by winstonian on Sunday, April 19th, 2009 | Diary, Life | No Comments

I think the problem that Asian Americans have in seeking mental health is a problem a lot of people have with things in their lives they struggle with. In an article from the American Psychological Association, violence is one problem that Asians sometimes tolerate in their lifestyle that is partly cultural. Not to say that [...]

Tags: Asian, Asian languages barrier, mental health, mental health problem, psychological associaton

by winstonian on Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 | Diary, Health, Life | No Comments

In Chinese cultures that I’ve studied, there’s a great emphasis on getting the job done, showing you can do it if you try. That’s true in mental illness as well. There’s this misconception that people can muster the strength to overcome the brutal attacks schizophrenia or depression can bring. And so the cycle begins with [...]

Tags: Chinese culture, getting the job done, medicine

by winstonian on Saturday, April 11th, 2009 | Health, Life | No Comments

Asians often play silly games to tell those around them that neither they nor anyone in their family has a mental illness. They will say it’s a “health problem,” one that is more physical than mental. They will treat the problem with herbs instead of psychiatric drugs. It’s only when life turns violent and potentially [...]

Tags: Asian Behavioral Health, Asian Behavioral Health program, bipolar, herb, how to cure medical illness, medical problems, mental illness, psychiatric drugs, Schizophrenia

by winstonian on Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 | Health, Life | No Comments

New findings ocnducted by the Columbia University Medical Center show that there is a link that connects depression to brain thinning. This sort of flies in the face of previous understandings, which said that depression is just an imbalance of brain chemistry or neurotransmitters. What is also interesting, as reported from LiveScience, is that a [...]

Tags: brain thinning, depression, stress, thinner cortex

by winstonian on Friday, March 27th, 2009 | Health, Life | No Comments

Just how hereditary is depression? I mean, if your father has it, will you have it too? If neither parent has ever had it, could you get it too? Scientists have recently published a report revealing that people with a thin right cortex are more susceptible to depression. This of course applies to anxiety disorder [...]

Tags: anxiety disorder, cortex, depression, thin cortex, thin right cortex, thinning cortex

by winstonian on Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 | Entertainment, News | No Comments

It’s great to be done with school and work (for the most part). I had the opportunity to watch “Milk” yesterday afternoon. I think it’s terrific. It’s the movie with Sean Penn and James Franco, among others. There’s so much about California history that I just don’t know about, but wish I did. So I’m [...]

by winstonian on Saturday, December 6th, 2008 | Family, Health, Health, Inspiration, Knowledge, Life, Love, News, Relationship | 2 Comments

“What is autism? Autism can appear strange to those who aren’t familiar with autism. Children sometimes wail and are overanxious, they don’t respond to parental orders.”
Well, some would say yes and some would say no. There’s all sorts of things to learn about the disorder. I happen to know one personally and there’s that famous [...]

by winstonian on Friday, November 28th, 2008 | Health, Health, Knowledge, Life, News, Relationship | No Comments

Hi everyone,
A few of you have been commenting on the “Burma Man” entry I posted a while back. I just wanted to share that more information on the Burma Man can be at www.hrw.org I’d also like this audience to take a look at a Web site a friend and I have put together that [...]

Tags: autism, burma man

by winstonian on Thursday, November 27th, 2008 | Diary, Life, Uncategorized | No Comments

so i went to the union rescue mission. and man it stunk. if you thought fires were bad, how about thousands of homeless people in line to get food. thousands of people who haven’t had a bath in a long time. i thought i was going to breathe in a virus. i held my breath [...]

Tags: FOX, homeless, social activities, union rescue mission

by winstonian on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 | Inspiration, Knowledge, Life, Love Story, News | No Comments

I talked to this guy. And he stunk. I have five garbage cans in the back of my house filled with trash that don’t smell half as bad as this guy. Now, I don’t mind that. Shake my hand, I can wash it off. But I was scared to look into his eyes. Several times [...]