Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Play with at least two players. Choose a player to go first. Choose one answer to any question you are asked. Continue asking and answering questions.

Answer: Choose at least one other player besides yourself to begin the game.  Play with more players for a livelier game, as more players can provide more unique questions and debate each other’s answers. If you have a very large group of people, you can even play with teams, with all the members of a team having to come to a consensus on their answers. Select the first player, who will choose a question that begins with “Would you rather…?” and provides two scenarios for another player to choose from.  Get creative with how you choose the first player if you want to. You can roll a die, go by the youngest player in the group, draw straws, or any other method.  The “Would you rather” question can pair any two funny, serious, wacky, or thought-provoking scenarios together, such as “Would your rather have hands for feet or feet for hands?” The first player asks his or her “Would you rather” question to another player of their choice, who then must answer the question. Pick one of the two scenarios you would “rather” do or have from the question asked by the current player. There are a number of different reasons you might have for answering one way or the other, but the choice is up to you!  Players might choose an answer just because it is the slightly more tolerable option of two undesirable things, like “be hairy all over” or “be completely bald all over.” Players might also choose something they would genuinely enjoy due to their preferences, or something that strikes a moral or humorous debate with the other players. No player that is asked a “Would you rather” question can answer “both” or “neither.” You must choose one of the two options given. The person that the first player asks a question to becomes the next player, choosing a new person to ask a question to.  Alternately, players may ask each question to the person beside them, or to the whole group. The latter may work best for smaller groups playing this game. Play continues until players are out of ideas for questions, someone cannot choose an answer to a question, or for however long you like.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Consider treatment through psychotherapy. Understand why psychotherapy works for those suffering from PTSD. Try exposure therapy. Try cognitive restructuring. Go through stress inoculation training. Consider group therapy.

Answer: During psychotherapy, you express your thoughts and feelings about the traumatic experience that has caused your PTSD. The most common psychotherapy is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). CBT aims to help you overcome your negative thoughts about your experience and instead turn them into more positive or rational thoughts.  Talk therapy usually lasts up to 12 weeks but, in many cases, the therapy continues until you feel like you have overcome your PTSD. Psychotherapy can be done one on one or in a group, and it usually needs the support of the whole family for it to work. Ask your family to go to therapy with you if that is something you think you might benefit from. Psychotherapy, specifically CBT,  works because it addresses psychological issues directly and also provides you with practical advice on how to manage your life in the shadow of PTSD.   Therapy helps you to process what you are feeling—shame, anger, guilt—about the trauma you have experienced. Talk therapy can help you to understand why you feel the way that you do and can give you the tools to overcome those feelings. It will also provide you with ways to react in a healthy way to people, places, and things that remind you of the trauma you have experienced. This type of therapy falls under the category of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and focuses on facing your fears and memories head-on. It facilitates your confrontation with your fear by exposing you to the trauma once again (this time safety is guaranteed). The ultimate goal is to help you deal with your fear and to aid you in coping with the emotional distress you feel when the trauma comes back and haunts you. Through exposure therapy, you will learn how to control your memories and realize that they are nothing to be afraid of.  Mental imagery (picturing the trauma in your mind), visiting the place where the traumatic event happened, and encouraging you to write about your ordeal is all common tools of exposure therapy. This is another CBT technique that can help you to find a more rational and logical take on what happened to you during the traumatic event. By doing this, you will be able to come to terms with the reality of what has happened and escape the guilt that people with PTSD commonly feel. People who suffer from PTSD feel shame and think that what happened is their fault; cognitive restructuring will help you to see that it is not your fault at all.   There are some cognitive restructuring techniques you can try from home, such as tracking the accuracy of your negative thoughts. For example, if you find yourself ruminating, you can note when you ruminate and then note whether your ruminating helped you solve your problems or not.  Or, you could try testing your thoughts through your actual behavior. For example, if you believe that you don't have any time to exercise, you could try exercising for 15 minutes and see whether you have less time for other important parts of your life.  This sort of psychotherapy can help you to find closure and overcome negative feelings about yourself that the traumatic event caused. This type of therapy is another type of CBT and will teach you to control your anxiety. It goes a step beyond just restructuring your memories and will you to create a healthier mentality about your traumatic experience. The goal of this sort of therapy is to help you reshape the way you view the trauma you experienced before you developed anxiety or depression because of your PTSD. Group therapy, just like any other approach, works better for some people than for others. However, it may help you to overcome your symptoms because it will give you other people to relate to, who have gone through, or are going through, a situation similar to yours. Talking to others who have gone through a similar experience as you can help you to rationalize how you feel, realize you are not alone and feel more “normal.” In group therapy, people talk about their experiences and the way those experiences have affected their lives and emotions. Hearing others tell their stories can help to ease feelings of shame, guilt, and anger that you might be experiencing because of your own traumatic event.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Avoid eating cumbersome foods right before you kiss. Do not make fun of a person with braces. Consider taking additional steps to keep things sexy.

Answer: Though you don't want to be too paranoid about having a perfect situation inside your mouth before you kiss or you'll miss out on the romance of spontaneous kissing, you should be mindful before you make a move. Though you shouldn't fast right before you kiss, you should be aware of which foods are braces-friendly and which should be avoided at all costs. Any foods that melt in your mouth and that are easy to chew and swallow are okay, as a rule; any foods that are crunchy take forever to chew, or just stick around, like mango, should be avoided. If you're at the movies and know you'll be kissing, go for the melt-in-your-mouth chocolate instead of the popcorn, which can easily get caught in your teeth -- and therefore, your braces. If you're on this page because your kissing partner has recently been given the gift of braces, then you should be extremely sensitive to his or her situation. Don't make any "brace face" or "metal mouth" jokes unless you want an embargo on kissing all together. Your partner is likely very sensitive and feels self conscious enough as it is; it's your job to make him or her feel better, not worse. If you both have braces, then great! You can laugh about it together. If you've been kissing with braces for a while but it's just not working, or there are just too many rough edges in the metal to make room for romance, then you may have to take some additional measures. You can consider covering the rough spots with dental wax or silicone, or even smooth them out at the dentist if they're really rough, but only try this if it makes you comfortable.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Solve as many problems as you can. Be social Get a new hobby. Dance Explore nature. Read more. Make a gratitude list. Appreciate beautiful music. Laugh

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If your problem is that you think too much about nothing, worry for no reason, or think about things you can't control, then there's not much you can do to "solve" the problems that are plaguing your thoughts. But think of the ones you can solve and make an active plan for going about doing so, instead of thinking, thinking, thinking without it going anywhere. Here are some ideas for what you can do:  Instead of thinking about whether or not your crush likes you, take action! Ask him or her out. What's the worst that can happen? If you're worried that you're falling behind in work or school, make a list of all of the things you can do to succeed. And then do those things! If you like to think, "What if..." a lot, try to do the things that are feasible. . Surrounding yourself with people you love will keep you talking more and thinking less. Make sure to get out of the house at least a few times a week, and make a point of working to develop lasting and meaningful relationships with at least two or three people in your area that you can hang out with. You'll be much more prone to thinking if you spend a lot of time by yourself. Alone time is definitely a good thing, but it's important to mix up your routine with some time to hang out with your friends, let loose, and have fun. Take the time to explore something completely different and out of your comfort zone. A new hobby, no matter what it is, will keep you focused on the task at hand as well as interested in getting results. Don't think that you already know what you like and don't need any more distractions. Trying a new hobby can help you live in the moment and focus on your art, your craft, or whatever. Try some of these:   Write a poem or a short story  Take a night class in history Take a pottery or ceramics class Learn karate Take up surfing Try biking instead of driving . There are a number of ways to dance — alone in your room, out at a club with your friends, or even by taking a dance class such as tap, jazz, foxtrot, or swing dancing. Whatever form of dance you encounter, you'll be able to move your body, listen to the lyrics, and live in the moment. It doesn't matter if you're a terrible dancer. In fact, that you would get you even more focused on your dance moves and less focused on all of your niggling thoughts. Taking up a dance class would be a great way to start a new hobby and to dance. Get outside and start looking at the trees, smelling the roses, and feeling fresh water on your face. That will help you live in the moment, embrace nature and the impermanence of your existence, and to see a world outside of the one you created inside your own head. Put on your sunblock and your sneakers and stop being cooped up in your bedroom.  Even if you're not into hiking, running, biking, or surfing, make a goal of walking through a park at least once or twice a week, taking a weekend trip to something nature-related with your friends during your next vacation, or just going somewhere were you can stare out at a big blue lake or ocean. And if that seems like too much work for you, just go outside. Being out in the sun will make you happier, healthier, and less likely to brood. Focusing on the thoughts of other people will not only give you insight, but will keep you from thinking about yourself too much. In fact, reading biographies of inspirational men and women "of action" may inspire you to see that behind every great thought, there is an equally great action. And reading books can also not make you want to do anything except for escape to a new world for a while, which is also nice. Every day, make a list of at least five things you are grateful for. This will make you focus on people and things instead of thoughts. If every day is too much, try doing it every week. Mix it up. Every little thing counts, even the barista who gives you a free refill of your coffee. Listening to a great song can make you feel in touch with the world outside your own head. You can do this by going to a concert, playing an old CD in your car, or even getting a record player and some LPs and going old school. Close your eyes, soak in the notes, and live in the now. It doesn't have to be Mozart or something meaningful or hoity-toity. Listening to Katy Perry can do the trick too! more. Be around people who make you laugh. Go to a comedy club. Watch a comedy or a TV show with a funny cast that you really like. Watch some funny YouTube videos. Do whatever you have to do to make yourself crack up, toss your head back, and not care about all of the things that are on your mind. Don't underestimate the importance the role of laughter plays in your mental health.