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15 Truly Bizarre Mental Delusions. Here are 15 of the most bizarre syndromes to be documented since that time. . . 1.

15 Truly Bizarre Mental Delusions

Capgras Delusion In the heat of an argument it’s normal to want to disown your parents or kids, but for the sufferer of Capgras delusions that feeling never goes away. It’s commonly caused when the “wire” that connects the visual section of the brain to the emotional section is damaged. As a result, the sufferer sees their loved ones but no emotional response is triggered; they truly believe that the person in front of them is nothing more than an imposter. 2. True story: A woman, suspicious of one ingredient in her chewing gum, took to the search engines to find answers. 3. Since the 1998 release of the movie “The Truman Show”, smatterings of cases involving that movie’s plot have been occurring. 4. Over the course of two years, one man’s mind slowly broke and made him believe he was actually a character in a video game. Which Way is She turning? – [IQTest] — ReadnRock.com. 25 Most Unusual Deaths of 21st Century! Death is a difficult thing to understand to a lot of us living and we always want it to come as late as possible and as natural as possible.

25 Most Unusual Deaths of 21st Century!

But there are times that death is unusual. Check out the 25 most unusual deaths of 21st century till now (from wiki) - 1) 2001: Bernd-Jürgen Brandes, from Germany, was voluntarily stabbed repeatedly and then partly eaten by Armin Meiwes (who was later called the Cannibal of Rotenburg). Brandes had answered an internet advertisement by Meiwes looking for someone for this purpose.

Brandes explicitly stated in his will that he wished to be killed and eaten. 2) 2001: Michael Colombini, a 6-year-old American boy from Croton-on-Hudson, New York, was struck and killed, at Westchester Regional Medical Center, by a 6.5-pound metal oxygen tank when it was pulled into the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine while he underwent a test.

The bomb later exploded, killing him. 4) 2003: Dr. 8) 2005: Kenneth "Mr. He later died from his injuries. INTELLIGENCE TEST. Quiz - Life Stress Test - Measure Your Stress Level. Get Topic Updates Share Advertisement Quiz.

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100 Ways To Develop Your Mind. This weeks Sunday Siesta has been postponed as I have been working all weekend on this article.

100 Ways To Develop Your Mind

It’s my longest article ever at over 4500 words but I think it was worth the time and the effort. I have been resisting doing this post for a while now. However, it kept niggling away at the back of my mind and I kept getting more and more ideas to add to it so here it is. I was originally inspired to do this by Dragos Roua who wrote a great post 100 Ways to Live a Better Life and who was inspired by Mike King in this great post 100 Ways To Be A Better Leader who was inspired by Armen Shirvanian: 100 Ways to Show Boldness who was inspired by the maniac. FOR THOSE WHO TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY. Thing.19972613.l_large.jpg (300×300) Hidden Talents. The Right "Animal" brain The right brain is the "animal brain" and analyzes the environment for all the sights and sounds useful for survival.

Hidden Talents

In essence, animals are 100% "right-brained. " Humans have kept the animal talents on the right side, but have modified the left brain for language and tool use. The following is a summary of talents found in the right brain. Each talent is a complex network of different processes beyond what is mentioned here, but injuries or strokes in these areas would result in serious loss of these specific talents. Vision Animals must be very concerned about their visual environment, both for food and danger. The Spatial Sense The spatial sense helps animals see objects in their mind, the "Minds Eye. " (A) The Object-Spatial sense allows animals to "rotate" an object in their mind, imagining what it looks like from different angles.

Human craftsmen use this talent extensively to build houses, design jewelry, fix cars, etc. Music Body Senses Memory The Premotor area. Do As One. 13 Tips for Dealing With a Really Lousy Day. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) Test - Psych Central. 10 Reasons Why Having Sex Is Good For Your Health « Paulo Coelho's Blog. Body Language Basics.

Throughout history it has been an advantage if an individual can read body language.

Body Language Basics

Body language helps in everyday life from closing a business deal or trusting someone with your life, to recognising when someone is upset. Body language is the art of making an educated guess at a person’s feelings or intentions based on their posture, movement and positioning. To understand a person’s body language you need to take into account more than one aspect of their body language. Take tears for example. Just seeing tears on a person’s face does not tell you much as they could mean a person is happy, sad or just they might just have watery eyes. Each action or stance in the following list means very little, unless there is more than one indicating the same thing. Arms Feet Head Chest. The Burning Man Project. Dec 17, 2010 / Category : Misc / 0 Comments Trying to explain what Burning Man is to someone who has never been to the event is a bit like trying to explain what a particular color looks like to someone who is blind.

The Burning Man Project

In this article you will find the peripheral definitions of what the event is as a whole, but to truly understand this event, one must participate. Today the Burning Man event become the bustling city of some 48,000+ people. These people make the journey to the Black Rock Desert for one week out of the year to be part of an experimental community, which challenges its members to express themselves and rely on themselves to a degree that is not normally encountered in one's day-to-day life.