Today in class, the lecturer asked us “Do we care more now or less?” and she asked this regarding the elderly. Thinking on this, I realized I haven’t been doing my side of the work. As a granddaughter and a daughter. As a granddaughter, I haven’t been going to my grandparents’ house during the Sundays like I used to a few years back…I realized that I have been only going there when it benefits me…like Chinese New Year, for example…or when it’s someone’s birthday, like my Grandpa (We usually go out to a restaurant to celebrate). But does this mean I care any less for my grandparents? I don’t think so. I care for them like  have always cared for them. If there weren’t any language barrier, I’d bet that we’d get along REALLY well. Can’t really mention the grandparents on my mom’s side…they’re both gone =/

What about my parents? I absolutely love them. No joke there. I might not be the ideal daughter and such but my love for my parents is deeply engraved in me, I don’t think I could have loved them anymore. Yet…when my lecturer told us “The elderly usually opt for going to the elderly homes is usually due to the fact that they’re alone at home because their ofsprings are too busy working in life and they’d get better company at the elderly homes.”

On this, I would say that it works both ways. When the kids are young, the parents would work hard and diligently to provide for the family so that their children would get a good education and so on. After the children have grown up, they in turn would work hard to support THEIR families and the parents so that they’d live a comfortable life and the cycle goes on and on.

But let’s not put any blame on others. I admit, sometimes we tend to see what’s around us and not what’s in front of us. We tend to miss the important things that need to be noticed to putting more importance on immaterial things that would be useless in terms of companionship and friendship and love.

I feel that I’ve neglected lots of stuff since I was a child but there’s no way I can turn the time back and do it over…however, I can take the initiative now to do what is right…yes…I believe it’s time for me to do that, after realizing all the things that have been taken for granted…seriously, I don’t think any of us would be here today without someone to care about us and love us…

Time is a cruel thing. Better to take charge now than put it off until later when you’ll regret…Say “I love you” to people close to you today and everyday…you may not know when those people close to you would leave you to the other plane. By then, regretting just don’t make the cut…

Blog Addiction is when normal individuals with penned-up emotions deal in the higher power of “Journal Writing“ where these individuals not only write their personal feelings into a electrical device called the “Computer” and transfer it into the online journal called a “Blog” and allows strangers to read their inner most darkest feelings. Blog Addiction occurs when these individuals, “Bloggers“, are finding a hard time getting off their “blogging device” and is unable to stop “blogging” for a certain amount of time. This term was discovered when time began and people started “blogging“.

It may be seen as a normal behavior since it resembles more of a child playing with their new toy. However, new toys will only last so long. Eventually all good things comes to an end. These blogging individuals would eventually fall prey to the Blog Addiction Withdrawal Syndrome..

Causes

Blog Addiction-Withdrawal Syndrome, commonly known as the Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Procrastinators is a very common disease that with the increasing amount of bloggers appearing on the online scene, the rate of these blog-victims are increasing as this report is being done. It can result to physical and mental weakening, and destruction of families and relationships around the blogger.

Although these Bloggers with this syndrome are often seen as procrastinators, only a minority of them are really dedicated to their blogs. And it is also these group of people that suffer the most while the rest are just blog spammers.

Physical and Mental weakening includes irritability, anxiety and insomnia after the blogger has stopped writing articles for their blog. Destruction of families and relationships are caused when the blogger goes back into a withdrawn state where they feel a need to pent up their thoughts and emotions causing those around the blogger to keep their distance.

Blog Addiction-Withdrawal Syndrome are commonly found in almost every blogger in the world and even blogders (Blog Readers) which is becoming increasingly common.

Symptoms

• Irritability;
• Anxiety;
• Insomnia;
• Blog Craving;
• Obsessive Compulsive Behavior towards real life events;
• Subconsciously writing in a diary;
• Withdrawal towards real life situations;
• Distances from family and friends;
• Consistently staring at the monitor;
• Fingers are constantly tapping on any surface available.
• Often goes “He said, open quotation mark, bold, italic, he loves me, unitalic, unbold, close quotation mark”.

Diagnosis

Obsessivecompulsiveometer (OCM) as well as the Addictiveogram (AG) is needed to examine the level of addiction and the withdrawal of the blogger. It may show the level as to which the blogger is at with levels between sanity and insanity.

Treatment

There are a few treatments available to cure this syndrome :

• Buy a stress ball and finger it.
• Get a “How to NOT get Blog Addiction-Withdrawal Syndrome for Dummies”‘ guide.
• Get rid of the computer and anything to do with it and migrate to the mountains and live as a hermit.
• Re-blog again.
• Go for rehabilitation.
• See a psychiatrist or a psychologist

And if those does not work for you at all, well you just need a dosage of “You-shouldn’t-have-blog-in-the-first-place-if-you-can’t-handle-it“ pills or perhaps a whack in the head with our “It-looks-like-a-hammer-but-it’s-scientifically-an-amnesia-tool“.

Disclaimer :
This is merely a research done by a student (ME) on what people often suffer from. Most of these syndromes are commonly found near you or near your family. Other syndromes are found to have existed but are rarely seen these days. If you are found to have these syndromes, please, please, please! Call 1800-FREAKS-ALERT or email us at i_am_insane_save_me@wehelpfreakslikeyou.com to try and solve your diseases!! Or if you noticed your friends, family or anyone around you with these symptoms, please email us at surrounded_by_insanity_help_me@wehelpfreakslikethem.com!!

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I love you
You love me
We’re best friends
Like friends should be
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you
Won’t you say you love me too?

~*~

Brief Explanation

The Barney Syndrome a.k.a. the Deliriously Happy Freaks, is the occurrence of individuals who tend to be happy for no reason most of the times. The term was first coined early 2007 when it turned out that people who have been exposed to too much stress were at an increased risk of getting “Panda Eyes” and “Acute Sleep Withdrawal”. Though this disease isn’t widely known, it is said that the amount of people currently having this disease is increasing.

Causes

The Barney Syndrome is a relatively uncommon syndrome up till recently, researchers have found out that this syndrome have been evident in many places all over the world. It can result in many facial abnormalities and hallucinations.

Abnormalities are often caused or worsened by increased stressed or burdens as well as the unexpected bad news and shock. Disorders that causes the individual to overuse their brains and strength can cause the Barney Syndrome, including, assignments, theses and exams.

The Barney Syndrome is more commonly found in young adults or those who have reached their late teens, where the cause is often non-specific.

Symptoms

• Dizziness or Light-headedness
• Fatigue
• Fake Fever
• Flu
• Cough
• Facial Abnormalities
  • Pimples;
  • White Spots;
  • Blackheads;
  • Facial Hair Growth;
  • Sunken Eyes;
  • Dark Eye Bags.
• Other Abnormalities
  • Frequent burst of laughter at every little thing;
  • Experiences the “Ecstacy” effect;
  • Hallucinations;
  • Random babbling of illiterate words;
  • Has no sense of what is real or fake;
  • The more tired you are, the more hyper you become;
  • The sprouting of overly colorful cuss words;
  • Sees life colorful with a twist of unreal such as in “Barney“;
  • Gets HIGH from overdose of assignments and exams;
  • Instant giggling fit as deadlines approaches;
  • Often goes off topic and starts a sing-along-song;
  • Often goes around with cue cards, formal clothing and shoes stuffed in their bags.

More would be listed soon as researchers have finished their research on this baffling syndrome.

Diagnosis

Constant monitoring of the Insanityalertiogram (IAG) may be necessary to detect the Barney Syndrome. The IAG may show any of the following :

• Extra activity in the brain (overactivity);
• Constant flickering of the eyes due to fatigue;
• Constant giggling without reasons or anything said to the individual.

Treatment

There are only 2 treatments currently available to cure the “Barney Syndrome”

• More sleep (At least 8 hours nightly with occasional 30 minute naps during the day);
• “Start your assignments and studying at least 3 weeks early!! Or REGRET, damn you!!”

Disclaimer :
This is merely a research done by a student (ME) on what people often suffer from. Most of these syndromes are commonly found near you or near your family. Other syndromes are found to have existed but are rarely seen these days. If you are found to have these syndromes, please, please, please! Call 1800-FREAKS-ALERT or email us at i_am_insane_save_me@wehelpfreakslikeyou.com to try and solve your diseases!! Or if you noticed your friends, family or anyone around you with these symptoms, please email us at surrounded_by_insanity_help_me@wehelpfreakslikethem.com!!

To find out more of our researched case studies, please refer to our list of “Case Studies“, thank you. Help us, help you!!