Conflicted Heart

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The percentage of men who subsequently tested positive also differed: of the 125 MSM who ended up testing from online recruitment, 26% tested positive compared with 9% of the 396 men tested at outreach locations. While fewer men were reached in online spaces, they were in dire need of HIV testing services and linkage to care. Conclusion They used a ‘social media mobiliser’ trained in targeting MSM and providing sexual health information to reach out to MSM in one-on-one interactions online and to offer discreet testing services at a drop-in clinic. Imagine your heart and brain as two powerful engines. They are linked together by a delicate, yet strong, chain holding them in balance. When the heart gets ahead of the brain, it becomes stressed and tense. The same is true when the brain gets ahead of the heart.

The walls of the main heart chambers become thin and stretched and cannot pump blood around the body properly. In celebration of Carnegie Hall’s 125th anniversary season in 2016, the Weill Music Institute (WMI) launched The Somewhere Project, a citywide exploration of West Side Story. Soundfly’s in-depth course is the companion piece to that project — taking you through the many ins and outs of the music, dance, staging, and story of West Side Story to inspire your own great work of art. For example, if you tend to favor logic, let yourself tune into your feelings. Remember, feelings are not facts. They dont have to make sense. Rather, feelings are information from a less linear aspect of yourself. The heart and brain will always be at odds with each other. We have to learn how to work around that conflict and reach our goals more efficiently. You can’t do everything on your own. The brain and the heart need to agree on what they want to accomplish.We all experience heart and mind conflict — when we think one thing, but feel something else. When our hearts and brain are out of sync, we’re unable to reach our true potential. There's usually no cure for cardiomyopathy, but the treatments can be effective at controlling symptoms and preventing complications. Some types of cardiomyopathy have specific treatments and early diagnosis is very important. Find out more about restrictive cardiomyopathy from Cardiomyopathy UK. Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM)

Qualitative research is used to explore and understand people’s beliefs, experiences, attitudes or behaviours. It asks questions about how and why. Qualitative research might ask questions about why people find it hard to use HIV prevention methods. It wouldn’t ask how many people use them or collect data in the form of numbers. Qualitative research methods include interviews, focus groups and participant observation. This may involve wearing a small portable ECG recording device for 24 hours or longer. This is called a Holter monitor or ambulatory ECG monitoring. Some people might be asked to wear an ECG monitor for up to 14 days. Atrial fibrillation is a common cause of stroke. Having atrial fibrillation means your risk of stroke is 5 times higher than for someone whose heart rhythm is normal.The brain and the heart have a lot of differences, but they also have a lot of similarities. They work in the same place to create a special something that makes you truly feel human: love. Treatment aims to prevent future episodes. You can also make lifestyle changes so you avoid some of the triggers for your heart rhythm problem. Your heart's electrical system When you have an head-heart conflict, try fostering a conversation between the wise brain and deep heart. You can do this by visualizing it, writing or speaking a dialogue, even writing with both hands, using the dominant hand to write the minds voice and your non-dominant hand to speak your heart. Let it flow. Dont edit or judge. See what emerges. Take your wise brain and deep heart with you on a walk or run, and just listen. Sometimes you have to put aside everything that’s going on in the heart and just focus on what’s happening in the brain.

I guess the grid pattern of the city is hardwired into me,” says the Kingston-born writer Lorna Goodison, who has weaved the “bandana plaid”, as she describes the city’s pattern, into her poetry and short stories. We’re always conflicted in our heads and heart, struggling with emotions, wanting to act but not knowing what to do next. The brain and the heart are eternal enemies. They want opposing things. The heart wants to love. The brain wants success. How can these two impossibly selfish organs be friends?

Staying safe with an arrhythmia

A war between your heart and mind is the one you have to win! You are the CEO of your life. Your heart and mind must be in agreement to achieve peak performance.” – Unknown If your job involves working at height or with machinery that could be dangerous, you will need to stop work at least until your arrhythmia is diagnosed or you get treatment for your underlying condition. Get advice from your GP or cardiologist. Support services