This was my first experience with epileptic seizures - the first of four “tonic seizures” or grand mal seizures to this date. I’ve also had petite mal seizures.
Category: <span>Health</span>
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Local Hiking Trails and the benefits of the outdoors
As the summer approaches we would all like to get out and enjoy the weather. A great way to do so is by hiking.
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Top 3 Hiking Spots Within an Hour From VVC
Are you looking for something fun to do? Is COVID giving you the blues since life still hasn’t returned to “normal”? Have you ever thought about hiking but didn’t know exactly where to go?
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A Healthy Way To Take Risks and Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
Whether you're a brand new student attending VVC or about to graduate or transfer, schooling and the thereafter will require all of us to get out of our comfort zone. The anxiety that comes from interacting with new people, learning a new skill, learning new information, and navigating through the unknown can be an overwhelming experience, however, it is important to stretch outside of our comfort zones to develop and grow.
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3 Stoic Quotes to Help You Put Things Into Perspective
Have you ever noticed that when someone cracks under pressure they continue to make more mistakes? Wouldn’t it be amazing to always be calm, cool, and collected? If you agree with the previous question, you might be interested in the philosophy of Stoicism.
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VVC Students Relate Their Experiences with the Covid-19 Lockdowns
The Covid-19 pandemic really took a toll on students. Covid began at the end of 2019 and became this big outbreak that led everyone to social distance, which meant no school, no groups, and mostly everything closing.
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Hey Lady, Tell Me What You Know
Here is your chance to write in and ask me for advice. Victor Valley College’s (VVC’s) very own Dear Abby, oops, did I just date myself? (The Dear Abby advice column was started in 1956 by Pauline Phillips and continues to this day by her daughter Jeanne Phillips)
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5 Must Have Self-Defense Tools for College Students
With the potential for classes to resume in person for the Fall 2021 semester, it is important to keep yourself safe. Self defense tools are popular not just for campus life, but for every day errands.
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Help for Stressed Out Students
Stress is one of the hardest things we will go through in life. Stress can be our constant companion. When you seem to feel stress or anxiety, it has the possibility to halt your progress and paralyze you. In order to get by, we all need to learn about stress management.
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8 Ways to Keep You Uplifted During Covid
Everyone has moments during their quarantine where they are feeling just completely unmotivated, stressed beyond belief, and overall annoyed. You should know that you are not alone whatsoever. From students to parents, this is a seemingly never ending cycle.