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		<title>Torture and PTSD</title>
		<link>http://downshifter.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/torture-and-ptsd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 09:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ozark Guidance &#8211; Torture is a Form of Trauma, Trauma Causes PTSD
Grief, interrupted: PTSD in the time of Tsunami and war
&#8220;The crayon on the wood took the abuse out of the present and put it into the past, properly, physically. The crayon marks told Sybil she no longer had to convince anyone of anything. It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=downshifter.wordpress.com&blog=3152266&post=61&subd=downshifter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boundaries</title>
		<link>http://downshifter.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/boundaries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 18:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[blackmail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boundaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullying]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mistakes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[resistance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Challenge of Setting Boundaries by Jane Bluestein, Ph.D
Set Your Own Dating Rules @ Tarot.com
How To Set And Defend Your Personal Boundaries 
Setting Out Your Boundaries at Suite101.com
Tips for Setting Boundaries in Your Life and Work at SlowDownFast.com
Stupid Mistake #9: Not Setting Healthy Boundaries
Setting Personal Boundaries &#8211; protecting self
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		<title>Invalidation</title>
		<link>http://downshifter.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/invalidation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 15:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[borderline personality disorder]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[injury]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[self injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Invalidation @ eqi.org
The Positive Approach &#8211; Lesson 1: Invalidation
Chronic Invalidation &#8211; Leading to Low Self Esteem and an Inability to Express One&#8217;s Self
Etiology (history and causes) of Self Injury 
Invalidating Environment &#8211; Contributor to Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder information at About.com
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		<title>Stress, coping and medical procedures</title>
		<link>http://downshifter.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/stress-coping-and-medical-procedures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 12:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stressresponses arise when exposures to adverse life experiences outstrip protective psychosocial resources, leading to a failure of coping and adaptation &#8211; Lazarus RS. Stress and Emotion: A New Synthesis, 1st ed. London: Free Association Books; 1999
from Psychosomatic Medicine &#8211; Socioeconomic Status Differences in Coping With a Stressful Medical Procedure 
Preparing Patient for Unpleasant Medical Procedures [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=downshifter.wordpress.com&blog=3152266&post=58&subd=downshifter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some links on self-esteem</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 09:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abundance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your esteemed self (this one is really good)
Book Review: Shame &#38; Guilt
Letting the steam out of self-esteem
Self-value (about financial abundance and the ego)
Self-worth (lots about God)
Self-esteem at Wikipedia
Lessons for living: self-esteem
Health and goodness: self-worth
Toxic-shame and low self-esteem
What is the essence of self-worth? (California State Univerisity, excerpt from &#8216;You can choose to be happy&#8217;) (see also this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=downshifter.wordpress.com&blog=3152266&post=57&subd=downshifter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Exercise Log</title>
		<link>http://downshifter.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/exercise-log/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[jogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shorts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday 6th May &#8211; 20 minutes brisk walking through the woods and estate
Wednesday 7th May - 20 minutes brisk walking with interspersed jogging through the woods and estate (roughly 10 paces jogging to 40-60 paces walking) &#8211; 10 sit ups and 10 press ups on return
Other news: my shorts from last year are seriously too tight, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=downshifter.wordpress.com&blog=3152266&post=55&subd=downshifter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quick to-do &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://downshifter.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/quick-to-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[to do]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clear]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[finances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pimsleur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tidy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tidyness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; to empty my racing mind:

Clear/tidy desk
Add in notes from desk to downshifter blog
Finish putting cds into new cases
Move books for sale into box to keep them tidy
Do finances!
Do some anki
Type up some more pimsleur notes

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		<title>Don&#8217;t reason with manipulators</title>
		<link>http://downshifter.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/dont-reason-with-manipulators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bargaining]]></category>
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You cannot out-manipulate a skilled manipulator, so don&#8217;t even try.
It&#8217;s useless to ask a manipulator why he or she is acting a particular way, because you won&#8217;t get an honest answer. Manipulators will deflect or disguise their motives and avidly deny being a manipulator. But take comfort in this: However how hard they try to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=downshifter.wordpress.com&blog=3152266&post=53&subd=downshifter&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your self-doubts and fears stop you from getting things done, here are some techniques and processes that can help you break through them. 

Make a list of your fears. Only by admitting that they exist can you seek solutions. 
Write down how these fears affect your life.
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Only two days from pay-day
Next weekend is a bank holiday weekend
Going to see family next weekend
Calendar confusion means I have an extra night spare this week I didn&#8217;t think I&#8217;d have, for study/tidying/DIY etc.
Things have been getting better recently, especially since making an effort to be more positive

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