#Any action helps! ANY action! Everyone has a different level of capacity for this and that's okay. Anything is fine. Dont let it be nothing

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Wei Wuxian eats a watermelon. Yep!

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Things I Hope/d to See in the New ATLA Live Action Show

A source material-accurate Azula (duh) and Aang (the show's namesake!) with something extra added to both. See #7 and #8 for more on that.

Tweaked war-related plans that come across like they could reasonably be implemented in real life and which may be based on/allude to actual battle proposals from throughout history. I know little about these sorts of things but others have pointed out before that one of Sokka's plans, for example, may not have actually made much sense. And Ozai's plan near the end? Yeeaaahhhhh... I mean, I kinda get it in hindsight. But still. Let's have him come up with something better than that.

Appearances and clothing that call back to the ethnic groups and cultures that the show takes inspiration from (things are looking great on this front so far), but also

Eye colors like the ones from the original cartoon. This may seem petty but I find that it's actually important to use the right hues for each character and not just make everyone's eyes brown or black or gray (looks to me like that's exactly what they did). The reason being that, although I personally tend to dislike when non-white characters are given what I now call "white qualifiers" (meaning traits often used to make them still appeal to whiteness, such as light hair, light eyes, bone-straight hair, round eyes, etc.), in the context of the show, the eye colors are actually by and large ethnic characteristics and differentiators themselves. As I've noted before in a previous post from a while back: Ocean blue eyes = Water Tribes, brown and gray = usually Air Nomad or Earth Kingdom, amber or light tan = Fire Nation, with few exceptions for all of them.

Enough similarities for it to feel like ATLA but with enough differences that it's actually its own story. Again, duh, but we all know how often adaptations tend to get this part wrong.

An age rating that won't be used as just another excuse to shoehorn in as much violence, gore and sexual content as possible but instead to allow for the full illustration of the impact that war can have on a people and their society/traditions. We saw, imo, only little hints of this throughout the cartoon (when Aang found Monk Gyatso's remains is one extremely devastating example), but not near enough. I know the reason why, of course. However, things like that only helped sell the show short by not allowing it to fully flesh out into a world with true, viewable consequences.

An Azula who, from day one, is unquestionably made out to be exactly what she is: A child soldier who is also a victim of the war in a similar way to how the Gaang is. I want to see her allowed to show worry, even fear, either during or after a situation. Not because I don't love how kickass she is, but because at her age, level of trauma and amount of risk to her life everyday, she has all the reason to be more stressed from the get-go. Not to mention her family issues. I want Azula to clearly have anxiety or depression, something many of us can relate to. I also want that scene of her mental breakdown to STAY in some capacity, but be seen in-universe and hopefully—eventually—irl, too, as what it really was: A teenage girl pushed to her limits until she had no where left to step. Real, living people have had anxiety/panic attacks and meltdowns before and that didn't make them evil or any less worthy of sympathy. It only makes it that much more obvious how real Azula herself is, and how much she needed and deserved understanding.

I want an Aang who's allowed to cry, not once, not twice but over and over again as the weight of the burden of what it means to be a child avatar during a world war—and one who was out-of-commission for a century—start to take their toll on his mind, body and eventually spirit. After he reaches his breaking point, I want him to learn to forgive himself and even forgive others, and come back from it, stronger than ever.

A Toph who's tough but maybe a little less...umm... She should be/feel affected by the war too, okay? And have some level of guilt, fear or self-awareness at all times. So she should be like her original self, but deeper.

More Ursa pleeeaaaaaaassse. We know next to nothing about this woman and what we do know, still involves a lot of inferring. I need to know just what her beliefs were about the war and her family/relatives. I need to know if she...if she often feared for her or her children's lives!

A little less romance and a little more danger, planning and large platonic relationship growth as well as character growth.

Zuko actually learning something from his travels; early on, every time he meets someone/some new people, and on a regular basis. I also kinda want to see him have consequences for his actions. Not just that one time, where he was only a clueless 13 year old boy anyway. Doesn't have to be huge or bloody, but he needs to lose something every time he gains at the expense of another. The ATLA world (if not within the cartoon then definitely within the live action show) should have a real, tangible concept of Karma present, if it doesn't already. That would make so. much. sense.

If possible, a little more fleshing out of characters like Jet and the Freedom Fighters, Suki and the Kyoshi Warriors, Hama, Mai, Ty Lee, etc. And can we not demonize or shrug off victims anymore?

A still sexy Hakoda, Ozai and June. (I'm so sorry, don't hate me...)

An ending that won't make me break out in hives plez.

(That's it for now. I may come back here to add more.)

[quetzalpapalotl]

Kinda a hot take but I feel like mtmte megatrons arc would have been so much better if he had stayed on cybertron, like if he had to stay and was around Optimus and starscream, people who arguably know him best, so he is always staring who he hurt directly in the face, bc to me while Rodimus is great for giving megatron a mostly impartial view, I think megatron redemption works best when he has to constantly confront his sins and magnus and rodimus feel to distant as characters to really be brutal with how much megatron has hurt people bc he doesn’t know them as well, tho megatrons arc in mtmte is really good I think this would have not made the rest of the story not so bogged down (sorry if this doesn’t make much sense)

You're making perfect sense to me, anon. And you're not the first person to tell me this. I do agree with you on some level, but the thing is that Mtmte Megatron's arc is Mtmte Megatron's arc. It cannot exist in any other story. I feel like this kind of what-if is runs into too much of an hypothetical for me to make any actual meaningful commentary. It's hard to explain but let me try.

I feel like saying what if Megtaron had stayed on Cybertron is not the same as saying something like "what if Drift had returned earlier" or "what if Pharma had stayed on the Lost Light" or even imagining ways in which his character could have been better integrated into Mtmte's narrative in that if Megatron had not gotten in the Lost Light, his character would effectively not exist.

I have told myself fanfiction where Megatron stays on Cybertron many times and there's lots of fun possibilities there., but there's a difference between a fannish idea and what it would have been in an official capacity. The key here is that the Megatron I'm incorporating into the exRID/OP narrative is still JRo's Megatron. He still has character traits and a backstory defined by that comic, even if I try to take as much of all IDW1 as I can in my interpretation of him.

Mtmte/LL, exRID/OP and Windblade/TAAO are all part of the same universe, yes, but they're all different stories, with different genres, tones, ideas and most importantly, different writers. I mean just look at what a different character Starscream is when written by Barber vs Scott. If Megatron stays on Cybertron then either Scott or Barber would have been his main writer and we just don't know what kind of character he would have been then.

Would they have tried to do a "good" Megatron? Well, the idea of Autobot Megatron was thrown at the brainstorming table for Dark Cybertron as a possibility and the JRo said that he wanted to do that. But the idea was there, maybe they would have picked it, maybe not.

I feel like, much like with Mtmte, Megatron just has too much gravity for Windblade/TAOO and the best way for him to be incorparated in it would have been sporadic appareances while he's in jail or something, probably to taunt Starscream, knowing Scott. This is double-edged for me, because I feel like the way the idea of Megatron was incorporated into Starscream's arc needed more buildup so this could have helped. At the same time I already feel like Starscream's character was too much reduced to being a reaction to Megatron's actions, which is no fun to me, and Megatron's inclusion in the narrative feels like it would highlight the aspects of Scott's writing I don't like as opposed to the ones I do. But again, I can't now. Maybe she would have tried to reform him as well, I have no idea how that would have looked like.

As for Barber, well, everything post DC was based around the fact that Optimus is just too big to not change the game completely, so the entire story became about that theme. It doesn't sound like including Megatron in that would be that. In fact, it's kind of a no-brainer, this is a story about the weight of Cybertronian history with is stuck in a cycle of violence riddle with war and colonization. The guy who did war an colonization better than everyone else should be there. It would be very satisfying to see Megatron, who rose up against the legacy of the Primes, be confronted with the fact that all he did was uphold their ideas of Cybertronian superiority. How does he handle the Decepticons? And then there's the mirroring where Megatron is trying to do better while Optimus is on the verge of losing it and everyone is worried he's gonna pull a Megatron. But again, who knows what kind of character Megatron would have been under Barber, maybe he would have played him as a villian until the end like he did before Dark Cybertron. He would have still been a thematic fit.

You know, I like exRID/OP a lot and I feel like Barber is more willing to take certain risks than JRo, so I think I would have liked the hypothetical version of his story that would have included Megatron but really, maybe he would have fumbled the bag, who knows how much the plot would have changed if it had included Megs, maybe he would have gotten a different idea, maybe it would have costed the Optimus and the Arcee I so adore. Also, a lot of people aren't that fond of Barber's writing so the general response to this non-existent story is another matter altogether.

Despite everything, I don't really begrudge Megatron leaving with the Lost Light in itself. Like yes, it removes him from the more direct consequences of his actions and is not fair that he gets to drop the Cons and go on a roadtrip of self-discovery. But Mtmte is a roadtrip story, there just isn't any way around this. Also, I don't care about what is fair because none of these stories are about fairness or people getting what they deserve. And finally, it makes sense in the way I read Megatron. One of his key traits for me is how his experiences led to him disregarding life and only finding worth in fighting, his arc is about peeling off layers of self delusion and it starts with giving him a place to chill so that he can see value in life again and be in a mental state to appreciate how badly he fucked up.

Problem is how much he bogs down the rest of the story as you said, and other minor things I can more easily ignore.

Side note, but you know that part in Combiner Wars where Windblade and Optimus are like "We cannot allow Starscream to have his way, but we can't just pull a coup?" I think it would have been really fun to have Megatron for that. No, Megatron you cannot beat the shit out of Starscream to solve the issue, you have to respect him as the president. Hilarous. I need to pay someone to do a short fic of this.

[craycraybluejay]

Yepp, I am a very analytical person and will probably stare at you, the tree next to you, your bag, the animal off to the left, and quite possibly everything else. Swear I'm not being creepy or thinking of robbing you. Just thinking.

Definitely a very original person, though as all people I'm guilty of having my own favourite tropes and things. My ideas are generally pretty original though, I write a hell of a lot and I have several pending invention ideas for apps, games, weapons, words, writing style names, etc.

Driven by curiosity and an intense desire to learn everything I can is probably the most accurate description of my personal drive, well, ever. I've always said, "I need to know everything I can know," or something along those lines. In fact, the fairy tale I see myself in most is the one about that person who tried to read every book in a very large library and like died there or something. I feel that, so hard. I am receptive to new ideas and ways of doing things, but the much more important thing here is AS LONG AS THERE IS SOUND REASONING. I have met a LOT of stupid people trying to push their completely illogical and impersonal ideas on me. "Meditation will cure your adhd!" Yeah bitch, and tape will cure your seemingly endless train of terrible and illogical ideas but you don't see me bringing out the tape, do you?

I do in fact follow my inspiration. I go all in when I feel it, and it does really STRIKE. It feels like lightning. One moment I'm normal. The next my mind is racing at a mile a second weaving this *thing* and it's taking over everything else. Full focus. Then it wears off. I'm normal for a bit (or sometimes not at all until,,) and then the next inspiration!

Yep. A very objective person, to the point that people get very pissy at me about it. It does help me combat manipulative people and they really do not like that. Because they can try to guilt trip me all they want but I can just be like, "objectively speaking, I don't owe you my time, my mind, and my body. Good day." Shut that shit down. I don't have time for propaganda or manipulations or lies or any of that. I'm objective because it makes sense to be in a world so full of bs. I am rather blunt about my objective observations though so I do understand when people get offended if it's not absolutely necessary. I always get this feeling when I think, like the thought has to be out there and not just in here. What's the point of being intelligent or creative or really, being anything at all if it changes nothing and no one?

Yeap, I can get lost in thought and pretty overwhelmed in large group settings (my max capacity for optimized social function is 3, MAYBE 4 people). I often have this VERY COOL train of thought that I follow that a conversation reminds me of and by the time that train finishes and I want to share, the convo has moved on to a different topic and mine feels irrelevant :(

I do in fact see rationality as the key to a better, happier world. Rationality and empathy, logic and growth. I don't underestimate the importance of emotion, but I do point out where emotion creates problems. Emotion is important, but it is nothing but unharnessed chaos without logic piloting things. Harnessing chaos is exactly what turns thought to workable action and emotion to helpful change. I don't underestimate compassion, either; hell, I need as much of that as I can get. Etiquette is ehh-tiquette. It's eh. I understand certain aspects of it like don't let everyone smell your insides and say please/thank you/you're welcome, and sprinkle in a healthy amount of social compliments for people you're not familiar with. But the higher levels of complex social rules I see little to no need for. For example; I don't have to let your senior age mother misgender me simply because "she's old" and "she doesn't know any better!" Do I care? You can be a baby or the age of god, you can be a slave or the president of the universe, you can be literally anyone and I wouldn't exempt you from the expectation to treat me with all the basic respects as I do you. Just because you're "special" does not mean you can step on my or anyone else's toes. Basically, in all big letters; I DO NOT CARE WHO YOU ARE OR THINK YOU ARE. Tradition is just straight up stupid when it's harmful. I think it's pretty sweet if it's not hurting anyone, like a traditional "one Friday out of the month we go to get ice cream together" or something. But "gender reveals?" "Women belong in the kichen?" Birthdays, even? Nah man. I mean birthdays are okay if people don't act like the goddamn pope when it's theirs. Had an asshole beat me and yell at me for avoiding them on that day. Not okay. I avoid them every day, either way. And I personally hope people forget my birthday, I hope I forget my birthday. I don't like age, or days with big expectations for good things to come to me (all of my birthdays that I can remember thus far have been traumatizing), and I really don't like indulging in cake only to feel sick for days after. You have a birthday you want to celebrate? Cool. Just don't be a dick about it.

I am quite dissatisfied but tbf I'm being abused and watching someone I love be abused and watching other people I love struggle with mental illness so,, I have a right to be dissatisfied I believe. I am indeed constantly on the lookout for problems to solve; I HATE when there are fixeable problems not being fixed. If no one's going to fix it, I sure as hell will. Every topic to learn is mineeee. Microsoft rewards can sometimes be helpful to learn random things. I have a lot of pages bookmarked just for knowledge reasons and no other functional reason. I have so goddamn many books. Also I ask people with different life experiences about those life experiences. Once I know those experiences are not only theirs but mine by extension now as well. New ways to approach things cause hell if I'm going to believe whatever I'm doing right now can't be improved in some way or other. Some things I've reached pretty much peak performance in but others I'm constantly looking to try in a different way and be better. Also I am constantly overwhelmed. I don't think that acknowledging the flaws in things or looking for ways to make things better makes that worse, I think it works to make it better by working toward turning things to worry about into things I don't /need/ to worry about any more. I'm an objective problem-solver, remember?

I do take much pride in my knowledge and ideas. And I admit to being incredibly impatient when it comes to sharing. I get easily frustrated when people don't catch on or understand or really THINK ABOUT or FEEL a thing. I'm trying to be more patient but it's an uphill battle (that I intend to win). And yeah, the "never mind," is a staple phrase with anyone I talk to for a period of time. My best friend especially bc they get lost in their head too and sometimes don't really match my thinking and enthusiasm. I try to be patient but the instinct is always the, "never mind." I just get dejected and disappointed and retreat into myself for a bit. Never good to not feel heard.

I am in fact a big perfectionist. People occasionally get annoyed when I try to hold them to any standards at all but what they don't get is I will always hold myself to the highest standard of all. If it's not perfect, it's forfeit. That's just the way it is. And yeah, I often give up on projects that don't match my ideal image, which can happen pretty often because I have an insanely active imagination.

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Forgiveness & Closure

"Closure" and the process of forgiveness are ideally thought to occur over a heartfelt productive conversation between the persons involved. It feels better this way because the process is being contributed to by both people working out misunderstandings and hard feelings and actually offering comfort.

However, in most situations, closure and forgiveness are actually solo journeys because many conflicts are caused by "irreconcilable differences" and happy endings aren't always a possibility.

The process of forgiveness usually requires a level of empathy. And empathy, requires two things-- a level of selflessness and familiar life experiences/values. To empathize, a person would have to be in an emotional state where they're even able to think of someone else's wants/needs before their own. I've definitely experienced times when I was so overwhelmed by my own problems or just too invested in other things to be considerate enough to seriously tend to a close friend's feelings or needs. And even if someone were to have the mental and emotional capacity to do so, to empathize would also require the other person to have enough familiar life experiences or shared values so that they could genuinely understand where the other is coming from, because who wouldn't prefer to be understood too especially when expecting real change to happen. Although sometimes being genuinely selfless enough to try can be enough for repair.

Only hurt people hurt people. And I think believing in this has allowed me to move on from a lot of things gracefully. Everyone has their own set of insecurities or problems or traumas that they might still be healing from, or might not even be aware of yet and are still finding ways to cope with the array of emotions or feelings of void that are starting to come up. We're all doing life for the first time and are trying to figure ourselves out at different paces, so choose to prioritize different parts of our lives and figure out different methods of self-soothing when things aren't working out. And many times we end up making mistakes, compromising valued relationships, or giving into impulses and desires at the cost of someone else's happiness.

Life just gets messy. And we ultimately can only be responsible for what we do with our own, despite how much we think we can help someone. I try not to internalize bad situations, especially when I feel like I've done my best, because someone's hurtful actions usually have less to do with me than the chaos/burden they've been carrying. And instead of letting these situations define who you are, use it instead as a mirror that reflects back to you areas of improvement in your life while you find actions/solutions that need to taken. Conflicts are usually caution signs, moments of redirection or opportunities for growth. They are ALWAYS two way streets, something you either triggered or allowed into your life. And the worst thing we can do is stay stuck in the victim mentality or blame game, and not take any accountability or steps forward.

Nothing's worse than letting your emotions and energy fester and holding yourself back from all the better things that can come afterwards if you had just allowed yourself the peace of forgiveness or grace that the other person just has some shit to figure out like you do too, and close the chapter. It's like being on the phone ranting over and over again about the same drama that happened months ago while you're outside one of the nicest, fanciest restaurants while it's raining outside. Like turn the dang phone off, close the door behind you, wish them love and happiness, (at the VERY least for right now or until you find a solution or honestly for even forever) and enjoy the present moment in PEACE. 'Cause the only person missing out on a better life is now you, and you're the only one to blame for it.

Besides if a person was meant to stay in your life then reconciliation would've been made at some point because they had enough empathy. This is not to say that those that can't empathize with you are bad or any less of a person, they're just not one of yours. Empathy breeds the quality connections that deserve a space in our lives.

[thecagedbirdsingsoffreedom]

I just had another conversation with E.

I don't quiet understand how we started talking about it either.

But now I'm stuck in my head with so many thoughts. I can't sleep. I need to relive them and push them back.

I have so many emotions to sort through.

I guess I should start with clarifying something.

I'm trying to help M.

He looks... so on edge. I'm worried about him, but after consulting with E I figured I would acquiesce in his request.

He wants comfort. He wants to be needed.

I can give him that. Well, more like I can give him the illusion of that. Faking it has always been my thing after all.

I just don't think he's able to separate reality from illusion.

Case in point, the events of today.

He almost kissed along my neck. Honestly, it made me sick. I have love for him, I do, but I could never.

I know I said never with you, but honestly this is a different kind of never.

I can not fathom the idea of him with me in any capacity. I've never had that inclination towards him whatsoever.

Plus I still dream of you. So really, everyone is fucking off the table.

Sometimes when he's holding me, I just pretend it's you. It makes the action more genuine and easier for me. I sink into the illusion of you he can provide in exchange for my comfort. It's almost a win-win in a twisted way.

So I'm back to doing this shit.

Which I was telling E about.

And somehow within my recounting my day it switched to us and our relationship and struggles throughout the years.

All the mistakes, miscommunication, and struggles. All relived.

It prompted the question of why we didn't try to make it work.

And I finally had to tell him. Partially and not fully outright, but I think he got it.

I didn't like it.

I never want to make him feel anything less than and yet I feel like that's what I constantly do. Even with you I had this same issue.

But I explained our reconnection.

And now I'm just there. Reliving it.

I needed you to get me out. I needed you to pull me out of the water again. I was drowning on land and you did what you've always done. After he broke me, it was like my dad took free reign on my meekness to hash it out on me about the business and the family.

I couldn't do it anymore.

So I called you, but in calling you I had my answer.

I didn't realize it at the time, but the reason it never worked out with anyone else was because it was always you. You were who I always reached for when I needed it. The answer was always you.

I didn't trust anyone like I did you. I didn't count on anyone like I did you.

The reason no one else worked was because they weren't you.

You'd gotten inside me on a deeper, unconscious level.

You've always been my rock. You're the person I could count on no matter what was going on. We could have gone years without speaking and sometimes we did but if I called you... it didn't matter. You'd come to me. Always. And I knew that deep in my core, in my very soul. I knew you were always with me no matter what. You'd proven that to me over and over again like no one else had. There was no doubt and no hesitation.

And you did. I called you and all I had to do was say your name and within hours you got me.

You didn't say anything until I was in your arms. Just one word and you dropped everything and came to get me. No explanations except asking me where I was and you showed up two hours later.

Nothing mattered. Absolutely nothing.

And when I told you everything.... you took care of all of it.

I never had a doubt that you wouldn't.

That's why it could never be anyone else. It didn't matter how much I tried to fight it and go against it. It didn't matter that I tried to have anyone else.

I knew it was you in that moment. I knew that it'd always been you. I wanted things from others that you were already and had always given. I expected shit from people as if they were you. As if they could possibly replicate you.

The idea was so ridiculous, I can't believe I entertained it for so long. There could never be someone else. Sometimes i think you knew all along that I'd come back to you. I'm not sure if that's why you were so confident in letting me go for long stretches of time, but if you did do it knowingly I wouldn't be surprised.

It's not Es fault. I don't think it's anyone's. It was just timing, the circumstances. You'd been working on us from day one. From whatever moment you decided I was it, was the moment you spent investing into us.

I have never for a single second of my life ever doubted my importance in your life. Never. You put in the work to make sure I knew my place in your life. There was never any doubt or second guessing, you made sure of that. It didn't matter if you were dating a model or investors daughter. It didn't matter if you out dining gorgeous or smart women. You set up a foundation so strong that I knew, because I knew it down to my bones, that I'd never be second to them.

They could be anything more than me. More beautiful, smarter, funny - it didn't matter. I knew I was above them where it mattered.

That's why nothing ever worked long term. Not for you, and certainly not for me. After the honeymoon was over I'd analyze and compare and at the end of the day no one was you.

And I'd lose interest.

And that's how I'd string along one, two, three and beyond until they ultimately fell short.

I remember our conversation right before we took a new step in our relationship.

You were unforgiving and so assured of us that I couldn't even fight it anymore.

There was only one hesitation you had and that was E. That was the only thing left, but I remember the look on your face when I'd confirmed what we both knew.

That I'd gone to you. I chose to go to you without a second thought.

And then you fixed me. And for once, I let you entirely.

You gave me everything back and then some. You got me back to life. You polished and worked and no one has ever given me the level of confidence you have. I hadn't ever been so at peace before.

You focused solely on me, completely unrestrained.

You worked me until I was back to a semblance of myself. I was a mesh of new and old. With you behind me, I walked with my eyes closed. I don't close my eyes with anyone because I try to be that level of comfort for them. You were the only one I could walk with blind, because I trusted you had me.

And when I finally allowed myself to fully fall into you...

I can't imagine anyone else now.

There is no one else.

That's why it wouldn't have worked in the long run.

I don't deserve the love E has for me. I don't deserve it. I never will.

I'll never be able to reciprocate it in the same way.

Because that's something I gave only to you.

In the moments when I've needed someone the most, even to just talk about triumphs, you'd always been the first person that came to mind. You're still my first and last thought of the day.

I don't think I'll ever be able to love someone like this again. It all went to you and you took it with you to your grave.

It's so sad. Everything is so sad about all of this. You, me, E, M and even A. Even her dumbass.

Even if we'd done our best, I don't think it would have worked.

Because there is and will never be anyone but you.

[sid-health-care-blog]

How to Tell If Your Cough Requires a Visit to Urgent Care

A cough is your body’s way of clearing your airways, making sure that you’re able to breathe easily. And while we’ve all suffered a cough from time to time, usually at the hands of a common cold, there are times when your cough could be telling you that there’s something larger at play.

Behind the cough

As we mentioned at the beginning, a cough is a reflexive action by your body to clear your airways, which means a cough is a good thing. And there are hundreds of reasons why you might cough, from inhaling smoke to expelling food caught in your throat.

But a persistent cough is something entirely different and can develop for many reasons, including:

Cold

Flu

Pneumonia

Bronchitis

Allergies

Asthma

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Certain medications

As you can see by this list, there can be a lot more to a cough than you might think.

Coughing beyond a cold

The common cold is the primary cause for a persistent cough as your body gets rid of mucus that develops because of an upper respiratory infection. And while the cough may be uncomfortable, it typically resolves itself on its own if you take good care of yourself with rest and plenty of liquids.

If your cough doesn’t let up and seems to be coming from somewhere deeper, this is the first red flag that the infection may have reached your lungs and you’ve developed bronchitis, bringing your simple cold to an entirely different level. On top of bronchitis, pneumonia can also pose a threat.

We recommend that you seek out our urgent care services at this point, because untreated lung infections can become chronic and lead to serious complications.

Seasonal cough

If your cough tends to rise and fall with the seasons, namely coming on during the spring and fall months, you’re likely dealing with allergies. While not everyone develops a cough with spring fever, some do as their bodies react to the irritants in the air.

While you may have become accustomed to this cough, it can still wreak havoc on your throat, and we recommend that you come see us, though not necessarily in an urgent care capacity.

Digestive issues

Believe it or not, gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) is the second most common reason why people cough. When the acids in your stomach make their way up your esophagus, they irritate the lining, which may cause you to cough. While this may be an ongoing problem for you, GERD can lead to damage in your throat since this tube isn’t designed for exposure to stomach acids.

The best way to tackle this cough is to have us treat the underlying GERD, an area in which Dr. Sargeant has extensive expertise. While this type of cough may not require urgent care, it does require care.

Urgent care for cough

Putting the causes of coughs aside for a moment, there are some rules of thumb when it comes to seeking urgent care for a cough. You should definitely come see us if:

You’re producing thick phlegm with your cough

Your phlegm is discolored

You’re running a fever

You’re wheezing in between coughing

Most cases of the common cold  get better without treatment, usually within a week to 10 days. But a cough may longer for a few more days. The best thing you can do is take care of yourself while your body heals. For example, drink plenty of liquids, humidify the air, and get adequate rest.

And It’s a good rule of thumb to make an appointment with a specialist for cough and cold if your cough hasn’t gone away. A doctor can study your cough and help identify any underlying conditions that may be causing or contributing to it.

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Get Started In Your Career With Salesforce

Salesforce can create a lot of job opportunities in the next few years. You can get job in different profiles, such as Salesforce Admin, Salesforce development and much more. 

You can recognize that presently the market of Salesforce is booming. Every organization is focusing on candidates that are Salesforce certified. This has been the prime reason why every student is searching for online Salesforce training near me.

Let’s talk about profiles of Salesforce that are in high demand:

Salesforce Admin

Role- The recognition of a market-driving CRM is given to Salesforce because it has outstanding abilities. This is why everyone is shifting their career goals and becoming curious to find the right way to be a Salesforce developer. The duties of a Salesforce administrator are having a complete understanding of client issues, making minor modifications, and implementing large upgrades using point-and-snap design.

Required Skills- No need to feel worried if you do not own any experience working with CRM or databases in the past. Some skills that are must-needed: Communication, Attention to Detail, Problem-Solving, User Management, Learner’s Mindset, Business Analysis, Security Management, Data Management, Data Analysis, Change Management, Designer’s Mindset, Product Management, Process Automation, Project Management.

The Salesforce Developer

Role- While many Salesforce requests may be resolved using point-and-click design, code is still necessary for increasingly more complicated functionality. Salesforce engineers are responsible for designing and carrying out sophisticated arrangements in this role. Developers must alter pages, and mixtures, or repeat extensive framework activities.

Required Skills- Firstly, you’ve to have a coding background because without that you can never think of being the one. The platform Salesforce runs on Apex so knowledge of this language is a priority.

The Salesforce Architect

Role- A trusted consultant and leader that works in association with executives and stakeholders to create a solution for any problem of a business is a Salesforce architect. They frequently help the team become more aware of technical best practices in their capacity as the technical team leader.

Required Skills- Since architects frequently lead teams that involve developers, they must be able to understand code and advise on best practices for coding. Most significantly, an architect needs to understand when to code and when to break it. 

If you search online then it will be very evident to you that among the top five job categories, one is Admin. So, if you’re eager to start your career in Salesforce then you can use Google to search for Salesforce training near me. After you find a perfect entity to enroll then it is suggested to choose to become a Salesforce Administrator. Salesforce talents are in high demand since they are crucial to assisting businesses in achieving their objectives while utilizing Salesforce. 

Whatever your experience level is, there is something about it that will help you go above and beyond in the Salesforce world. Even those with backgrounds like, bartenders, singers, historians, and clerks, right knowledge and proper effort may help you succeed in the Salesforce world. 

Conclusion

The best course of action from here is to check out the internet to get a rough idea about Salesforce certification preparation. You’ll find various links where everything in the course will be explained please check the information properly.

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[fitmanagement]

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Regardless of Circumstance, Everyone Gets a Presentation: When it comes to sales, it’s essential to ensure that every potential customer receives a compelling and informative presentation about your gym’s offerings. Whether they inquire through a phone call, email, or walk-in visit, never miss an opportunity to engage with prospects. Train your staff to provide consistent and persuasive presentations to make a positive impression on each potential customer.

Treat Everyone Like a Buyer (Don’t Prejudge): One common mistake made by gym staff is prejudging individuals based on appearance or assumptions about their financial capacity. Treat every prospective member with respect and enthusiasm, regardless of their background or initial level of interest. Remember, everyone has the potential to become a valuable member, so focus on building a connection and understanding their needs.

Always Sit Down with the Prospect: To truly understand your prospect’s goals and motivations, it’s crucial to have a face-to-face conversation. Invite them to sit down with you or one of your sales representatives in a comfortable and inviting space. This approach allows for a more personal and in-depth discussion, helping you tailor your offerings to their specific requirements. By investing time in building a relationship, you can significantly increase your chances of closing the sale.

Use a Pre-Printed Rate Sheet: Simplify the sales process by utilizing a pre-printed rate sheet that highlights the different membership options and pricing plans available. This allows you to present your offerings clearly and concisely, reducing any confusion or hesitation on the prospect’s part. A transparent and easy-to-understand rate sheet promotes trust and makes it easier for potential customers to make a decision quickly.

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[madchild-dennis]

Today I watched the rebroadcast of All Angles on the oil spill and the dead fishes in a Ewarton River, topic.

I watched it already this week live, but wasn't paying attention or left early or went to bathe at part of it.

However this morning I heard the parts I missed. And YESS I was furious about the whole thing especially the amount given, and the contract they had to sign. However, I see where they barely could have done anything else, on everyone else's part, because they have to eat, survive, provide and more. So suing takes time. And as much as I can tolerate, take or don't mind a little suffering for something better. They may not, nor have the capacity to do so, therefore I understand why they took the funds and sign the contract.

However, it's the fucking minister or government official or whatever he is. Who was literally was so cocky, rude and disrespectful. Him had the audacity to say that because it's the first time in history a government in Jamaica financially compensated Fisher-people. That they should be grateful and that's why they did not leave the door open for them to ask more money. So basically because they, this government, take SOME accountability by giving SOME compensation (not enough, only one month worth, while 9 months later NOT fix the issue). Or frankly just the fact that they got some money from the government for the mistake/fault by government/government entities. That basically these fisher-folks should be grateful they get any compensation.

THE FUCK!!!

THE AUDACITY!!!

THE GALL!!!

THE IMPUDENCY of that Minister and this Government is RIDICULOUS!!!

NO BITCH. You should be grateful you still have a fucking JOB!!! THIS IS NOT A DICTATORSHIP. The people of Jamaica is NOT at your MERCY and your leniency because you are ministers of whatever.

YOU ARE TO FUCKING SERVE NOT RULE Jamaica and it's people. ALL it's people. ESPECIALLY THE LOWER CLASS!!!

(Even the British Monarch, which is by law, the ruler of many countries, including Jamaica, don't project a ruling hand. This is because they KNOW if they do so they might die by the hands of the people they try to rule. Just like the Czar of Russia, a relative of that monarch.)

SO KNOW YOU FUCKING PLACE. YOU WORK FOR THE PEOPLE OF JAMAICA not that they are your subject, your slaves or that they're at your fucking mercy.

You know what.

These people in power are severely disgusting me. That statement made me take a different stance than before. The stance is that the JLP MUST BE REMOVED.

I change my mind (as it is my right to do so) and will be voting in the election. I will be voting against the cocky, disgusting and impudent JLP. I will vote PNP.

They getting from bad to worst.

If the people of Jamaica choose otherwise, they shall reap the consequence of their actions.

Also, if they're SOOO GREAT. Tell me one thing they do to that positively benefit the lower class Jamaicans long term, that wasn't performative/to gain votes? That to this day, if you dig deep or investigate the whole thing is still good months, years or days later. Also that there's continual benefits and progress for Jamaica, Jamaicans and the most vulnerable/the least of us.

I'LL WAIT!!!

Exactly.

All I see/hear or more that the JLP do to benefit Jamaicans are the elite, educated or affluent!!

This government remind me of the racist and GREEDY white people who destroyed countries of Africa then create MAJOR organization, foundations and humanitarian Projects to "Help" the people they desplaced, destroyed or robbed. Which is all performative and does NOTHING good to the country's economy, the people or more, long term.

The Government create the poverty, the criminals and more. Then do NOTHING substantial to fix the issue. But make performative projects/jesters/organizations/more that keep them poor and more but does GREAT PR. This government (nor the current PNP leader) has NOT done (nor the opposition plan to do) anything GOOD (Genesis 1 level of Good, which is not the humans' view of good that is subjective to the view) for the majority of Jamaicans/the lower class Jamaicans.

The JLP HAS TO GO.

There's no argument there. Those cocky, disrespectful, and disgusting leaders got to GO!!! You do NOT disrespect those hardworking men and women who aren't even demanding more money but demanding for you to FIX YOUR FUCK UP as promised!!! SHIT!!

Talking bout the JLP care and did the most for the Lower class.

ARGUE WID YUH MUMMA ON THAT SHIT!!!

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[zpresrun2024]

Every time I start teaching, I learn something new!

by Martin Ginsburg

These notes are from a presentation given in late 2021. These include the full original presentation and are, most decidedly NOT the final presentation notes. I was instructed to edit out a portion lest it give offense and did so in order to attempt to address a topic of great importance to my family and myself. I freely admit that I am an interactive speaker and the lack of faces upon which I might rely for even unspoken feedback this became, essentially, a one hour "lecture" on a topic I had hoped would spark a lively discussion.

 Inclusion Within the Multicultural and Multigenerational Workplace and Ways to Succeed

An introduction to a guided discussion:

The best teacher I've ever had is history. By learning how people around the world did things in the past and the reasons they had for the actions they took I have almost always come away with a better understanding of those people. While I couldn't prove it, I suspect that folks forget that every individual is different so hating someone for being different leaves no one to love.

I was fortunate to grow up in a neighborhood where I could visit homes and meet people from four different continents - listen to the music, eat the food, hear the stories of "the old country". That place was so very cool. The neighborhood languages were English, German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, Greek, and Chinese. Except for three years I spent in a religious day school, everyone my age attended the same elementary, junior high, and high school together.

My father's father lived with us for a couple years when I was very young. Our neighborhood was made up of young families with kids like me in elementary school, families with college age children, retirees, and even a married couple who had survived the holocaust and passed away naturally when I was a teen. In nursing, while my intended patient focus has always been adult critical care; education and training requires learning about and working with every age population I might encounter in a nursing setting.

I confess to this topic being more than a bit daunting; while my wife, our children, and I have experienced both positive and negative biases and we have learned how biases can become something that may help or destroy people and cultures, I am always afraid that guiding these conversations will lead to someone feeling minimized in some way.

At least one of the reasons I was asked to present this topic is that I am a male who has spent the last quarter century working in female dominated fields, as both a nurse and legal assistant/paralegal. I can say that my being male has generally not been much of a factor, though I know other men who feel it is a hardship. My wife points out that she feels men are disproportionately represented in nursing leadership at the clinical level. I haven't experienced that but she has shown me how, at least anecdotally this may be the case.

It's true that my patients see me differently and that some object to having a male provide nursing care. Respecting that preference is as important to me as having my cultural preferences given due respect and deference. It's also true that I would be the first asked to help with bathing an obese patient or help with mechanical lifting of heavy patients and such but to me that was always just asking the person who seemed most likely to have the physical strength to help. Was it because I am male and no one assessed physical capacity; I don't know, and as far as patient outcome it wouldn't have made any difference.

Early in her nursing career my wife once had a patient who had immigrated from Vietnam. Unfortunately, he spoke no English and his family wasn’t able to stay overnight in the hospital. Being a night shift oncology nurse my wife and her shift partner helped the man bathe in bed and used the draw sheet to help him turn for bathing. They stopped when he looked as though he was about to jump out of his skin. When the family arrived in the morning and learned what had happened and asked the patient they explained that in Vietnamese culture it is not acceptable to permit a person to die in the home. For this reason, when death is imminent, the person is wrapped in blankets and taken to a hut built for the purpose where s\he is bathed and prepared for the end of life. This poor man thought he was being prepared for death.

I once had a lady, in the mid-1990's, as a patient who spoke less English than I have ever done Spanish so communication beyond hello or questions regarding pain or positioning were extremely difficult. She was undergoing a series of cardiac catheterizations that required the access devices to remain in place in her groin artery and vein for several days. This required her nurses to inspect the area hourly, including feeling for rigidity around the insertion site as critical to her safety. She was obviously distressed when I was assigned as her nurse even while she and I strove to communicate the need for inspection. The nurses with whom I worked were good enough to take on that task to help preserve my patient’s dignity.

People are often isolated from others because of a language barrier. Tourists are often encountered in the hospitals of South Florida where I began my nursing career. By the nature of tourism people visit areas where they rely on hospitality workers to help communicate in the local language. Other barriers may come back to illness, while others still are a combination of language or illness and cultural differences between someone in need and those trying to help. Dementia in the elderly is difficult on patients and caregivers alike. Imagine an elderly dementia patient whose first language is Yiddish in a hospital where the language wasn’t recognized as a Germanic language by the majority of the staff. While I never learned to speak the language I recognized it and noticed the poorly tattooed number on her forearm and so started with short Hebrew prayers and a few Yiddish phrases I had heard as a child. 

I was working as a phlebotomist when a young German lady in South Florida as a tourist was hospitalized and unable to communicate the reason for her apparent distress one morning. I learned in my Practical Nursing program that mittleschmerz is the medical term for pain between menstrual periods. My Yiddish taught me that mittle is middle (or between) leaving schmerz to mean pain (or painful). A few pidgin German phrases later, and we were able to identify her as having 5-6/10 abdominal pain that was aching and worsening.

In a recent article Vernā Myers of Netflix is quoted as having provided an example of how the terms diversity and inclusion must act together to yield a more just society: “diversity is being invited to the party, inclusion is being asked to dance”��.

While I don't completely agree with the way it's put, I can see a great deal of value in using this as a starting point for conversation. In a corporate context, being invited to the party is important because that's how we get in the door. In a personal context, however, this doesn't address neighborhoods, restaurants, bars, movie theaters, sporting events, or any other public place. Additionally, being asked to dance in a corporate setting may be seen as being asked to work on a project, though offering is also important, as is even knowing what projects may need one's own skill set. Putting oneself forward often overcomes an intrinsic bias of "preferential selection of self".

Just walk in the door and dance! We must also own the reality that our feelings are ours to have, or not, to control, or not, and no one has the power to "make" you feel something without your consent. People learn that if they engage in a particular activity; the common human response is "Y". So when someone does "X" activity in your presence; react with "R" instead of "Y" and they'll get lost. It's not as easy as it sounds, but that's what Gandhi, Meier, Mandela, and King did. And while most of those struggles continue through the present day, the advances have generally been enormous.

Preferential selection of self is the tendency for all animals - us included - to gather in groups of those most like ourselves. By way of example, watch a watering hole in Africa and take a look at the animal groupings. There are no giraffes mixed in with a herd of elephants or impala or gazelles or rhinos. Of course, there wouldn't be two herds of elephants at a watering hole at the same time, or rhinos, or giraffes. They are generally grouped as families - just like New York, Chicago, or any other large metropolitan area. In humans we tend to see these family groups as tribes or races, but the concept is very similar. Now let's look at New York as an example; Chinatown, Little Italy, Harlem, Spanish Harlem. The odd part about New York is these are all just variations of the same species. That's like the families of lions, elephants, or giraffes that won't intermingle at the watering hole - they generally don't even go at the same3 time but wait for the earlier arrivals to leave before approaching.

For me, I don't care what family someone is from, only whether we can benefit each other. I haven't considered it until just this moment but I still don't think my having been adopted has anything to do with the way I feel. I think it's more my parents and the way they taught my sister, my brother, and me.

As humans, we even use language to identify those most like us so we can associate with them rather than "outsiders". Jargon is a wonderful tool to allow what I call intellectual or linguistic "shorthand" when speaking with a colleague. We all use it every day. Think of it: DV, SJ, DVPO, CP, VD, MSC, SO, or any of several hundred more.

The trouble with jargon is that it, by default, EXcludes everyone not a member of the group. For example; BUN, NIBP, TS, EFTO, ECMO, PIP, PEEP, PAP or PAWP, mike-mike, click, ELT, BDU, BLC malfunction, or ACU, bingo, winchester. While even using the full name of any of these abbreviations will leave others out of the conversation, at least saying extracorporeal membrane oxygenation allows someone with a science (especially biology) background to figure out what ECMO is and does.

Think about VD in litigation and then consider what I, as a nurse, think first EVERY time I hear it.

Respect for others requires that in group settings we remember that not everyone is familiar with how we speak as a professional group. Nurses even have a list of dangerous abbreviations that are not to be used. Paralegals are familiar with the concept that when writing for a court we all write out the full term and only parenthetically identify the "shorthand" we will use going forward to ensure accurate and adequate communication.

"Buzz" words are everywhere:

           Diversity; Justice; Implicit Bias; Equity; Cisgender; Inclusion; Neurodiversity; Intersectionality; Emotional Tax

Useless adjectives are, too:

           "Male" Nurse; "Black" Attorney; "Indian" (pick one) Accountant; "Muslim" Doctor; "Jewish" Carpenter; "Female" Ironworker

There are so many opportunities to show the biases and prejudices in US society that crop up in our daily lives I don't really know where to begin. I guess a good place to start is television, as its almost universal outreach gives us examples of culturally and generationally insulting, dismissive, and degrading language and behavior. I'd like to share two that have always been a little personal to me.

There was a commercial many years ago showing a family with, based on common stereotypes, an Italian background where the adult male was explaining that new appliances had "fallen of a truck" or were bought at a ridiculous discount with the implication that all the goods were stolen. A subtitle note said something like many years later. Then we see law enforcement personnel were watching the daughter's home in hope of finding illegal behavior. The advertisement was promoting a discount seller by implying that people could get prices so low that they'd feel they had stolen the merchandise.

And since there was no outcry at the time I guess the company could have used a Latino, African-American, Asian, or First Nations family and the skit would have been just as influential with no outcry, right?

You may remember the Snickers Super Bowl commercial about two men standing over a car engine when one opens Snickers bar and begins eating it. The second man, in a Lady and the Tramp moment started eating the Snickers from the other end until their lips met in the middle. The men appeared startled and the blond shouted "quick; do something manly" to which the other man reacted by simulating ripping off chest hair. Blond man did the same and both screamed.

A couple points about that commercial; I thought it was hilarious, the blond man is my wife's cousin - a very nice young man with a ready smile, gentle wit, and a beautiful family. There were three commercials in the series with those two men and the remaining two were pulled after an outcry for showing two men kissing on national television.

Firstly, I thought the commercial was hilarious because it seems ridiculous to me to have to "do something manly" to prove anything to anyone. I am who I am and encourage everyone else to be the same and not worry about what others think. Fortunately the actors and crews got paid for all three commercials because they had already been made but the company lost that money by having to re-style their new advertising campaign.

What concerns me personally regarding our current reactions to these events are a few things:

1.     We seem, as a society, to have forgotten the definition of the simple word: equal;

2.     We seem, as a society, to believe that everyone else, but never we ourselves, in this society is responsible for how we feel at any given time;

3.     We seem, as a society, unwilling to accept that all of our words have consequences; and while none of us are responsible for the feelings of others, we can create through word or deed an environment that fails to permit others to participate equally;

4.     We seem, as a society, to decline to accept all of history as the foundation of the present day and regularly argue our points of view by intentionally omitting parts of history because it's more important to make our point or win than to be intellectually honest.

There are, of course, other things troubling me about where we are these days. My approach has always been that the old argument of "you only have the rights you can defend" is the argument of a thief. I have always believed that I have only those rights I am prepared to surrender my life to defend for others.

I can take rights from someone else and claim them but they are then not rights; they are the spoils of conflict. On the other hand, if someone reaches out to harm someone else I and stand in the way of that harm I have earned the right to have others do so for me. I believe it was in Evelyn Beatrice Hall's biography of Voltaire where she described Voltaire's fundamental free speech and civil rights philosophy as  “I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

What's all this nonsense from an old man got to do with Inclusion Within the Multicultural and Multigenerational Workplace and Ways to Succeed?

My personal belief is that justice, first and foremost, is the most efficient and potentially successful pathway to success. Perfect that within ourselves and lead others by example.

With that said; what perspectives of yours have I not considered? What can I do to help you be heard, seen, recognized, understood, and appreciated?  

Short Bio

Martin Ginsburg dropped out of High School to enter the United States Air force at the age of 17, graduated from the Sheridan Vocational-Technical school Practical Nursing Program in 1995, graduated from Barry University in Miami Shores, FL with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2001 and attained licensure as a Registered Nurse in July 2001. His clinical experience includes Long Term Acute Care (LTAC), Medical/Cardiac critical (intensive) care, emergency department, home health, and nursing education. Ginsburg has worked in a major county hospital in South Florida as the facility began its intensivist program providing primary care in a critical care setting. In Raleigh, he worked in a community hospital, leaving behind the high-tech focus of South Florida for a setting that allowed much more patient interaction. Ginsburg has also worked as an adjunct clinical instructor and a nursing preceptor. Changing focus, Ginsburg later graduated from Meredith College’s ABA-approved Paralegal Studies Program and currently works as a paralegal nurse consultant. To read more about Martin Ginsburg, visit here. You may contact Martin Ginsburg at PresidentialRun2024@Gmail.com.

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Postman is a well-known tool for testing APIs that is used by everyone. However, users are frequently taken aback when they learn about the Postman platform's real breadth and depth of capabilities outside of testing.

Visit the matching Postman public workspace and fork it into your Postman setup to test out these potent features for yourself. Here are the 7 Postman features that everyone should be familiar with, linked to collections so you can learn more about each one:

Postman Echo

We studied the service Postman Echo as a little sanity check and educational tool. You may use it to practice making API requests and test your REST clients. The API "echoes" back what you submitted to it, as the name implies, making it an excellent method to examine what you're sending to a server without having to go to backend logs. You may experiment with different parameters, submit requests using multiple protocols (GET, POST, and PUT), and investigate various forms of authentication.

API for Postman

You may access the information kept in your Postman account through programming using the Postman API. On your collections, environments, mocks, and other objects, carry out all the standard CRUD actions. The webhooks folder is, in our opinion, the greatest feature here. With the help of an API request to the webhook URL, you may now start a collection run using this capability. Your unique payload, which can be accessible in the collection, can also be included in requests sent to the webhook URL.

The Visualizer for Postman

A programmatic method of representing your request replies graphically is provided by Postman. We can immediately add visualization for the response body to Postman using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Make sense of your answer data by using the Visualizer to show it. To further customize the display, you may import any of your preferred charting libraries, such as D3.js, Chart.js, etc.

Workflow Management

It typically makes sense to run the requests in chronological order in a collection containing numerous requests. Sometimes it's advantageous to repeat or skip some requests. The postman arrives. Method SetNextRequest You can precisely control which requests run and in what sequence by using conditional logic in the Pre-request or Tests tabs.

Cooperative Qualities

In the past, Postman was a tool used for solitary work and independent API testing. Working together has never been simpler thanks to comments, forking, branching, pull requests, tagging, and other features. Make the most of the multiplayer experience with shared workspaces by working together as a team.

Information at the Collection Level

At the same time, Postman makes it simple to adhere to the DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) software development philosophy for variables, scripts, and auth credentials that will be utilized for several requests in a particular folder or collection. The majority of users are aware that collection-level variables and inherited authentication may be specified. A lesser-known feature, however, is the capacity to create code that will execute before and after each request in the collection in the Pre-request and Tests tabs.

Documentation

It's wonderful to sometimes lighten up in your docs! The Daring Fireball Markdown style, which Postman documentation utilizes, makes it simple to include pictures and gifs in your documentation. When appropriate, feel free to include a humorous gif, such as Michael Scott raising the roof, or just use educational gifs (i.e., a gif showing users how to add params in a request).

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Suggestions for Effective Family Therapy

My mother and I have had a rocky relationship for most of my life. Everyone has family difficulties, but such vague promises from outsiders never helped us resolve our pointless arguments or how I felt. Even though I was unsure of what to do, I knew it had to end.

The greatest disputes in life may often be traced back to family ties. They may last decades and are often complex. Many people have persistent sentiments of anger and bitterness as a result of the constant drip of unsolved disputes and personality conflicts. However, there is a solution to this. A promising line of action is known as family therapy.

Taking a Chance on It

Family therapy is a team-based, all-inclusive procedure that emphasises the family as a whole. Family therapists are experienced in resolving a wide range of disputes, including those brought on by poor communication, alienation, money troubles, divorce, a death in the family, and more.

Before beginning treatment, there may be a moment when you won't want to go. Definitely not me. Mom, for one, didn't. It wasn't enjoyable to have to sort through years' worth of conflicts. But if we don't face the past, we'll inevitably make the same errors again. You could get the answer you've been looking for via therapy. It's crucial to give it a go.

Selecting the Best Therapist

I felt at ease throughout our first few sessions, which gave me confidence that the family therapist I selected was efficient. I was certain that I could be honest with her. I also never hated speaking during class. Regarding my mother, she also mentioned borderline and narcissistic personality disorders. Because my therapist was able to see it early on, it gave me even more reason to believe in her knowledge.

It's OK to search for another therapist if you think the current one is ineffective. Most therapists, in my experience, don't take it personally. In fact, they urged my family to locate the ideal environment for us. In a therapy partnership, your comfort level and capacity for open communication are crucial.

Your therapist will eventually discover how your family communicates. While some families spend the minutes with solitude, other families speak more loudly than others. In stressful situations, some family members could retreat while others might become hostile. These distinctions will be noted by your therapist, who will then direct you all individually.

How to Conduct Successful Therapy Sessions

A 50-minute treatment session takes place once a week on average. It takes very little time for many individuals to resolve a lot of problems. Here are a few suggestions for productive therapy sessions to help you make the most of your time with your therapist.

Prior to treatment, get ready. Everyone in the family should make a list of any questions or concerns they have.

Consider carefully what you'll say to any family members with whom you don't get along before you have the opportunity to speak.

Maintain your resolve and decorum.

Be composed while you speak.

Try to avoid arguing.

You could think that your family's long-standing disputes will never be resolved. But it's conceivable. Your family may strengthen its ties, resolve past disputes, and mend old wounds through listening and moderation. Or maybe you'll decide that it's time to move on. Although it may have been controversial for some, I felt that the decision to have less contact with my mother was the correct one. I no longer feel guilty about not being able to get along with others. I'm certain that I would continue to have a very intimate and turbulent connection with her absent treatment.

I often advise family therapy to people since for me, it was such a strong and pleasant experience. Even the tougher, painful sessions were required. Without them, I would not have been able to recognise unhealthy behavioural patterns, comprehend my sadness, take charge of my life, and grasp what I needed to do to make a difference.

Family therapy is a safe space to go through uncomfortable emotions and make progress, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Your family will base any choices you make on serious consideration and discussion. Without the assistance of my therapist, I am certain that I would not have made the same decisions as I do now.

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