Balloons have come along way from their simple original design and now they are available in all sorts of shapes and sizes. With some balloon twisting instructions you can take this to an all new level.

Although balloon modeling is often associated with clowns at a child's birthday party it is actually something anyone can do, including children, with the right help. The question is why do it at all?

Balloon twisting actually has quite a few benefits that many...

Do you experience pleasure from pain? Do you find fulfillment in being beaten or delight in suffering at the hands of others? If you said “yes” to the previous questions, it’s possible you’re a masochist.

“Sexual masochism refers to recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors involving the act (real, not simulated) of being beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer. Blindfolding, spanking and humiliation in the...

As a senior in a prestigious University on the West Coast, I know first hand how hard it is to make it through finals week. The hours and hours of studying plus the hours and hours of tests make for a miserable and highly stressful time period. The following are suggestions (that I have successfully used) to get you through this stressful time.

As your time gets more and more pressed during finals week (as you are studying for your tests), the first things to go out are your...

Teen depression can have detrimental effects on your child's life. The first step to helping is to identify the difference between sadness and true depression.

Interestingly, there are differences between teen depression and adult depression, which makes it a bit more difficult to tell when a teen is depressed.

Irritable or angry: this quite often is the most common result of depression and might play out as being grumpy, hostile, easily frustrated or...

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) is an evidence-based and effective form of treatment for children with trauma and disorders of attachment[1]. It is an evidence-based treatment, meaning that there has been empirical research published in peer-reviewed journals. Craven & Lee (2006) determined that DDP is a supported and acceptable treatment (category 3 in a six level system). However, their review only included results from a partial preliminary presentation of an...

Trauma to the chest wall is very common in the event of blunt trauma. It can vary in severity from simply minor bruising to a single rib fracture to even severe crush injuries of both rib cages. The more severe the injury, the more critical it is. Severe chest wall trauma can lead to a compromised respiratory system.

Chest Wall Trauma Basics

Most chest injuries and chest wall traumas require no real therapy or treatment. The treatment for bruised or even broken ribs is to...

Dissociative Identity Disorder

“Because…we’re the same person”, the famous line that twisted the whole plot of the 1999 hit blockbuster “Fight Club” awed many people including myself. For some reason, the thought of having two completely different identities still amazes me today. Dissociative Identity Disorder “is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in -- and...

One of the most frightening things you may find yourself experiencing is a panic attack. You could be doing your usual activities like driving, watching TV, cooking, etc and SUDDENLY, your hit by strange symptoms.

Its may start with tingling sensation in your arm which quickly escalate to numbness. Your finding it difficult to breath and your chest hurts. Your heart is beating so fast that you KNOW your having a heart attack. Fear overcomes you and you really feel like dieing...

Depression can be devastating to all areas of persons' everyday life. It isn't just a personal agony; its effects touch every segment of society and our economy if it is not recognized and treated. If left untreated, symptoms can last for weeks, months, or even years, causing needless pain and suffering, not only to the person who is depressed, but also to those who care about them.

Left untreated, depression will impact society as well as individuals. It leads to broken...

Anxiety attacks are really serious. You must have heard a lot about mental disorder. The problem is that most people believe that these disorders would strike only a certain type of people. However, this is wrong. The fact is that anxiety attacks can strike anyone.

There are several types of disorders that exist around the world. These include anxiety disorders, panic attacks and social anxieties. These attacks can result in mild discomfort and also in more complicated and...