Salesman that is afraid of customers! Ironic, huh?

A 35-year-old clothing salesman was showing a particularly fussy customer a suit 2 months ago and suddenly began to sweat profusely. His heart started to pound, he felt dizzy, and became fearful that he was about to die. The customer didn’t notice his condition and continued to question him about the suit in minute detail. The patient, feeling faint, abruptly left the customer and went to lie down in the back of the store. The customer became insulted, complained to the manager, and left. When the manager found the patient he was slumped in a chair in the back room trembling. Approximately 10 minutes later the patient’s symptoms began to subside. He saw his physician the next day who found no evidence of any medical problems. Two weeks later, he had another similar unexpected attack. Since that time he has worried continuously about having another attack. His friends and colleagues have noticed that he is no longer as spontaneous and outgoing as he had been in the past.

After reviewing the salesman's symptoms, it can be concluded that he has a panic disorder with Agoraphobia. A patient with Agoraphobia has reoccuring and unexpected panic attacks, persistant worry about having future panic attacks, and has a significant change in behavior after the attack. Also, as in the salesman's case, one's panic attacks are not the result from a medical problem or a substance. To fix this problem, the manager should give the salesman customers that are easy to deal with, not fussy ones like the previous person. Also, if in any instance there happens to be a fussy customer, the manager and other co workers should assist the salesman in dealing with hi/her. After a period of time of practicing these situations, the salesman's panic disorders with Agoraphobia should decrease.

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Brooke Shields's Battle with Postpartum Depression

From a first glance you would think that the former Calvin Klein model Brooke Shields has it all; timeless beauty, fame, a loving family, and a great marriage. On the contrary, after giving birth to her daughter, Rowan Francis, Brooke Shields spiraled downward into a state of postpartum depression. Postpartum depression is a disorder where the mother of a newborn suddenly feels extreme sadness and emptiness. Also, the one in 10 mothers who are affected by this disorder are proven to withdraw from family and friends, have a strong sense of failure, and have thoughts of suicide.


With a new infant in the house, and the mom suffering from depression, things got out of hand very quickly. Shield's husband Chris Henchy stated that when baby Rowan would cry, Brooke did not bother to care for her as a normal mother would. Brooke's depression even got to the extent where if she was near a window, she would strongly feel an instinct to jump out of it, because she wanted to end her miserable life.

With everything that is happening in the world today, I can see how even famous stars like Brooke Shields can suffer depression. I think one of the reasons why Brooke suffers this depression is because of all the pressure that society puts on her. After giving birth to her baby, she is expected to loose weight really quickly, and go back to shooting ads and modeling. If I were her, and pressured to do that much, I would also probally feel depressed. The good thing is that her depression is behind her, and now she lives a great life with her family! i love happy endings =)













LINKS:
http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/mooddisorders-famous.shtml

http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/brooke-shields-depression-struggle