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10 Tips to Selecting a Thesis or Dissertation Topic

Welcome to TA-DA! FinishLine Newsletter. This newsletter was
designed to help you accomplish your educational goals — to get
started, to keep going, and to finish your degree. Because
writing a thesis or dissertation is a lonely process, you should
use this newsletter as a tool to keep connected to others like
yourself and to keep on task.

TA-DA! Thesis and Dissertation Accomplished™ CD is based on a
step-by-step process to help you complete your masters thesis or
dissertation. If you read the first newsletter, How to Start and
Finish Your Thesis or Dissertation This Year, you already know
the importance of setting a deadline and posting your goals for
others to see. If you havent set a start date yet, you can get
started by going to our website, filling out a commitment
certificate, printing it out and posting it on your wall. To
those of you who have already filled out the commitment
certificate, I want to say congratulations on taking the first
step to completing your degree!

The next step involves selecting a topic. Although selecting a
topic might seem to be simple and easy, the prevailing research
on this issue finds that some graduate students take over two
years to complete this task — this does not have to be you.
Understand that the longer you take to complete this task — the
more money the university makes on your continuous registration.
Hence, educational institutions are not encouraged to help you
figure the thesis and dissertation process out.

Dont wait until you are finished with your
qualifying/comprehensive exams to start thinking about a thesis
or dissertation topic. Use your graduate courses to pursue a
possible topic. Procrastination in selecting a topic can
sometimes cause gridlock in your graduate career. Without a
topic, you cannot proceed to writing or defending the proposal
phase; and more importantly, you cannot begin researching or
writing the thesis or dissertation

I have provided 10 tips to help you get moving toward your goal
of completing your degree:

1. Dont Panic — Keep Things in Perspective Lets face it, not
too many people will read a masters thesis or doctoral
dissertation. A thesis or dissertation is not the type of
document that piques the general publics interest mainly
because of its academic rigor and writing style. The topic is
generally of interest only to the student, experts in the field
and the students advisor and committee members.

2. Be Organized — Maximize Your Research Efforts In order to
maximize your research efforts, you must be organized and
efficient in your search efforts. The more organized you are in
the beginning, the more time you will have to write your thesis.
Be diligent about keeping track of your files in the early
phases of your research to reduce your stress levels later on
when your enthusiasm begins to wane. If you have to back track
on your research efforts, being organized from the beginning
will help make the process less painful.

3. Choose a Subject Area First — Then a Topic The more
information you consume in your broad subject area, the more
patterns will emerge. In your coursework readings, you may
notice repeated results and conclusions by more than one source,
or facts that favor one view more than another. Paying attention
to these patterns should help you become more conversant with
the relevant literature as well as help you to narrow your
focus. Narrowing your topic should be done with help from your
advisor and committee members.

4. Consider Expanding a Masters Thesis Into a Dissertation If
youre working towards a PhD and you wrote a Masters thesis,
consider expanding on that topic for your dissertation. You
already are familiar with the topic and much of the research is
done. This approach can accelerate your progress towards your
goal: Completion!

5. Make Sure The Topic Is Interesting It is imperative that both
you and your advisor are interested in your thesis/dissertation
topic. Some advisors are reluctant to suggest topics because of
the implicit responsibilities associated with guiding a student
through the process from start to completion. Your advisors
enthusiasm for your topic will determine his or her willingness
to read, support, fund, and provide timely feedback and
direction to your work.

6. Choose a Solvable And Manageable Research Problem It is
important to select a problem that is narrow enough that you can
address it or solve it in a reasonable period of time. You
should select a topic that can be completed within a two-year
time frame.

A longer time frame could allow many unexpected and competing
events to occur. If you find yourself spending an exorbitant
amount of time pursuing and identifying a research problem, it
is possible that the problem is not solvable. With a longer time
frame, you also run the risk of someone else identifying and
solving the problem before you do. Hence, the concept of
“original” contribution to the field is lost and you might have
to start over. Moreover, you run the risk of your enthusiasm
diminishing.

7. The Research Problem Must Be Worthy Of Your Time Choosing a
topic that is compelling enough to sustain further research is
critical. Employers evaluate potential employees based on the
students ability to not only finish the dissertation but also
make future contributions to the field.

8. Make Your Research Topic Original- Has It Been Done Before?
The prerequisite for finding a new research topic is to be
informed because most things have been studied before. Staying
on top of the current debates in your academic field puts you in
a position to identify the gaps in knowledge. After identifying
the gaps, all you need to figure out is what kinds of
information will fill these gaps.

9. Hone Your Research Skills One way to evaluate your research
skills and make sure they are up to par is to pursue a potential
topic in your Research Methods or Statistics courses where you
can get immediate feedback from an instructor. You can use these
courses to work out potential problems in your methodology or
your review of the literature; thus allowing you to work out any
kinks earlier in your academic career rather than later.

10. As You Read — Ask the Following Questions.

* What is the Research Question in the Study? * Did the
Researcher Focus on the Wrong Group/subjects? * Did the Research
Leave Some Group/Something Out? * Is the Methodology Faulty? *
Were the Findings Faulty? * Can I Pursue the Authors
Recommendation for Future Research? * What Are the Limitations
of the Study? Reprinted from TADA! www.tadafinallyfinished
.com Dr. Carters motto is a Good Thesis/Dissertation is
a Done Thesis/Dissertation. Contact her at:
drcarter@tadafinallyfinished.com

About the author:
Raised in a home challenged by poverty, alcoholism, and abuse,
the statistics said that Dr. Wendy Y. Carter would not graduate
high school or attend college. Ignoring those statistics, Dr.
Carter completed three masters degrees and a PhD. after
becoming a single parent. Dr. Carter understands the obstacles
to success has a passion for helping people succeed.

Well darlings,
How was it for you? The holiday season, I mean. What else? If there was anything else for me then I must apologise, I dont remember it – I guess if it wasnt the drink, then I must have thought it insignificant at the time! Oh, dear! Did I just hear someone shout: “Bitch!”?
As expected Blackpool celebrated the New Year like crazy, with the extra drinking hours giving rise to some problems. However it seems we fared better here than in many other places throughout the country. Were told the police forces in Wiltshire, Surrey, Cheshire, Thames Valley, Lincolnshire, Greater Manchester and (would you believe it?) even in north Wales all reported hectic nights, whilst in London the emergency services were left reeling and wondering what had hit them. There the ambulance service reported receiving a record number of emergency calls, with thirty-five people requiring urgent treatment for stab wounds and the calls for assistance at one point coming in at three times the normal rate. Grimsby too had a bad time with 650 emergency calls and the police there describing the Saturday night as one of the worst nights of violence they had ever seen, and in Bristol the Avon and Somerset police complained that “people seemed to be out celebrating for longer than usual”, as they too found their abilities were being stretched to the limit.
Strangely, and bucking the trend, the number of incidents that had to be dealt with by the Devon and Cornwall police were down by around 20%. Thats the magic of pixies for you! Or could it be the beauty of cider that gives one better things to do than to partake in violence? Only ribbing folks, as Adam would say – and he liked apples too, didnt he?
Staying with the evils of alcohol, the Charles Kennedy revelations beggar belief! “I was an alcoholic,” he is reported as saying, as he struggled to hang on to his position. Two points here, darlings: Firstly, there is no such being as an ex-alcoholic – alive, that is! Alcoholism is a medical condition that is, for anyone with the condition, with them for their lifetime. It can take as little as one drink, “just a wee nip to help with the pressure”, to put an alcoholic back on the path to oblivion. Secondly, to not know or to acknowledge this fact is to not have correctly addressed the problem. It is ludicrous to even think that a man who leads a political party, and one who aspires to perhaps being Prime Minister of the country one day, could be an alcoholic and still be a safe person to entrust with such a position. Like being a pub manager, this is a job he should not consider.
I have little doubt that Charles is an admirable man and of good character (many alcoholics are) but he must accept his limitations. In return we must not blame him or despise him for his problem. Unlike most of the binge drinkers that we hear so much about these days, if he is an alcoholic then he is unable to change his ways – he can only fight his condition on a day to day basis. Every day that he stays “dry” is a victory for him and he should be commended for it, but in this battle of his there is every likelihood that there will be times, and they could come weeks, months or even years apart, when he will not win the day – or many days. I know, I have held the hand of one who walks the same path – and I certainly wouldnt want that finger on the big red button!
Before leaving the holiday season and the drink-related, I must thank The Alabama Showboat in Blackpool for the excellent free (and full) Xmas Show that they put on for us “VIPs” (their description of us, not ours). AstaBGay took twenty places, many of them for BAGs hotelier friends, and the event was appreciated and thoroughly enjoyed by one and all. The show, performed to a packed house, simply wallowed in professionalism with the compere / host, Leye D Johns undoubtedly on top form! When Leye is on, with a wit as sharp as a razor (and a manner as camp as Christmas!) you dont dare even move, let alone visit the loo! It was a truly spectacular night. If you get the chance to see one of the award winning shows at this venue – do! They are open to the public (its usually best to book!) and come highly recommended! Check out their package deals which include a pre-show meal in their Kennedy Restaurant.
Now, what does “0″ mean to you? Nothing? Well, it means exactly that to some in Holland, those who see the sixth of June (6/6/06) as 666 – a figure referred to in Revelations as “the number of the Beast”. Oddly, there are Registry offices in Holland that are reporting they are being flooded with requests from couples who want to get married on this day. The Dutch city of Enschede claim they already have five times the normal applications for that specific date, Rotterdam claim double the usual amount, with Utrecht, Groningen and Nijmegen all claiming their numbers are up significantly too. In Amsterdam, one couple even asked to be married at 6 minutes past 6 on that morning, but it seems the officials have refused to get up that early.
Ive always liked Holland – especially Amsterdam – and I know they freely do a lot of things there that some over here see as being a little “naughty”, but Ive never seen it in an evil light before. Apparently theres been no such rush to tie the knot on this date in the UK – so whats with Holland? Am I missing something here? Its certainly a hell of a date to get hitched, isnt it? Although, I guess, some will tell you that any day you get hitched is a hell of a day! By the way, the sixth of June falls on a Tuesday. Its been predicted the world will end on a Tuesday – I just thought Id throw that one in!
But if you think these Dutch 666 chasers are idiots, think again. When it comes to idiots, here in the UK we seem to number them at 5 million. According to a survey thats the count for adults across Britain that have been fooled into responding to scams. Scams like having to dial a premium rate telephone number to claim a worthless, if not fictional, prize, or other scams like sending money in order to “release” some (fictitious) winnings – commonly from an international lottery that hadnt even been entered! In one case somebody sent them £75,000! How daft is that on the idiot scale?
So, I wont criticise those comparatively few people in Holland who have this beastly 666 number addiction. Instead Ill merely give them a few words of advice: Skip the reception, darlings. Go to bed directly after the ceremony and get straight on down to it – you never know, it might just turn out to be THAT Tuesday! I mean, you wouldnt want to miss out, would you?
See you all next week…
“The Bitch!” 6/1/06.

About The Author

Michael Knell
“The Bitch!” column may be freely re-produced on any web site but only in its entirety and with the linked acknowledgement that “The Bitch!” writes for AstaBGay at http://www.astabgay.com attached to the article. On past form this column can sometimes be extremely controversial therefore it must be accepted as a condition that AstaBGay shall not be held liable for any losses or damages incurred by those who choose to reproduce these articles on their web sites.
The Bitch! regrets that because of the sheer volume of e-mails received it is often impossible to reply to them all. However, they are appreciated, and all do get read.

By Marjet Heitzer, Ph.D.

The Plateau-proof Diet Foundation

http://www.plateauproodiet.com

In recent years, moderate consumption of alcohol, particularly
red wine, has been associated with various health benefits
including lowering the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD,
atherosclerosis), ischemic stroke (interrupted blood flow to the
brain due to a blood clot or bursting of a blood vessel) and
cerebral thrombosis (blood clot in the brain). For example,
light to moderate drinkers have less risk of developing CHD than
abstainers (1). However, heavy drinking actually raises a
persons risk of developing CHD. This article will examine
scientific evidence associated with alcohol consumption and CHD.
However, this article is by no means promoting increased alcohol
consumption in order to attain cardioprotection. Alcoholism is
associated with many more health problems such as liver
cirrhosis, cancer, neurological diseases as well as heart
complications like alcoholic cardiomyopathy (weakening of the
heart muscle seen in some chronic alcoholics) and high blood
pressure. Individuals should discuss alcohol consumption with
their physician.

Part of the epidemiological evidence associated with the
benefits of alcohol consumption, particularly red wine, comes
from the French Paradox (2). Despite the high amounts of
saturated fat in their diet, the French have a relatively low
incidence of CHD. Comparing the eating and drinking habits of
European countries that have low rates of CHD resulted in a
common factor: consumption of more red wine as compared to other
countries. This led to the question: Could red wine consumption
lead to heart health benefits?

In the Copenhagen City Heart Study, 13,285 men and women were
observed for twelve years (3). Individuals, who drank wine, had
50% less CHD. In this study, beer and spirit drinkers had no
reduction in CHD. However, another similar study indicated that
moderate beer consumption decreased the risk of CHD by 22% (4).

So what is CHD? Atherosclerosis is the accumulation of fatty
plaques in blood vessels, leading to decreased blood flow to the
heart (See Above Figure). One of the initial steps in the
progression of atherosclerosis is the inability of the blood
vessels to relax or vasodilate. Smoking, hypertension (high
blood pressure), high cholesterol, and diabetes are just a few
complications that may be responsible for reduced vasodilation.
Proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells underneath
the endothelium (cells lining the blood vessels) results in
decreased blood vessel relaxation and a thickening of the blood
vessel wall. In the end, the plaque ruptures and leads to either
a heart attack or stroke.

In laboratory studies, alcohol improves endothelial cell
function and inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation
and migration, resulting in more relaxed blood vessels (5).
Furthermore, red wine reduced the production of endothelin-1, a
protein involved in blood vessel vasoconstriction (6). Finally,
alcohol consumption leads to decreased LDL (bad cholesterol)
oxidation, increased HDL (good cholesterol) concentrations, and
decreased platelet aggregation, resulting in a better blood
lipid profile and less plaque formation (5). Taken together,
alcohol itself improves vascular function, resulting in reduced
risk of developing CHD.

So, why does wine especially red wine have additional health
benefits as opposed to beer or spirits? Studies using
dealcolized red wine showed that some of the cardioprotective
characteristics of red wine are independent of the alcohol.
Along with alcohol, red and white wine is composed of many other
chemicals from the grape, including polyphenols that act as
antioxidants. However, red wine typically has more antioxidant
polyphenols than white wine. Plant polyphenols are responsible
for the color of the grape. Red wine has a variety of
polyphenols including resveratrol (stilbene) and flavinoids. The
antioxidant function of red wine flavinoids decreases LDL (bad
cholesterol) oxidation (7). Because oxidized LDL reduces blood
vessel relaxation, it is a crucial step leading to heart
disease. Along with reducing oxidized LDL concentrations,
polyphenols may also reduce cholesterol absorption the gut,
leading to decreased serum cholesterol concentrations. Finally,
grape polyphenols decrease plasma triglyceride concentrations by
39% (8). All of these changes may result in suppression of
atherosclerosis, thus reduced risk of developing CHD.

What is moderate and heavy consumption of alcohol? Moderate
consumption of alcoholic beverages (1-2 drinks/day) 3 to 4 days
per week results in a 30% reduction in risk of developing CHD
and a 20% reduction in the risk of developing ischemic stroke.
Each drink consists of 1.5 ounces of liquor, 5 ounces of wine,
or 12 ounces of beer. However, heavy drinking as well as binge
or weekend drinking (5+ drinks for women and 9+ drinks for men)
are not associated with any cardioprotective effects. In fact,
heavy and binge drinkers had a higher risk of developing CHD as
compared to abstainers.

Do only healthy individuals benefit from moderate alcohol
consumption? Healthy individuals along with patients with a
history of heart attack or diabetes all may benefit from
moderate drinking. Men with a history of ischemic heart disease
had an increase in blood vessel size after ingestion of both red
and white wine (9). Furthermore, in a model of insulin
resistance, insulin resistant rats benefited from the
consumption of alcohol, red wine polyphenols, or both (10). In
this model of insulin resistance, rats are fed a high fructose
diet that leads to metabolic syndrome followed by glucose
intolerance, visceral obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance,
and dyslipidemia. Drinking alcohol or red wine polyphenols led
to increased insulin sensitivity, in turn resulting in lower
blood glucose and normal blood pressure. Rats that consumed
alcohol alone had decreased insulin resistance.

This article addresses the heart healthy benefits of moderate
alcohol consumption. Alcohol consumption only for the purpose of
cardioprotection is not advised, and people who abstain from
drinking alcohol should not start drinking alcohol for the
health benefits. Furthermore, increased consumption of alcoholic
beverages does not lead to increased protection. In fact, as
previously mentioned, heavy or binge drinking leads to increased
risk of developing CHD.

The Plateau-Proof Diet (http://www.plateauproofdiet.com)
considers the caloric contribution of beverages as well as
foods. As with anything you consume while participating in The
Plateau-Proof Diet (http://www.plateauproofdiet.com), consult
the CP and FP tables before consumption of any beverage
containing alcohol or not.

1. Rehm J, Sempos CT, Trevisan M 2003 Alcohol and
cardiovascular disease–more than one paradox to consider.
Average volume of alcohol consumption, patterns of drinking and
risk of coronary heart disease–a review. J Cardiovasc Risk
10:15-20

2. Renaud S, de Lorgeril M 1992 Wine, alcohol, platelets, and
the French paradox for coronary heart disease. Lancet 339:1523-6

3. Schnohr P, Jensen JS, Scharling H, Nordestgaard BG 2002
Coronary heart disease risk factors ranked by importance for the
individual and community. A 21 year follow-up of 12 000 men and
women from The Copenhagen City Heart Study. Eur Heart J 23:620-6

4. Szmitko PE, Verma S 2005 Cardiology patient pages. Red wine
and your heart. Circulation 111:e10-1

5. Augustin LS, Gallus S, Tavani A, Bosetti C, Negri E, La
Vecchia C 2004 Alcohol consumption and acute myocardial
infarction: a benefit of alcohol consumed with meals?
Epidemiology 15:767-9

6. Corder R, Douthwaite JA, Lees DM, et al. 2001 Endothelin-1
synthesis reduced by red wine. Nature 414:863-4

7. Deckert V, Desrumaux C, Athias A, et al. 2002 Prevention of
LDL alpha-tocopherol consumption, cholesterol oxidation, and
vascular endothelium dysfunction by polyphenolic compounds from
red wine. Atherosclerosis 165:41-50

8. Zern TL, Fernandez ML 2005 Cardioprotective effects of
dietary polyphenols. J Nutr 135:2291-4 9. Whelan AP, Sutherland
WH, McCormick MP, Yeoman DJ, de Jong SA, Williams MJ 2004
Effects of white and red wine on endothelial function in
subjects with coronary artery disease. Intern Med J 34:224-8

10. Al-Awwadi NA, Bornet A, Azay J, et al. 2004 Red wine
polyphenols alone or in association with ethanol prevent
hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy, and production of reactive
oxygen species in the insulin-resistant fructose-fed rat. J
Agric Food Chem 52:5593-7

About the author:
Dr. Marjet Heitzer is a biomedical scientist specialized in
cancer and endocrine research. She is the founding editor of
Trimming America, the free journal of The Plateau-proof Diet
Foundation. She is a strong proponent of reversing obesity and
some of its comorbidities, including type II diabetes and
hypertension, with a lifestyle change that has healthy dieting
at its core.

Http://www.plateauproofdiet.com

Introduction
Anxiety disorders are serious medical illnesses that affect approximately 19 million American adults. These disorders fill peoples lives with overwhelming anxiety and fear. Unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety caused by a stressful event such as a business presentation or a first date, anxiety disorders are chronic, relentless, and can grow progressively worse if not treated.
Effective treatments for anxiety disorders are available, and research is yielding new, improved therapies that can help most people with anxiety disorders lead productive, fulfilling lives. If you think you have an anxiety disorder, you should seek information and treatment.
This brochure will
• help you identify the symptoms of anxiety disorders,
• explain the role of research in understanding the causes of these conditions,
• describe effective treatments,
• help you learn how to obtain treatment and work with a doctor or therapist, and
• suggest ways to make treatment more effective.
The anxiety disorders discussed in this brochure are
• panic disorder,
• obsessive-compulsive disorder,
• post-traumatic stress disorder,
• social phobia (or social anxiety disorder),
• specific phobias, and
• generalized anxiety disorder.
Each anxiety disorder has its own distinct features, but they are all bound together by the common theme of excessive, irrational fear and dread.
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) supports scientific investigation into the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of anxiety disorders and other mental illnesses. The NIMH mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness through research on mind, brain, and behavior. NIMH is a component of the National Institutes of Health, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Panic Disorder
“It started 10 years ago, when I had just graduated from college and started a new job. I was sitting in a business seminar in a hotel and this thing came out of the blue. I felt like I was dying.
“For me, a panic attack is almost a violent experience. I feel disconnected from reality. I feel like Im losing control in a very extreme way. My heart pounds really hard, I feel like I cant get my breath, and theres an overwhelming feeling that things are crashing in on me.
“In between attacks there is this dread and anxiety that its going to happen again. Im afraid to go back to places where Ive had an attack. Unless I get help, there soon wont be anyplace where I can go and feel safe from panic.”
People with panic disorder have feelings of terror that strike suddenly and repeatedly with no warning. They cant predict when an attack will occur, and many develop intense anxiety between episodes, worrying when and where the next one will strike.
If you are having a panic attack, most likely your heart will pound and you may feel sweaty, weak, faint, or dizzy. Your hands may tingle or feel numb, and you might feel flushed or chilled. You may have nausea, chest pain or smothering sensations, a sense of unreality, or fear of impending doom or loss of control. You may genuinely believe youre having a heart attack or losing your mind, or on the verge of death.
Panic attacks can occur at any time, even during sleep. An attack generally peaks within 10 minutes, but some symptoms may last much longer.
Panic disorder affects about 2.4 million adult Americans 1 and is twice as common in women as in men. It most often begins during late adolescence or early adulthood. 2 Risk of developing panic disorder appears to be inherited. Not everyone who experiences panic attacks will develop panic disorder—for example, many people have one attack but never have another. For those who do have panic disorder, though, its important to seek treatment. Untreated, the disorder can become very disabling.
Many people with panic disorder visit the hospital emergency room repeatedly or see a number of doctors before they obtain a correct diagnosis. Some people with panic disorder may go for years without learning that they have a real, treatable illness.
Panic disorder is often accompanied by other serious conditions such as depression, drug abuse, or alcoholism and may lead to a pattern of avoidance of places or situations where panic attacks have occurred. For example, if a panic attack strikes while youre riding in an elevator, you may develop a fear of elevators. If you start avoiding them, that could affect your choice of a job or apartment and greatly restrict other parts of your life.
Some peoples lives become so restricted that they avoid normal, everyday activities such as grocery shopping or driving. In some cases they become housebound. Or, they may be able to confront a feared situation only if accompanied by a spouse or other trusted person.
Basically, these people avoid any situation in which they would feel helpless if a panic attack were to occur. When peoples lives become so restricted, as happens in about one-third of people with panic disorder, the condition is called agoraphobia . Early treatment of panic disorder can often prevent agoraphobia.
Panic disorder is one of the most treatable of the anxiety disorders, responding in most cases to medications or carefully targeted psychotherapy.
You may genuinely believe youre having a heart attack, losing your mind, or are on the verge of death. Attacks can occur at any time, even during sleep.
Depression
Depression often accompanies anxiety disorders and, when it does, it needs to be treated as well. Symptoms of depression include feelings of sadness, hopelessness, changes in appetite or sleep, low energy, and difficulty concentrating. Most people with depression can be effectively treated with antidepressant medications, certain types of psychotherapy, or a combination of both.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
“I couldnt do anything without rituals. They invaded every aspect of my life. Counting really bogged me down. I would wash my hair three times as opposed to once because three was a good luck number and one wasnt. It took me longer to read because Id count the lines in a paragraph. When I set my alarm at night, I had to set it to a number that wouldnt add up to a “bad” number.
“Getting dressed in the morning was tough because I had a routine, and if I didnt follow the routine, Id get anxious and would have to get dressed again. I always worried that if I didnt do
something, my parents were going to die. Id have these terrible thoughts of harming my parents. That was completely irrational, but the thoughts triggered more anxiety and more senseless behavior. Because of the time I spent on rituals, I was unable to do a lot of things that were important to me.
“I knew the rituals didnt make sense, and I was deeply ashamed of them, but I couldnt seem to overcome them until I had therapy.”
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, involves anxious thoughts or rituals you feel you cant control. If you have OCD, you may be plagued by persistent, unwelcome thoughts or images, or by the urgent need to engage in certain rituals.
You may be obsessed with germs or dirt, so you wash your hands over and over. You may be filled with doubt and feel the need to check things repeatedly. You may have frequent thoughts of violence, and fear that you will harm people close to you. You may spend long periods touching things or counting; you may be pre-occupied by order or symmetry; you may have persistent thoughts of performing sexual acts that are repugnant to you; or you may be troubled by thoughts that are against your religious beliefs.
The disturbing thoughts or images are called obsessions, and the rituals that are performed to try to prevent or get rid of them are called compulsions. There is no pleasure in carrying out the rituals you are drawn to, only temporary relief from the anxiety that grows when you dont perform them.
A lot of healthy people can identify with some of the symptoms of OCD, such as checking the stove several times before leaving the house. But for people with OCD, such activities consume at least an hour a day, are very distressing, and interfere with daily life.
Most adults with this condition recognize that what theyre doing is senseless, but they cant stop it. Some people, though, particularly children with OCD, may not realize that their behavior is out of the ordinary.
OCD afflicts about 3.3 million adult Americans. It strikes men and women in approximately equal numbers and usually first appears in childhood, adolescence, or early adulthood. One-third of adults with OCD report having experienced their first symptoms as children. The course of the disease is variable—symptoms may come and go, they may ease over time, or they can grow progressively worse. Research evidence suggests that OCD might run in families.
Depression or other anxiety disorders may accompany OCD, and some people with OCD also have eating disorders. In addition, people with OCD may avoid situations in which they might have to confront their obsessions, or they may try unsuccessfully to use alcohol or drugs to calm themselves. If OCD grows severe enough, it can keep someone from holding down a job or from carrying out normal responsibilities at home.
OCD generally responds well to treatment with medications or carefully targeted psychotherapy.
The disturbing thoughts or images are called obsessions, and the rituals performed to try to prevent or get rid of them are called compulsions. There is no pleasure in carrying out the rituals you are drawn to, only temporary relief from the anxiety that grows when you dont perform them.

About The Author

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Dr Sangeeta Sahi is an inspiration. Not only is she a qualified
medical doctor she also holds an Masters of Business
Administration (MBA) (a rare feat by anyones imagination!)

She is currently breaking ground in the field of Quantum
Medicine and has been the catalyst for helping many people to
heal their bodies of debilitating sickness, stress and addictive
behaviourial patterns.

The Interview.

DS: What inspired you to qualify as Medical Doctor?

SS: There was no conscious inspiration. It was a natural
unfolding, I suppose. Im the fourth generation of doctors in my
family, so Medicine is just there, in the blood as it were, in
the DNA. When I was a child I played with plastic syringes, when
most girls were playing with their dolls. I also loved eating
the homeopathic sugar pills, in which homeopathic remedies were
carried, they were my sweeties. Silly childhood memories, but
those experiences shaped my future, or maybe my future was
already playing itself out in my childhood? Who knows, but Im
certain, especially with the Quantum Medicine work Im doing now
that it came from a deep desire to heal and cure people of their
dis-eases.

Throughout my life, Ive had a profound fascination with the
human body, not just as a formidable machine but also what
REALLY makes it work, and that has fuelled my fascination with
consciousness, because that is the ONLY thing that makes it work.

I remember being an intern and noticing that many patients came
back to me, just to sit and talk and they would leave feeling so
much better. Active listening, which is another name for caring
and coming from that space of non judgemental love really heals,
but as a doctor you dont get the time to be able to develop or
exercise those very natural skills often.

DS: Im impressed that you also have an Masters of Business
Administration (MBA). What influenced you to undertake business
studies as well?

SS: The MBA was very interesting. The subject is quite unique,
in fact, only one of its kind, taught in Paris – International
Luxury Brand Management. Most people couldnt see the connection
between that and my medical work, but actually its quite
simple. The whole luxury industry is based on sensuality – that
which affects the senses consequently affects how we feel about
ourselves, our bodies and our health.

When I joined the MBA I was interested in setting up an
ayurvedic cosmetic and skin care brand specialising in laser
energised creams and colour cosmetics. A good friend of mine, a
medical doctor from Johns Hopkins in the States, had designed a
laser which could reverse time using dynamic holography and time
reverse wave technology. He was at the time using this to
energise nutritional supplements such as amino acids, vitamins,
minerals, which when ingested would reverse the dis-ease
patterns of high blood pressure, diabetes and other chronic
disorders from the DNA. I felt I could use the same technology
with ayurvedic cosmetics and skin care and really effect
cellular level age reversal, not just anti-aging. Through this
work I came across DNA activation and Theta Healing.

DS: Tell me a little more about Theta Healing and your upcoming
London workshop.

SS: The technology is now available to show that in between our
two physical strands of DNA are a number of electromagnetic
strands. These strands lie dormant in most of us, but when
activated they activate the cells to generate a whole new range
of electrical impulses which stimulate the release of different
chemicals to the brain. This facilitates an increased level of
awareness at the sensory level and an awakening of powerful
healing abilities at the physical level.

The Theta Healing workshop is designed to train people to bring
their conscious minds into a theta state, which is when the
brain waves are travelling at 4-7 Hz per cycle per second. In
this state it is easy to connect to the Universal Energy Source,
that space of Unconditional Love, of GRACE and to effect any
changes, healings, manifestations that we choose to experience
in any moment of our existence CONSCIOUSLY.

Everyone has a right to experience an instantaneous healing. If
that is not experienced, it means that there are belief systems
which are held in the subconscious mind which are preventing it.
In the theta state of consciousness we are able to identify
those beliefs and delete them and activate new ones which are
more empowering for our present lives. These beliefs affect our
DNA, which manifests in the body as physical dis-ease or
imbalances.

During the workshop the Youth and Vitality chromosome in the
pineal gland is activated, which reverses the aging process and
toxins and radiation are pulled from the cells of the body as
well as learning about different planes of existence.

Using this technology we have the ability to change our DNA and
our genetics, not only for ourselves but also for future
generations. Its accelerating evolution.

DS: What sort of people attend your workshops and what benefits
do they receive from your teachings?

SS: All sorts of people attend the workshops. Ive taught these
workshops in America, India and England to people interested in
personal evolution and in being more powerful healers. People
who have profoundly benefitted from my past workshops include;

- Healers who want to understand the science aspect of the
healing work, – Scientists who want to learn how to have a more
potent connection with the Unconditional Love Source. – those
interested in healing themselves or loved ones of chronic,
sometimes terminal dis-ease patterns.

The benefits include releasing of addictive behaviour patterns
of smoking, alcoholism, drugs, over eating which may take years
of psychotherapy are released. This is achieved using the
Universal Energy Source of GRACE which is infinite and
unlimited. There is nothing that cannot be experienced using
this Source.

There are huge shifts which occur during the workshops, for
everyone. Learning to balance our brain chemicals and ultimately
our lives is achieved. Being in that experience of Self Mastery
and learning how to apply it in our daily lives is the essence
of the technology.

DS: Youve spent many years studying Quantum Medicine. What do
you think are the most exciting new developments in the field?

SS:The most exciting new developments in Quantum Field Medicine
are the rapidly growing numbers of medical health care
professionals joining the field. Many doctors have attended my
workshops and the numbers are consistently growing, which makes
me very optimistic about the future of Medicine.

Apart from the ever expanding area of vibrational equipment and
machines, people are beginning to realise the magic and that the
ultimate power lies within themselves, within their very core
and that we are our own walking talking xray machines, MRIs and
our own source of medication and our own source of evolution and
ultimately our own source of SUPER HUMAN abilities.

Medical Colleges in the United States have introduced Holistic
MDs, integrating conventional internal medical programs with
complementary therapies and mind-body medicine. Harvard Medical
School has introduced a module teaching the healing powers of
Prayer!

Im certain that eventually the Theta Healing work will be
taught in medical schools all over the world.

DS: Your work has taken you all over the world, where has been
your favourite place?

SS: Ive had the blessing, the honour, the privilege of not just
travelling to different parts of the world but also in living in
those places. Each place holds a different range of vibrational
frequencies and you know honestly, I feel at home everywhere,
because I feel an inherent connection when Im there. I have a
special place in my heart for the island of Kauai and also for
Lebanon and Istanbul and funnily enough, more recently San
Diego. Perhaps I passed some wonderful experiences there during
different phases of my evolution, who knows, but being there
felt comfortable and effortless.

DS: Who is the most inspirational person that youve worked with?

SS: Ive met some amazing spiritual masters from the East,
shamans from the native American traditions and Australian
traditions, Kahunas from Hawaii and magnificent Medical Doctors
and Complementary therapists, who I consider to be contemporary,
modern day Shamans and Spiritual Masters. All of them have been
inspirational and Vianna Stibal who taught me the ancient Theta
Healing work in its present form has had a significant influence
in my life. The most inspirational, though, have been my clients
and students, without them I would never have grown and I
wouldnt be teaching at all.

DS: Youve already accomplished so much in your life. What are
your plans for the future?

SS: Ive experienced many things in my life and many aspects of
Myself, but the most important thing Ive learnt is that
evolution is interminable and the only thing to experience is a
re creation and transformation of ones self over and over and
to experience that multidimensionality.

My next project is a screenplay for a multidimensional movie
based on the life of Jelaladdin Rumi. Im in the process of
creating that with my creative partner, Gemini Adams. Weve just
set up a film company called Universal Unification Creations,
specifically for consciousness expanding film projects. I was
greatly inspired by the Wackowski Brothers who made the Matrix
movies. I know well be able to express those very same
abilities not too far in the future.

DS: Do you think anyone can live an inspired life?

SS: I believe we all live inspired lives all the time, we are
just not aware of it, thats all. Without the existence of
Consciousness and Grace, which is where inspiration comes from,
we wouldnt exist at all. So its just a question of the depth
of the awareness, which can be awakened at any moment.

How conscious are we of the inspirational moments? How ready and
committed are we to take action from the inspirations we
receive? How far down the proverbial rabbit hole are we willing
to go? What is it that we consciously choose to create in our
moments in this realm? And how much are we willing to share our
visions and inspirations and enrol others to join us and play
with us?

Those are the only questions. The time has come for us to play
some more unifying games now, some empowering games, some
obviously win-win games, so that we can ALL have fun.

About the author:
Damien Senn helps people create compelling futures. He is one of
the UKs top Life and Business Coaches as well as a fully
qualified Chartered Accountant.

Damien is the author of the Senn-Sational Success Journal and
has developed his own coaching model called the Senn-Sational
Success System.

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