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About michelleclarke2015

Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Wants To Put Chips In Our Brains — How It Works And Who Else Is Doing It. Source: Forbes. Personal comment: TBI mental illness…Is there Hope now?

Posted on June 5, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

Robert Hart Breaking Elon Musk’s Neuralink Wants To Put Chips In Our Brains — How It Works And Who Else Is Doing It Robert Hart Forbes Staff I cover breaking news. Jun 5, 2023,05:26am EDT Topline Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain … Continue reading →

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Stop Being So Hard on Yourself. Source: Harvard Business Review

Posted on June 4, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

Stop Being So Hard on Yourself Being hard on yourself is not only ineffective, but it is also a hard pattern to break. How can you take a more balanced, emotionally equanimous approach to your performance? Harvard Business Review Read … Continue reading →

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“My biggest weakness is my perfectionism”. Explore. Thomas Curran has just published a book examining perfectionism, its links to depression, anxiety, bulimia, anorexia, suicide ideation.

Posted on June 4, 2023 by michelleclarke2015
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Avoiding the Pitfalls of False Assumptions in Parental Alienation Cases – Psychiatric Times

Posted on June 2, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

ADHD | Addiction & Substance Use | Anxiety & Stress Disorders | Bipolar Disorder | Bipolar I Disorder | COVID-19 | Cannabis | Case Discussions | Comorbidity | Compulsive Disorders | Cultural Psychiatry | DSM | Depression | Digital Psychiatry … Continue reading →

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We Got Social Media Wrong. Can We Get AI Right? JSTOR. Personal note: TBI amnesia impact; constantly I am thankful that it was the time of the computer, the internet, youtube, social media. For a number of years I have used Twitter as a means of augmenting my memory and creating a narrative for what I basically call my groundhog day existence which means rigid routine. I have written about it in my book “Fortune Favours the Brave” by Michelle Marcella Clarke (Amazon) which was written in 2017 when I got breast cancer. I have virtually no recall of the breast cancer.

Posted on June 2, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

We Got Social Media Wrong. Can We Get AI Right? How to be agents who use new AI tools, rather than subjects manipulated by them. Getty By: Alexandra Samuel  May 25, 2023  8 minutes  Share Tweet Email Print Interactions that dehumanize us. Disinformation that … Continue reading →

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Henry Molaison: the amnesiac we’ll never forget, Tina Adams, The Observer Memory Interview. 5/05/2013. Imagine the significance of last 30 years and technology, social media provides for people with amnesia, now the selective use of AI has so much to offer. See Cleveland Clinic link anterograde amnesia…

Posted on May 30, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

SNAPSHOT: before reading the following: ================================================================== Observer newspaper 2013 Henry Molaison: the amnesiac we’ll never forget Tim Adams When an operation left Henry Molaison unable to form new memories, he became the most important patient in the history of brain … Continue reading →

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Quotations: Originally period 2015-2019 reviewed May 2023. Theme Detente by Michelle Clarke. Nobody envisaged that Russia Federation would invade Ukraine 24th February 2022 or that Erdogan would be re-elected for the third time in Turkey 29th May 2023. There is a complex underbelly of dissent, geographies, massacres, genocides, disputes going back centuries. You may find this history mainly in the form of quotes interesting. It was originally posted in 2018

Posted on May 30, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

1st August 2019 Every year I collect together quotations that I find interesting.  In 2018 I focused on Arab Christian history of conflict – Theme Detente. I have no idea why I chose to focus on the Arab Christian history … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Roots of Psychotherapy: Redfield Jamison is the author of many books, including The Unquiet Mind, and is a professor of mood disorders and psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her new book is Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind. Source: Time magazine

Posted on May 29, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

The Ancient Roots of Psychotherapy In a small valley of the Peloponnese the archaeological site of Epidaurus extends to different levels. The worship of Asclepius began there for the first time in the 6th century BC. but the main monuments, … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Haidt…a man after my own belief system. He recommends the “ancients” and their quotations. Wisdom is so important. Social psychology is his forte and he has written many books. 2nd video shorter: GenZ starts 1995. Note fragility. Recommends CBT

Posted on May 26, 2023 by michelleclarke2015
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Does marijuana cause depression in teenagers? Source: DW

Posted on May 25, 2023 by michelleclarke2015

Does marijuana cause depression in teenagers? Esteban Pardo 05/24/2023May 24, 2023 Increasing evidence is linking cannabis use in teens with depression, but whether one causes the other is still unclear. https://p.dw.com/p/4RDDZ ADVERTISEMENT https://366c92efa09da7b34bdf61c6592a56be.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html The global attitude towards cannabis has been changing, drifting … Continue reading →

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