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[TOPIC 01] When Should I Get Treatment for Anxiety?

These are anxious times. The NHS says that appointments for anxiety and panic attacks quadrupled from 2007 to 2011. It's normal to feel anxious – and these days there is plenty to worry about.

Being scared sets off an automatic response in our bodies. We are flooded with adrenaline and other stress hormones, which increase our heart rate and prepare us to either run for the hills or stand our ground and fight. But if you feel anxious most of the time, or are overwhelmed and have panic attacks in certain situations (such as getting on a plane or going into a crowded room), then you may need help.

Anxiety symptoms include helplessness, rapid breathing, sweating, trembling and feeling hot. A panic attack is an acute disorder where these symptoms are amplified: hyperventilating causes tingling around the mouth, while a fast heartbeat feels like chest pain.

People often seek medical advice when anxiety interferes with their life or impinges on other people. It is usually the unpleasant physical symptoms of anxiety that make people get help. So how can you know if your anxiety levels are healthy, or if you should see a doctor?

Anxiety is part of the human condition and treatment is only needed if you can't cope with it yourself by talking to friends and reducing factors that will make symptoms worse.

There are many disorders that anxiety is a part of, such as agoraphobia (the fear of going out), specific phobias (eg of heights) and obsessive compulsive disorders, where symptoms have lasted for six months. Going to your GP if you have strong anxiety symptoms may reveal an underlying mental or physical health condition (anxiety can accompany asthma, diabetes and heart disease), which is a good reason to speak to someone. Keep a diary of when you get symptoms to help identify what brings them on.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice)'s guidelines on anxiety recommend that you don't take benzodiazepines (minor tranquillisers that calm you but are addictive), and instead suggests psychological treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy, which equip you to rethink situations in order to deal with them. Psychological therapy for panic attacks involves explaining what physically happens. For example, overbreathing means a drop in carbon dioxide and a metabolic shift in the body. This causes tingling, so if you breathe into a paper bag it reverses the shift and stops the symptoms. Relaxation programmes teach people how to breathe and relax their muscles when anxious.

Medication may be suggested if you have symptoms of depression and beta blockers are used to stop your heart pounding. But behavioural therapies are by far the best place to start.

1. Are you the type to easily get anxious? If so, what are the things that cause your anxiety?

2. Do you think many people your age worry about the same thing? Why or why not? What do you think are the kind of things most people your age worry about the most?

3. Is anxiety a part of life? Do you think there is such a thing as a healthy amount of anxiety? Do you think that we live in “anxious times?”? Why or why not?

4. When should we get treatment for anxiety? Do you think that issues of anxiety and panic attacks are serious conditions? Why or why not?

5. Is it easy to find specialists and treatment centers in your country for people who seek treatment for anxiety?

[TOPIC 02] Free Wi-Fi Top Of Hotel Guests Wish List

For centuries hotels have been thinking of different and novel ways to attract guests. A free this or a complimentary that can be the difference between someone thinking their hotel stay was mediocre or superlative. A new survey reveals that the twenty-first century guest needs free Wi-Fi Internet access to make his or her stay complete. According to Hotels.com, hotel guests much preferred to be connected in their rooms than have the little luxuries such as Italian espresso coffee makers, video game consoles or a gym to work out in. Of 415 people who responded to the website's survey, more than 38% said free Wi-Fi was a must when deciding where to book a room. Just under a third of respondents said they wanted it to be a standard amenity at hotels. Many people are tired of paying the often exorbitant charges to get online.

Taylor L. Cole, director of public relations and social media for Hotels.com, said the results of the survey were as he expected: "Given the explosion of mobile use in the past few years, it is no surprise that travellers are requiring free and fast Wi-Fi," he said. He added that: "Many guests never travel without their tablets, smartphones and laptops. It's as intuitive as packing a toothbrush. Guests use these items in their rooms to plan activities for the next day." Internet these days is seen as an automatic freebie in many parts of the world. Charging for it is like asking guests to pay for water. Countries with a strong focus on attracting business clientele and higher end travellers are leading the way in providing free Wi-Fi. The United Arab Emirates is one destination where it is unlikely that Wi-Fi will be added to your hotel bill. Other countries are quickly following suit.

1. Do you need Wi-Fi? Why?

2. Have you ever been frustrated at not getting Wi-Fi access?

3. Should Wi-Fi always be free in hotels?

4. What other things should be free in hotels?

5. Does free Wi-Fi make a hotel stay much better?

6. Do you always travel with a laptop or other Internet enabled device?

[mrjohntower]

interesting diversity in terms of topics these days. happy hump day folks.

[Teddy(두희)]

정참입니다~ ㅎㅎ

[ㅜ,ㅡ]

처음 참가합니다.... 잘 부탁드립니다.... ~

[Teddy(두희)]

환영합니다~ 닉네임은 영어이름으로 해주시면 보기에 편할듯 하네요~ ^^

[Gina(진아)]

참석!!!^^/

[jaguar]

참석 ^^ 오산에 출장 와 있는데 도저히 티디에 가지 않고는 버틸수가 없음요 ^^

[Bill Lee]

정참입니다. 이젠 정참만 하게 될 수 있어서 정말 행복합니다!

[Teddy(두희)]

7시에 보아요~ ^^

[Jeak]

처음 참석합니다. 출장에 틈틈이 읽고있습니다. 준비 부족할 듯 하지만 참가하겠습니다

[Teddy(두희)]

네~ 즐거운 시간 가져요~ ^0^

[다리아]

간만에 참석합니다. ^^