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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Letter A


Today is the start of the A-Z challenge. I’m very excited to participate this year. Last year I started blogging right after it started and so I didn’t participate, but I still made a lot of friends from it. I will continue to post my regular scheduled events below the A-Z challenge so those trying to get to everyone in the challenge will not need to read as much and I will still be able to continue spotlighting amazing authors and continue my blogstory.

My theme is going to be all about the different mental illnesses the DSM IV-TR diagnosis. Each day I will post a new mental illness.

To start it all off with the letter ‘A’ we have Agoraphobia.

The symptoms of this  mental illness is an acute anxiety of a situation that a person has difficulty escaping from or that might cause extreme embarrassment. The anxiety may be too many different situations: home alone, outside the home, surrounded by many people, etc. Avoidance of the situation causes problems for the person’s life and if not avoided it may cause a panic attack or symptoms like a panic attack.

17 comments:

  1. Hi Josh,

    This is a really interesting choice of tpoic for the April A to Z. I look forward to reading more from you.

    Stuart

    http://virtualfantasies.blogspot.co.uk/

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  2. Great choice for A-Z, Josh. It's all part of anxiety, isn't it? And that's a terrible thing.

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  3. Ick, agoraphobia is, and has been a part of my life for a long time. It's a horrible thing!

    This a great theme idea!

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  4. very intresting post for the letter A keep them coming

    Happy A to Z
    baygirl32.blogspot.com

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  5. Mental illness is a very real issue to far too many people are still ignorant of. This is an excellent theme for the A-Z challenge and I hope through your posts you're able to spread awareness of very real issues that effect normal people every day of their lives.

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  6. Thanks. I hadn't heard of this one.

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  7. nice...i could use a brush up on my DSM...smiles....

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  8. I know someone who suffers from that.
    Good start to the Challenge! You will enjoy your first year, trust me.

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  9. What an interesting theme! Looking forward to it :)

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  10. Interesting choice for a theme, and ironically one that starts off with something I seem to have acquired :)

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  11. Glad to see you involved!
    http://strangepegs.blogspot.com/

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  12. Interesting illness. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of your posts for the Challenge!


    The Golden Eagle
    The Eagle's Aerial Perspective

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  13. Now here's a theme I bet I don't find anywhere else. How fun!
    ScribblesFromJenn
    Happy A to Z-ing!

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  14. Hi Josh! I've been accused of having this disease. Back when I had a houseful of children, and now I'm a writer trying to get books out so I leave the house even less than I did then. LOL.

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  15. This is great. Cassie is doing something like this for her A-to-Z, too, I believe.

    Personally, this is why I never talk in public. I have to think about what I say and the intended consequences before it comes out of my mouth. This leads to lulls in conversations. Lots of lulls.

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  16. Great theme, Josh. "A" could add much to character development. Agoraphobia is common enough the reader could relate. My friend's son had it so badly in medical school he became a pathologist. I am NOT kidding!

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  17. Once again another great post.

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