From: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org (precious-things-digest) To: precious-things-digest@smoe.org Subject: precious-things-digest V8 #282 Reply-To: precious-things@smoe.org Sender: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-precious-things-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "precious-things-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. precious-things-digest Friday, December 12 2003 Volume 08 : Number 282 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: precious-things-digest V8 #280 [JNe9027355@aol.com] tori's mental health [JNe9027355@aol.com] Re: tori's mental health [Cyndi S Crawford ] Re: tori's mental health [Kelley ] Re: tori's mental health [MaynardsSpiral@aol.com] Re: tori's mental health [Cyndi S Crawford ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 06:28:21 EST From: JNe9027355@aol.com Subject: Re: precious-things-digest V8 #280 so how did the loveline taping go? "Let the world know what you think, before the world lets you know what to think." Care About What You Consume? Know This Before You Buy Anything Credible Answers for a Cruelty-Free World ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 06:53:20 EST From: JNe9027355@aol.com Subject: tori's mental health tori has talked about having TMJ/TMD, but has she ever talked about having mental health conditions like PTSD from the rape,etc? "Let the world know what you think, before the world lets you know what to think." Care About What You Consume? Know This Before You Buy Anything Credible Answers for a Cruelty-Free World ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:25:54 GMT From: Cyndi S Crawford Subject: Re: tori's mental health actually, I'd like to think that maybe Tori's TMJ problems was brought on because of when she was raped, but I doubt it as I type this because her TMJ was brought on by a little defect in her jaw, not from stress in the back of her head that she isn't aware of that causes her to grind her teeth at night. *shrug* but it is a possibility, though.... aside from that, I think her actual mental health is--at least now--just fine. she's said recently that she considers herself a woman who has finally healed, hasn't she? Sincerely, Cyndi S. Crawford "I know we're dying / and there's no sign of a parachute / we scream in cathedrals / why can't it be beautiful / why does there gotta be a sacrifice?" -- Tori Amos ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 17:09:01 -0500 From: Kelley Subject: Re: tori's mental health JNe9027355@aol.com wrote: > tori has talked about having TMJ/TMD, but has she ever talked about having > mental health conditions like PTSD from the rape,etc? she's never used that exact description to my knowledge, but she has indirectly in rare talk of her rape and artistic expression of it displayed the symptoms of it. all survivors have PTSD. it's more a question of to what degree, how it affects their lives, and for how long. be well! - -- ~ kelley Soul Intent Arts http://www.soulintentarts.com ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The Saferoom Project http://www.saferoom.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:25:53 EST From: MaynardsSpiral@aol.com Subject: Re: tori's mental health someone clear this up for me.... what are this sickness/disease? (i.e. TMJ; whats it stand for?) pardon the ignorance. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:29:34 GMT From: Cyndi S Crawford Subject: Re: tori's mental health TMJ is basically stress-related damage caused to the jaw joint for whatever reason. for example, I have it because of a condition called Bruxism. (Bruxism is basically grinding and clenching the jaws at night at around ten times the pressure than in normal chewing) Tori's cause of TMJ is from her little jaw defect. Sincerely, Cyndi S. Crawford "I know we're dying / and there's no sign of a parachute / we scream in cathedrals / why can't it be beautiful / why does there gotta be a sacrifice?" -- Tori Amos ------------------------------ End of precious-things-digest V8 #282 *************************************