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hi hodgkins , hope ur feelin well , i think ur doin great , i was mess when i got sick could not touch my books for a wk , and am still tryin to cover the lose.......
neuroanatomy IS drainin , and pharma with that , u have GOOD brain there  ....... GL
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hey hodgkins,i hope you feel better.take multivits and good diet.i really like the way you write your prepi think world has missed one good writer.keep going buddy.happy studies
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good on you hodgkins for keeping on despite the fever. hope you feel much better today. i beat my fever!!! lucky me. i still feel stuffy in the head but i am taking vit c 500mg dly, benadryl and tylenol. unfort my asthma has crept in.
how is neuro going? MRS is good but not detailed enough but it helped ginger my brain up and now i am reading deeper in HY and kaplan.
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| hodgkins
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Thankyou my dear friends aisha2,dipti, and tolito...for ur support, for the very first time, being in this country feels so good to have friends like this!
Especially for girls like us, the kind of emotional support it gives, during hard times, is beyond my words to express! Thank u so much!
Dipti..dont know I deserve to be a writer, but certainly I do have very compassionate readers everyday like you all..who are so kind enough to reply...afterall, this is my honest submission of what I am..and to tell u very first time I am feeling like being in my medical hostel, sharing everything as we were studing...
Today April 08th: Friday:
No pharma today, started with great enthusisam studying Brain Stem,,Chapter 5. Oh my..I got stuck at Vestibular Ocular system for a long time..tierd of turning my heads towards my right ,so many times..trying to make all sense..I studied so well long time, but not even a mustard grain I remember guys..Oh my hatsoff to my memory..I appreciate that very much my Doctor 
Husband being home..morning breakfast, afternoon lunch...grabbed my some more time..today! But thats okie, the worst part was I felt again so tierd..just slept like that..from afternoon 3 to all the way till 8 pm..
Got up..made dinner, have started again..feeling so alert and fresh now again,tomorrow being a weekend,this gonno be a night out for both of us, outside weather cool, with nice breeze, drizzling outside...and nice music playing inside....I am thinking of doing some more chapters..until I feel teird..lets see how much I can do today..
Will sleep only after updating my work..
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| fruit
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 hodgkins...take care of health too Be healthy and don't get frustrated wen sick,of course each one needs a break.. wat i mean is SHARPENING the SAW!think it as +ve and proceed GL
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Thank u fruit...sharpening my saw ..meant to say..few hours of good sleep really helped!
Was able to finish, brain stem, cerebellum, and visual pathway.
Just added first 2 chapters of embryo..later, ok I think I can sleep now.
Tomorrow another new day...not really, its already new day today..for me today got over now!
God please help..I need extra energy from u to move on..I think We can do it.
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Today April 08th: Saturday:
My Daily motivator:
Saturday, April 8, 2006
Desire beyond yourself
Whatever you desire to have for yourself, find a way to give it to others. That is how you will surely attain what you are truly seeking.
Look carefully at your desires, and the desires behind the desires, and they will tell you much about who you are. Just as importantly, they will show you the unique and valuable gifts you can give to life.
When you approach your desires from a purely selfish point of view, you will always be frustrated and disappointed. Instead, take a step back and see those desires in a more powerful and generous light.
Consider your desires in terms of how they can inspire you to give value to your world. Then, instead of frustration, those desires will be leading you toward success and fulfillment.
Your deepest desires are intensely personal. And yet the best way to express and fulfill them is by bringing their value to as many other people as possible.
Desire can push you powerfully forward. When it does, look beyond yourself and let it take you someplace truly great.
-- Ralph Marston
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Have a very good weekend everybody..
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| tolito
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yes we can do it. i can see you are doing well. neuro is a real killer and it is a bottomless pit of information. God help us know what to read and what not to read.
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just saw your question about HY behav in mitty's diary. yes it is good. it puts everything together in a nice manner eg neurotransmitters ... then, it has one liners about drugs, conditions etc and that single line is hy. so if one can remember everything in thelittle book one is halfway there. but it is actually deficient in stats and not a whoel lof of pt dr. i had to get brs behav. brs is soooooo good on the drpt stuff. if you know the rules in it, you will do well in up to 90% questions. if you do nto have it, let me know.
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Hey hodgkins, I see that you both ( you and tolito) are studying same subject, cool , I am doing Behavioral rt now but will start pharm from tuesday.
A Beh question from the class... defense mechanism topic ...
....A nurse had a needle accident at the hospital, she is HIV + now and when she found out, she quit her job, and starts acting crazy, having multiple sexual partners, using drugs and drinking deeply. What kind of reaction o defense mechanism is this?
Daugherty said "Acting Out"... think about it
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Thankyou so much tolito..I do have Highyield and BRS., dont know which edition I have, I have to check on that... Thanks a lott will do, what u said..thinking of starting Behavioural and physio next week..
Yes, 4mymd it Acting out..lets think togeather...what is she doing here?
She is covering up her real emotions, like anybody normally would have expressed their emotions, like crying, being depressed, feeling down..like that. But,Instead, she has come out with this emotional outburst expressing her feeling..in a different way, but not at all showing up her real emotions..that is the key we should look for.
Another example. Think anybody who did not clear this exam..start spending lot of time, traveling around, everyday watching comedy movies, having fun...is also acting out right, because he/she did not express the normal feeling of sadness in them..instead they come up with extreme behavior to cover up their emotions..
So, Acting out is covering up..
Well we can also say she is displacing her emotions on somebody, is this displacement then?? No,, because in displacement the real emotions stays the same..but it just gets redirected..to somebody else..like my mother scolds me..I get angry..but what do I do, I yell at my younger sister..see here the emotion did not change..I am not covering up here..I am showing my real emotions here..but just that it is displaced..
I think this is the differential diagnosis.
Lets complete the topic..this Acting out ..defense mechanism mostly seen in Borderline and antisocial personality disorder.
Ok one more thing I always get confused..”Reaction formation”..they say it is expressed strongly, forcefully in opposite direction..like u feel love..but show hate....but I need to get that clear still in my mind..
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Today April 08th saturday:
Started paharma discussion in the morning: Finished steroid hormones.
then continued Neurantomy..did Diencephalon, Basal ganglia.
then dicussed Grossanatomy..Abdomen pelvis perinium..just finished till Abdomen, tomorrow should finish rest and Upper and Lower limb too...but dont know I may say no for any discussion, tomorrow Sunday..lets feel like Sunday then right
later did cerebral cortex..then Limbic System..Uhh..Thankyou God..somehow I reached this last page of so called Neuranatomy.
Feeling very sleepy ..shall see you all tomorrow. Have a nice Sunday friends
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in reaction formation eg love expressed as hate. you want to hide the real emotion you have so you express the opposite. so when we were in elementary and had those boys pulling our hair and being awful, they liked us but couldnt express that so they express hate.
or the woman who would like to be a whore and she goes out condeming prostitutes.
or maybe the homophobes who people now say would like to be homosexuals but cannot express themselves homosexually.
BRS says 'adopting opposite attitudes to avoid PERSONALLY unacceptable emotions, eg unconscious hypocrisy'
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Thank u so much tolito..I do understand the concept, but while solving questions, I always get stuck with..sometime when I have this confusion I always beg for 'Divine Impulse'..
So yesterday April 09th Sunday..was Sunday..kind of excuse, wanted to relax but..never kind of relaxed..how I am supposed to. This exam haunting even you close your eyes..and you see books all around when u open your eyes..neither I did much..feeling kind of so..so, dont know what kind of feeling is this..you just want to lie and stare at the window..tracing the clouds..birds..watching leaves on the trees.. and I lied down whole afternoon..just like that with some music on, and wtaching my own breath..inhale..exhale, inhale and exhale..on and on !
My husband asked shall we go out..I said "NO, I dont feel like"..but still I wanted to..if he would have asked me couple more times I would have said yes..but why ?? Oh is this Reaction formation tolito.. , but I was conscious of what I was doing anyway.but why we go thru this..I dont understand..or this exam making me crazy 
Crazy mind, crazy feelings..for no reason..u became so silent, then you dont want anybody to enter that silent world..neither the one whom u love the most! Why it happens, I never seen guys having this problem..may be they have , who knows, only the creator can understand His creation...
Anyway..I have to come to the reality..again to pick up my axe, to break the wood..cotinue the work, who cares, whether you want or not, all that is important is..whather you are done with your exam Doctor 
Ok ..here I go..again pulling my helper beside me, holding Him tight..God please help, help me to be patient..to control my self, let me not give up..there is always hope, it can be doable by His grace, We can do it..
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Today Monday April 10th..Oh my only 20 more days left
My daily motivator:
Monday, April 10, 2006
Staying in control
Compared to most endeavors, controlling yourself is relatively simple and easy. And when you're able to control your own thoughts, words and actions, there is no limit to what you can accomplish.
To control yourself requires no other person's permission, cooperation or assistance. To control yourself requires no special knowledge, skill or equipment.
What it does require is a compelling reason. When the reason why is meaningful enough, you will have no trouble finding the will and the means to control your own life.
That's why it is so important to have a clear sense of where you intend to go and why. Connecting with your purpose will keep you in control, and staying in control will carry you to achievement.
There is a purpose within you that is stronger than the temptations and distractions. There is a solid, meaningful reason that will compel you to carefully and effectively control all that you do.
The more fully you know and express that purpose, the more surely and reliably you'll be in control. And the more completely you exercise control over yourself, the higher your life will rise.
-- Ralph Marston
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Have a very nice and fruitful day everybody..We can do it
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Yes hodgkins we can do it...I don't understand this 20 days?:eyebrowid u mean the xams?
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Yeah fruit...do u think I am ready for the exam.., sorry for the confusion.
No yaar..according to my schedule..by April last week or may 1st week I am gonno start my Q bank 3 months!
So, I should wrap up my this first read..but so much left still Physio, Micro- bacteriology/virology, Behavioural science, then left over Molecular..wow..wow..so much to do, why am I sitting and dreaming..Oh my no more excuses..
Yes fruit We can do it ..lets do it.
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hi hodgkins , how r u doin , thankx for stoppin by my diary , im finaly back after a few days break , well wk ends r not exctly a break for me its like im doin over time , so how is ur pharma n neuroanatomy goin ......... ill be joinin u for neuroanatomy next wk , u might be done by then .
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hey buddy,i never miss your single post.you were in hostel?me too.you must be good and helping senior.right now you are really riding this horse with good spirit.keep riding
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Thank u aisha..yes from tomorrow I am gonno do just 3 to 4 pages, neuroanatomy, with questions..have to work on pneumonics..hope I do it, well Pharmacology I have to start traditionally with lippincott, all these days I was just revising with my friend..who is very close to her exam..so lot more to go.. 
Yeah..dipti thanks for ur comments, yes I was blessed with very good seniors my room mates when I was studying..I learned a lot from them, infact I entered my college with so much of fear, shy, lot of inferior complexity.. but when I came out of my college..I was totally changed in my personality, like u can say I went thru metamorphosis..as a grown up mature lady, confident, considerate and compassionate and what and all I am now..but still learning I am sure, I bet, I would not have learned this if I would have stayed home under my mother arms ..still I miss my college days a lott , sure I know U too feel the same, because they were golden days of our life.
Well u know why I am riding this horse ..because I have to reach at its appointed time, I cant even look back..or stop anywhere not more than a deep breath....just doing it as long as Gods help in hand..His faith in heart..I am moving..I will do my best ..God willing and rest leave to Him.
Today April 10th Monday:
Started late..because woke up late, no pharma discussion.
Opened Gross anatomy..finished remaining Pelvis and perinium
Then did Upper limb and Lower limb
Discussion took lott of time tracing the course,branches nad action /lesions of all the nerves as well as arteries! But we are gald we did it.thank u God.
slept an hour in the evening..went out for dinner, compensating for yesterdays loss..
Now half the way thru Head andd neck,hoping to finish before I sleep..ok let me take shower, say my prayers..then will finish the rest until I feel sleepy.
Good night friends..have sweet dreams..of full of success and achievement
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it is okay to start qbank. initially you will not score high but you can use it as a learnign tool. it will help to direct your studies. it is advised to start it early. when you are close to the examthen you do NBME. nbme will assess you and tell you yor weak areas and you can work on these before the exams.
keep your spirit up
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Thank you tolito..I would take your advise, I am just doing the questions at the end of each cahpter and Q Book..want to involve in learning, Forum questions too, but I just cannot have access to the internet, in my lib..will see once I buy Q bank, then I should be regular..that will reveal..or redirect myself..what I am doing now. thankyou tolito.
My daily motivator:
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Break the negative momentum
Many obstacles don't even need to be there. They can disappear as soon as you turn your attention toward something more positive.
Some of the difficult problems you face are mostly of your own creation. Just as you created them, you can let them go and they are gone.
Certainly there are very real difficulties that you must address in the course of your life and your work. Yet many of the burdens under which you labor have been built up over time by your own thoughts and habits.
What seems to be a big problem may actually be a very small and easily resolved issue that your mind has made into a monster. Stop focusing on how bad it is and start focusing on something positive that you can do in response.
That can quickly cut it down to a manageable size, or even eliminate the problem altogether. Once you break the negative momentum that your mind has established, things will soon look a whole lot better.
It's important to effectively address the challenges that come along, yet there is no need to blow them out of proportion. Keep your focus on the good you can do, on the value you can create, and most of the difficulties will be far less difficult.
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cool hogdkinsu r doing a good job..Nice to suu breaking the negative momentum..Good!I too would like u to do Qs along with ur reading, this is a sugesstion.GL
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dear hodjkins
your daily Quotes are wonderfull. a nice day to you too. Yes , we can do it .
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Thank u fruit and 26malik, I am happy that u liked these quotes, for me I really read those lines very carefully and slowly, for sure it has come out with great experience and great observance of our practical human life here! Nice understanding right
Guys, today I just came out of the lib..afternoon itself, dont know I am feeling very restless today, just could not sit in one place..there also I was reading all stories for children, they are just awesome, soon after I came home, I slept whole afternoon got up just now, took shower offered my prayers, I have to start for the day now..
Morning after pharma discussion I want to finish all the left over chapters today..but still the pages of head and neck..gross anatomy have not moved yet..dont know, whats happening with me today..as such I am not feeling the way I am..very low energy..if I sleep, I feel as if I am having a fever..but once I took bath nothing there..why??
Ok ok cool down dear..now u r feeling fine right?, ok then pick up the book and start walking thru the pages, one by one..still all the way you have another 6 hours in hand for the day, you can do it doctor
Yes, I will , I have to..Thankyou God
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