tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post4837728321025052316..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: From Texting to Botox... Losing Emotional FluencyStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-55140950283265924592011-03-18T23:38:50.798-07:002011-03-18T23:38:50.798-07:00Botox, also known as botulinum toxin is a neurotox...Botox, also known as botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin (a toxin that attacks the nerve cells). E 'was originally approved by the FDA for use in conditions where hyperactivity of muscles was the basic problem relating to health and disease. The theory is that Botox weakens or paralyzes the muscles by blocking the release of acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is an ester of choline is thought to play a role in the transmission of nerve impulses in the synapses and neuromuscular (muscle-nerve) junctions. Inhibition of acetylcholine release nerve can not cause muscle contraction, thus relaxing the muscles. Botox is injected directly affects the muscles.plastic surgeryhttp://www.globalmedicaldirectory.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-52246591536059240342010-05-16T22:25:41.641-07:002010-05-16T22:25:41.641-07:00Botox is all made to the same standards in the sam...Botox is all made to the same standards in the same production plant in Ireland. There's no difference in Botox from Canada and Botox from anywhere else. The longer answer is that Botox that is not intended for sale specifically in America is not technicaly 'approved' by the FDA.Cost of botox injectionshttp://www.botoxinjectionscost.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-10581197107963137492010-04-21T14:04:16.988-07:002010-04-21T14:04:16.988-07:00I had not heard of the study about anger and facia...I had not heard of the study about anger and facial muscles, and I thank Robert for bringing it to our attention. Perhaps some of the links will clarify the issue, but I certainly hope that anger management classes have figured it out. It feels a lot easier than rummaging through your past to figure out who you are really mad at.<br /><br />I agree with Becky that the diagnosis of Aspergers is getting a little too much play these days. I had not thought that a generation that grows up communicating via text is not going to be able to develop normal socialization skills.It would not be totally surprising if some of these young people found themselves with a psychiatric diagnosis.<br />I have also heard many times, as Becky has, that women consistently say that they would prefer to work with or for men. And I am not at all sure why this is so, except that some women feel that in a male environment they have more freedom to do their jobs and less demands to share personal experiences.<br />Men seem to be more strict in their separation of work life and personal life, and this helps everyone to do a better job.<br />For now, that is just speculation.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-46797669143104076002010-04-21T11:23:58.934-07:002010-04-21T11:23:58.934-07:00I am reminded of the song from the musical "A...I am reminded of the song from the musical "Annie", that you are never fully dressed without your smile.<br /><br />Something you didn't hit on that interests me is the current popularity of the diagnosis of aspergers syndrome (a form of autism) and its symptoms of having the inability to read social cues.<br />I know a child diagnosed with it, and am a doubter. <br /><br />As much as younger folk text, talk on phones, etc., the subject matter seems to concern themselves, they are not engaged in deep philosophical debates. <br /><br />I disagree that boys or males need to be encouraged to emote. I am very comfortable with the strong silent type, and am fortunate to have a husband who is that type. Me, I'm the emotive mess. Yet, when his dad died, he did cry. When the cat died, he didn't, but he made a very nice wooden casket for her, and put her in a nice grave. He didn't need to emote, he acted.<br /><br />An old pastor said once that girls are about relationships, men about missions. Women work face to face, men side to side. I know more men that can disagree, then work together to meet a goal, than women who would do the same.<br /><br />If women communicate so well, how come so many women prefer to work with men? I have heard numerous times from women that they would rather work with men, and never heard one say they would rather work with women.Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320105485736052679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-81882934806960440972010-04-21T10:03:07.392-07:002010-04-21T10:03:07.392-07:00Botox, it appears, inhibits your ability to experi...<i>Botox, it appears, inhibits your ability to experience emotion. </i><br /><br />A very important point, and one that I don't think has been emphasized nearly enough. Emotion is intimately tied to muscular tension, relaxation and position. This was brought home to me many years ago when I read that you literally <b>cannot be angry</b> while your jaw is relaxed. Try it--let the jaw hang loosely with no teeth touching and attempt to feel angry. Think about something that would normally make you furious. You will find that the rest of the physical signs of anger, fist clenching, chest tightening, etc. cannot follow, and that you feel no emotion of anger, no matter your mental effort, as long as the jaw stays relaxed.<br /><br />I wish I could remember where I read that, but this remarkable insight has assisted me many times since in being angry at the right person, at the right time, etc...<br /><br />So it does not surprise me that the paralysis of some facial muscles can make it difficult or impossible to experience certain emotions. What a price to pay for a temporary, false look of "youthfulness."Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-76534907731122818972010-04-21T10:01:40.382-07:002010-04-21T10:01:40.382-07:00Thank you, Susan. As you said on your blog today, ...Thank you, Susan. As you said on your blog today, there seems to be a backlash against hooking-up.When will there be a backlash against obsessive texting? <br /><br />Of course, testing has value, if used in moderation. But when young people communicate mostly by text messages, something must be happening. I think it's great that girls also schedule face-to-face time... but I assume that that is with their girlfriends. <br /><br />How well do these girls know how to talk with boys? <br /><br />Surely, boys have difficulty communicating with girls, because the type of communication required feels alien to them. <br /><br />Here again, as you say, girls are the gatekeepers, and whereas with sex, then can simply close up shop for a while, when it comes to communicating with a boy, they need practice. It is not a skill you get by talking with girlfriends.<br /><br />Are the girls who schedule lots of fact-to-face time with their girlfriends, the same ones who hook up with boys?Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-79136088593746861332010-04-21T09:24:45.769-07:002010-04-21T09:24:45.769-07:00Ah, this is a great post. I worry most about males...Ah, this is a great post. I worry most about males, to be honest. Girls do a lot of texting with each other, but they still schedule plenty of face-to-face time. They prefer the long, drawn out conversations that texting doesn't permit. Boys, however, sometimes need encouragement to emote anyway, and we've removed much of the incentive for them to do so. There are times when texting is a nice touch - after time spent together saying how much you enjoyed it, for example. Or texting a "good night" message. Texting is good for the equivalent of a post-it note, but it's a terrible substitute for emotional exchange, and I do think it is having a detrimental effect on relationships.Susan Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984275712518966508noreply@blogger.com