The brains of psychopaths are different. What does that mean for laws, crime, sentencing and treatment?
Read Psychopaths: Born evil or with a diseased brain? on BBC.co.uk.
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tobehappy
Thanks for the hugs to Darla, Dawinsmom!
She is doing miraculously well. Tries to sit up on back legs. She now realizes that her front paw wont work. Poor baby! Hopefully they will splint it and she can move around more without pain if its set in place. OMG….she’s like my fourth daughter! It is so amazing how we feel for our children and pets. I believe there is NO such thing as real “love”, unconditional love, than for a child or pet. If one of my daughters stabbed me I would still love them! Life and love…the great mysteries. Just saying……
So anyway, as far as exercise…. I love the cold weather for walking. I think that natural stuff…bike riding and walking and swimming….are the best for me. I tried the recumbant bike and treadmill….while watching tv….(they’re now in the garage..lol) and I just want to lie in bed and watch tv.lol!
So, I decided, consciously, to not worry about my weight..take the quick slim…eat kefir everyday…(yogurt drink) and just eat when I am hungry and drink alot . Finally, I am losing. And, even my legs are better than before…
I am not the type of person to put “exercise” in my normal routine and schedual it. lol I know we are supposed to. But, I am too busy and things come up everyweek here…like kittens gettting hit…etc. ugh!
So, today I walked a few miles in the backroads with my sister. Tomorrow I will walk for at least 30 min at some point during the day..get fresh (cold) air….and sunshine.
Unless I am taking a weekly scheduled class…that I enjoy..like dance or pilates…I can’t regiment myself to a gym.
And forget the diets. I just need to eat what I crave and watch the portions. Somehow…saying “screw it” ….I am finally losing! Go figure.
So, tomorrow is Darla’s big day. I can’t wait to see her splinted or casted. I’ll feel relieved knowing her bone is set in place.
Pray for Darla. Thanks
tobehappy
Elizabeth….omg…SO happy you have Remy. I told my girls that someday, when they all leave home….if I’m still around…I’ll be sitting here with 8 cats, reading my book, oil painting, crocheting….lol!
I love animals better than people in general. And, the health benefits of loving an animal are enormous. The love you GIVE lowers your blood pressure…de-stresses you…etc.
LOVING is the most healthy rewarding thing to do! More than being loved.
So, everyone on here….who has loved someone…even if they didn’t return it because they were incapable of….your reward was greater…
My brother just got a dog. CHANGED his life! He is more peaceful and happier than I’ve ever seen him.
My best friend Paul, who died in 2003, lived to be 80, even after abusing his body for years…smoking, drinking…etc. He said it was because of three things…his 3 cats. They kept him going.
So, kudos to you Elizabeth! I’m so happy for you!!! Smart woman!
one/joy_step_at_a_time
tobe – great news and i hope it keeps on improving for her!
ElizabethBennett
2bhappy-I am lucky. Remy loves me so much and he does de-stress me. I think I am becoming the spinster cat lady though. When I am sitting outside the strays come up to me and sit around me. They are coming and here to tell me that I am going to be single for the rest of my life. They’re telling me that I’m never going to find that special lady to spend my life with-at least I have my Remy. LOL
one/joy_step_at_a_time
oh bloody hell Sky, it would have been cheaper to have your brother ‘euthanized.’
ElizabethBennett
2bhappy-as far as eating goes, when I was working in Missouri for 8 weeks, my stepmom was cooking home cooked meals for me all the time and I was eating eggs and bacon everyday for breakfast and losing weight-it was crazy, and I wasn’t exercising a lot. A few days a week we did the treadmill at the YMCA by her house. I think I need to go back to eggs-Jackie Warner, the trainer is all about eggs for weight loss!
tobehappy
Protein is best. A friend of mine ate eggs every morn…bacon or ham…no bread. It held her over until late aft. Then she ate more protein…cheese, chick salad…and then meat and veggies or fish and veggies for dinner. Lost 89 lbs.
Thats why you lost and the exercise only 3 times a week consistently.
Just relax about it. Once I felt ok about my body as it is…somehow it took the stress off and I started to lose…
Marianne Williamson wrote a book about the spiritual side of weight loss …and I guess…the psychological too…
I haven’t read it yet. lol
Stargazer
Tobe, I had a Siamese for many years who died last year. He was like a newborn the entire 10 years I had him. He had to sleep in my shirt at night and knead on my chest throught the night. And he had to be fed Gerbers baby food, warmed up, off my fingers in bed 3 times a day. I have never known such a spoiled child in all my life. I cleaned his poop off the carpet every day for years. And listened to his demanding and whining. The day he died was the blackest day of my entire life. I still can hardly talk about him without crying. I miss him so much. They are like little angels. I understand the feeling that you would do anything for them. I never had human kids. So my animals are my kids.
I am thinking about what you said about exercise. I have been eating very healthy and forcing myself to go to the gym, even though I hate it. But my weight stays stable at 135 (5’4″). I can’t seem to lose that last little spare tire around my belly. I think instead of fighting with myself to get on the stairmaster, I’m going to start going to the neighborhood bar and dance club. I don’t need to drink. I will just bring my book that I’m reading in Spanish and my dictionary and sit and read. And when a good song comes on, I’ll get out there and dance. Dancing is my favorite exercise. I just need to start doing it more. This will also have the added benefit of getting me out of the house and around people. Who knows? Maybe I’ll even meet someone I like. Doubtful but it’s possible. You are right, though. We should be doing the kinds of exercise we like. I keep trying to fit a round peg into a square hold. I can’t stand the stairmonster. I mean, stairmaster.
KatyDid
Oh Lizzy,
You make me laugh. You are NOT the cat lady. But you sound loaded with phermones and are attracting other cats. Is Remy old enough to be neutralized?
You will find someone when you are emotionally and financially secure. That means you no longer feel the urge to rescue nor is anyone rescuing YOU. The good thing about being lesbian? They tend to find life partners in the second half of their lives.
skylar
One Joy,
you’re right – in retrospect. But at the time, I thought he was mentally ill. That’s what he made us all think. He said he saw demons and shadows, blah blah blah…
It wasn’t until the spath’s mask slipped that I read, “Why is it always about you? the seven deadly sins of narcissism.” and I immediately recognized my brother. Even then, I didn’t recognize that he was a spath. I just thought that N’s were peculiar.
I only knew what he was when he attacked me and called the police and had me arrested. That’s when I saw the glee on his face. It was the most demonic grin.
I’ve been reading Cleckley’s “The mask of sanity” and am amazed at how much like my brother, his “patients” were.