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What’s Up?
Welcome to What’s Up, the weekly advice column brought to you by the Counseling and Human
Development Center (CHDC) interns and staff. Submit your anonymous questions to
adviceatusc@hotmail.com. We offer no personal responses via e-mail. The CHDC professional
staff supervises all interns. The following advice represents the opinions of the CHDC and not
necessarily the opinions of The Gamecock.
QUESTION: In the middle of
the night, I am startled awake,
sweating, my heart pounding,
sometimes crying. I am scared
someone has been chasing me,
or I am naked in class and am
not prepared. The details are
different each time, but the
painful feelings remain. How
do I understand and handle
these nightmares?
ANSWER: We dream several
times nightly, but because
nightmares scare us and wake
us up, we remember them
more vividly. Details and
story lines in nightmares are
symbolic. One way to deal
with nightmares is to think of
them as “teachers.”
To access the “nightmare
teacher,” sit calmly and
quietly and try to re
experience the emotions you
felt after you woke. Ask
yourself: “Is this a familiar
feeling? When have I had this
feeling in my waking life, and
what was going on at the time
of those feelings?” Allow your
mind to flow freely over
waking events without
forcing an answer. Write your
thoughts down. Calmly
assessing the nightmare and
maybe recognizing a
connection will help
desensitize negative
^ emotions. Furthermore, you
may help solve 'Tie waking
problems that led to the
painful feelings by writing or
drawing images that tell the
story of the nightmare.
Change the details in the
story to create a better feeling
or safer ending. Consider how
you might change your
waking concern like you
changed the story line of your
dream. Feel free to call the
CHDC for resources on
dreams.
QUESTION: This past weekend
I was out with my friends and
let a male acquaintance walk
me home. We ended up
sleeping together. Although
we used protection, I feel
horrible. I have never had a
one-night stand. I am avoiding
running into him by altering
my daily routine. How can I
approach this situation and
feel better about myself?
ANSWER: Negative feelings
often develop when we do
something we regret. You
may not have been
emotionally ready to deal
with emotions and
consequences resulting from
your sexual experience. You
have made the first step to
feeling better about yourself
by acknowledging two things:
You were smart enough to use
protection, and this
experience does not sit well
with you.
It may help you to understand
your feelings by determining
what specifically about the
experience bothers you. Are
you concerned that he wants
more from you? Or what he
thinks of you? Were alcohol or
other drugs involved? How
were you feeling prior to
going out with your friends?
How do you make the decision
to have sex with someone?
Your answers to these
questions will increase your
self-understanding and
empower you to determine
what you can do to feel better
and to make future decisions.
The energy' used'to avoid this
male acquaintance can be
channeled positively as you
let go of feelings like guilt or
shame. This should help you
get back into your normal
routine. You may even decide
to have a conversation with
this man to clarify your
position. If your negative
feelings are more than you
can handle alone, please
contact a professional.
The USC Counseling and
Human Development Center
777-5223
Seventh floor, Byrnes
Building
www.sa.sc.edu/chdc
Open Monday-Friday, 8:30
a.m.-5p.i$.
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Wound covering
5 Highland hillside
9 Wear away
14 Collection of
rules
15 Lounge around
16 Not even once
17 Dictator Idi
18 Geishas'
sashes
19 Drinking vessel
20 Whopper
21 On two
occasions
22 Started the fire
again
23 Sharp
25 Sir Isaac
27 Scull propeller
29 Restaurant
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33 Contenders
38 Cry of discovery
39 Ovation
40 Approaches
41 Ilium
42 Sea eagle e 2003 w**. m*«. mm, w*. 18/08/08
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47 Transgression
48 Financial 8 In another
examinations place
51 Winner’s token 9 Absorb
55 Emissary 10 Ease oft
58 Extended family 11 Ellipsoid *
member 12 Lucy’s love
60 Bother 13-Once, once
61 Restrict 21 Freshwater
62 Sicilian volcano duck
63 Winter blanket 24 Related
64 Best of the best 26 Human trunks
65 Mall unit 28 Leased
66 Plot of land 30 OK Corraf
67 Woodland combatant
creature of myth 31 Oxford or.pump
68 Withered 32 Utters
69 Equal 33 King of the
kitchen
DOWN 34 Fabled also
, 1 Stairway in Italy ran
2 Kind of book or 35 Writer Quindlen
relief 36 Privation
3 French farewell 37 Long-snouted
4 Dancer Vereen fish
5 Exhale forcefully 41 Actress Daly
6 A Hood 43 Speak haltingly
7 Wonderland 44 Fourth
visitor dimension „
Solutions
46 Mental health * 55 Alternative to
49 One-tenth lagers
donation > 56 Colorado
50 Mexicali mister tributary
52 Twist or tango 57 Give off
53 Revere 59 Cod or Coral
54 Downgrade 63 Nincompoop
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HOROSCOPES
ARIES Continue to follow
through on promises you’ve
made. Don’t start new projects
yet. Take care of the cleanup
work first.
TAURUS A friend in need may
be threatening to talk your
ear off. Don’t offer your
savings to bail out this
person. Your tough love is a
better gift.
GEMINI It’s getting closer to
the time when your secret can
be revealed. Start thinking
about the consequences. No
need to show too much too
soon.
CANCER As things get more
unsettled, the tension could
rise. If you end up with home
improvements, the whole
thing will be worthwhile. Keep
that in mind.
LEO Finish figuring out the
costs so that you can take
action. You’re getting tired of
talking. Get suited up for the
doing.
VIRGO Changes, many of
which seem to be way beyond
your control, create anxiety
and expenses. Luckily, your
creativity may be able to help
you dodge these problems.
LIBRA You may have been
working too hard for too little,
but that’s about to change. The
money should increase steadily j
over the next few weeks, and
not a moment too soon.
SCORPIO You’ll be most
effective if you stick with the
rules you’ve set. A
confrontation could lead to a
great breakthrough.
SAGITTARIUS A person who
disagrees with you may have a
good point. Don’t dismiss him
or her too quickly. Hear what
hasn’t been said.
CAPRICORN An older person
could be th reaten ing to talk
your ear off. Don’t complain.
You’ll eventually be rewarded
for your patience.
AQUARIUS You know that any
dilemma can be resolved with
a little research. Some jobs
take longer than others. Keep
at it; you’ll find what you
seek.
PISCES After you stop being
embarrassed for having made
mistakes, you can get down to
business. That should happen
soon.
CALENDAR
Wednesday, Oct. 8
“GUT GIRLS”: 8 p.m. Benson
Thpatrp
“MAROONED IN IRAQ”: 7 and
9 p.m. Nickelodeon Theatre,
937 Main St.
THE LOST TRAILERS WITH
ANGRY RED PLANET AND
DAVE BRITT: 9 p.m. New
Brookland Tavern, 122 State
St. $7.
SUNDANCE SHOWDOWN,
WEEK 4: Sundance Bar &
Grill, 902-B Gervais St.
Thursday, Oct. 9
“GUT GIRLS”: 8 p.m. Benson
Theatre. $5.
SOUTHERN CIRCUIT NO. 2 -
COREY MCABEE, “THE
AMERICAN ASTRONAUT": 7
p.m. Nickelodeon Theatre.
LOVE APPLE FAREWELL SHOW
WITH JONAS, TIGERBOT HESH
AND ELOY: 9 p.m. New
Brookland Tavern. $5 for 21
Wednesday and
Thursday. Russell House
Theater, 8 p.m.
and up, $7 for under 21. Jammin’ Java, 1530 Main St.
BEN WALKER WITH WAITING KING JOHNSON: Sundance
FOR DECEMBER:9p.m. Bar&Grill.
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