to the ceiling. Put it in locations where your child is in the most until you get home.
Many other ordinary everyday objects can have hidden cameras in them that are completely undetectable by a potential child abuser.
Each of the above hidden cameras are designed to attach to your TV or to a Digital Video Recorder in which you can record all the activity that the camera sees.
Many times monitoring for child abuse from a remote location is very desirable. Many parents today work on computers at work and need a way to monitor their children when at work to make sure they are safe from child abuse. So there is a 4 Channel Wireless Visec Surveillance System that really is a great and easy system to set up. It can monitor and record up to 4 rooms. Perfect to see pictures of child abuse or detect signs of child abuse.
The best part about a Visec Surveillance System is that the cameras are out in full view and by being visible will let the child abuser know he or she is being watched thus making it less likely your child will be abused in the first place!
Glenn Freiboth is an author for Surveillance news and lives in Illinois.
Surveillance Equipment products can be found at http://www.spygearco.com/hidden-cameras.htm
Traumatic Brain Injuries and Substance Abuse
Medical practitioners commonly acknowledge that substance abuse plays a part in many cases of traumatic brain injury. A victim may have engaged in recreational drug use or alcohol abuse before the injury, the brain injury event may have been caused by intoxication, and problems with substance abuse can arise in victims of traumatic brain injury after they are discharged from medical facilities. What role does substance abuse play in traumatic brain injury? What can you do if a loved one suffering from traumatic brain injury is also struggling with drug or alcohol abuse?
Who Is At Risk For Traumatic Brain Injury?
Alcohol abuse plays a major role in traumatic brain injury, with many incidents occurring in relation to automobile crashes or heavy equipment used while under the influence. The medical community recognizes that young males are the most likely to suffer from alcohol-related TBI. These incidents may be isolated, but many fall within a context of broader substance abuse: for example, a longitudinal study at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio has found that nearly 60 percent of their patient sample had prior histories of drug and alcohol abuse.
Someone with a previous record of substance abuse may have a more difficult time being hospitalized than those with no previous record or history. This is due to the fact that many patients are both recovering from their brain injuries and dealing with the frustrating physical and emotional effects of detoxification. The presence of drug or alcohol abuse can also complicate diagnoses, as many of the symptoms of overdose (respiratory depression, lethargy, confusion, apathy, and disorientation) are similar to those of traumatic brain injury. Thus, TBI is sometimes overlooked, leading to complications and ongoing symptoms related to insufficient care.
After Discharge: Substance Abuse A Risk For TBI Patients
The struggles with substance abuse do not necessarily end when a traumatic brain injury patient is released from the hospital and discharged to his or her home and community. In fact, they are sometimes just beginning: Victims of TBIs often turn to drugs or alcohol to cope with the emotional disturbances or changes in personality that might be a result of a brain injury. The brain injury patient may not even be able to disclose his or her own problems with substances due to after effects of the injury such as speech issues or memory loss; similarly, they may already exhibit external symptoms some would associate with intoxication and may feel that it doesn’t matter if they actually indulge in those substances since their physical symptoms already make them seem as if they do.
What Can Families Do About Substance Abuse and Traumatic Brain Injury?
Loved ones and families of the victim can be the biggest help in acquainting themselves and making interventions in the substance abuse after the brain injury. Families who take care of the brain injured patient are often the first to notice that the person they are caring for is developing a substance addiction. Families taking care of these patients do have ways to help the person with a substance abuse problem such as letting the health care providers know, or advise their loved one to find help. A drug-free surrounding that is supportive provided by the families can be another way to help the substance abuser and brain injury victim towards rehabilitation and regaining all functions. However, substance abuse can have an enormous negative impact on family members who suffer emotionally as their loved one slides into dangerous habits. It is essential that families of traumatic brain injury survivors with associated substance abuse issues seek out their own support, either through a professional counselor or a local Al-Anon group, in order to cope with the ravages of substance abuse.
Some families may wish to hire an experienced brain injury attorney to help them address not only medical care for substance abuse treatment, but the myriad of other issues related to traumatic brain injury. TBI is stressful on families and individuals; a clever lawyer who is an expert at brain injuries can maneuver the legal system and find essential services and help and possibly also help to find financial support or compensation for expenses that can come from being out of work or needing medication, as well as emotional turmoil.
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Nursing Home Abuse is On The Rise
Recently, a congressional report was released stating that 1,600 U.S. nursing homes have been cited for abuse. This is nearly one third of all the nursing homes in the United States. It’s a shocking reality for thousands of older Americans who spend the latter years of their life in facilities designed specifically to care for them. A nursing home abuse lawyer can help families whose loved one was the victim of abuse under the care of a nursing home.
The National Center On Elder Abuse in the United States collects data and information about residents and any instances of abuse. It is believed that the number of reported abuses will increase in the years to come, due to 50% of all facilities being under staffed. These are only the reported instances, unfortunately the majority of abuse cases go unreported. If you or a loved one has witnessed abuse, you should report it to a nursing home abuse lawyer immediately.
Even though such distressing statistics of abuse are on the rise, this epidemic remains a problem with no end in sight. With low salary packages for the staff, and a high turnover rate of staff, the problem of abuse does not look like it is going to get better anytime soon. Nursing home abuse lawyers are well aware of this fact, and remain to be the only light at the end of this tunnel.
A nursing home abuse lawyer will help determine if you or a loved one has an abuse case against a facility. These types of abuse could include: physical, sexual, emotional or psychological, neglect, and abandonment. Nursing home lawyers know that there is a case, if a patient suffers from any one of these types of abuse. These lawyers specialize in dealing with abuse all the time.
Many serious health problems and fatalities have resulted from instances of abuse. Contacting a nursing home abuse lawyer will prevent future incidents of abuse to the said patient. It is imperative that you contact a nursing home abuse lawyer, because the law limits the amount of time after a patient incurs an injury to file suit. A lawyer can help uncover the abuse and help you regain your power by protecting your legal rights.
There are lawyers who can offer legal solutions if you or a loved one has experienced abuse. It is very important that you speak to an experienced lawyer, preferably a lawyer who specializes in abuse. Contact an attorney if you have any questions concerning what can be done with your case. You or your loved one may be entitled to compensation for your damages or suffering.
Nick Johnson is lead counsel with Johnson Law Group. Johnson represents plaintiffs in many states and focuses on injury cases involving Fen-Phen and PPH, Paxil, Mesothelioma and Nursing Home Abuse. Call Nick Johnson at 1-888-311-5522 or visit http://www.johnsonlawgroup.com
Signs of Abusive Relationships – the Subtle Communication Patterns of an Abusive Relationship
How do you help someone who is abused to see the light? In screening thousands of people for domestic abuse, I’m convinced that showing the subtle communication patterns of abusive relationships helps someone being abused to awaken to their circumstances. Further, identifying these subtle, and often unconscious, interaction patterns helps the abused partner recognize what keeps the abuse dynamic going and, from here, what stops it.
Many people say they know they are in an abusive relationship, but don’t understand what maintains it. If that has been your experience, look at the subtle communication patterns of abusive relationships and you will gain insight into the mechanism that sustains this dynamic. Seeing this will give you what you need to stop the cycle and will help to insure that you not engage in another abusive relationship.
A Closer Look at the Subtle Communication Patterns of Abusive Relationships
For example, look at the interaction pattern and internal dialogue surrounding the subtle communication pattern of “when ‘no’ means maybe.” When you feel your answers, from the core of your being, to domestic abuse screening questions addressing this communication pattern, you see subtleties of the abuse dynamic unfold.
It is subtle and, at the same time, significant. If s/he hears your “no” as a “maybe” and as a challenge to convert into a “yes,” you can see a lack of honoring your preferences and an obsessive compulsion to control the outcome of the exchange.
Further, if you’re aware that your “no” sounds like “maybe,” then you can recognize your hesitation in not fulfilling your partner’s request. As you look closer at that, you can feel the basis for this hesitation. You will see and feel an internal dialogue that supports the domestic abuse dynamic.
Your Personal Inquiry: Discovering Communication Patterns in Your Own Relationship
Now we could go on from here; however if you’re thinking of taking such a test, it would be best for your discovery to come from within. That will be more meaningful and more likely to move you forward, as it will resonate with you from your own personal experience.
Without that inward inquiry, the description may sound vague and without substance. Trust me, it’s not. Domestic abuse is absolutely real and it’s easiest to acknowledge, and to abort, in its most subtle manifestations. Recognize the subtle communication patterns of abusive relationships and learn to stop them before they spiral out of control.
If you’d like help identifying the subtle communication patterns of abusive relationships, I’d like to invite you to visit www.PreventAbusiveRelationships.com. Dr. Jeanne King helps individuals, families and healthcare professionals to recognize and end domestic abuse
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