![]() ![]() 'They're contracting diseases, and then they go their separate ways. They're not talking to their parents, and they're hooking up with people that they really don't know anything about. Intervention specialist Preston Boyce told : 'They're using the social networks. The study from Florida's Seminole County Health Department reported large rises in cases of chlamydia and syphilis. However, Lady Susan Greenfield from the University of Oxford recently warmed over-using social networks could shorten the attention span, encourage instant gratification and cause a loss of empathy.Īnd last year a U.S report suggested using websites like Facebook could be fuelling the rise of sexually transmitted diseases among young adults. It found: 'The success of social networking sites might be associated with a specific positive affective state experienced by users when they use their account.' The research was conducted jointly by the Auxologico Italian Institute, the Catholic University, both in Milan, and the famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Instead they found it brought out reactions suggesting the person had found high levels of attractiveness and arousal. I can release because times get hard, but that doesn't mean I need to beat myself up in the process.Not surprisingly the first made the students the most relaxed and the maths test made them the most stressed.īut the Facebook time threw up a whole new set of unexpected results that were neither stressed out or over relaxed. I can relate, and refer to my circle, who want the best for me, and offer me perspective. I can relax and still work towards my goals. I'm appreciating the phrase, "relax, relate, release", more and more because it's confirmation that I will be alright. I'm learning that everything I want out of life will not come in the packaged deal that is in my imagination. I try to challenge myself, and do things outside my norm, so I can get the types of results I want (or hope to obtain.) I'm learning to "relax, relate, relax." I'm grateful enough to have friends and family, who love and support me, remind me how strong I am, and that I will be okay. I set personal goals for each week and/or day in order to feel better about my process. Something that I've realized that I'm doing is constantly working towards my goals. I'm learning how to take things day by day, and just to be grateful that I'm able to see another 24 hours. I find myself questioning everything at times, and wanting answers for everything, but I'm learning not everything is meant for me to see and understand RIGHT NOW. ![]() A 23 year old, college grad, who is navigating through this journey called life. If I'm being quiet honest, though, I still feel freak out, like everyone else who's in my shoes. I've read multiple quotes, telling me that my time is coming, and I just need to work hard, and be patient, which I believe is true. I've seen memes about Oprah getting fired from her first major job at 23. As a 23 year old, I see memes on social media on daily basis, telling me to trust the process. Today, I find myself using "relax, relate, release" to get my life. As a fan of the show, "A Different World", I laughed when Whitley was huffing and puffing, and making weird gestures, repeating "relax, relate, release", and I didn't think anything of it. Her therapist basically told her that she needed to chill, and take things day by day, and to be true to herself. ![]() Whitley Gilbert said it best, "relax, relate, release."ĭuring this episode, Whitley was freaking out about her life and visited her therapist in order to gather her life. ![]()
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