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February 14, 2008, 6:04 pm
Youth ‘Choking Game’ Can Be Deadly
Posted by Sarah Rubenstein
The Health Blog’s adolescent years faded into history long ago. Maybe that’s why we’d never heard of a game that teens today sometimes call Space Monkey, Airplaning, Space Cowboy or Flat Liner.

The names may sound funny, but the game is deadly serious. The nicknames refer to what is more accurately called the “choking game,” in which youngsters wrap everything from dog leashes to bungee cords around their necks to temporarily cut blood flow to their brains, as this AP story explains. The goal is a dreamy, floating-in-space sensation when blood rushes back to the brain.

In a first, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an estimate of the death toll from the choking game that relied on reports in the media and on two Web sites. Death certificates, the researchers wrote, aren’t precise enough for the task. The researchers found 82 probable deaths among youths aged 6–19 years, from 1995 to 2007, due to the choking game. Seventy-one, or 87%, of the victims were male, and the average age was about 13 years. (Deaths ruled to be suicides or from auto-erotic asphyxiation were excluded.)

Through the CDC report, we came across a youth health-risk survey that lists nicknames for the game as well as danger signs for parents to watch for:

Suspicious mark on side of the neck sometimes hidden by wearing turtlenecks, scarves and up-turned collars.
Changes in personality, such as overly aggressive or agitated.
Straps, rope or belt lying around without any reason.
A flushed face or bloodshot eyes.
A thud in the bedroom or against a wall.
For more info and an online forum for discussion, see the Web site Games Adolescents Shouldn’t Play.

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I first became acquained with the value of color after I left the Army. I thought I had a good sense of colors but I did some research to check it out,

The colors of the clothes that you wear actually are an expression of yourself. A good selection of the colors help to bring balance to both your inner as well as outer self.

The clothes act as color filters that decide the extent of color energy absorbed into the body. This means that the colors that you choose to wear affect you, and it is worth considering what colors to wear to create harmony and balance.

1. Red

Red is an attention grabber. When wearing red, a person feels more energetic, outgoing and ready for action. This person is also seen as passionate and strong. Action and drama are characteristics of such people.

2. Orange

Orange indicates courage and adventure and people wearing this color are assertive, like to smile and have a tendency to make others smile as well. It is also an energetic color but not to the extent as red. They are full of enthusiasm and zeal in their actions.

3. Yellow

Yellow is a color that allows in the light and it encourages open-mindedness and also attention to detail. This color is typically worn by intellectuals, the studious types and people who hold positions of authority and control.

4. Green

Green brings about a calm, balanced and soothing atmosphere, and represents harmony and equilibrium. This color is normally worn by people who prefer not to attract attention to themselves.

5. Turquoise

Turquoise brings clarity to thoughts and feelings that helps in producing clear communication. It also encourages others to show an interest in you.

6. Blue

Wearing blue indicates spirituality and order. People wearing this color reflect a wish for tranquility, peace and quiet. It is a non-threatening color.

7. Violet

Violet is a color of dignity, self-respect and self-worth. It is typically associated with the monarch, wealth and extravagance. Because of its creative and spiritual nature, artists have a tendency to go for this color.

8. Magenta

Wearing magenta generates feelings of gentleness, softness and kindness. It creates affection and feelings of love and compassion.

9. Black

Black historically has been related to death, grief and penitence. However, it is now a very popular color worn by people these days. This color denies the light and those wearing it are rejecting the light in themselves, by pushing it away and not allowing it to be absorbed. Black is also a color that reflects power, authority and sometimes also mystery. It is also worn by people who appear traditional and respectable.

10. White

White has been normally associated with cleanliness, innocence and purity. It is a color of detachment. People may wear white to keep cool in the heat of the sun’s rays as it reflects all colors.

11. Brown

Brown is associated with the earth and stability. People who like to wear brown are known to be highly dedicated and committed to their work, family and friends. They are practical in life but can also be deeply insecure and unstable. Their practical nature makes it possible for them to get to the root causes and deal with matters simply and directly.

Color should be a natural expression of what we are as it is an essential feature of what we wear. When our clothes colors reflect who we are, we will feel more confident and self-assured than if the colors clash.

Sometimes when you are with someone for several years, you may feel the two of you growing apart. You begin spending less time with each other, and the magic seems to falter. You sense your relationship is suffering a bit and you believe both of you aren’t on the same wavelength any longer. You believe the relationship is worthy of preserving, but you do not know how to span the crevice between you both to reconstruct the intimacy you want.

If you feel the relationship is worth saving and worthy of the endeavor to get it to grow, there are a few things you will be able to do in order to mend the wounds and move ahead jointly as a strong couple. Let’s explore these steps together.

1. Talk things out with one another. Always let the other person know what your feelings are, what you desire out of life and things you would like to accomplish. You must remember that your mate cannot read your mind and will need you to tell them what you need. If they do not know, how are they going to present you with what you require in the relationship?

2. Be open and honest. Do not waste time and effort straining to play mind games with your mate. You cannot expect them to read between the lines and know that when you say, “I’m fine”, it actually signifies you are fuming inside. The longer you take to get the truth to rise up, the longer it will be until you are in a sincerely joyful relationship.

3. Trust each other. Trust is what makes a relationship mature into a healthy one and permits intimacy to come into play. Without trust, a relationship will only keep going on a negative course and prevent true intimacy from becoming a part of your life.

4. Spend some “us” time together as a couple without your family and friends trailing along with you. In order for a relationship to thrive, it needs you to spend a little time with each other, essentially getting to know each other, and what your likes and dislikes are.

Once you feel you know your mate well enough, closeness will follow a great deal easier when other people are not seeking to get in your way. And do not believe that just because you have known your mate for 15 years, that you still know what it is they like and do not like; people change over time and so do their preferences.

5. Go on a romantic holiday together. Pick a place that you will be able to have some fun together while getting to know your partner a bit more. A trip can help wipe out strain in a relationship and lets you be more yourself with your mate.

You can be more at ease with him or her, which collapses the walls and allows intimacy to break through. Likewise, lovers who took holidays reported a happier marriage overall than those who had not been on a trip together in the last 6 years.

6. Be flexible with each other. You will require a little give and take in your relationship. If you require your mate to go to a play with you for example, when they are not interested in the activity, then you ought to be willing to do something with them that you are not interested in. Give and take is a fabulous way to build intimacy in your relationship.

Establishing intimacy does not have to be that difficult to accomplish. As long as both partners work to span the gap, they can build a sound relationship that will involve a thriving level of intimacy and compatibility. A relationship that the two of you have put effort and years into, is a relationship worth another try. Get that magic back by trying the above suggestions, and make your relationship new all over again.

Resource Box: Author: James Dodson Email: datsasan6@gmail.com My Link: http://997makemoneynow.com/pages/465.htm
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