New Article: Adult Acne

Excerpt from the article “Adult Acne” located at http://www.thehelpingcircle.com/Family/Personal/Acne/Adult%20Acne.htm

Acne is bad enough when it strikes with puberty. But when it continues or strikes again in adulthood, it can be a real nuisance. Acne is a skin condition that usually begins around the time of puberty. More than eighty percent of teenagers and preteens will develop acne to some extent. But it can affect people of every age, gender, and race. It affects both males and females, but boys are more likely to have severe acne and to have acne that continues into adult acne.

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New Article: Treatment Modalities and Therapies

Excerpt from the article “Treatment Modalities and Therapies” located at http://www.thehelpingcircle.com/Mental/XSPsych/16683.php

Narcissism constitutes the entire personality. It is all-pervasive. Being a narcissist is akin to being an alcoholic but much more so. Alcoholism is an impulsive behaviour. Narcissists exhibit dozens of similarly reckless behaviours, some of them uncontrollable (like their rage, the outcome of their wounded grandiosity). Narcissism is not a vocation. Narcissism resembles depression or other disorders and cannot be changed at will.

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New Article: Narcissism, Substance Abuse, and Reckless Behaviours

Excerpt from the article “Narcissism, Substance Abuse, and Reckless Behaviours” located at http://www.thehelpingcircle.com/Mental/XSPsych/16682.php

Pathological narcissism is an addiction to Narcissistic Supply, the narcissist’s drug of choice. It is, therefore, not surprising that other addictive and reckless behaviours ? workaholism, alcoholism, drug abuse, pathological gambling, compulsory shopping, or reckless driving ? piggyback on this primary dependence.

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New Article: Acne Solution

Excerpt from the article “Acne Solution” located at http://www.thehelpingcircle.com/Family/Personal/Acne/Acne%20Solution.htm

Million of people suffer from acne breakouts young and old. If your doctor has you on topical or oral treatment and it is not working try other ways to cure the breakouts.

For example: Topical retinoids (Retin-A, Differin and Tazorac, for example)are helpful for mild to severe acne especially when they are used early on combining with hormonal antibiotics,or benzoyl peroxide treatments. When you discontinue the antibiotics you can maintain clear skin with retinoids.

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New Article: Acne Scars

Excerpt from the article “Acne Scars” located at http://www.thehelpingcircle.com/Family/Personal/Acne/Acne%20Scars.htm

Acne is an inflammation of the skin that affects people from every country and every culture around the world. In the US, acne is predominantly thought of as a teenage dilemma, as more than eighty percent of teens and preteens will develop some form of acne. However, the condition certainly affects a large number of adults and even infants. The scientific name for the condition is acne vulgaris because acne usually strikes in plainly visible locations such as the face, neck, chest and back. There are various types of acne that range in annoyance, severity, and healing time. The most severe type of acne may even lead to scars that if not treated properly, may be visible for a lifetime. If you or a loved one is troubled by severe acne, here’s what you need to know about acne scars and what you need to do to avoid and care for them.

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New Article: The Cyber Narcissist

Excerpt from the article “The Cyber Narcissist” located at http://www.thehelpingcircle.com/Mental/XSPsych/16681.php

To the narcissist, the Internet is an alluring and irresistible combination of playground and hunting grounds, the gathering place of numerous potential Sources of Narcissistic Supply, a world where false identities are the norm and mind games the bon ton. And it is beyond the reach of the law, the pale of social norms, the strictures of civilized conduct.

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New Article:The Myth of Mental Illness

Excerpt from the article “The Myth of Mental Illness” located at http://www.thehelpingcircle.com/Mental/XSPsych/16680.php

“You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird? So let’s look at the bird and see what it’s doing ? that’s what counts. I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.”

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New Article: Acne Rosacea – A Blush You Can Do Without

Excerpt from the article “Acne Rosacea – A Blush You Can Do Without located at http://www.thehelpingcircle.com/Family/Personal/Acne/Acne%20Rosacea%20-%20A%20Blush%20You%20Can%20Do%20Without.htm

What do former presidents Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin have in common? A condition called acne rosacea, a chronic inflammation of the blood vessels in the skin, which causes a ruddy complexion and small acne-like eruptions on the cheeks, forehead and nose.

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New Article: What is Narcissism?

Excerpt from the article “What is Narcissism?” located at http://www.thehelpingcircle.com/Mental/XSPsych/16679.php

A pattern of traits and behaviours which signify infatuation and obsession with one’s self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one’s gratification, dominance and ambition.

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New Article: Serial Killers

Excerpt from the article “Serial Killers” located at http://www.thehelpingcircle.com/Mental/XSPsych/16678.php

Countess Erszebet Bathory was a breathtakingly beautiful, unusually well-educated woman, married to a descendant of Vlad Dracula of Bram Stoker fame. In 1611, she was tried – though, being a noblewoman, not convicted – in Hungary for slaughtering 612 young girls. The true figure may have been 40-100, though the Countess recorded in her diary more than 610 girls and 50 bodies were found in her estate when it was raided.

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