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• "I am extremely thankful that I did not take my life." - Michael Phelps shares his struggle with #depression and #suicide. Take time to get help. Phelps wishes he hadn’t put it off for ten years.

  

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  Michael Phelps: 'I am extremely thankful that I did not take my life'

  CNN - Susan Scutti

  CNN — Far from the familiar waters of an Olympic pool, swimmer Michael Phelps shared the story of his personal encounter with depression at a mental health conference in Chicago this week. “You do contemplate suicide,” the winner of 28 Olympic medals told a hushed audience at the fourth annual …

• Pregnant women should avoid #ADHD meds like alcohol & smoking — Use of certain stimulants shown to increase birth defects in babies

  

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  ADHD drug tied to heart defects in babies

  Reuters - Lisa Rapaport

  (Reuters Health) - - Pregnant women who take drugs like Ritalin and Concerta for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely than those who don’t to have babies with heart deformities and other birth defects, a recent study suggests. Researchers examined data on more than 1.8 …

• Instead of getting help or comfort, these suicidal people were preyed upon—a serial-killer motive that only seems logical to the monster #Japan #suicide

  

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  Japan: Serial Killer Murdered, Dismembered Suicidal People He Met on Twitter

  breitbart.com - Frances Martel

  Japan’s government is considering new measures to contain social media-driven violence after the arrest of a man found keeping nine bodies in his …

• Sleep apnea has been shown to increase the risk of heart attacks, and now Alzheimer’s. Who knew sleeping was so dangerous?

  

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  Sleep Apnea May Boost Alzheimer's Risk

  healthday.com - Steven Reinberg

  FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- If your sleep is continually disrupted by a condition called sleep apnea, you might face a higher chance of …

• Stress kills creativity

  

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  Writing Under Duress — MyStoryDoctor.com

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  MyStoryDoctor.com | Proven Writing Tips MyStoryDoctor.com | Proven Writing Tips Proven Writing Tips | New York Times Bestselling Author David …

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