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Financial Planning Programs

Below you will find your next steps for the MBA in Financial Planning and M.S. in Financial Planning programs.

Domestic Students
New Student Orientation

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 6:00 pm (Pacific Time).
Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 6:00 pm (Pacific Time)
Tuesday, August, 6 2019 at 6:00 pm (Pacific Time)

The new student orientation will include-

  • Introduce Students to the Virtual Classroom- How to login to the online classroom and familiarizing students to the tools within online classroom .
  • Introduce students to the Blackboard Learning Management System and familiarize students to navigate within the system.
  • Introduce students to the MyCLU home page and CIF Community section.
  • Other Miscellaneous services.

Once you are accepted to California Lutheran University, the admissions department will send you an acceptance letter via e-mail and regular mail. This letter will contain your Cal Lutheran e-mail address, login and your password. Additionally, it will contain your Cal Lutheran ID number.

Once you receive this information, you will be able to log into the California Lutheran University student portal. With access to the student portal, you will be able to register and pay for courses, check your e-mail, retrieve valuable Cal Lutheran information and, most important, take your online classes!

Master Promissory Note

All students are required to submit a Master Promissory Note prior to registration. You will be prompted to enter your MyCLU username and password.

Submit your note

Registration dates are listed on the Registrar's Academic Calendars.

How to register for classes:
  1. Log in to MyCLU
  2. Select the Web Advisor tab
  3. Go to Students
  4. Choose the Register for Sections option under Registration
  5. Now Search and register for sections
  6. Follow these instructions to complete your registration.

For assistance with course registration, you can contact your program manager.

Name Email Phone
Cindy Grether 805-493-3678
Financial Aid

File a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) at least 60 days before the beginning of your intended start term. (Cal Lutheran's School Code is 001133.)

Follow these steps to complete the financial aid process.

Veterans can also apply their VA benefits.

You must submit the online Master Promissory Note as well. (**The student account MPN is not the same as your federal loan MPN)

Payment Arrangements

Make arrangements for tuition payment with the Student Accounts Office.

  • You will be billed each term for registered courses and fees. Tuition is due at the beginning of each term.
  • Arrange for full payment of tuition and fees, or sign up for a payment plan. (See payment options.)
How to view your bill:
  1. Log in to MyCLU
  2. Select the Web Advisor tab
  3. Go to Students
  4. Choose the Pre-bill option under Student Accounts
  5. Select your term
  6. Choose Graduate for Student Type
  7. Hit Submit
Employer Reimbursement

If you are receiving tuition reimbursement from your employer, you may delay payment for up to five weeks after the last day of the term. Apply for employer reimbursement »

If you have any questions, contact:

Student Accounts Office
60 West Olsen Road #1220
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

Phone: 805-493-3173
Fax: 805-493-3886

Schedules and Calendars

Updated course schedules, calendars, and planners are available through the Registrar. View schedules »

Student ID and Parking
Student ID

Get your Student ID card at the Office of Campus Safety at the Thousand Oaks campus. This card is used for access to the Oxnard and Woodland Hills Centers, library, Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center, school activities, and off-campus discounts.

Parking is free. However, parking on the Thousand Oaks campus requires a permit.

Parking permits are good for one year. To obtain a permit, visit Campus Safety. You may also register online. For more information, contact 805-493-3208.

Purchasing Books

Books may be purchased a variety of ways. All syllabi (found in the online classroom) will contain a list of required textbooks and other reading materials that must be purchased for the course.

California Lutheran University has an online bookstore. To order books from our online store, go to: You will be able to navigate through and purchase your books which you can have shipped directly to your home. You may also purchase books from other online booksellers.

CIF Community

The CIF Community is a feature within MyCLU which contains a list of textbooks for upcoming term classes, access to syllabi for upcoming terms, upcoming events and other information. Please check the CIF Community periodically to keep abreast of important program information.

To access the CIF Community. sign in to MyCLU, click the "Courses" tab, and look under the "Communities" section.

Program Contact Information

Schedule your meeting with the program manager to develop your education plan.

Name Email Phone
Cindy Grether 805-493-3678
International Students
Conditional Admission

If you are conditionally admitted and need to complete the ELS Language Program, you must complete level 112 prior to beginning graduate courses. Contact us 60 days before your anticipated completion date to secure placement in the graduate program.

Pay Your Deposit

You may pay both your Enrollment and Housing deposits online, subject to the following terms and conditions:

The Enrollment Deposit is non-refundable and will be applied to your tuition. It is due 60 days before your intended start term begins. If your enrollment deposit is received after this date, you may have to defer your attendance to the next available term.

If you plan to live on campus, you must pay both deposits before completing your housing application.

How to access the Enrollment and Housing Deposits form:
  1. Log in to MyCLU
  2. Select the Web Advisor tab
  3. Go to Students
  4. Choose the CLUpay option under Student Accounts
  5. Hit Next
  6. Choose Enrollment and Housing Deposits under Payment Options
Term Tuition should be received by
Fall 2016 August 29, 2016
Winter 2017 November 21, 2016
Spring 2017 February 27, 2017
Summer 2017 May 30, 2017

Once your deposit has been received, you may then proceed to the following steps.

Financial Responsibility

U.S. Immigration regulations require us to certify on Form I-20A-B that non-immigrant F-1 students have provided proof of financial responsibility for the first year of study in the U.S. Please complete section I on this form and have your sponsor and sponsor's bank complete sections II and III.

Submit a Financial Responsibility Statement. You can either mail, fax, or scan and email this form to:

Cal Lutheran Graduate Admission
60 West Olsen Road #2200
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

Fax: 805-493-3861

Some financial institutions prefer to use their own certification form. In such cases, official letters or documents may be substituted instead of the Financial Responsibility Statement.

SEVIS Form I-20

If you hold or require an F-1 student visa (non-immigrant status), you must submit an Application for SEVIS Form I-20. You can either mail, fax, or scan and email this form to:

Cal Lutheran Graduate Admission
60 West Olsen Road #2200
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

Fax: 805-493-3861

Transferring Your SEVIS Form I-20

If you have been previously studying in the U.S. and will be transferring to Cal Lutheran, the International Student Adviser or Designated School Official of the school which issued your current I-20 must complete and send us a SEVIS Transfer Form.

We can issue your transfer I-20 from Cal Lutheran after these three steps are completed:

  • We receive your SEVIS Transfer Form
  • The transfer is complete
  • You pay your enrollment deposit

If you plan to live on campus, you need to complete a Housing Application and Contract.

Graduate students enjoy furnished apartment-style suites. These suites include a kitchen, bathroom, common area, and private bedroom. All utilities are included, including a high-speed wireless Internet connection.

Graduate housing is limited. You must reserve housing at least 90 days in advance of your start term.

New Student Orientation

You are required to attend New Student Orientation. It will help you learn about the American Educational System, the services offered at Cal Lutheran, and your rights and responsibilities as an international student.

It will also assist you with practical matters, such as adjusting to a new culture and becoming familiar with your new campus.

You will receive your class schedule, learn how to purchase textbooks, and meet your fellow classmates.

Confirm your attendance by emailing If you do not attend orientation, you must defer your admission to the next term.

Start Term Orientation Dates
Fall 2018 Thursday, August 23 & Friday, August 24, 2018
Winter 2019 Thursday, November 15 & Friday, November 16, 2018
Spring 2019 Thursday, February 28 & Friday, March 1, 2019
Summer 2019 Thursday, May 23 & Friday May 24, 2019

Orientation starts at 8:30 a.m. in the Lundring Events Center.

Please bring with you:

  • Your passport
  • I-94 form
  • Student visa
  • I-20 form issued by Cal Lutheran
Pre-departure Information

Follow these steps carefully to help you make the final arrangements necessary for your successful arrival on campus and beginning of the term.

Schedules and Calendars

Updated course schedules, calendars, and planners are available through the Registrar. View schedules »

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How do I register for classes?

You will be registered by your academic program office. Class schedules will be distributed at orientation.

Where do I park? Do I need a parking permit?

All cars must be registered with campus safety. Learn more »

How do I pay my tuition?

Make arrangements for payment with the Student Accounts Office. You can arrange for full payment of tuition and fees, or sign up for a payment plan.

Where do I get my Student ID Card?

Once you arrive on campus, you can obtain your Student ID card at the Welcome Center.

Where is the Graduate Admission Office?

We are located in Alumni Hall.

Do you provide Airport Pickup?

No. Please read the pre-departure information for details on making your transportation arrangements from the airport to Cal Lutheran.

4+1 Students

Congratulations on being admitted to the 4+1 Program! All of your next steps are listed here. If you have any questions, please contact us.

As part of the 4+1 Program, you will be allowed to take up to 9 credits of coursework during your senior year as a provisionally admitted graduate student.

Graduate classes can be taken in the Fall and Spring Terms only.

Each semester, you must be registered for at least 12 credits of undergraduate coursework and not exceed 18 total credits of coursework, including your graduate classes.

To register for graduate classes:
  1. Download the Add Course Slip (PDF).
  2. Download the Permission to Take Graduate Courses Form. The Graduate Program Director must sign this form.
  3. Submit both completed forms to the Registrar’s office for registration.

Once your undergraduate degree has been posted, please contact the Graduate Admission Office so that we can move you to regular admission in your graduate program.


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241 Different Symptoms of Anxiety (Grouped) - Do You Have Them?

Micah Abraham, BSc
241 Different Symptoms of Anxiety (Grouped) - Do You Have Them?

Anxiety is a mental, emotional, and physical condition. Anyone that has anxiety or know someone that has struggled with anxiety can identify anxiety by some of its most common symptoms: nervousness, sweating, exaggerated or irrational fear, rapid heartbeat, among others.

But these are not the only symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety is occasionally called “The Great Imitator,” due to its ability to mimic other health conditions.

For those that live with chronic anxiety, the range of symptoms it can cause is extensive, from the usual to the rare.

Anxiety changes the way you think.

Anxiety alters your hormone levels.

Anxiety changes your perception and awareness, so that you notice physical sensations that someone without anxiety would never notice.

Anxiety can even amplify physical sensations. For example, someone without anxiety may have a knee pain so mild that they don’t even notice it, but a person with anxiety feels that knee pain severely, because their mind has been altered to be hypersensitive to the way the body feels.

Anxiety can also create symptoms that are not there at all.

Anxiety Symptoms List – Learn About Your Anxiety

The best way to stop anxiety is to understand it. The more you understand what causes your symptoms, what they mean, why you struggle with them, and what you can do to stop them, the more you’ll be able to start making real progress on your own anxiety symptoms.

We have broken each symptom down into categories for easy navigation. You can click on any of the links below to be taken immediately to the section of your choice, or you can scroll down to start reading more about the symptoms as a whole.

Note: Some people experience anxiety symptoms that are 100% mental, with no physical symptoms. Others experience anxiety symptoms that are 100% physical, where they are anxious physically even though they have no worries and their mind is clear. Most people experience some combination of the two. There is no right or wrong way to experience anxiety.

Keep in mind that categorizing some anxiety symptoms is difficult. For example, what we consider a whole body symptom, you may feel is more of a chest symptom, and vice versa. So if you don’t find a symptom you struggle with, it may be in another section.

Within each of these categories are sub-categories, where you can learn more about specific groupings of symptoms together. If you find that there is a symptom you struggle with that is not on this list that you’d like to discuss in the future, please feel free and contact us at any time and we’ll do our best to address it.

Note: Every Type of Anxiety Has Different Symptoms

Anxiety is not a single disorder.

Anxiety has hundreds of symptoms, but these symptoms may change depending on the type of anxiety you have. Anxiety disorders are an umbrella term for a group of anxiety conditions, each of which has its own unique signs and symptoms. These anxiety disorders include:

Keep in mind how different these anxiety disorders may be as you learn about the symptoms of anxiety. However, it’s also important to note that not everyone’s anxiety fits into a neat little bubble. Many people with one type of anxiety struggle with symptoms that are very similar to another type.

Finally, as you explore the symptoms below, know that you are not alone. We asked those on our Facebook page if they had weird anxiety symptoms, and they had hundreds of responses, ranging from “forgetting how to swallow,” to a “loud pop, like a firecracker, in their ear.” There is a wide range of feelings and sensations perceived by an individual suffering from an anxiety disorder, which are unique, complex and often difficult to explain.

Most Common Symptoms of Anxiety

Although there are many strange and unusual anxiety symptoms, there are also those that are very common. The most common anxiety symptoms are those directly caused by the fight-or-flight system – the system in your brain that is responsible for keeping you safe from harm, and, when it works improperly, it causes anxiety.

Usually, if you have anxiety, you will experience some combination of these symptoms. Much depends on their anxiety disorder, how long they’ve had it, what they’re paying attention to, and more. For example, some symptoms, like chest pains, are more common in panic attacks than in generalized anxiety disorder or OCD.

Don’t take this list to mean you do or do not have anxiety. Anxiety is more complex than that. But if you do have an anxiety disorder, you likely experience at least 50% of the following common anxiety symptoms (Click on each symptom to learn more):

These are some of the most common anxiety symptoms. But if your symptoms do not appear on this list, that does not make them rare. There are still thousands of anxiety symptoms that millions of people all over the world experience.

For those that are interested in learn more about their anxiety symptoms, the following are all of the slightly less common, but no less important, symptoms of anxiety that you may experience, broken down by category.

Mental Symptoms of Anxiety – Thoughts and Cognitive Habits

Anxiety is a mental health condition, so the best place to start talking about anxiety symptoms is by looking at the mental ones.

Anxiety alters your brain. It changes how you think, how you perceive, and how you process information. For example, someone without anxiety may see a random person look at them and think nothing of it. Someone with anxiety may see that same person look at them and worry that they’re being judged, or that the person is dangerous.

The same exact situation is processed differently.

Similarly, anxiety can cause strange mental symptoms. It can cause anhedonia – which is a total loss of the ability to feel pleasure. It can cause obtrusive thoughts, like imagining yourself being violent against a child, even though you have no violent tendencies. It can even cause you to forget who you are.

Anxiety changes the neurochemicals in your brain that tell you how to think and act.

But rest assured, curing anxiety can also change it back. Anxiety changes your brain like a disease, but none of those changes have to be permanent.

Thought Symptoms of Anxiety

The following are some of the most common symptoms of anxiety related to thoughts. Thought symptoms are especially common with those struggling with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, but play a role in nearly all forms of anxiety in some way. Anxiety thought symptoms include:

If you struggle with one of these thoughts, it’s important to remind yourself time and time again that these symptoms are caused by anxiety, and that anxiety changes how you think to make these types of thoughts more frequent. Click on any link above to learn more.

Cognitive Functioning Symptoms of Anxiety

In this guide, we discuss different types of thoughts form cognitive functioning. In this case, cognitive functioning refers to how your brain acts, not necessarily how you think. An example might be memory loss. Memory loss is very common in those with anxiety, especially for smaller details.

The following are some anxiety symptoms that affects how your mind functions:

It could be argued that emotional issues, like we discuss in the next section of the guide, are also related to cognitive functioning, as are some types of thoughts (such as racing thoughts), but this anxiety symptoms list should give you a bit more of an idea of the different types of mental anxiety symptoms.

Emotional Symptoms of Anxiety

Anxiety has a strong effect on your emotions. In some ways, anxiety itself is an emotion. But it also overwhelms and alters the serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine systems of the brain – the symptoms that are directly responsible for emotion.

As a result, it’s not uncommon for anxiety to affect your emotions. You can have almost any emotion as a result of anxiety. Some people actually experience anxiety euphoria – meaning, anxiety triggers them to feel extremely happy (although usually this occurs only when they have some relief from anxiety).

It is because anxiety alters the neurochemicals associated with mood that many emotional anxiety symptoms are common. We have broken it down into two sections, fear based emotional symptoms, and mood based emotion anxiety symptoms.

Mood Based Anxiety Symptoms

If you have anxiety, the changes it makes to your brain chemicals will affect your mood. But how it affects your mood is different for different people, because the human mind translates neurotransmitters differently. You can experience any, all, or only one of the many mood anxiety symptoms, which include:

Click on each link to explore the symptom further. Many of them make perfect sense for the condition. For example, if you are struggling with stress because of anxiety, it makes sense that you may also be irritable. Other symptoms, like mood swings, may be directly caused by the different levels of neurotransmitters in the brain.

Fear Based Anxiety Symptoms

Anxiety itself is a form of fear. Indeed, often fears are a type of anxiety disorder. Phobias are significant fears of a specific stimulus, and cause their own anxiety symptoms. The following, however, are a few fears that are also symptoms of anxiety:

In some ways, a fear of flying may be an anxiety symptom, as well as a fear of going outside. But they may also be causes. This shows how linked both the causes and symptoms of anxiety can be.

Symptoms of Anxiety that Affect the Whole Body

We will now start to list physical anxiety symptoms. These sections are broken up into individual parts of the body – such as the head, the chest, and more. But there are also some symptoms that affect the entire body, rather than any one individual part. These are those symptoms.

Muscle Related Anxiety Symptoms

Anxiety affects the muscles in many ways. The following are several of the symptoms of anxiety and the muscles, which may affect nearly any muscle in the body. Click on each link to explore what causes those specific symptoms to occur when you have anxiety.

This list excludes muscle tension, because we listed it in the “Common Anxiety Symptom” section. In addition, several types of pain and discomfort and specific areas of the body may be caused by muscles, but because they are specific to a body part, you will find them in a different list.

Blood and Circulatory System Related Anxiety Symptoms

Anxiety can also affect how your heart pumps blood, how your body communicates, and so much more. The following are some of the anxiety symptoms of the blood and circulatory system:

Anxiety can also make some issues that you already struggle with worse. Luckily, most of the time, these issues are only temporary, and do not cause any long term damage or lead to any long term risks.

Temperature Perception-Based Anxiety Symptoms

Anxiety also affects the way your perceive ambient temperature , which in turn can make you feel hot, cold, or both. The following are some of the anxiety symptoms:

In most cases, they are largely harmless.

Other Whole-Body (Somatization) Anxiety Symptoms

The following are some symptoms of anxiety that affect the entire body, but do not necessarily fit into any one category. Be sure and explore the links below to learn more about each symptom, as well as what may cause it and what you can do about it.

Anxiety symptoms can also migrate, which may make them feel like they affect your entire body.

Symptoms of Anxiety that Affect the Organs

Although slightly less common, anxiety can also affect the organs, especially the largest organ on your body – your skin. We discussed chest pains and rapid heartbeat earlier, as your heart is frequently affected by the adrenaline from anxiety. But you may also find that anxiety affects your organs, or leads to similar organ symptoms, the following ways:

If you struggle with any of these issues, it does make sense to see a doctor for safety, but anxiety really does cause all of these conditions, and if you struggle with them, curing your anxiety may be the only way to eliminate them.

Symptoms of Anxiety that Affect the Eyes, Nose, Mouth

Since anxiety is a mental health condition, it does seem to make some sense that anxiety would have a it causes a wide range of physical symptoms involving the eyes, mouth, etc.

Eye-related Anxiety Symptoms

Anxiety may affect the eyes and perception. This is partially as a result of the fight or flight response, however, since the eyes are dependent on a fully functioning brain, it’s not a surprise that anxiety causes a lot of eye symptoms, including:

Often if these issues are caused by anxiety, the symptoms will seem to come and go at different times, which means glasses alone may not fix them.

Head Anxiety Symptoms

It’s not always clear why stress and anxiety seem to affect the head so much. Muscle tension is likely one of the most common culprits. But there are many symptoms that specifically affect the head, including:

These don’t even include the symptoms that often affect the face, which are listed below.

Nose-related Symptoms

Anxiety and stress can cause many different nose-related anxiety symptoms. They can also make allergies worse. These include:

This is another issue where oversensitivity may be a problem as well. Anxiety can make you more sensitive toward perception of these symptoms so if you normally would be able to ignore a slightly runny nose, anxiety will make you more aware of it.

Mouth-related Symptoms

That same oversensitivity is often specifically linked to issues of the mouth. Indeed, while anxiety can literally cause a bad taste in your mouth, it can also make you hyper-aware of how your mouth “tastes” when normally you’d be able to enjoy it. Common mouth-related anxiety symptoms include:

Trouble swallowing and related issues are also common, but those are a bit more linked to the throat.

Hearing and Ear-related Symptoms

Some people describe strange hearing sensations with anxiety, like a loud “pop” noise that seems to come out of nowhere. You may experience any number of hearing and ear related anxiety symptoms, including:

This doesn’t include auditory hallucinations, either, which we listed above under the cognitive functioning section.

Speech-related Symptoms

Because anxiety affects both your thoughts and your mouth, speech problems may also be common. If you struggle to speak as a symptom of your anxiety, see if you may have one of the anxiety speech symptoms below:

Of course, anxiety can also cause a fear of speaking in public, and those with anxiety – especially social anxiety – may have symptoms that include overthinking before you speak, or speaking too fast.

Other Head Symptoms (Including Face and Throat)

There are also some head symptoms that simply do not seem to fit into any of the above sections. The following are some additional symptoms of anxiety.

Some issues, like sore throat, may have very complex causes – such as anxiety triggering acid reflux, which in turn causes a sore throat. Don’t forget to explore the links to see if you can learn more about your own anxiety symptoms.

Symptoms of Anxiety that Affect the Upper Body - Including the Arms, Neck, Back, Chest

As we move down the body, we get to the symptoms that relate to the upper body – including anxiety symptoms related to the arms, neck, back, chest, and more.

We’ve done our best to break down each of these symptoms into their appropriate categories, but some may be hard to categorize, so explore to find symptoms you may be experiencing.

Arm and Hand-related Anxiety Symptoms

Anxiety doesn’t have a “strong” effect on the arms and the hands, but it does affect them. The main culprits are nerves – which can misfire when you have anxiety – and blood flow, Some common arm and hand related anxiety symptoms include:

Be careful about oversensitivity as well. Anxiety makes you so sensitive to normal sensations that they feel worse. This occasionally happens with tingling hands, for example, although anxiety can also cause hands to tingle all on its own.

Chest, Digestive, and Breathing Anxiety Symptoms

Your chest is more than muscles. Inside of your chest are your lungs, which affect breathing, and several parts of your digestive tract. Each of these can lead to a variety of chest anxiety symptoms, including:

Some of the most common anxiety symptoms include chest pains, rapid heartbeat, and trouble breathing, so be sure and review that section as well for other anxiety symptoms of the chest.

Abdomen-related Anxiety Symptoms

Right below the chest is your abdomen, which houses your stomach and has some of the most sensitive muscles in your entire body. Those that struggle with stress regularly have abdominal pain, and other conditions, which include:

Stress has a strong effect on stomach acids and digestion.

Other Upper Body-related Anxiety Symptoms

Of course, symptoms are not limited to those parts of the upper body. You may also find that you have a variety of additional symptoms, including:

You may also find yourself concerned about flank pain, lower back pain, upper back pain, and other, related symptoms. Many of theseare also anxiety related.

Symptoms of Anxiety that Affect the Lower Body - Including the Legs, Feet, Genitals

Anxiety may elicit a veriety of symptoms in your genitals, buttocks, legs, feet, and more.

Sometimes, the symptoms aren’t easy to pin down. People who struggle with panic attacks, for example, often find that automatic movements become manual. Something as simple as walking suddenly becomes difficult, because they are so aware of their body that they essentially override their muscle memory, and they have to figure out how to walk again.

It makes walking feel like playing QWOP.

Still, we have attempted to categorize the lower body symptoms into the following groups:

Pelvis-Related Anxiety Symptoms

Problems with sex itself can be both a cause and a symptom of anxiety, and – due to stress, changes in blood flow, and how the brain works – anxiety can also create a lot of unique issues that affect urination, sexual desire, and more. The following are several of the waste and genital symptoms of anxiety:

In order to do that, it takes resources from the part of your brain responsible for holding in pee, causing you to want to urinate. Although the symptom can be extremely stressful, the science behind it is interesting. Make sure you click on the links above to explore the different symptoms more in depth.

Leg and Feet Anxiety Symptoms

Your legs and feet can be surprisingly sensitive to anxiety. The relationship between adrenaline/blood flow and your legs and feet is well known, which is why anxiety can cause many leg and foot symptoms, including:

Walking can often help with anxiety leg symptoms, but only if anxiety hasn’t affected your ability to walk.

Other Symptoms of Anxiety

Even in the most comprehensive list of anxiety symptoms, it can still be difficult to find a category for each one. The following are some of the miscellaneous anxiety symptoms that did not fit into any of the groups listed above.

Sleep Related Anxiety Symptoms

Anxiety has a profound effect on sleep, which is why “insomnia” was up there with the most common anxiety symptoms. But many other sleep related issues also exist, including:

Some people sleep more, others less. Some people sleep like a rock, others toss and turn. Stress is so complex that it can affect each person differently in how they sleep, how often they sleep and the way they dream.

Behavioral Related Anxiety Symptoms

As a behavioral disorder, the way that anxiousness and nervousness can affect your behaviors is massive. Indeed, the simple act of avoiding a social situation because you have social fears, or having your partner drive because you hate freeways – all of those are arguably behavioral anxiety symptoms. The following are a few of the many that currently exist:

Those with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder are especially prone to behavioral symptoms, and unfortunately they may not fit any of the examples above because they are specific to the negative thoughts of the obsession.

Illness-related Anxiety Symptoms and Miscellaneous

Finally, there are some common issues that fit into none of the above categories at all. For example, there are illness related anxiety symptoms that seem to mimic real disorders, as well as strange and unusual symptoms, like feeling itchy, that are different for different people. The following are some of the anxiety symptoms that did not quite fit the previous groups:

As always, don’t forget to explore to learn more about each individual symptom.

Anxiety: It Does it All

Anxiety really can seem to cause almost every symptom imaginable, because it does. It mimics health conditions. It can make you so sensitive to how you feel that normal perceptions feel abnormal. It can create its own issues – such as causing acid reflux, which then causes hoarseness or chronic cough.

In nearly any mental health book, the list of anxiety symptoms is extremely small, and this leads to people developing even more anxiety as they worry that they may have something else – that something else may be wrong with them.

But if you talk to people that have anxiety, do research, and learn more about the condition, you will quickly find that there are hundreds of anxiety symptoms out there. All the more reason to find ways to cure it.

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How to Handle Anxiety During Perimenopause

Jenna Jarrold, MS, LAC, NCC
How to Handle Anxiety During Perimenopause

Menopause is a time of significant transition in a woman's life. But prior to menopause, there is another (much longer) transitional period known as "perimenopause."

Menopause is not an event that typically comes out of the blue. Perimenopause occurs before a woman enters menopause, and is when a woman experiences a change in her menstrual cycle, with her periods becoming irregular, less frequent, and often lighter in flow. These changes occur due to the hormonal shifts that begin to take place during the perimenopause period.

Perimenopause can be a stressful time, and one of the most difficult side effects for many women is the increased levels of anxiety.

Complex Causes of Perimenopausal Anxiety

Women report experiencing mood changes during perimenopause, including an increase in anxiety. Anxiety is extremely common during this time, and while some of the anxiety may be due to the changing hormones, there are other reasons as well.

Many believe hormones are solely to blame for the increased anxiety during perimenopause, and while this is not true, they certainly do play a role.

Hormones have a direct link to the production and management of neurotransmitters in the brain, including those that regulate anxiety levels.  When the levels of neurotransmitters shift in the brain during perimenopause, it can lead to a considerable amount of mental stress and trouble coping - emotional changes that "feel" completely normal but are nothing more than a response to inadequate regulation of these neurotransmitters.

Yet hormones are not the only factor in that anxiety.

Body Changes

Women going through perimenopause often report body changes. Some of these bodily changes take place due to the hormonal shifts that naturally occur during this time, but body changes can also occur for other reasons.

Regardless of why a woman’s body is changing during this period, it can bring about a significant amount of stress. The more stress a woman feels, the more susceptible she is to having anxiety. Unfortunately, because of the strong mind/body connection (which has been substantially researched), the stress and anxiety a woman feels can actually trigger more changes in the body. This can become a vicious cycle.

Fear of the Changes

Perimenopause is a complex time for most women.  And while a great deal of anxiety comes from the hormonal or body changes, much anxiety also comes from the fear of those (or other) changes, such as getting older. Perimenopause and menopause are substantial life events. All of the changes women go through during perimenopause can contribute to reflecting on the past, thinking about the future, and for some, trying to come to terms with mortality.

Perimenopause often begins between the ages of 30 and 40 when women have decades upon decades of life left. But it is often one of the first indicators or changes a woman goes through that is connected to getting older. This means can force women to consider their age, perhaps more than they had previously, and think more about their past and future. That causes a great deal anxiety.

Combine those feelings with the overall fear of eventually getting anxiety, and it's easy to see why this period can be so stressful.

Hot Flashes and Symptom Stress

Perimenopause symptoms, which of course can look a bit different for each woman, are, overall, quite stressful. One of the most commonly discussed are hot flashes. Hot flashes are sudden periods of intense heat that may occur at any time, but often occur at night. Hot flashes can make it difficult to sleep and cause considerable stress while awake.

Many women have to drastically alter their life to adjust for hot flashes, and often find that the adjustments they make are insufficient to reduce the stress that those hot flashes cause. In this sense, the hot flashes themselves start to cause ongoing distress, which can develop into anxiety. Additionally, when many women experience hot flashes, they fear more hot flashes occurring, which further contributes to anxiety.

Anxiety Increasing Perimenopausal Symptoms

Similarly, studies have shown that menopausal symptoms (and presumably perimenopausal symptoms as well) are made worse by stress and anxiety. For many women, the core issue may not be attributed solely to the perimenopause itself.  Instead, the problem may be the stress, which then can cause perimenopausal symptoms to be worse, and in turn causes an increase in anxiety.

Finally, perimenopause tends to come at a time when there are other stressors in a woman’s life. Between the late 30's and early 50's, many women struggle with a variety of life issues, and what is sometimes blamed on perimenopause may be nothing more than life stress that happens to coincide with a very similar time. For example, many women going through perimenopause have children, and being a parent is a big contributor to stress in adults.

These are a variety of potential issues that can create some form of anxiety. And, most likely, the anxiety a woman feels during perimenopause is the result of an interaction of a combination of life stressors, and not quite as simple as saying "it is hormones.”

How to Curb Perimenopausal Anxiety

Anxiety, regardless of the cause, is hugely distressing. Whether a woman is struggling from anxiety as a result of perimenopause or otherwise, there are ways to manage and curb that anxiety through the use of effective anxiety reduction strategies.

One of the best things a woman can do is talk to a medical professional about the symptoms of her perimenopause, including the stress and anxiety. Asking questions about how to better manage the anxiety and whether or not there are any things to consider in terms of improving one’s physical or mental health can be a great place to start.

Other helpful ways to manage anxiety might including joining a support group, which can provide a safe space to talk with other women about the experience of perimenopause and resulting symptoms. Support groups can help a person feel more connected, and gain additional insights or thoughts on how to cope with the perimenopausal experience.

There are also natural supplements that can help decrease anxiety, including Kava. Kava is an herbal supplement that research shows effectiveness in perimenopausal women. Kava is one of the few herbs that has actually been researched for anxiety, and the effects tend to be strong with minimal (if any) side effects. There were fears that kava could lead to liver issues, but most new studies show that it is likely safe in the recommended doses. Just to be safe, of course, always talk to your doctor before starting any herbal or non-herbal medicine.

Article Resources
  1. Seritan, Andreea L., et al. Self-reported anxiety, depressive, and vasomotor symptoms: a study of perimenopausal women presenting to a specialized midlife assessment center. Menopause 17.2 (2010): 410.
  2. Cagnacci, Angelo, et al. Kava-Kava administration reduces anxiety in perimenopausal women. Maturitas 44.2 (2003): 103.
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A blue Nissan Micra was set on fire in Darwin Drive at around 3.45am last Friday, August 18.

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There has been a spike in the number of serious sexual offences recorded by police in Haverhill.

Between April and May 2017 the number of recorded offences shot up from 10 to 21, according to figures published by the Haverhill Safer Neighbourhood Team.

Since the start of the year there has been a general increase in reports of serious sexual offences in the area: five in January, three in February, 13 in March; 10 in April and 21 in May.

A Suffolk Police spokesperson said: “The figures regarding increases in sexual offences for Haverhill are echoed at both a local and a national level. These rises have been attributed to increased reporting of these types of offences and reflects an increase in confidence that victims and their families have in coming forward and reporting what has happened to them.

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Q: What is a "Maryland crab feast"?

A: Crab feasts are a time honored tradition during which friends and family gather around a large picnic-style table to eat Maryland blue crabs. Blue crabs take time to pick and eat so it becomes a very social activity. Typically held in the summer, crab feasts are best enjoyed with a cold beer in hand.

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A good rule of thumb is about 6-10 Maryland Blue Crabs per person. If you are serving other food, we recommend about a 1/2 dozen crabs per person. A bushel of large crabs will feed 8-10 people.

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Crab meat alone is not very filling so you may want to compliment your feast with corn, spiced shrimp, coleslaw and other appetizers.

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Light beer is the beverage of choice for crabs feasts because it complements the taste of the crab seasoning exceptionally well.

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If you're like me, you didn't know what you wanted to do when you grew up.

It can be stressful as a kid when all of your friends 'know' what type of job they want and you have no idea (most of my friends wanted to be teachers). All too often, young people growing up in small and mid-sized communities assume they will have to "get out of this place" and relocate to larger metros in order to get a good job they enjoy when in reality local opportunities actually DO exist, they are just hidden. To change this perception, communities across the country are finding creative ways to show their young people, parents, guidance counselors, and teachers, the exciting career opportunities available locally.

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Show young people, their parents, and teachers the different types of job opportunities available in creative industries in their community by giving them examples of real people in their community that turned their passions into great careers.

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I was incredibly excited to be a small part of this project because it addresses issues I experienced first-hand as a kid growing up in a small community and continue to work on today with clients across the U.S. Kids don't know about all of the cool things happening in that stale looking office building or that gritty old mill unless we show them. And, as economic developers, we have the networks and knowledge to connect our future workforce with what could be their future dream job.

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a small commmunity on top of a hill against a breath-taking mountain over-looking the sea in Masca Tenerife

A dream destination for every landscape photographer, Masca is magnificent at every angle. No poetic words can do justice to the beauty of this quaint little village, hidden in the folds of the Teno Mountains. The setting of the village is surreal, and its houses perch perilously on the narrow ridges of dramatic rock formations.

Dubbed as the Machu Picchu of the Canaries, the village center is situated along a ridge underneath a bullet shaped pinnacle. Steep ravine walls rising on either side of the village add to its beauty. Beyond the pinnacle, framed in the V of the ravine, is the view of the Atlantic Ocean and the island of La Gomera. Imagine having this scene during the sunset.

Until recently, this picturesque town was only accessible on foot or by donkey. At present, it is now connected to the rest of the island by road. Even so, this charming village is still difficult to reach, but it’s well worth the journey. The trip takes visitors through deep ravines interlaced with lush green vegetation. Winding roads lead to heart-pounding hairpin bends. Once visitors reach Masca, the natural beauty of this stunning location is overwhelming.

There are colorful stories about the small community, suggesting that it was once a pirate village. However, many villagers attest to the impression’s fallacy. Nevertheless, the remoteness of the village, preserved even after its rise to fame, has an intriguing air in it. Curious travelers even dive deep to the fascinating tales of witchcraft and legends from the village’s local records.

A Brief History

Masca is located at one of the oldest geological sites in Tenerife. The rich and endemic flora, astounding ravine and rock formations were the results of many volcanic emissions in the past.

In 2007, forest fires raged across Tenerife, burning homes and destroying vast areas of pine forests. The village of Masca was one of the affected areas. It was the dark days; villagers were forced to camp out, and many homes were left charred. Fortunately, there were only very few recorded injuries.

Months passed, and the village of Masca and the rest of the island recovered from the devastating incident. The community redeveloped the village infrastructure and continued to restore its old town charm.

At present, the inhabitants of the village have altered their way of lives to cater to the regular stream of tourists.

Things to Do in Masca

With entertaining things to do and places to see in Masca, it’s no wonder why this village is the second most visited tourist destination in Tenerife. To walk around the village is to get an in-depth understanding of its rich history and culture, even without a guide. The few establishments reveal a lot about Masca’s heritage and architecture. Moreover, the surrounding lush forest tells stories of how the Guanches may have lived their lives all but a world away from civilization.

Masca Church

Standing out against the greenery of the mountain backdrop is the white-washed Masca Church. The church, small as the village is small, can only hold up to eighty people. The church is connected to the village square, which also doubles as a viewpoint to the ravine beneath.

Masca Musuem

Perched on the mountaintop town is the small and unimposing Masca Museum. It houses primal tools, unique artifacts and living conditions of the isolated Guanche settlement.

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Masca Ravine Walk

There is no better way to explore the ravines of Masca than by wandering on foot. The route starts from the village through the Masca Barranco down to the beautiful Masca Beach. It’s a marvelous path, descending beside trickling streams and jade pools, cane groves and swaying palm trees. During the walk, visitors can’t help but admire the rich flora and fauna in the area as well as the ancient ravine walls looming ominously above.

Visitors who are physically fit would not find it difficult to hike down the gorge, but there are some parts which can be a little tricky. In general, the trail is easy to follow and well sign-posted.

Masca Beach

Believed to have been a pirate hideaway, the small Masca Beach on the coast is a three-hour walk from the village. The hike, already a reward in itself, is through stunning sceneries and interesting rock formations. Upon arrival, visitors may enjoy the tranquillity of the beach and the beautiful Atlantic Ocean. This secluded, narrow beach features black sand and rousing, shimmering sea. From the sand, volcanic rocks soar and curl around the bay, giving the beach a lagoon feel.

It is worth bearing in mind that once down the beach, walking back to the village takes much longer and requires a high level of fitness. Alternatively, visitors may take a boat from the coast to the nearby Los Gigantes.

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Masca Beach is Worth the 3-Hour Walk – ©violin

Cruise from Masca Beach to Los Gigantes

Visitors who want to skip the hiking back to Masca village part may take a water taxi or kayak to the nearby Los Gigantes. These activities are perfect for those who to just sit back and relax after the strenuous downhill walk. The dramatic vertical sea cliffs of Los Gigantes, with some places 400m high, are best viewed from the water. Furthermore, visitors may even have a close encounter with dolphins and other sea creatures along the way.

Feast of La Consolacion

The Fiesta de la Consolación takes place in the first week of December. Villages wearing traditional dresses bring out their musical instruments for a magical evening of Canarian music. This is a fun local experience that visitors must try when visiting Masca.

Getting to and Around Masca

Masca is located in the northwest at the foot of the Teno Mountains. Part of the thrill of visiting this quaint village is the journey to get there.

The easiest route from Tenerife’s southern resorts is via Santiago del Teide. Visitors driving on their own may take the TF-436 motorway. Along the way, narrow roads wind up to a small pass with stunning landscape views. The road writhes around the steep slopes, with switchback after switchback as it descends into what could be a lost world. It’s an exciting drive but not one for nervous drivers and passengers. Alternatively, guests may take the TITSA bus line 355 straight to Masca, which takes about 15 minutes.

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Road to Masca – ©violin

On the other hand, visitors who’ll drive on their own from Puerto de la Cruz or other northern towns may take the TF-5, TF-82 and then TF-436 motorways. This is the easiest and fastest route and may take about an hour. There is also TITSA bus service that departs four times a day, leaving at 9:01, 12:57, 14:16 and 15:00. Travel time may take 2-2.5 hours, depending on the departure time and bus route.

Remember to obtain the latest bus timetable from one of the major bus stations.

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Visitors who are looking for hotels with 5-star amenities will not find them in Masca. A small village with only over a hundred in population, what Masca offers is a homey accommodation. This one and only holiday rental in the village never fails to make visitors feel as if they are locals instead of tourists.

Casa Rural Morrocatana

Casa Rural Morrocatana boasts one of the best-rated locations in Masca. It’s lovely sun terrace, as well as the balconies in some of the units, provide unrivaled views of the sea and the surrounding landscape. Bike hire is available on the property, and the area is popular for golfing. Also, Casa Rural Morrocatana features free WiFi throughout the property as well as free private parking. Book Now!

Considering the small size of the village, there is a limited number of restaurants and cafes to choose from. Even so, guests find themselves more than satisfied with the delicious traditional cuisines served at each bistro.

Restaurante La Piedra

Perched at the head of the Masca ravine, lush greenery surrounds this bar and restaurant. La Piedra offers Canarian cuisines from breakfast until dinner. It also has a nice outdoor seating where guests can savor their delicious food while enjoying the terrific views.

Restaurante El Guanche

Anyone who’s ever dined in El Guanche could agree that more than the food, this well-loved restaurant offers an experience. Visitors find themselves engorged in the dishes that describe the true culinary tradition of the island. Fabulous food, splendid views, and fantastic service await at this delightful hole in the wall.

Chez Arlette

With a terrace that offers unobstructed views of the ravine and the ocean, Chez Arlette is one of the well-regarded restaurants in Masca. The outdoor seating is superb, with lovely flowers and palm trees surrounding guests as they take delight in their delicious local lunch.

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Great view from a restaurant in Masca Tenerife – ©rh2010

Postcard Perfect Village

Strolling around Masca is like exploring a vast, outdoor museum. It is more of a collection of rural houses connected by stone paved roads than a village. Aside from the striking ravine walls and the postcard-perfect view, the real beauty of the village lies in its culture and tradition. The rural town feel and the serenity has been retained, seemingly oblivious of its popularity among tourists. More and more visitors wanting to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the crowded resorts find a home in this tranquil village. – © europe-hotels

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    U.S. Congressman Doug Lamborn visits with John Stubbs and Harold Stoker at the Fremont County Republican Headquarters on Wednesday.

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    U.S. Congressman Doug Lamborn visits with local residents at the Fremont County Republican Headquarters on Wednesday.

U.S. Congressman Doug Lamborn stopped in Fremont County on Wednesday to visit with local officials, tour the site of Valley Wide Health System’s future health and dental clinic and meet with residents at the Republican Headquarters and the Army Recruiting Station.

He said this year’s race for the White House has been unlike any in the past. While he has not made any endorsements at this point, Lamborn sees good qualities in each of the candidates on the Republican side.

“None of them are perfect, but my final analysis is that any one of them would be heads and shoulders above either Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton,” Lamborn said. “Bernie calls himself a socialist and has unrealistic ‘pie in the sky’ ideas that really have no connection to reality. It would be a disaster.”

He said Clinton is “ethically challenged.”

“You can’t trust her,” he said. “She put our nation’s secrets at risk through her private email scheme, which to me was based on nothing more than she wanted to prevent any accountability and transparency.”

He also weighed in on President Barack Obama’s intent to nominate a successor to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died Saturday in Texas.

“Obama has a right to send a nominee to the Senate if he wants to, but the Senate under no circumstances should approve any of his nominees this year,” Lamborn said. “We should wait until the next president is in office.”

Lamborn said in a statement Wednesday he is deeply saddened by the passing of Judge Scalia.

“He was a champion for conservative thought who inspired millions, including myself, with his steadfast defense of the Constitution we all hold dear,” he said. “He will be greatly missed.”

Back in Washington, Lamborn said Congress is busy working on the budget, but he specifically is concentrating on the Department of Defense budget.

“We need more dollars for our nation’s defense,” he said. “We’ve cut some things too close to the bone.”

In a statement released last week, Lamborn said President Obama’s $4 trillion proposal requests a $3.4 trillion tax increase that would hurt low-income and middle-class families while never balancing the budget.

“With the national deficit already topping $19 trillion, you can be sure that this liberal wish list is dead on arrival,” he said.

Lamborn said the president’s budget proposal is a “missed opportunity for stewardship” of taxpayer dollars.

“Instead of more overspending, we need a detailed plan to rein in the federal bureaucracy, reduce regulatory burdens, fully fund our military and provide for our veterans,” he said. “That is what our country needs, and that is what I intend to continue to fight for.”

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The Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L DS (Defocus Smoothing) - still not released

DPReview sat down with Canon lens designers (Manabu Kato – Head of EF + RF mount R&D, Yoichi Sato – EOS camera electronics R&D, Shogo Yamaguchi – Optical planning specialist).

The interview was about the new Canon EOS RP, the six RF lenses Canon is set to announce soon, and in general what’s going to happen with the EOS R system.

Excerpts from the interview:

How do you prioritize which [RF mount] lenses to develop?

So the idea for the initial four lenses was we wanted to deliver the surprise factor, so we decided to deliver the 28-70mm, as well as the 50mm F1.2, with stunning resolution. That was the concept behind these two lenses.

With 24-105mm we thought it would be the best match as a standard zoom lens to the EOS R camera, and the 35mm F1.8 was supposed to be an affordable and compact travel companion. Those were the concepts behind the four initial lenses.

With the six additional lenses that we introduced as development announcements this time, we believe we will be able to deliver more surprise factors, for some models compactness. These two concepts with the addition of these models.

About the Defocus Smoothing technology.

Can you give any insight into the DS technology?

With lens such as the 85mm F1.2 bokeh is a really important factor, because it’s a portrait lens. We really wanted to deliver something that was not possible with the conventional lenses, so we decided to develop this technology of defocus smoothing.

The fact with our DS technology is that it’s a coating technology, so it’s relatively easy to apply this technology to a range of different lenses. This is all we can say at this moment.

Read the interview at DPReview.

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The WeWork Joke – Are We That Crazy?

I’ve never really been prone to schadenfreude— feeling satisfaction from someone else’s misfortune.

But I am a big believer in the Karmic justice. If you’re a dirty scumbag who constantly lies, cheats, and steals, sooner or later the universe is going to catch up with you. And I love seeing justice served.

That’s why I couldn’t help but feel delighted when I saw that Adam Neumann, founder of the so-called ‘We Company’, stepped down as CEO two days ago.

Neumann’s company operates the WeWork office business. I’ve dumped on this plenty of times– it’s been the latest flavor of the month among all the other heavily loss-making ‘tech’ startups like Snap, Uber, Lyft, etc.

These companies lose billions of dollars per year and no one cares. The more they lose, the more valuable they become.

But WeWork was something truly special… so incredible it almost seemed made up.

[tweet “Sure, WeWork lost $1 billion just in the first six months of 2019 alone. But no one cares about that; all the big tech companies lose money these days’]

And yeah, WeWork isn’t actually a tech company– they’re in the real estate business. But no one really cares about that either. Adam Neumann says they’re a tech company, so people just went along with it.

WeWork doesn’t really own any real estate either. In fact, the company owns practically no assets at all. But no one really cares about that either. Assets schmassets.

WeWork’s Board of Directors screwed its shareholders by awarding nearly dictatorial control to founder/CEO Adam Neumann, and stripping equal voting rights from other shareholders. But no one cares because, hey, that’s what SnapChat did. And look at how well they’re doing.

Neither did anyone care that Neumann retained voting control of the company even while simultaneously selling off hundreds of millions of dollars worth of stock to personally enrich himself before the company has earned a single penny in profits for shareholders.

Nor does anyone care that Adam Neumann is a textbook megalomaniac who thinks he should be President of the World.

Neumann has notoriously engaged in the most egregious conflicts of interest, including, famously, borrowing money from WeWork to buy an office building, only to lease it right back to WeWork at a profit for himself.

But, amazingly enough, no one even cared about that.

[tweet “The one thing that made people lose their minds, was that Neumann sold the rights to the word ‘We’ to the company for $6 million’]

That’s right.

The company was formerly known as WeWork. Neumann changed the name to We, then sold the rights to the word We to his own company for $6 million.

Amazing, he’s so full of himself that thought he owned the word We. What kind of moron thinks he owns a pronoun? And how do you even come up with a value of $3 million per letter?

Perhaps Neumann felt that, in our overly-woke world, $6 million for a gender-netural word like We was quite a bargain. But investors did not agree.

The losses, the lack of assets, the lack of voting rights, the lack of a plan to profitability, the erratic behavior, the megalomania, the conflicts of interest… none of that mattered.

The only thing to scare investors straight was that he sold ‘we’ to We. And, poof, no one was interested.

Prior to this fiasco, We was originally considering a stock price that would have valued the company as high as $65 billion– more than Tesla and Snapchat combined.

Or, more appropriately, more than TWENTY TIMES as valuable as Regus, the office space provider whose name no one quite knows how to pronounce.

Regus is actually profitable and has six times as much office space as We. But it’s barely worth $3 billion.

Prior to the IPO, investors were actually willing to pay up tens of billions of dollars for We.

Then they found out that He sold We for $6 million… and in a matter of days the company’s valuation has dropped to potentially $10 billion or less, resulting in We delaying its IPO.

(Frankly I think even $10 billion is overvalued.)

And putting off the IPO is a major blow to the company; they have a debt funding round coming up that was contingent upon the company going public.

No IPO means no new debt… which is pretty much catastrophic for a company that loses so much money.

That means We Broke.

It’s so dire that, two days ago, Neumann was forced to step down as CEO and relinquish some of his excess voting rights in an attempt to bolster confidence.

I’m hoping that this is financial Karma coming home after a long sabbatical… that this return to sanity marks the TOP of the market…

… and that investors will now start examining all the other garbage, loss-making non-businesses and wonder why their limited voting rights shares are worth tens of billions of dollars.

Why is Tesla (loses billions) worth more than Ford (made $6 billion in Free Cash Flow last year) ?

Why is Snapchat (loses billions) worth more than Viacom (made $1.6 billion in FCF last year) ?

Why is Netflix (loses billions) worth more than Sony (earns billions) ?

Time will tell, but I’m hoping We Not So Crazy anymore.

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A Book a Day with Tracy Ewens: Smooth & Guest Post

Smooth (A Love Story #10)
Coming January 23, 2018
Genre: Romance

If only life came with a guarantee.
 Patrick McNaughton wants more. More people drinking Foghorn’s beer, more money to push their brewery past the competition, and more cooperation from his brothers, who have no sense of urgency. He’s all about conquering one challenge on his way to the next, so long as there’s a remote chance of winning. That’s why Aspen Pane sits in the office down the hall, oblivious to his attraction. Patrick has always wanted more with her, but he never was one to risk it all.

Aspen Pane has more than enough. As business manager for Foghorn, she keeps the brewery in the black and lives up to the nickname the McNaughton brothers gave her—Wonder Woman. She’s worked hard her whole life for the money she now has in the bank, the small house she calls home, and time with her friends. So, even though it seems everyone close to her, including her brother, is inconveniently falling in love, Aspen sticks with her to-do list. Because love risks everything and she doesn’t do that for anyone.

After an unexpected flight and an eccentric venture capitalist thrust them into a battle of wits and lies even they’re not sure they can win, Patrick and Aspen must learn the difference between making a connection and making money. They may need to face their fears and risk it all in the name of finding a new work-love balance.

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What made you interested in writing about a brewery and the men who run it? What research went into writing about the beer process? With Pinterest in mind, how did you come up with each character and find people who resembled what you pictured?
Confession time. I don’t drink beer. I know it’s wrong, and this would be so much more exciting if I were a beer aficionado, but I’m not. I noticed you are a craft beer lover, Carlene, so you’ll have to carry that torch for me.

I am, however, fascinated with the beer making process. While on vacation, I took a tour of Lagunitas and decided I wanted to spend some time at a brewery. Honestly, that’s how I choose my locations.

I tend to write in threes, which takes about a year. I ask myself where I want to spend that time and with whom. The brewery was a fit for me because I am drawn to characters that are passionate about what they do. They don’t come any more passionate than the craft brewery culture.

Regarding Pinterest, sometimes I will see a picture of a man or woman and decide they need a story. My inspiration for Boyd was the black and white picture with the backward hat. There is so much going on in those eyes, that face. I set out to explore that man and came away with Brew.

I am not a sports fan, so it wasn’t until later that I learned that picture is Daniel Norris. While only his looks were the inspiration for Boyd, he seems like a pretty cool guy in the real world. Ella evolved from the words, “beauty is a distraction.” Not sure where I saw that, but that was the seed for her character. I set out to find that woman. When I saw the picture of Ella (Amber Valletta) in the white T-shirt, I knew I’d found at least a part of her. Characters naturally grow from the initial inspirations, but Pinterest is a fun jumping board.

I didn’t use to share my boards with readers for fear of ruining their images of the characters, but I suppose it’s fun to see behind my crazy mind. Chris Pine will always be Grady, just putting that out there. ☺

Without giving too much away about the book, what can you share about Smooth? Did you know you would be writing about Patrick when you were writing Brew? What is the process when writing novels that have small and sometimes large tie ins to one another?

I knew Boyd, Patrick and Cade would get their stories back when I wrote Exposure, which opens with West in a very “celebrity” situation. The more I got to know him the more I knew he needed something substantial to balance all that fluff. His great family and especially his brothers came in a scene first.

The scene in Exposure when West brings Meg home for the first time was the second or third scene I wrote for Exposure. It was one of those rare and incredible moments when I saw all of the McNaughtons and their place in the family. It was never again that simple, but it was an excellent first introduction.

After that point, I needed to know the McNaughtons in order to write West’s story. They grew as I moved closer to their own stories, but the gist of each man was there in the beginning. Patrick was always my straight brother. Second born and not quite Boyd, so he went in the opposite direction. I love the friction that simmers on the top for these two. When Boyd cuts his hand, I knew Patrick needed to be nearby. It’s interesting now because I know them all so well that when I’m writing, I catch myself saying, “No, that’s something Cade would say.”

When I wrote about the Jeffries sisters (Vacancy, Playbook, Exposure), I started oldest and ended with the youngest, Meg. This time around I started with Westin, the youngest and then jumped to the oldest. That was fun. I am an only child, so I’m interested in siblings, birth order, etc. The ties come to me as I’m writing, again usually in a scene.

In Stirred, Sage gets a call from her mother that her oldest sister, Hollis, has had a meltdown. Hollis retreats to the seaside town where they summered as children, and I knew I wanted Hollis, a corporate powerhouse, to find herself in her past. That past led to Matt and one of the hardest books I have written so far.

I normally have a goal in mind with each book. Some writing challenge I want to take on. With Vacancy, I wanted to explore two people that didn’t work out the first time around and a heroine that wasn’t particularly likable. I cried with Hollis, wanted to smack her, and by the end of that process had taken a full journey. I always strive to do my characters justice. Hollis made me work for it.

What was the question? Oh, Smooth. Patrick is the responsible sibling. He’s also the charmer, the guy who can talk his way into and out of every situation. Aspen is sarcastic. It was fun being in her head, but she is also hardened by the realities of her upbringing. She has a fantastic grandmother she calls, Grand, and a tender mom who sees love very differently than her daughter. Aspen is self-made, which I loved writing.

Smooth is the first time I’ve written a story about two people who are so alike. I enjoy opposites-attract, but with Smooth I wanted to see if I could write a story about two people tripping over similar issues on their way to one another.

I really appreciate that you (Tracy) writes about characters who have big goals, have achieved or are working towards their dreams, and are really complete as individuals. None of them are necessarily seeking a relationship, it's more like a welcome (or unwelcome) addition in their lives that makes things better. Is there a reason why you writes such accomplished characters and characters with big goals?

First of all, thank you. The goal for me above everything else is to create dynamic people. I tend to write low or soft concept stories, meaning there’s not a lot of drama or intricate plot lines. So, if the people in those stories don’t connect with readers, it’s boring for them and a face plant for me.

I write about people I want to be around. People who are engaged, passionate and finding their way towards something, be it acceptance or promotion. I write big school names because they always eluded me and I’m intrigued by that heady level. I write about women in less than ordinary jobs because that level of commitment provides built-in conflict once her heart gets involved.

I don’t believe most men and women set out to find the loves of their lives, at least those are not the stories I know how to tell. I write what I call idle-Tuesday romance. Women and men committed to their growth, challenges, and aspirations who find themselves on any given day with a flicker of attraction or feelings they can’t ignore. Love grows on top of everything else already going on in their lives, and the push-pull of that is entertaining. At least I hope it is. ☺

Finally, I know large series tend to be ominous to jump into, especially after they've been out for some time. What is the difference between the A Love Story series and other series that are shorter in length.

The A Love Story series concept goes back to the first book Premiere. I felt like that one word was the perfect title. I didn’t want anything else, but with the curtain and the stage, I wasn’t sure it would be clear that it was a love story. I grappled with other titles and finally when my husband had had more than an earful, he said, “Why don’t you just put ‘a love story’ on the cover? Then people will know.”  I think that’s what is called an ah-ha moment. I loved the idea, and it has allowed for such freedom with my titles and covers.

The books are technically clusters of related stories loosely strung together, and they all work as standalones.

Premiere and Candidate - Three friends. Two fall in love and the third friend (Grady) falls for Kate outside the friend group.

Taste, Reserved, and Stirred - Grady’s sister (Kara) links to Logan in Taste. He owns a restaurant which then launches these three. Reserved, is Kenna (Logan’s sister) and Stirred is Sage, the restaurant’s bartender with Garrett, Logan’s oldest brother.

Vacancy, Playbook, and Exposure - The love stories for Sage’s three sisters (Hollis, Annabelle, and Meg).

Brew, Smooth (1/23/18) and Tap (6/2018) - Westin falls for Meg in Exposure. These three books are the love stories for his brothers. They own a brewery in northern CA.

After Tap, which is Cade and Sistine’s story, the series will move to Bodega Bay.

To answer your question, the structure of the A Love Story series isn’t as restrictive as many long series can be because it’s not really a series, more of a thread. When readers pick up one of my books marked A Love Story, they know what they are getting. If I ever decided to write a different “type” of book, I would have to change that subtitle.

Anything you would like to share that maybe hasn't been shared before would be great.

The first book after Tap will be about Sistine’s brother. He is briefly mentioned in Brew as a glass-blower who saves the day right before the Tap House opens. He lost his arm from the forearm down in an accident and dropped out of the family fishing business. That left Sistine’s younger sister to take over the fishing boat while their parents run the crab house. Female fishing boat captain? Yes, she definitely gets her own story.

Great questions, Carlene. Thank you for your beautiful Book-a-Day posts. It has been so much fun revisiting these stories.

About the Author

Tracy Ewens is a recovered theater major and author of the A Love Story Series.

She shares a beautiful piece of desert with her husband and three children in New River, Arizona, where she walks her dog Jack, drinks copious amounts of tea, and reads well past her bedtime.

Find Tracy on Twitter at @tracy_ewens and on Pinterest at tracy_ewens. You can also stop by to sign up for updates and news.

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