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About me - Samantha Broaddrick

Oh dear! About me!? Well first thing I'd like to say is that I'm sometimes rather forgetful, for instance, I wrote a very long bio and forgot to save it, then found out I was logged out for inactivity I guess and lost it all. Phooey!

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Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse Choosing when to leave an abusive relationship: 1 of 16

When you love someone so much it hurts, it is a dangerous thing. It is wrong because you allow so many terrible things to happen to you that you wouldn't normally put up with. Why do you allow yourself to fall so utterly and completely in love with someone who hurts you and your well being? Being physically and verbally abus...
Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas & Advice Good remedies for lovesickness: 2 of 30

After losing someone you are so utterly and completely in love with, it is one of the hardest things in life to overcome. But you are not alone, there are millions of men and women who face the pain of being lovesick every single day. The feelings become real illnesses for such a long time, that it seems impossible to overco...
Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas & Advice Coping with a boomerang boyfriend: 1 of 15

You finally get over your boyfriend and get on with your life after many months of heartache and out of nowhere, he comes running back to you. You take him back, hoping that he has learned his lesson that you really will move on and that you CAN live without him. But it isn't long before he is back to his old antics and he s...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love's anguish: 41 of 204

Your String On My Heart You control my every emotion with your piece of string You can make me fly with beautiful wings Yet as your mood strikes without a thought You pull so tight and pull at my heart Your string either steals my air or fills me full of hope Like pushing my buttons My thoughts you provoke Must we go on in t...
Health & Fitness > Exercise & Weight Loss The lazy girl's guide to getting fit: 7 of 30

There are many women who have health problems and cannot do the everyday workouts in gyms or even walk very long at a time, much less jog. This labels these women as lazy. In their hearts, they would rather be out there on a bicycle to tone those muscles and lose weight. But in a real world, it just isn't physically possible...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Psychiatric hospitals and crisis units: 1 of 4

Testimonies: Psychiatric Hospitals and Crisis Units Being a person with suicidal tendencies, I knew the day would come when I needed outside help. My first attempt at getting help was to drive myself to an Emergency Room at St. John's hospital and I didn't get the help I was needing. I was there over 8 hours and never saw an...
Health & Fitness > Mental Illness Suicidal tendencies and panic: Overcoming the obstacles: 1 of 4

Suicide takes more than a million lives each year. In the year 2004, one person killed themselves every 16 minutes and suicide was the 11th ranking cause of death in the United States. With one suicidal attempt every nine seconds, there are many more attempts at ending one's life than there are successful completions. Amazin...
Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss Understanding constant pain and thoughts of suicide: 11 of 37

A person who lives in constant pain often experiences thoughts of suicide. They don't necessarily want to end their lives, but the continuous, unrelenting pain that they have to endure every day and night makes them think these terrible thoughts. They would do ANYTHING to just have one pain free day or to have the pain go aw...
Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues Does a positive attitude help when your chronic illness becomes worse: 6 of 18

You must keep a positive attitude when it comes to chronic illness or you will allow your ailments to overcome you and make you worse off. For a person with Fibromyalgia, a syndrome characterized by chronic pain in the muscles of soft tissues surrounding joints, fatigue, and tenderness at specific sites in the body, there is...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: What my dog means to me: 184 of 393

Testimonies: What my dog means to me Before my mother passed away from lung cancer in January of 2000, her very last words to me were "please, take care of my baby". Her baby is a miniature dachshund/chihuahua mix named Sam. She is black and tan and has a cute, short nose and very tiny. She is long like a dachshund, has shor...