Why does someone become a “survivalist” what is the psychology behind this?


Posted October 1st, 2009 by admin 5 Comments »
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Ask a Doc! asked:


Okay, a family member is stock piling food, water. medical supplies and learning how to survive when the end comes. He believes the country is on the road of destruction and will have to live off his canned food and resort to hunting wild game etc..

Anyone know why someone would start to think like this and make these type of preparations?

It just doesn’t seem rational or healthy

thanks

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My greatest hopes is to get into medical school, but why do I keep questioning my abilities?


Posted March 17th, 2009 by admin 1 Comment »
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mellei asked:


I am a 22 year old woman that is currently registered in a graduate school program in Canada in medical sciences. I initially had all intentions of going to medical school, but my mcat marks were not good enough and I lacked confidence in myself to make it through to the next application period. Although I did my undergraduate in human biology and there was an improvement in my marks, I continue to lack alot of confidence about getting into medical school. I have done lots of extracurriculars - including volunteering overseas with a organization that provides medical supplies to clinics. I feel as though I have headed down the wrong path with this master’s, but I continue to questions whether I have the mental capacity to get through medical school… I suppose this is happening to me because of my low mcat scores.

I am re-writing, but how do I get out of this rut. I am already well into my master’s, but I keep questioning myself and my abilities.

Any help would be appreciated.

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