Article: Heightened emotions can sometimes get in the way when you're trying to deal with a high-stress situation. For example, if you've got to give a big speech or presentation, fear might cloud your ability to think clearly and execute your delivery. Knowing how to mute that sense of fear can come in handy when you have to overcome challenges at work and school. Emotions have a role to play in decision-making, but sometimes it's important to set them aside and assess other factors. For example, maybe you feel devastated after a breakup and are tempted to move to a new city so you don't have to see your ex. If you're able to see beyond the sadness and weigh other factors, you might be less likely to drop everything and leave. Numbing your emotions can be a useful defense mechanism. Maybe there's a bully at school, or you have a sibling with whom you don't get along. If you're in a situation that's tough to change, you can protect yourself by temporarily shutting off your feelings to help you get through the day. We feel emotions for a reason. They are essential to navigating the world and, ultimately, surviving with our mental health intact. If you routinely numb your emotions, you're cutting yourself off from experiences that your mind needs to feel. Fear, sadness, despair, and other emotions that don't feel good to experience are nevertheless just as important as joy and excitement. If you don't let yourself feel sad, it'll be harder and harder to feel happy. Rather than numbing your emotions, learn to get in touch with them and use them to your advantage.
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Try muting your emotions when you're facing a challenge. Put your emotions temporarily aside when you have a decision to make. Numb your emotions when you're in a situation you can't control. Avoid cutting yourself off from your emotions too often.
Article: Your healthcare provider will probably schedule a checkup about a month after inserting the Mirena. They will examine you to make sure the Mirena is still in place and not causing any problems. At this appointment, ask any questions you might have about the Mirena and how to check the strings. Even if you can feel the strings, there may be other signs that the Mirena has shifted or is not sitting right in your uterus. Signs to watch out for include:  Pain during sex, for you or your partner. A sudden change of length in the strings, or feeling the hard tip of the Mirena protruding into your vagina. A change in your menstrual periods. Occasionally, Mirena may not work properly, or may cause serious complications. Get medical help right away if you experience any of the following:  Heavy vaginal bleeding outside of your period, or unusually heavy bleeding during your period. Foul-smelling vaginal discharge, or vaginal sores. Severe headaches. A fever with no obvious cause (e.g., not from a cold or the flu). Pain in your abdomen or pain during sex. Yellowing of your skin and eyes (jaundice). Symptoms of pregnancy. Exposure to a sexually transmitted infection.
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See your healthcare provider for regularly scheduled checkups. Get a checkup if you suspect your Mirena is out of place. Call your healthcare provider immediately for serious symptoms.
Article: Analog multimeters have a needle behind a glass window, which moves to indicate the result. Typically, there are three arcs printed behind the needle. These are three different scales, each of which is used for a different purpose:  The Ω scale is for reading resistance. This is typically the largest scale, at the top. Unlike the other scales, the 0 (zero) value is on the far right instead of the left. The "DC" scale is for reading DC voltage. The "AC" scale is for reading AC voltage. The "dB" scale is the least used option. See the end of this section for a brief explanation. Look carefully at the voltage scales, either DC or AC. There should be several rows of numbers beneath the scale. Check which range you have selected on the dial (for example, 10V), and look for a corresponding label next to one of these rows. This is the row you should read the result from. Voltage scales on an analog multimeter work just like an ordinary ruler. The resistance scale, however, is logarithmic, meaning that the same distance represents a different change in value depending on where you are on the scale. The lines between two numbers still represent even divisions. For example, if there are three lines between "50" and 70," these represent 55, 60, and 65, even if the gaps between them look different sizes. Look at the range setting that the dial of your multimeter is set to. This should give you a number to multiply the reading by. For example, if the multimeter is set to R x 100 and the needle points to 50 ohms, the actual resistance of the circuit is 100 x 50 = 5,000. The "dB" (decibel) scale, typically the lowest, smallest one on an analog meter, requires some additional training to use. It is a logarithmic scale measuring the voltage ratio (also called gain or loss). The standard dBv scale in the US defines 0dbv as 0.775 volts measured over 600 ohms of resistance, but there are competing dBu, dBm, and even dBV (with a capital V) scales.
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Find the right scale on an analog multimeter. Make a voltage scale reading based on your range. Estimate the value between numbers. Multiply the resistance reading on an analog multimeter. Find out more about the dB scale.