Indeed, the ball hit one of the men, and he immediately clasped his hands together at his crotch, fell to the ground, and proceeded to roll around in evident agony. The woman rushed down to the man and immediately began to apologize. She said,
“Please allow me to help. I’m a physical therapist and know I could relieve your pain if you’d allow.”

“Ummph, oooh, nnooo, I’ll be all right…I’ll be fine in a few minutes,” he replied breathlessly as he remained in the fetal position, still clasping his hands together at his crotch. But she persisted, and he finally allowed her to help him. She gently took his hands away and laid them to the side, she loosened his pants, and she put her hands inside. She began to massage him. She then asked him, “How does that feel?”

To which he replied, “It feels great, but my thumb still hurts like hell.”

*Source: http://sportzfun.com/jokes/golf/golf-therapist.htm

The moment he said that thing about the divorce, I immediately thought that it has got to be a mental disorder. I talked to my therapist and indeed it was. My therapist said that his cousin may be experiencing Dependent Personality Disorder. He said that a patient that is having this problem allows other to assume the responsibility for his life because of the lack of self confidence or the lack of ability to function independently. This makes their own needs secondary to the needs of others. They often view themselves poorly and only as extensions of others.

Here are the characteristics of those who are suffering from Dependent personality disorder:

1. encouraging or allowing others to make most of one’s important life decisions;
2. subordination of one’s own needs to those of others on whom one is dependent, and undue compliance with their wishes;
3. unwillingness to make even reasonable demands on the people one depends on;
4. feeling uncomfortable or helpless when alone, because of exaggerated fears of inability to care for oneself;
5. preoccupation with fears of being abandoned by a person with whom one has a close relationship, and of being left to care for oneself;
6. limited capacity to make everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others.

Research suggests that hallucinogens do their tricks in the brain’s cortex where in the drugs will be able to activate specific receptors in the brain that are normally triggered by certain brain cells. But then, not all of the known compounds that activate the receptors lead to mind-bending trips. Some result to really scary sensations according to some of the test subjects. They referred to these scary events as “bad trip”.

Scientists are still fascinated at how brains are very mysterious whether it is on drugs or not. As further studies are being conducted, slowly but surely, the answers are being laid down.

10. WARNING: Leading cause of obesity.
9. WARNING: Comes complete with your choice of nagging wife or lazy husband.
8. WARNING: Loss of ring may cause early morning nagging.
7. WARNING: May cause sudden and dramatic changes in personality of wearer.
6. WARNING: Severe penalties for early withdrawal.
5. WARNING: Objects wearing ring may be subject to reoccurring late night headaches.
4. WARNING: Mother-in-law included.
3. WARNING: Has been known to cause complete spinal removal in the male gender.
2. WARNING: Ring may be much heavier than actual ball and chain.
1. WARNING: Child support and alimony not included.

Back in 2005, 55 percent of the nation’s nearly 31,000 gun deaths were tallied. Furthermore, there was nothing unique about this number. Why? Because gun related suicides have outnumbered homicides for 20 of the last 25 years.

By using guns as a suicide method, it has a 90 percent success rate. Jumping from high places only has a 34 percent success rate and drug overdose only has 2 percent success rate. Other methods are not as lethal as a gunfire.

If a person has a handgun at home, that he could possibly use for self defense, then he has a handgun that he can also use to commit suicide or cause domestic violence.

You may have noticed when you came to visit a friend that there are things that they keep that appear to be of no use but it is still being treasured. If a person is given a choice between $100 and a pair of LeBron James shoes, most likely he would choose the money but if he was given the shoes first and then asked if he would trade it for $100, most likely, the shoes will be chosen.

This is called the endowment effect which most researchers refer to as the poster child of strange behavior. Chimps show this behavior too.

Their research suggests that people are more motivated in protecting their belongings out of fear rather than as enjoyment. Ownership is also another factor. If you are attached to a a certain object like for example your wedding ring or the jersey that won you the MVP award, then the endowment effect becomes more intensified.

So why are we then afraid to lose our stuff? Its not like we will die if we lose that jersey right? But then, our brains may think that we will. There’s a good side to this - we get to know the true worth of our things and not just the monetary value. Our things have a certain good memory attached to them.

*Source: LiveScience.com

If taking vitamins doesn’t keep you healthy enough, try more laughter: The most wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed.
Nicolas-Sebastien Chamfort

Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.
Arnold Glasow

Laughter is part of the human survival kit.
David Nathan

The best blush to use is laughter: It put roses in your cheeks and in your soul.
Linda Knight

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.
Jean Houston

Laughter is the most healthful exertion.
Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland

One can never speak enough of the virtues, the dangers, the power of shared laughter.
Francoise Sagan

Seven days without laughter make one weak.
Joel Goodman

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
E.E. Cummings

Laughter is an instant vacation.
Milton Berle

*Source: Neil Baxter

Peter Pan. Yes, he’s the guy from Neverland. He never grows old in his place but when he set his toe on earth, he immediately started aging. He was the one who fought against the vicious Capt. Hook.

Dracula. It was said in movies that once you are bitten by Dracula or one of his vampire underlings, you get to live forever but you have to do nasty things like drink blood, avoid sunlight and sleep in coffins.

Lazarus Long. Remember the fiction novels of Robert Heilein? Well, Lazarus is one of his main characters. He lives to be over 2,000 years old and travels to distant planets.

Nicolas Flamel. Harry Potter fan? You should have heard of him already. He is the good friend of Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. He was the one who created the Philosopher’s stone in the film.

Tithonus. He was the lover of the Greek goddess Eros. She asked Zeus to make him immortal but she forgot to ask for eternal youth. He became frail and very, very old. He was then begging for his death.

Dorian Gray. He was the character created by Oscar Wilde. He does not grow old but the face in his portrait does. Really creepy.

Highlander. They die only hen their heads are lopped off. They battle each other until only one is left to claim a very valuable prize: Mortality.

The Grail Knight. He is the one who is tasked with guarding the Holy Grail. It is a crucible that grants eternal life to any who drink from it.

Methuselah. He is the oldest person in the Old testament of the Bible. He is the grandfather of Noah. He lived to be 969 years old.

Arwen. She is the half-elven maiden in the Lord of the Rings who renounces eternal life so that she can marry her sweetheart, Aragorn, the king of Gondor. She dies at an old age of 2,901.

Even the researchers were astonished by these findings. They have often believed that it is almost impossible to raise an entire country’s level of happiness. But then it looks like even the simplest gestures of the government can satisfy people.

Based on the findings in over 52 countries that involved 350,000 people, a big chunk of them are very satisfied for the reason that they are able to live their life the way they want to. Democracy is important to these people. Also, they want respect if in case they choose to be lesbians or gays. By far, the biggest reason is freedom to be themselves.

You see, it is not just the economy that can make a person happy, the simple acceptance of a person is a big help in contributing to the entire country’s happiness.

*Source: LiveScience.Com

They said that if these policies can be implemented, there will be a broader smoke-free environment which is highly beneficial for everyone’s health. They added that some of the cities that adopted this scheme have dramatically decreased the number of patients who are admitted in hospitals and those who have died due to heart attacks.

If the scheme continues and becomes widely accepted, then the environment will be a lot cleaner and a lot more safe for children.