Entries from June 2006

Like A Headless, Day-Off Chicken

Date June 26, 2006

I usually sleep in on my days off. Sometimes I sleep way in. But not today. I had a 10 am appointment at the hospital to get vaccinated against more nasty bugs that I might find myself face to face with at work. The system of hospitals that I work for […]

Can a Psychiatrist Really Tell What’s Wrong With You?

Date June 23, 2006

From digg.com: “The question has dogged mental-health clinicians for more than 30 years, ever since a famous experiment showed that healthy people will be labeled sick if they go to a psychiatric emergency room and act sick. Recently, a new study tried to repeat the experiment and failed, proving that shrinks aren’t as […]

Selfish For Self

Date June 22, 2006

From a very early age, most of us are indoctrinated with the notion of sharing. We’re told not to hog the toys or the bathroom or even our old clothes. As we soon find out, being selfish isn’t a desirable personality trait. The thinking goes that the less selfish we are, the […]