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thinking

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thinking /think·ing/ (thingk´ing) ideational mental activity (as opposed to emotional activity).
autistic thinking  preoccupation with inner thoughts, daydreams, fantasies, private logic; egocentric, subjective thinking lacking objectivity and connection with external reality.
dereistic thinking  thinking not in accordance with the facts of reality and experience and following illogical, idiosyncratic reasoning.
magical thinking  that characterized by the belief that thinking or wishing something can cause it to occur.

think·ing (thngkng)
n.
The act or practice of a person who thinks; thought.
adj.
Characterized by thought or thoughtfulness; rational.

thinking
Etymology: AS, thencan, to think
1 the cognitive process of forming mental images or concepts.
2 the process of cognitive problem solving through the sorting, organizing, and classification of facts. Kinds of thinking include abstract thinking, concrete thinking, and syncretic thinking. See also imagination.

thinking,
n 1. the cognitive process of forming mental images or concepts.
2. the process of cognitive problem solving through the sorting, organizing, and classification of facts and relationships.

thinking
Vox populi Cognition; mental evaluation, weighing or consideration. See Concrete thinking, Distorted thinking, Holistic thinking, Magical thinking, Sequential thinking.

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Q. I think I caught a cold :( My throat is sore, and I keep snivel all the time. Is there anything I can do to in order to relieve the bad feeling?

A. Go for a run, sweat it out then have some vitamin C and water. Or drink orange juice. Those things always make me feel better.

Q. I think I'm bipolar. seriously, I've been shifting from extremely different moods lateltly and I can'y handle it anymore!!! any ideas?

A. hmmm...that actually could be. pills are actually natural hormones of your body, they can cause a slight imbalance on the first couple of weeks. so it might be.
sometimes smoking while taking the pills can induce side effects. so if you are smoking - try stopping.
if these mood changes continue way too long- tell your gynecologist. he may advise changing the pills.

Q. Retirement – what do you think? Hello, I was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, and had both operation and chemo. Thankfully, The disease is in remission and I live more-or-less normally – go to work, raise my children, but I feel very tired of this daily routine. After return (from my not very strenuous) work I’m just exhausted and must rest until the evening, and then I’m busy take care of my children. I feel like I’m missing my life, and with the real (although repressed) thought about death, I wonder whether should I retire ? What do you think?

A. If you are able to retire, that is what I beleive I would do. Take this time to be with you children. May God Bless.

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