Elderly Care

Respect your elders. There will come a time where we will need to take special care of the elderly. Elderly folk may not know how much longer they will live. Therefore, we need to take special care of the elderly to ensure they live as long as they can. This blog post on "John's Life Space" is not a comprehensive post regarding elderly care, but it is my own assembly of thoughts in regards to elderly care. So welcome to my blog and another blog post on it!

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Elderly Care

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I will set the mood of this post with a picture. I may change it if I am unable to use it for my post, but here goes...


^ from: (US News Money) - Looking after the elderly is a great responsibility, as we are unsure as to how much longer some of our elders have to live..

Just about all of us have someone of an advanced age who will need some sort of care to ensure they will live as long as possible. While we don't know how much longer our elders will live, it is best to care for them and address their needs for while they are still with us. Elderly care can range from simply looking after our elders properly to even having retirement homes and hospitals to help assist in taking care of the elderly.

My own story involves taking care of my grandmother. There would be times in which my mother and I had to do grocery shopping once each month to help my grandmother. There were times where my grandmother would go along to the store along with myself and my mother. My grandmother had to be looked after a bit more once she took a fall in her house. Sadly in 2017, my grandmother passed away at the great age of 93. All the while I knew I was doing a lot to try to help my grandmother any way I could. While my grandmother no longer has to suffer, she still helped mold myself and members of my family. If I had my own story in regards to taking care of the elderly, I am sure anyone else in the same situation will have to deal with taking care of the elderly any way one can. Of course- "John's Life Space" is dedicated in loving memory of my grandmother.

Elderly care during the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic is especially crucial. Not many of us have been able to see our elders in care centers and retirement homes because of the pandemic. This can provide emotional stress as we may not be able to connect with our elders in person. This can also provide mental stress in trying to make sure the elderly ones we love are doing well and are taken care of.


So now that we've discussed elderly care, how exactly do you do so? I invite you to the next section with a number of talking points.

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Elderly Care: How to Do So?

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If you have an opportunity to care for the elderly, be sure to do so to help preserve the lives of those you love most.

Basic Elderly Care.

Basic elderly care can simply involve taking care of basic needs from the elderly. This can mean buying groceries for them, entertaining them somehow, exercising with them, making sure elderly types have taken their medicine, and the like. Anything to keep the elderly healthy and entertained is great enough to help elderly types feel loved.

Retirement Homes and Medical Care.

When the care of elderly types lie in the hands of people outside of your family, you have to put your trust in healthcare professionals to help care for the elderly. Instead of at-home care, some elderly types reside in retirement homes and various healthcare facilities for elderly care. The most important aspect to all of this is in these healthcare facilities and their staff help keep the elderly healthy. You don't want things like malpractice or bedbugs to compromise elderly lives. If you are able to go visit elders in these facilities, do so regularly just to show your love and to keep them in your hearts. Make sure these facilities are doing their best to take care of such elders. Otherwise, you may have to vent your frustration to hope the facility and its staff improve their performance. The best possible care needs to be established to help assist the elderly.


I will now offer some final thoughts to close out this topic. Next section...

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Elderly Care: Final Thoughts

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Even if we don't know how much longer our elders will live, we need to do all we can to help preserve their lives for as long as possible. Proper care for the elderly, then, is of great importance, because not many elderly types can take care of themselves. Healthcare professionals will need to do all they can to help elderly types live out as long as they can. If you choose to take care of elders by yourself, do what you can to keep elders healthy as well as keep them entertained and happy. Let's make the most of what life most elders have left for their sake and for ours!





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Mental Health Awareness

#MentalHealth impacts all of us in many ways. Of late, I have considered putting my own emphasis and awareness on mental health. Some people, like Twitch streamers, put emphasis on mental health as well. I feel mental health as something I tend to discuss a lot and focus on a lot. Being a content producer, I am unsure as to how I want to contribute or what I want to do to contribute to mental health awareness. So I will simply share some thoughts on mental health awareness in this "John's Life Space" blog post.

Before I Begin...

Even though May is Mental Health Awareness Month, this blog post regarding mental health awareness is about mental health awareness in general, and this post was not meant to be consistent with the actual Mental Health Awareness month. This blog post is about mental health awareness in general, not specifically meant to express mental health on Mental Health Awareness Month.

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Mental Health Awareness

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^ from: (Wikipedia) - Mental health matters to many individuals, and is therefore rather important to express awareness of.

Mental health is an important issue. No matter how focused you are or how much effort you give into life, not being at optimal mental health can defeat you substantially. Everyone has to do their part to try and remain as focused as possible. Sometimes, though, we need mental help.

People have differing levels of mental health ranging from mild to severe. Some people may simply have bad days or don't think properly through the day. Some other people can be severely depressed to where they do not want to leave their own bedroom- let alone their own house. The recent COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic may have little or nothing to do with such mental health matters.

My Own Mental Health Awareness Testimonial.

I have had my own mental adventures ranging from depression and sometimes facing anxiety. There were even times where I would experience certain realistic nightmares in my sleep.

Something I always want to stress is that you are not a failure just because you landed here seeking advice or simply for not being at your mental best. We all are fighting the same battles with various mental health issues whether we want to admit it or not- even including varying mental health issues. Every case of mental health is different for many people. Rather than condemn and chastise people for not being mentally adept, we need to try and help people when we can and how we can. I didn't put my full effort into blog posts here or elsewhere just to boost my view count or just for scammers to try to mooch off of every possible monetary or SEO gain. So when I suggest we try to help boost mental health awareness, I mean it from the deepest reaches of my heart and mind.

As I mentioned earlier, how I want to try to put my own spin on mental health awareness is something I do not know how to do or what to do. I can choose to be dead serious with content here in my life issues blog. I can choose to find creative ways to express mental health awareness through "John's Creative Space" or through my JohnMarineDesigns suite. Whatever the case, I'd like to feel like I could gain someone's attention and maybe collaborate for some financial profit. Or at least, feel as if I am actually contributing and helping others. I usually get this kind of loving support for my "Helpful Resources" page here in my "John's Life Space" blog. I want to do MUCH more than that, though. I want to accomplish much more than that. Just not sure how to pull this off. Maybe if you have some suggestions, I am willing to take note.

Can You Do Anything to Stress Mental Health Awareness?

Sure you can! If you feel people need to be better aware of and be more mindful towards mental health issues, you can always try to express awareness to mental health issues in your own way. One has to be able to address concern regarding mental health issues and how we can work to resolve such issues. The more we can make mental health awareness a thing, the more we can be able to try to find the best possible ways to live life while also being mindful of mental health issues.


Again- as of the initial date of this post (September 17, 2020), I have not yet determined how I want to try and express mental health awareness. I want to try to concentrate on this to further help everyone who visits "John's Life Space." Let us all work together to help express mental health awareness as well as provide the needed help to treat certain issues.





If I come up with some plan to help provide exposure of mental health issues and how to help, I will keep you all posted. In the meanwhile, thank you for reading! Take care and be well. Please be sure to Subscribe/Follow my work if you enjoy my blogging material.

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Trust Issues

In any relationship, trust issues can play a huge role in whether or not you can fully believe in someone. Trust issues can be a catalyst for infidelity. I am not adept with today's lingo, but not "keeping it 100" can be a problem when someone has tendencies of not being completely open and faithful. Same applies for constantly hiding away one's true feelings and intentions. Regardless, trust issues can be very damaging in any relationship ranging from friends to lovers. Trust issues can even be had among families. This blog post is a discussion on trust issues.

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Trust Issues

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Time to set the mood for this post. Here goes...


^ from: (Pinterest) - Trust issues in a relationship can lead to damaged bonds between loving couples.

One of the biggest factors of any relationship is trust. Without a decent level of trust, you begin to constantly question if someone is entirely commited and respectful to you. Those who can't "keep it 100" likely will be hiding certain things and not be entirely up-front about a lot of things. It can be complicated trying to believe in someone who doesn't want to disclose a lot of things. Many people will tell you trust is cheap. Especially if you have had bad luck with relationships, it can be tough to trust anyone.

You may have seen those situations where a person pretends to fall over and wonders if people around him/her will pick him/her up to prevent the fall. If trust issues are prevalent, that person will fall flat on the floor or ground. Having trust in someone will mean that person will have his/her fall broken by others looking out for the best interests of other people.

What Causes Trust Issues?

Trust issues can be manifested when one partner somehow seems disinterested or unsatisfied in a relationship. Recent arguments or some other personal issues can result in one partner commit to lying or not being entirely faithful. When one fears his/her partner is not being trustworthy, that's when someone starts to feel skittish around his/her partner. One or both of the partners may be cheating on one another thanks in part to certain conflicts.

Trust issues may also stem from one partner simply behaving in a way that jeaprodizes a relationship. For example, one partner may seem to have a habit of disappearing for no apparent reason. Certain behaviors can lead to having trust issues develop among the couple. Can one be able to love the other person regardless of any questionable behaviors or habits? If trust issues are present, chances are, it can be tough to trust someone who seems shady or questionable.

How Can You Resolve Trust Issues?

Any sort of conflicts or issues a couple may have must be resolved. If need be, seek help from a relationship expert to try to keep trust prevalent in the relationship. A couple may also have to try to iron out certain differences on their own. Whatever the case, communication is important in trying to maintain trust in any relationship.


Let's do Final Thoughts.

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Trust Issues: Final Thoughts

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When a couple comes together, there is a lot of trust and support that are established. Faults in trust can lead to any number of issues down the road for any couple. It is okay to have doubts about the fidelity of a partner. What must not happen is for trust to be violated or even destroyed. Communication was important when you two came together; communication is equally important today in trying to keep a loving bond strong. If there are any trust issues present, a couple must work to iron out such differences so things don't lead to acts like domestic violence, breaking up, divorce (in the case of married couples), and the like. If in a trust issues crisis, either try to resolve any trust issues through having heartfelt conversation, or you may consult any relationship expert or conflict resolution expert. Don't let trust issues destroy an otherwise healthy loving relationship. As kids say these days, "keep it 100" with your partner.





That's it for this blog post! Want to discuss? Here is my question to you:

How do you deal with trust issues?

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Absent Parenting

This blog post regards absent parenting. In researching this topic, I initially looked at "never there" parenting. Some believe child development is best when having both a mother and father figures contributing together. The case of absent parenting is where a parent or parents never seem to be loving or caring. Maybe one parent continually seems to be away. Maybe one only rarely offers some sort of compassion for his/her child(ren), or maybe only interact with a child or children only when something wrong is happening. No matter what the case, parenting is an immense responsibility. So all hands must be on deck to offer solid parenting. Allow me to discuss this topic as best as I can.

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Absent Parenting

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Absent parenting is when a certain parent does not seem attached to or positively involved in a child's life. Because many people feel having a mother figure and a father figure are important in the development and the life of a child, not having one or both parents being involved can be damaging to the life of a child. Some parents understandably are in circumstances in which they are not always available to be around children often times. For instance, job like truck driving or certain sports do not allow you to see your family often because you are always on the go and always away from home. It still is a tough deal to try to manage working a quality job while also taking care of your family.

In the case of some unloved children, there are some children who dislike an absent parent so much that he/she is ashamed to call that parent his/her mother or father. Certain parents who a child or stepchild may detest usually don't think such an absent parent doesn't feel loved enough to really consider that person a true mother or a true father in his/her life. Some children feel happiest knowing a certain someone is in his/her life through some significant moments. For example, a child may be happy that his/her parent(s) were involved in when that child graduates from High School or gets married. Not having these parental moments can seem hurtful and may even hurt the psyche of a child. Some children feel having loving support from a mother figure and a father figure are important to the development and well-being of a child. However, when one (or even both) figures are absent even when not involving a signficant event in a child's life, it hurts when the most significant persons in a child's life are not there.

There are some cases in which a child may wonder who his/her real father is. Anyone who watches daytime talk shows such as Maury may know about certain men who refuse to fulfill their duties of being a father to his child(ren). Such men are given paternity tests to determine whether certain males are the father of children. There are also some cases of children who question who their real mothers are. Those are the cases of where maternity tests. In some of these cases of such absent parents, some of the absent parents may possibly say they are the real parents of a child or children. Certain others, though, try to keep those possible parents away from children for a number of reasons. Most of these reasons stem from certain relationship issues. Some others just are about simply trying to keep away certain people from entering a child's life. Whatever the case, some absent parents are absent due to relationship issues or anything of that nature.

Triggers of Absent Parenting.

A child may be feel unloved when he/she does not feel connected to whatever parent(s) seem neglectful. Some children may have a physical loving parent or stepparent, but that child may not feel he/she is loved enough in the case of an absent parent. This is where a level of trust is debated and questioned between the child and such absent parents. It can be an extreme case of a parent that is not involved.

Some factors of absent parenting can be because of certain occupations, lack of certain resources (like money), abuse, addictions, and more. Having a parent who is out of touch can seem like you refuse to honor a certain individual who is not in your life consistently or regularly. I always say the most important people you will love in your life are your parents and your family. When this parental bond is broken or damaged, trying to repair and mend can be a tough task. How much one is willing to keep hope alive can be key in hoping life gets better for the long term.

Impacts of Absent Parenting.

Studies have indicated that having absent parents can lead children to rough and questionable lifestyles. Children may be more likely to engage in violence, substance abuse, addiction, sexual activity, and more thanks to absent parents later in their lives. It is also possible for children to have lower self-esteem simply from not knowing right from wrong. Other health factors may develop, such as (but not limited to) depression, anxiety, weight gain, lack of exercise, lack of interest in favorite hobbies, and more. An absent parent can also make a child feel more able to isolate himself/herself from such parent(s) as well.

Communication When Away.

Modern technology allows us to connect with people from afar. One such method is through the use of video applicaitons such as Skype, Zoom, Facetime, Google Meet, and more. This allows for children to connect with certain parents in today's technological world. Some, though, will believe there is no better way to connect with people than with physical, face-to-face contact. When you don't have this liberty, this is about the next best thing.

It also helps for a parent to every now and then express and show love for his/her children. One has no idea as to how comforting and assuring it can be for a parent to show love and respect for a child. Ruining this balance can have dire consequences and may even lead to isolation. It also helps to be loving and respectful. A parent who only or mostly seems to communicate with a child only when things seem wrong leads a child to not feel as jovial in the presence of such a parent. It just becomes a case of, "okay. How bad of a kid am I now? What did I do wrong this time?" This really leads to an unhealthy and toxic relationship between children and parents. If there is an activity that you and a parent enjoy, partake in those times together to keep a healthy bond going. If you two do not share a common love, try to find something to try to bring you two can share and enjoy. Most important is just to keep a child-parent relationship healthy and not damaged beyond repair.


I mostly discussed this issue in regards to biological parents. The next section pertains to having stepparents or being a stepchild.

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Absent Parenting: Stepchildren and Stepparents

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I tried to mention both biological and non-biological parents. This section, though, pertains exclusively with the case of having stepparents or being a stepchild.

Absent Parenting With Stepparents.

If a biological parent is deceased, you may have a stepparent taking care of you. A stepparent may have some other obligations and some differing levels of love for you. That level of love can vary depending on that person. Will a stepparent have the same support as one's biological father, or will a stepparent be more cruel and only get communicate when something is wrong? A stepparent may have proper motherhood or fatherhood ties to other children and may be more supportive towards those children than his/her stepchild(ren).

Some stepparents can be either uncaring or even violent. I heard of a case in which one stepparent was mostly violent and disrespectful to a child to where he did something like throw a video game console at him. This is where a certain stepparent can be abusive and uncaring. The parental bond at this point is minimal or completely broken. One has to be thankful to have a stepparent in his/her life in a time like this. Conversely, one has to wonder if a stepparent can be as loving and as supportive. A lot of factors go into something like this. What can be done to make sure such bonds do not become broken? These are questions you will need to answer on your own.


It is now time I look into providing soem final thoughts on this matter.

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Absent Parenting: Final Thoughts

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Having parents in our lives are important in our development physically and emotionally. When one or both parents seem absent, it begins to hurt us in a multitude of ways. A lack of love or a parent who never seems to be entirely involved can seem like someone lives rather than exist. Many believe a child's development is best with both a mother figure and a father figure. Sometimes, one person can even be mom and dad in the life of a child or children. Even a parent who does not seem readily available or always loving need to at least be there for a child and show (as well as prove) love on a regular basis. One would be better served to have a loving parent figure rather than someone who seems to not care less about certain children.





Remember that this topic concerns not only biological parents but also stepparents. Here is my discussion question to you in case you want to start a conversation:

How important to you is having both mother and father figures in your life or in the life of another child? How would you handle a case of an absent parent?

This has been a rather tough topic, but I did all I could to explain matters as best as I can. I hope you appreciate my efforts. I hope all of you can could relate to this topic and can be able to learn from this topic. Various life issues are what this blog is about. So if you want more and are not yet subscribed or followed, please do so to get more of my advice and insight. Thank you for reading! Take care and be well.

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Suicide

In 2018, we lost celebrities like Verne Troyer, Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain, and Avicii to suicide. Suicide is defined as the taking of your own life. Almost basically saying you're done with life and choose to end your life. There is no coming back when you try to take your own life. When you, as a solo entity, are dead; you're dead... for good. Scary thing is that no one may even know you have taken your own life unless a loved one or somebody else reports someone has committed suicide.

This blog post is a discussion of suicide. This is actually a post I had planned long ago but never got to complete until now.

Before I Begin...

Suicide is a very serious matter. If you or someone you know is in crisis involving suicide, get professional help IMMEDIATELY. Consult with your healthcare provider or seek professional help.

On a different note, this is my first blog post ever since Blogger/Blogspot updated its interface. I am still committed, though, to providing quality blogging content for all of you regardless. Just trying to get used to some of the new changes.

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Suicide

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For all intents and purposes, suicide is basically giving up on life. It is someone believing life is no longer worth living and that there seems to be no reason to want to live anymore. This feeling suggests one serves no further purpose in life and society. Because of this, a person who is suicidal feels he/she can no longer become a functional member of society.

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. The AFSP also reported that in 2018, there were 1.4M suicide attempts, and 48,344 of the 1.4M attempts were successful suicides. Suicide rates in 2018 were highest among middle-aged white men. Males have committed suicide 3.56 times more than females. Suicide rates in America have steadily increased between 2009 and 2018, going from 11.75% in 2009 to 14.2% in 2018. If you want to read more statistics on suicide in 2018 in the United States, you may view this: Suicide Statistics | AFSP.

A person should honestly never think this way or feel his/her value has been totally diminished. However, there are those people who feel they can no longer contribute or become so deep in pain that they feel living only prolongs one's pain. Everyone in life has the opportunity to make as much of one's own life and contribute to making the world a better place. Those who are suicidal, though, feel their abilities are not great enough to be loved and respected.

The aftermath of suicide can be devastating. The taking of one's own life will have people wondering how exactly someone could hate himself/herself so much to the point of wanting to commit suicide. There was one girl in one of my classes back in High School who killed herself. The school counselors were in our class offering grief counseling afterwards. This is a matter that brings together everyone in a heart-wrenching way on such a somber note.


No matter how anyone views suicide, this is violence that is unwarranted and has no justification whatsoever.

Suicide Sources.

Suicide can stem from a number of different reasons. A lot of suicide cases relate to depression. Someone who is depressed often can not find any reason or motivation to be happy. So in these circumstances, someone overly depressed has no further hope and decides to kill himself/herself. Suicide is like an extreme case in which someone has a vision of the future and does not like what he/she sees. Some suicides can result from drug abuse (such as overdosing) or any other sort of substance abuse. Some suicides are even accidental or to no fault of one's own.

Suicide from Bullying or Certain Criticisms.

Some suicides can result either from bullying or from some sort of destructive criticism. In the case of bullying or cyberbullying, someone could be talked about in such a bad way that the person targeted could kill himself/herself because of such comments. Certain criticisms can also result in someone committing suicide. These are cases in which verbal abuse can rattle one's mind to be convinced to commit suicide. It all depends on how someone takes certain criticisms or words. This can be especially common among young individuals. Surely in a time of Internet memes and such, the pain from certain criticisms can be damaging and detrimental to one's health, especially one's mental health. Someone who feels he/she is incapable of being loved may feel he/she is no longer welcome in today's society, so that person may commit suicide feeling as if he/she is doing the world a favor.

Suicide From Current Issues.

Some people can not even bear current times, such as the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic of late. So some people overwhelmed with the state of affairs in today's world feel they can no longer live or provide for their families, so they commit suicide. It is possible certain living conditions and changes to what is considered normal can result in suicide.

Murder-Suicide.

Killing someone or something is a crime in its own right. Killing someone one something, followed by killing yourself afterwards is just as wrong. Someone who commits a murder-suicide knows what one did is wrong, so the person kills himself/herself to avoid having to face any serious consequences. These murder-suicide cases can range in intensity from simple crimes to mass terrorism. Either way, the results can be intensely massive both for those murdered to those who committed the crime.


As you can see, suicide comes in many different forms and executed for many different reasons. This section concludes a general look at suicide. Now comes a look at suicide prevention.

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Suicide Prevention

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When someone even has suicidal thoughts, it is very important to try to work with people to help prevent suicide. How does one prevent suicide, though? Here are a few things to consider...

Suicide Prevention: Helping Others.

The most important thing to remember is a suicidal person will not immediately have a change of heart. Getting a suicidal person to feel better will be a long task, so the first thing to do is to try to convince someone to not kill himself/herself. A suicidal person has to agree to disclose his/her issues. Be sure to listen and understand what that person is going through. Even if you are not the best equipped or able to help a person's issues, being able to listen and understand someone is the first step towards preventing suicide. If a suicidal person has hurt or injured himself/herself or is ill, get that person immediate medical help. Find the nearest clinic or emergency care unit to help that person recover quickly. It may also be possible someone may have to transferred to a nearby hospital. Whatever it takes to get someone feeling better, it is worth it.

Suicide Prevention: Helping Yourself.

What if you are suicidal and have no source to try to help you feel better? Suicide prevention is tougher when it is you who is suicidal and have no one you trust to help you feel better. Here you must rely on trying to recognize what exactly makes you happy. You must think about if it is really worth it to commit suicide. Usually, suicide is NEVER worth it. Even if you feel you serve no further purpose in society, at least think about all of the people whom love and care for you. Even people who choose not to socialize or have friends should have at least someone to look up to. If you feel you have no one to talk to, gather up the energy and resources to seek professional help. Seek a healthcare professional (preferably a psychologist or psychotherapist) either in your city or through telemedicine. You may need to take antidepressants to help get your mind right. Being alone and suicidal can be almost too easy in a deadly result. Considering everything to help you in preventing suicide is key. Once you're gone when no one is around to help you, you're gone. No one is going to be able to save you or help you once you commit suicide.

Post-Prevention Measures.

If someone is successfully able to defeat suicidal thoughts, the obvious next step is to recover. Recovery is a slow process, but a useful process after having had such suicidal thoughts. Somoeone who may have hurt or injured oneself has to now try to recover to get back to feeling normal and happy again. If one is successful at treating suicide, the next step is to try to get someone to feel happy and confident again after experiencing suicidal thoughts and actions.


Some final thoughts in regards to suicide and suicide prevention are coming up next.

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Suicide: Final Thoughts

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Suicide is a serious matter. It is an extreme form of depression to where someone feels he/she no longer serves any purpose in society and feel he/she can no longer contribute to society. It is a feeling of giving up on life and hope. Though suicide is serious, measures can be taken to help someone who may be in crisis. No one person would ever joke about wanting to end his/her own life. Suicide comes from a number of resources, and treating such manners is different for everyone. As long as there is patience practiced, it is possible to defeat any suicidal thoughts to return to living a better, healtier life. Medical assistance and professional health care may be required to help increase the ability to defeat suicide and suicidal thoughts. Whatever it takes, suicide must be defeated if one wants to enjoy living happily again.


Thank you for reading my blog post about suicide. If you want resources that I have curated regarding suicide, please visit my Helpful Resources (John's Life Space) page on this blog.





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Staying Level Despite Rough Times

I understand; I get it. The year 2020 has been miserable. Most people just want the year to change so everyone can start fresh. I get that. Sadly, life doesn't allow you to freely change or advance time in order to feel fresh again. As a sports fan, even I know you can not just advance time if you are losing or trailing in an event. You don't have a Mercy Rule (like in Little League baseball or softball) whereas the game ends when a team is ahead by a significant margin. Life is just not made that way. So to offer some thoughts on how you can keep your head level even in the worst of times, I have prepared the following blog post. I may not have the advice you need for your specific situation, but I will do what I can to offer general advice for general issues.

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Staying Level Despite Rough Times

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A lot of what goes on in the world is not of your doing. A lot of other things in the world are not under your control. So when times are rough, we all have to adapt and adjust. What has been considered normal prior to the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic has changed. As the world seemed to have shut down and enter lockdown, the trickle-down impacts have vastly impacted our lives. Many of us have had to work from home or even stay home unless going out for essential goods (like groceries) or visiting medical facilities. The world as we know it has changed.

Some people disgruntled with these changes in our lives feel like wanting to have this year end and go to the next one. That is impossible, though. Some bad experiences could not end any sooner for those who are suffering. No matter what all happens, time ticks away, waiting for no one and for nothing. That is just how life is.

Keeping Good Faith in Tough Times.

I have had experiences where everything was so wrong for me that I wish I could just go to sleep and pretend a certain day didn't happen. These include bad days in school and college, being unhappy in family gatherings, poor experiences outside the house, even financial woes from my parents, and things of that nature. Tomorrow is never guaranteed. The most important thing you can do is learn to remain positive and hopeful. Most people, though, don't know how to remain hopeful or believe being hopeful will never happen. Life becomes unbearable when you feel there is no reason at all to be happy. If you struggle with depression, it will only make trying to remain level-headed tougher.

Here are a few concepts to consider if you are feeling down:

• Take a break!
If you are just feeling all out of whack, something to do first and foremost is to simply take a break from everything. Give yourself a chance to rest. You are only stressing yourself if you continue to work along a path where there seems to be no relief in sight. Unless you have to keep working, try to take a break from it all.

• Block out all negatives, if you can.
If you can, try to avoid being drawn into constant negative things in your life or outside of your zone. That may mean not watching news, avoid seeing negative social media content, and things of that nature. You are already hurting in this sense. Having more negative piled onto an already negative mindset will only make things worse. So give yourself a chance to stay away from anything negative. Let this be an opportunity to think about how to improve your life in your current state rather than be mired deep into your own woes.

• Evaluate, and then adjust.
The best thing you can do for yourself is to evaluate the current situation and try to find new ways to feel better about yourself and life. It may be easy or difficult the adjustments you feel you need to make.

• Share your issues with others.
You are not weak if you share your issues with others. You are not a failure if you can not learn to handle business on your own. You are not a failure if you break down and cry and wallow over your problems. You need help, and whatever it takes to get that help is vastly appreciated. You are not a machine designed to take loads of pain. At times, you need to show your human side and try to gain assistance when you can. If you are all you have to share issues in your life, then you will need to learn to see the positive and think about what options for hope you may have. Even taking to social media to ask for help doesn't make you any failure or weakling. It is best you release your inner pain instead of letting pain bottle up inside you and rotting you internally. Remember- people DO care.

• Remain hopeful.
If you keep thinking about what all negative may happen, the chances negative will actually happen will come true. You must always work to achieve a positive outcome. You must always try to think about how things can get better even when the worst eventually happens. It begins with instilling confidence in yourself and your abilities. What happens afterwards depends on fortune and luck. If things work out eventually for you, that is great. If things get worse, keep trying to keep yourself hopeful. There is only so much you can do. All that can be done is for you to hope for the best.

• Seek other healing methods.
What you can do is look for different ways to feel better when you are down. Remember that tough times and changes to "normal" mean you may need to try new things to help feel better. You may want to look at different hobbies that may interest you. Try new books, new movies, new games, or anything like that. You may also consider exercise to try to boost your spirits. You have to keep yourself active to relax your mind. If you have pets, it is also possible your pet may encourage you to be as active as your pet. For example, a playful cat or dog may have more energy than you do. So you can use your pet(s)' energy to help give you energy to feel better. Use whatever means necessary to try to get through certain rough times. If one method of recovery isn't working, try other methods to give yourself the best chance and hope.


I will try to offer Final Thoughts now on this somewhat tough topic.

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Staying Level Despite Rough Times: Final Thoughts

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Whether the rough times you face are of your doing, of someone else's doing, or anything outside of your control; what is most important is to try to keep yourself level. It helps to have some kind of system or method to try to feel better when you are down. All of us have to learn to get used to suffering. Despite suffering, we still need to remember that life is a beautiful thing and should be embraced lovingly. For each negative, there is at least one positive thing to keep in mind. We can not keep looking at life as if we are living to die instead of living to live. All of our complaining about how much a certain time frame has been horrible will do almost nothing to make things better. For all moments of pain, we have to find some way to bring happiness and hope into our lives and in the lives of others. Most problems will not go away overnight. Just as much as we have to be in for the long haul with anything we want, we have to be able to take pain and try to become stronger from it. Two important things we all need in these times are self-confidence and hope. Self-confidence helps build hope, especially when we are confident in our own abilities and spirit. No one gets ahead in life without any sort of energy. So while the world may be ailing, you must try to do everything you can to keep yourself level through the toughest times. You can only control what you can control. Every other external factor(s) can only play themselves out however they eventually play themselves out.

Most of all, I want all of you to stay safe. No one said life is easy and that everything will heal themselves. Think about all positive can come out of the worst of times. Do not do what some people have done in trying to deal with the pandemic- commit suicide or hurt yourself and/or others. Have patience and try to keep as healthy a mindset as you can have. We are all facing many, if not all, of the same battles you may be facing. We all can work together to try to defeat any rough times currently happening in our world and society. The sun will shine again even in your times of darkness or rain. Just remember to keep hope alive and always consider having positive and/or favorable outcomes from all of life's issues.





Overall, you have to be tougher than whatever tough times come your way. There is no real answer as to how to get through most problems. You will mostly be on your own in this regard. Anyhow, I hope you found this blog post useful. I do what I can to offer some sort of hope in a seemingly hopeless world. Be sure to read my other blog posts on various topics for more assistance if you need assistance. Thank you for reading! Take care and be well.

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Players

Players lift the romantic hopes of single individuals, only to dump them at the peak of their happiness. They are unwilling to engage in proper relationships; uncommitted to marry or start a family with the ones getting played. These heartbreaking schemes are enough to send single people into depression. This blog post focuses on players in relationships.

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Players

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Let me set the mood of this post with a song. Let's this one started:


^ 112 player

Players in relationships try to win the hearts of single types, only to break their hearts afterwards. They are uncommitted to want to be with someone. All a player wants to do is pretend to want to be with someone only to break that person's heart when he/she is at the climax of happiness of wanting to be with a player. Normally, one would think someone wants to be with somebody else by trying to win the heart of a single person. No one would want to expend so much energy and interest in a single person just to play with one's emotions. A player does not consider (or care) about long-term love of someone. They just want to play up someone's romantic interests and move on to another individual.

Players are frowned upon because they know how to easily win the hearts of others while having little or no interest in wanting to have a committed relationship with such individuals. Certain single types easily fall victim to the tactics of a player that any dreams of marriage or even starting a family with that individual become dashed. We normally think people want to be romantically involved with others would want to engage in any number of things to show love. Committed and interested types would want to engage in acts like wanting to marry, wanting to start a family, and of course... intimacy. Players, however, are only satisfied when they feel they have won the heart of someone only to crush someone's happiness in short order at the peak of one's happiness. Almost as if winning one's heart gives a player serious leverage of wanting to do whatever he/she wants with someone's heart once they've gotten it.

Why Do Players Play?

Players often play with the hearts of others mostly for self-gratitude and confidence. They feel happy and confident knowing they can manipulate other peoples' emotions, trying to uplift others' spirits only to crush those spirits when they feel the climax of one's spirits have been reached. It is this sort of empowerment that gives players such confidence to play almost anyone they want. On the other hand, it speaks to the level of incompetence of players simply not knowing what they want. Players do not know who they want to be with, if they want to really be with someone. So to feel happy, they try to *pretend* to want to be in a committed relationship only to break others' hearts later on. Players don't know what they want in relationships or who they want to be with, so they want to pass the time by falsely uplifting the loving spirits of single people.

Those who have been played likely can't believe they allowed themselves to be taken advantage of so easily. That feeling of no longer being single end up burning to ashes thanks to a player and his/her playing tactics. Returning to being single after being previously taken only brings people to depression and dissatisfaction after being so betrayed.

Are You With a Player?

You might be dealing with a player if that person does not seem to really want you romantically for the long haul. We normally want to forever be with someone whom we is so committed and wanting to love for a long time. A player is just disinterested in wanting to be in any kind of long-running, committed relationship. So if you sense you may be with a player, it may be time for you to move on or hope the player changes his/her ways.

How to Deal With Being Played.

If your plans of wanting to be with someone are dashed by a player, you obviously will feel heartbroken. Best thing you can pretty much do is seek someone more willing and more able to be with you and connect with you than what a player did. Be sure to find someone who you can better connect with and not feel you are being taken advantage.

Can a Player Change His/Her Ways?

It is possible a player may ultimately decide to want to be with someone. However, the chances are usually not as likely unless the player himself/herself completely changes his/her habits and decide to get serious about being in committed relationships. This is something the player has to chance on his/her own.


Final thoughts on haters coming up in the next section.

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Players: Final Thoughts

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A player is unable and incapable of wanting to start a proper relationship with someone. Players simply lift the spirits of single people just to make them believe they found the right one... only to have their hearts broken when they get dumped by players. A player thinks it is perfectly acceptable to try to win a single person's heart only to crush that person's heart at the climax of love and satisfaction. They do so knowing they have no confidence in themselves of wanting to be in any committed relationship. If someone is truly committed to be with someone, people shouldn't have to go to the levels of pretending to want to have any committed relationship with someone. Dealing with a player can be depressing once one's heart has been broken by a player. Those looking for love should find someone whom they feel most compatible with and not willing to break someone's heart at a given notice. Players are indecisive, uncommitted, and even unsure enough to not want to seek a proper relationship. If you're going to be in any kind of relationship, be in it for the long haul, the long distance, and with totally sincere love. DON'T be a player unless you really don't know how to properly love someone and want to commit.





This post on players is over. Maybe you have some thoughts on this matter:

How do you deal with players? Have you been played before by one, maybe?

Be sure to take a look at my other blog posts and other material while you are in my realm. I am also pleased for those of you to offer relevant resources for my "Helpful Resources" page on "John's Life Space." I can always use more resources to feature for those online to aid in assistance for many life issues. So connect with me any way you can. As for this post, I'm done. Thank you for reading! Take care and be well.

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Body Shaming

Criticism of peoples' bodies is known as body shaming. This sort of discrimination can bring people to depression. Being too overweight or underweight is grounds for people to shame others. Body shaming is the topic at hand here, and I will be discussing body shaming from not only fat shaming, but also skinny shaming.

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Body Shaming

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When people criticize others for being skinny or obese, this leads to body shaming. Body shaming makes people feel worthless because people are only being seen for their body size rather than their personality. Someone criticized for being too thin are often seen like stick figures to some people. Likewise, someone criticized for being too overweight or obese are seen more as blobs of body fat rather than average human beings. Body shaming hurts people physically, and even mentally. No one wants to be criticized or judged upon only by their body size. Someone who may be attacked regarding body size can develop a lack of self-esteem. In most other cases, body shaming can lead to unhealthy changes to peoples' lifestyles- even including eating more and increased levels of depression. So you could be making someone's body and weight issues WORSE if you are trying to help him/her!

Body acceptance is a means of accepting your body regardless of what society or others think is beautiful. It means you are proud of your body even if your body isn't what most people consider normal or acceptable. It reduces feeling it is required you keep your body at a healthy weight and size just to live better or be better appreciated among people. One thing I have appreciated among fashion bloggers (especially among plus size fashion bloggers) is how they were able to appreciate their bodies even if they were not slim and slender.

Does someone have to have a healthy body size to be accepted? Doctors often recommend people maintain a healthy weight. Does that mean they are REQUIRED to be at a certain weight? No. We all need to maintain a healthy weight regardless, but we shouldn't criticize people who are north or south of what is considered ideal or normal in terms of bodies and weight. Considering we celebrate and romanticize those who have what is considered perfect or average body weight, anything less than society's threshold of average can be considered unacceptable among most circles.

Body Shaming: Are We Hurting When We Could be Helping?

To some people, attacking someone for their body or body size is meant as a form of motivation to maintain a healthy weight. Those tactics, however, can actually do more harm than good. Think about what kind of message you are trying to send when you are trying to get people to maintain a healthy weight or lose/gain healthy weight by body shaming. There are more logical and helpful ways to motivate people to lose weight (or gain weight for skinnier types) or to help others maintain a healthy weight.

There are some people who actually promote and admire certain body types- even to the point of fetishes. Some people feel romantically aroused by certain body types. At times in my fashion/beauty blog, I was once criticized for unintentionally promoting obesity in discussing plus size fashion and even plus size modeling.


Now let's look at this from two different perspectives.

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Body Shaming: Skinny and Overweight

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There are two main aspects of body shaming- being too skinny and being too fat. Here is a look at body shaming in both of these respects.

Body Shaming: Fat Shaming.

More commonly, people who are either overweight or obese are subject to "fat shaming." When people are being "fat shamed," there are people who criticize overweight people others for being overweight. Some people believe fat shaming is a way to get overweight people to eat less, exercise more, and maintain a healthy weight for their height. Unfortunately, fat shaming can increase depression, lower self-esteem, cause some overweight types to eat more, make such people isolate themselves from others, increase depression, and maybe even lead to possible harm to themselves or others (including suicide and/or homicide).

I will go back to fashion and modeling examples. Nothing makes most people cringe than seeing an overweight or obese person show off their jiggling body fat or trying to fit into skinnier clothing. I've seen fashion plus size fashion bloggers and plus size models wear cropped tops, short outfits, and things of that nature. These types are meant to show that you can look and feel beautiful even if you do not have a body size that is considered normal or healthy. Even without having the most lustful bodies, I found various plus size models to be as beautiful as anyone with builds who may be slim or athletic. The trend these days is more like how those have praised females who are "thicc." In other words- those with thick thighs or have a body like Kim Kardashian. Some plus-size fashion bloggers (some use the term "fatshion" bloggers) sometimes post photos of themselves showing their bodies off to show body acceptance. A lot of people will feel disgusted and think obesity is being promoted. I've seen some plus-size models who have worn curvy lingerie and curvy swimsuits. The main point is to share that one who is overweight can still find good-looking, good-fitting clothes.

Regardless, being overweight or even obese is still grounds for some people to want to fat shame others. If trying to maintain or lose weight is the goal, do so in a healthy and ethical way. I always say you do not solve problems by adding to them. So be sure to help others in a non-destructive way. There is a such thing as constructive criticism. There have been individuals who have taken to the airwaves and through online videos doing fat shaming. Certain others

Fat Shaming: Video Insight
For some video insight on fat shaming, I have found some videos to prove points.

Here is a video that seems more an acting job, but its insight on fat shaming is real:

^ Mean Girl Fat Shames Stranger, Lives to Regret Her Decision | Dhar Mann

One YouTube personality shares her thoughts on fat shaming. I tried to find a fairly decent video regarding thoughts on fat shaming, and this was about as good as I could find:

^ What I think about Fat Shaming & Body Image Disorders

This concludes the discussion of fat shaming.

Body Shaming: Skinny Shaming.

While fat shaming is common, a lot of us realize that there is shaming on the other side of the spectrum- skinny shaming. We often admire and romanticize people who have slim and slender builds. We may even praise those who have athletic builds, or even people who are in modern lingo, "thicc." Either way, many consider being slim and slender to be healthier and more attractive than those who have excess body fat. Some skinny types can be dangerously thin. Such people can be almost basically bones with little muscles here and there. These are mostly the anorexic types.

As an example in fashion, many people have seen fashion models walk the runways at fashion shows. Some of them are incredibly slim. Sometimes even to the level where they seem to have more bones than muscles. Fashion agencies and modeling agencies have certain guidelines on body types. Being too skinny can be very unhealthy. People who criticize others for being too skinny often will say something like, "eat a cheeseburger" to someone who is very slim. There is one fashion personality I've followed in which some criticize her for being unhealthy skinny.

Skinny Shaming: Video Insight
This is an excellent video that highlights on skinny shaming from one person's perspective:

^ On The Other Side | Skinny Shaming Film

There is your skinny shaming insight. Some people don't even realize skinny shaming is just as damaging as fat shaming, and some people don't even regard or realize that skinny shaming is a thing.

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Body Shaming: Final Thoughts

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Regardless of whether or not someone is properly healthy, body shaming can be damaging. Our perception of body image usually clouds our thoughts of who people are on the inside. We instead focus on body image and decide to make comments that can actually be doing more harm than good. If motivation to lose or gain weight is the goal, do so in a healthy way without emotionally or mentally hurting someone. You can judge a person on almost anything and for whatever reason. None of those, though, has to involve body shaming. One's body is NOT a reflection of who someone is within. Even I have had my thoughts about people. I do know for all the reasons to love or loathe someone, weight and/or body image is NOT a factor and should not be a factor. I am not going to love someone because they have an overweight figure. Likewise, I am not going to love someone for having a very slender figure. Look beyond the body weight and body mass and appreciate people for their personality instead of body shaming. Body shaming is destructive and disespectful on a number of levels and does very little to motivate or compliment anyone.





Those are my thoughts on body shaming- both from an overweight and underweight perspective.

What are your thoughts on body shaming? Have you been body shamed before? How did you handle it, and what advice would you give if you been body shamed?

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