Stephen Ind

I try to make use of games on the internet to help me train my brain though I am less than a baby in this. Here is the baby trail I have followed:

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I am subscribed to Lumosity (https://www.lumosity.com) which I have been a member of for two years (thanks to a friend) and have used it for free for a further year or so. I really enjoyed the first year of my subscription but have found that their has not been as many new games as I would have hoped and it seems that the data being gained is not really being used to try push one's abilities.

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I think "Tetris Battle 2P+" on Facebook is also a cool game to develop spatial agility and, development and flexibility in strategies as well as peripheral vision.

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I have also developed some skills through a real-time strategy game "Pirates: Tides of Fortune" though a very simple game and lacking in challenges which develop strategy it seems to bear some resemblance to real life - it seems the way to get ahead is to stay out of trouble. When I played it more actively the real-time aspect was interesting in scheduling attacks and development of one's base. But it is a very limited game and there certainly far better ones out there.

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Yikes, don't stone me I find Farmville 2 (https://www.zynga.com/games/farmville) to be fun for the community which is active and helpful and it pushes one to help others to get further in the game. In this way it develops one's social side on a real level which is fun and is also a means to combat Alzheimer's. The mental stimulation from a number of social ties I have heard helps to combat Alzheimer's.

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A quiz site good for memory: http://www.sporcle.com/

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A whole variety of very simple academic games: http://www.arcademics.com/ Okay they are for kids but hey a lot of variety and in my case a lot of skills that are very rusty and one can always push them to try get the best score.

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Rhythm games: http://www.thelooploft.com/blogs/ryans-corner/38917697-can-you-keep-perfect-time-take-this-test-and-find-out and http://www.freddiethefrog.com/games/Freddie_the_Frog_and_the_Mysterious_Wahooooo/index.php

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Another brain training site (can be played free too): https://www.neuronation.com/

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All kinds of puzzle sites could be explored too.

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Ask.fm is a stimulating site to try to engage people in conversation especially with the approach of trying to seek the truth together. It also develop's ones ability to express oneself in writing. Much improvement to made here by myself. A grammar game?

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Just yesterday I was introduced to what looks like a really cool site to learn languages: https://www.duolingo.com/

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Okay enough already I am sure.

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There must be some sites out there which try to put together a complete combination of existing sites to try to develop a person fully.

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Like the idea of taking games out into the world with Pokemon Go though I have not played it and Google Glass seems like it could take this to a new level.

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I am a quite tired and so will try to answer the question briefly and stick to insights which might be of some help.

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I think that people working in the mental health field who themselves have suffered mental illness are more likely to empathize with their patients than those who have not suffered mental illness. This empathy would lead the health professional to care more for his patient and so be more concerned for his best interests.

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Does history of mental illness make a person less equipped to help their patients? In general I would say yes as the medical professional needs a sound mind in order to be able to see clearly to help the patient. If the medical profession has suffered mental illness this shows that the mind was at one time not sound and this weakness might prevent him from seeing clearly. I would also think there is a danger of the contact with mentally ill patients triggering mental illness in a medical professional who himself had suffered mental illness.

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It seems to me that a person who has healed from mental illness might be able to play the role of friend to someone who is suffering mental illness. It also seems to me that mental illness tends to isolate the sufferer. Contact with someone who is now of sound mind but can empathize with the ill person could help break down this wall. This role could be formalized as a role in a team which included the existing health professions. Special care would have to be taken to check on the mental health of a person fulfilling this role.

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I can't think of any instances for some time where I have done this. I have at times taken risks but my motivation has been the good of my neighbor. Perhaps the closest I have come to this quite recently is taking some risks in heavy surf but even so my motive was not simply to see if I could get away with it. Seen in the best light I took the risk to take pleasure in God's creation and to push my boundaries. It involved overcoming my fear, pushing myself physically and applying skill and concentration to the task. On the negative side I did at times place myself at some risk, did not follow the wishes of the lifeguards and could possibly have put them at some risk too had things gone wrong.

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Further back I have driven reckless on the rare occasion, one in particular comes to mind. I would not say that I was seeing if I would get away with it but rather out of anger caused by fear and desperation.

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