often we expect life to be as we want it, but in fact it will never be.. you may not have the things you’ve always wanted, but if you look closer you’ll notice that you always had “something”..
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mixed letters
got this from the web:
this is very interesting.
even though the letters are mixed in the following text, most people have no trouble reading it!
aoccdrnig to rscheearch at cmabrigde uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. the rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
if you can’t read this, you can find original text here:
according to research at cambridge university, it doesn´t matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be at the right place. the rest can be a total mess and you can still read it without a problem. this is because the human mind does not read every letter by itself, but the word as a whole.
panic attack
the door of the rig office flung open and i saw our driller, chris, with his workclothes full of grime, flushed and breathing heavily, his gray eyes wide open looking straight at me..
“what’s wrong, chris“? i asked.
“robert“.. he said, “i’m having a panic attack“..
a panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that develops for no apparent reason and that triggers severe physical reactions. symptoms varies from faintness, trembling and even a sense of impending death.
i accompanied him to the rig clinic, and made him remove his boots as he half-reclined on the bed. i gave him a cup of cold water to drink, dimmed the lights and left him alone for a few minutes. when i went back, i asked him how he was doing, if he still feel the same, he said he calmed down a bit.
he added that it had happened to him way back, some years ago. i asked what caused it, he answered he sometimes get claustrophobic, feeling trapped.
about 5% of the population will experience panic attacks during their lifetimes, it affects more women than men, and appears to be inherited.
i have also read that most panic attacks usually peaks within 10 minutes and i saw this with chris. after a few more minutes with him inside the rig clinic he felt better, he got up, slipped his boots back, said thank you and went back to work.
he looked okay when i saw him today, as if nothing happened.
sensory replays 