How did your marriage end?

It was a bag of cough drops. Sounds like an innocuous enough item, how could THAT be the culprit? It started innocently enough. I had a bad cough. My dh was standing on his side of the bed chan…

Top stories for Susan   How did your marriage end? Connie Wright, studied at School of Hard Knocks • Updated July 19, 2020 It was a bag of cough drops. Sounds like an innocuous enough item, how could THAT be the culprit? It started innocently enough. I had a bad cough. My dh was standing on his ... Read more » 4.1K 134   As an oncologist, could you state something that causes cancer that many people do not know of? Michael Bryan, former Technical Specialist (2018-2020) • Answered July 1 Certainly. One lesser-known factor that can contribute to cancer is chronic inflammation. Inflammation is a normal part of the body's immune response to injury or infection... Read more » 1.2K 112   If you consumed alcohol every day and got drunk, how long would it take to damage your liver? Brian Garstka, 572 days dry • Answered December 11, 2023 I'm not a doctor so I'll just tell you about my experience with the sauce and a struggling liver. I drank pretty heavily for about 10 years, 6–8 ounces of liquor a night wit... Read more » 5.9K 562   I was recently interviewed at Google and got rejected on the last interview even though I solved the problem right. Why? Charlie Reams, Staff Software Engineer at Google (2012-present) • Answered March 12, 2017 (I've conducted over 100 interviews for Google but, to be clear, the rest of this answer refers to possible explanations, not necessarily anything I've experienced.) Some po... Read more » 3K 225   Can I get pregnant after 34? Amanda McPherson Shafton, DNP, Certified Nurse-Midwife • Answered June 22, 2017 Biologically? Absolutely not. Many women get pregnant during their 30s. Medically speaking, if you are going to turn 35 during your pregnancy you get the unfortunately named... Read more » 4.5K 2.3K   How do high IQ people study? Frank Hosszu, former Disability Worker/Nursing Assistant • Updated October 13, 2020 I have a daughter who has a high IQ. She's a psychologist and so is my wife. When she (my daughter) was studying, the one thing I noticed about her was that she was a very i... Read more » 7.2K 519   How self-disciplined is Mark Zuckerberg? Bertil Hatt, worked at Facebook (2014-2015) • Updated February 13, 2017 Insanely. That's really the key to understand his exceptionalism. He is smarter than the average, but what puts him on a league of his own is his three clear super-powers: he... Read more » 4.8K 147   What are Japanese jails like? Krysta Storer, I know the language and the customs • Updated February 21, 2020 Since I spent 35 days in Japanese jail, I believe I'm qualified to answer this question! "What are Japanese jails like?" is the question I am asked most often, and my answer... Read more » 7.4K 258   What are some tricks used by waiters that most people never notice? Alison Bourke, worked at Sheraton Hotels & Resorts (1995-2003) • Answered March 11, 2019 A couple of sneaky ones that I always hated and refused to do. When your guests are comfortably seated and you open the menu to hand it to them, open it at a page where the ... Read more » 6.7K 446   What was Elon Musk's GPA at UPenn? Nathan C, Wellesley High School '16, UPenn Wharton '20 • Updated June 25, 2018 I'm a student at Penn right now and one of the physics professors was an assistant professor at the same time Elon was an undergraduate. Apparently, Elon Musk wasn't an ama... Read more » 6.2K 779   Why do a lot of people divorce after having a baby? Melissa McFadden, Owner/housekeeper (2003-present) • Updated November 19 It is both as a woman and from a mother's perspective that I am answering this. The most spiritual, emotional and engaging moment of my life was the moment my son was put i... Read more » 332 59   I caught my doctor using WebMD to prescribe me medicine. Who should I contact to get him fired? John Benjamin Tatum, Firearm Instructor and Firing Range Safety Officer (1989-present) • Answered October 22, 2019 My doctor uses the electronic edition of the Physicians Desk Reference to prescribe me medications or adjust doses on medications she is not familiar with. They have used t... Read more » 1.9K 103 Read more in your feed

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Could someone have borderline personality disorder (Quiet subtype) and not split on others? I definitely split on myself, but I don’t believe I spl...

Could someone have borderline personality disorder (Quiet subtype) and not split on others? I definitely split on myself, but I don't believe I split on others. I haven't been diagnosed with BPD (yet)

Mental Illness & Trauma • 11.4K followers Doing what we can to erase the stigma from mental illness   Antonieta Contreras, Trauma therapist, author: Traumatization & Its Aftermath Posted Fri Could someone have borderline personality disorder (Quiet subtype) and not split on others? I definitely split on myself, but I don't believe I split on others. I haven't been diagnosed with BPD (yet), but I seem to have many of the traits. Great question! It allows to clarify what "split" really means. It doesn't mean "in others". Splitting in others is the extreme of dissociated identity, where the brain is so... Read more »     Antonieta Contreras, Trauma therapist, author: Traumatization & Its Aftermath Posted Nov 18 How does EMDR therapy compare to neurofeedback in treating complex PTSD, particularly for individuals with a history of childhood neglect? The same way face-cream compares to a hamburger. They both take care of something you need, but they are not completely connected. The face-cream nurtures your skin while the... Read more »   Read more in Mental Illness & Trauma

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Pancreatic cancer is said to be the most insidious of all cancers. Is it possible to ...?

One of my dear friends died of pancreatic cancer only months into retirement. He had been experiencing back pains and wasn't feeling very well either (but still), and was quickly and unfortunate…

Top stories for Susan   Pancreatic cancer is said to be the most insidious of all cancers. Is it possible to spot it early? How can one prevent it? Thomas Cayne, Writer, painter, thinker, madman. • Answered May 15 One of my dear friends died of pancreatic cancer only months into retirement. He had been experiencing back pains and wasn't feeling very well either (but still), and was q... Read more » 714 166   Why are Indonesians so smart? Wirawan Winarto, Indonesian. Ex-engineer at Microsoft, Samsung, & Intel • Answered January 28, 2018 I believe it is a sampling bias. Indonesian average IQ (mean) is only around 90, which is I believe is a bit below world's average. Those Indonesians you meet in Europe and ... Read more » 2.6K 127   Do people get their karma for cheating in a relationship? Haley Lynn • Answered September 14 Yes. One married couple I know, the husband cheated on his wife. He divorced her and married the other woman. Several years into his new marriage, his new wife cheated on h... Read more » 565 50   At what age does walking up and down stairs become too demanding simply due to aging? Mary DiVincenzo, works at St. Mary School • Answered January 24, 2018 As a nurse for over 40 years I have cared for the elderly in their homes as well as hospital settings. Now that I am 65 yrs old some people would call me elderly. What I ha... Read more » 6.7K 380   As a surgeon, what is the most shocking thing someone has said to you during surgery? Ray • Answered January 11 I was allowed to accompany my 10 year old son in surgery at his vehement request. During the prep and actual surgery all the medical personnel were talking out loud, reflec... Read more » 4K 178   If you get pulled over by a police officer and he tells you to turn off your dashcam, how do you politely and respectfully decline to turn it off? Eli Chase, Police Detective at Local and Municipal Government (1995-present) • Updated October 29 If you've been pulled over and the officer immediately tells you to turn off your dashcam, what response to give should be the least of your concerns! A running dash cam has... Read more » 4.2K 317   Which university has more potential to overtake Harvard in the centuries to come as the most prestigious university in the world: Stanford or MIT? William Beeman, Professor and Chair, University of Minnesota • Answered May 9, 2020 Harvard is not the most prestigious university in the world Neither is MIT Neither is Stanford Neither will any of these universities, as fine as they are, be the most prestig... Read more » 2.6K 184   A coworker is harassing me. She asked me not to eat at my desk then told my boss that I was taking excessive breaks since I now eat breakfast and snacks in the kitchen to make her happy. What should I do? Dawn Leeper, mom of 3 autistic kids, 10 years SPED teaching • Answered September 26 I had a coworker like this. She complained that I ate at my desk, and I told my boss (we weren't in the same dept) that I ate at my desk, because I was pregnant, and anothe... Read more » 5.4K 234   My mother didn't care for me and my brothers as children & now she is disabled. Am I wrong for feeling that she's not my responsibility? Aurie Wilson, A Narcissist Made Me a Happier and Better Person. • Updated February 7 No ma'am. When I was 5 I cried a lot. Then my nose would sometimes bleed. At the age of 25, my mother had just given birth to her 4th child…a son. I dont remember when she ... Read more » 9.8K 791   My husband's ex-affair partner will not stop calling him, and he refuses to tell her to stop. He says that he is not answering the calls and I'm making a big deal out of nothing. What should I do? Ava Golightly, Been in a few, married to my best friend now • Answered June 10, 2023 I can almost guarantee you she's not just some crazy Fatal Attraction type, calling him desperately without him answering. She's calling because he keeps giving her at leas... Read more » 3.5K 458   How did Eric Clapton's son fall out of the window? K Johnson, Self taught musician and music historian • Answered October 4 The window that Connor fell from was a huge floor to ceiling window (a window wall). This window was very very rarely opened due to its size and the lack of any railing or ... Read more » 3.1K 249   What are the common signs and symptoms of metastatic colorectal cancer? Carole Pagan, Creator at https;//CommonSenseLiving.com • Answered October 27 For me, I had bowel issues that I attributed to IBS and stress. I had these problems for a couple of years. Then, my bowel movements got really skinny. Shortly after that I... Read more » 544 20 Read more in your feed

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