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About Me Official Beta Tester deviantART Supporter JR Salazar25/Male/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 2 Years
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Overkill

Well, they got the job done.

I Don't Wanna Go On With...

...like that.

November 7, 2009

Coo Coo, are you dancing?
Coo Coo, are you feeling...?

The Distance

He's going for speed.

La Camisa Negra

Tengo la camisa negra...

It's So Hard

...to take.

After The Love Has Gone

How could you lead me on
and not let me stay around?

Men of the Hour

Next up...Newport.

O Holy Night

The stars are brightly shining...

Bonga Collection 5

Random Favourites

In the words of Shaggy, "Geez Scoob...let's get back to the Mystery Van!"

Favourites

You know, I've been on dA for two years, and I have to say...this place is great. Could have done without that nasty-ass purge in the spring, but otherwise I'm lovin' it.

So here are a few deviations that I think are top notch. Check 'em out.

Which horse is better? 

53%
10 deviants said Rachel Alexandra
47%
9 deviants said Zenyatta

Oh depression, how I loathe thee.

Tue Nov 17, 2009, 8:22 PM


Even school board presidents like Michael Scott are prisoners of their own misery. Where's Plug Cryostat or Rimi Sakihata when you need them?

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Enke death: What are the roots of depression?
November 13, 2009 2:31 p.m. EST

(CNN) -- Robert Enke, the goalkeeper for the German national football team who killed himself on Tuesday, was suffering from depression, his widow has revealed.

Valentin Markser, a doctor who treated Enke, said the goalkeeper first sought treatment in 2003, when he lost his starting place at Barcelona and developed anxieties and fear of failure. The couple's biological daughter died three years ago from a heart problem when she was aged just two.

Dr. Charles L. Raison, Clinical Director of the Mind-Body Program at Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, answers some key questions about some of the issues associated with depression.

What are the signs or symptoms that someone is suffering from this illness?

The classic symptom of depression is feeling emotionally down or blue, but when humans start feeling this way a whole bunch of other symptoms usually tag along.

When people feel emotionally depressed they tend to lose interest in the world around them and their ability to experience pleasure withers.

Psychological stress and medical illness are the two royal roads to depression.

They often become very hopeless and feel overwhelmed by responsibilities that would normally be no problem for them. They have trouble thinking and concentrating, and when depression is severe they can feel like they are losing their minds.

Depressed people often feel very badly about themselves. They can be haunted by guilt and consumed by negative thoughts that run over and over again like a bad movie.

This level of psychic misery begins to make death seem like a form of relief, so it is not surprising that most depressed people spend at least some of their time thinking about suicide.

Depressed people almost always have changes in their sleep and appetite. In addition, people with depression typically experience tremendous fatigue and are often plagued by aches and pains in their bodies for which no bodily cause can be found.

What causes depression?

Depression is caused by an interaction between genes and environment. Some people carry genes that make them so prone to depression that almost any degree of hardship will bump them into depression.

At the other extreme there are environments that are so terrible that all but the most resistant people will develop depression.

Psychological stress and medical illness are the two royal roads to depression. Almost all episodes of depression are set off by one or the other of these factors, although the more often a person is depressed the less adversity is needed to set off a new episode.

That is one type of answer to the question of what causes depression. Scientists are discovering a different kind of answer which has to do with the types of abnormalities in the brain and body that are characteristic of people with depression.

We might say that depression is caused by hyperactivity of body-brain danger pathways and not enough activity in brain areas that help us get a grip on our emotions. In this way depression is very much a physical illness.

What can be done to treat it?

The short answer is "many things". In general, treatments boil down to either pharmacological or behavioral.

In the pharmacological category are numerous antidepressants and other psychotropic drugs, such as lithium and atypical antipsychotics.

In the behavioral realm are a number of psychotherapeutic techniques, ranging from psychoanalysis to behavioral therapy.

Overall, medications and therapy appear about equal in efficacy. Recent data suggest that therapy might have a longer-lasting protective effect than medications once treatment has stopped.

In addition to medications and therapy, recent studies suggest that vigorous exercise is also an effective treatment for depression.

Have attitudes within the medical profession changed?

No one in medicine -- in my experience -- questions either the reality or validity of major depression. In fact, far from disputing the importance of depression, what I usually find is a huge hunger on the part of the medical profession to learn more so they can better help their patients.

The World Health Organization now places depression as the fourth most disabling medical condition worldwide and estimates it will rise to number two by 2020. The days when doctors looked askance at depression as a clinical entity are long gone.

  • Mood: Daily Needs

Who's your favorite 2chan Anime Saimoe Tournament runner-up? 

33%
9 deviants said Yui Hirasawa
26%
7 deviants said Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga
11%
3 deviants said Fate Testarossa
7%
2 deviants said Souseiseki
7%
2 deviants said Nagi Sanzen'in
7%
2 deviants said Tsukasa Hiiragi
4%
1 deviant said Motoko Hara
4%
1 deviant said Nadja Applefield

deviantID

And now a little spiel from the person on this page.

I've been on dA for over a year now, and I am a person that is busy, and loves to get the right info to the right people at the right place at the right time. I balance my dual master work with two jobs and the occasional blogging and writing WHILE saving room for submitting the occasional deviation or two.

I like taking photos, listening to music (chronic Ramones fan, as well as ZZ Top, AC/DC and other bands), drawing, watching ESPN and CNN for inspiration, and discussing about sports, politics, and moe tournaments.

I have been following anime and manga since 1995. I have also been staffing at Anime Expo every 4th of July since 2006.

Given the popularity of my page (and I thank you for visiting, by the way), I do have some house rules. And these are all based on prior experiences. Not much to ask, other than FOLLOW IT. I get mean when you don't.

People have told me that I have uploaded too many shots of my desktop. While that is something I don't deny, I should let you all know that I have a little bit of something else on my page. The onus is on you to look and check it out. It's there. I guarantee it.

If you want any source to my deviations, you must send me a note. Not on comments, not on my guestbook, by NOTE. No exceptions. And I do this because I don't want to give away any bad links publicly. All based on experience.

As per the rules, Bonga's shots will have the icons, some programs, and a little credit to who and what. I generally like to throw in a little song, so you can treat some of my shots like a songbook.

(This also includes any redirection to linkplz's account on dA in my comments. That user is also on my list of blocked users. So don't even try.)

Just recently, I received a comment from a deviant bashing an anime series. I've already sent that user a note (and per his response, he has been blocked). The comments section is not to be used as anime/manga discussion threads. We have forum threads dedicated to that. We have forums threads outside of dA dedicated to that. Don't bring them to my comment sections; you will be blocked without even a warning. I am tired of giving out warnings; please respect the wishes of this deviant.

And if you are going to post spam or any other disparaging remarks on my page, don't even think about doing so. If you don't like it, it's not worth it to spew it out.

So, with that little soapbox junket out of the way, have fun and enjoy my deviations. My name is Bongaboi, and this is my deviantART profile. Cheers, and thanks for supporting dA.

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Long Beach, CA
  • deviantWEAR sizing preference: XXL
  • Print preference: The largest you have.
  • Interests: Anime, manga, all codes of football, blogging, Long Beach State
  • Favourite movie: 300, School of Rock, The Graduate, Apocalypto, No Country For Old Men
  • Favourite band or musician: The Cure, the brilliant green, The Outfield, The Beatles, The Clash, Oasis, Seeed, Gipsy Kings
  • Favourite genre of music: JRock, Surf, Indie, Trance, JPop, Flamenco
  • Favourite artist: Aya Hirano, Haddaway, Gipsy Kings, Masami Okui, Ramones, Clash, Beatles, Outfield
  • Favourite poet or writer: J.K. Rowling, Ian McEwen, James Joyce, Zadie Smith
  • Favourite photographer: Ansel Adams
  • Favourite style of art: Sketch using pen and pencil
  • Operating System: Windows Vista, Ubuntu Linux 8.04
  • MP3 player of choice: iTunes
  • Shell of choice: Oyster
  • Wallpaper of choice: 1680 x 1050
  • Skin of choice: WinAmp
  • Favourite game: EA Sports NCAA Football, Solitaire
  • Favourite gaming platform: PS3, Wii, PC
  • Favourite cartoon character: Haruhi Suzumiya, Mio Akiyama, Apricot Sakuraba, Kagami Hiiragi, Konata Izumi, Yui Hirasawa
  • Personal Quote: "I Told You So."
  • Tools of the Trade: WebMaster, Reporter, Tutor, Blogger, Student, the Angus Young spasm, monkey-dancing, booty-shaking,
http://bedlamba.blogspot.com

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:iconhawke525:
thx for da watch, man.
:iconbongaboi:
Likewise.

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Bongaboi. \"To the brave otaku and deviant faithful, nothing is without moe.\"
And remember, if you are even tempted at the least to ask for a source by comment, you might as well look for it yourself. Send my a source request BY NOTE. Cheers.
:iconockgal:
Thanks for the watch!

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~*~OckGal~*~
"The dream shall never die." - EMK
Alfred Molina - [link]
Dudley Moore - [link]
Edward Kennedy - [link]
Lisa's Memory Palace - [link]
:iconbongaboi:
All right.

--
Bongaboi. \"To the brave otaku and deviant faithful, nothing is without moe.\"
And remember, if you are even tempted at the least to ask for a source by comment, you might as well look for it yourself. Send my a source request BY NOTE. Cheers.
:iconfirelilycosplay:
Thanks for the watch!!
:iconbongaboi:
All right.

--
Bongaboi. \"To the brave otaku and deviant faithful, nothing is without moe.\"
And remember, if you are even tempted at the least to ask for a source by comment, you might as well look for it yourself. Send my a source request BY NOTE. Cheers.
:iconaquawaters:
Thank you for the Fave on Full Moon o Sagashite - Beach: [link] !

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Fully coloured art of your own request for only 5$!
:floating: For more details: [link] !
:iconbongaboi:
All right.

--
Bongaboi. \"To the brave otaku and deviant faithful, nothing is without moe.\"
And remember, if you are even tempted at the least to ask for a source by comment, you might as well look for it yourself. Send my a source request BY NOTE. Cheers.
:iconikonvisuals:
Thanks for adding em to your watch:)
:iconbongaboi:
All right.

--
Bongaboi. \"To the brave otaku and deviant faithful, nothing is without moe.\"
And remember, if you are even tempted at the least to ask for a source by comment, you might as well look for it yourself. Send my a source request BY NOTE. Cheers.

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