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Man, 54, suffocates ‘upside down’ at Spanish hospital while trying to retrieve belongings

Man, 54, suffocates ‘upside down’ at Spanish hospital while trying to retrieve belongings

Published by Sam Flores

A British man has died at a hospital after being trapped between a patio wall and a metal platform. The man, 54-year-old Pete Jackson, is believed to have suffocated “upside down” with no way of escaping when became wedged in a gap at a hospital in Spain. It is understood that he was trying to retrieve some of his belongings. The gap is believed to have been filled with electrical cables and it was initially thought that Pete could have been electrocuted. An autopsy showed he had suffocated. Ensure our latest news headlines always appear at the top of your Google search by making us a preferred source. Click here to activate or add us as a preferred source. Pete had discharged himself from IMED Levante Hospital in Benidorm on the morning of February 7. A search for the expat was launched after he disappeared, with a missing person poster stating: “Pete was last seen leaving IMED Levante Hospital in Benidorm heading for home. We are yet to ascertain from police which direction he went …

The Upside of Rumination | Psychology Today

The Upside of Rumination | Psychology Today

Published by Jenni Sidey

I did something rather unusual last weekend whilst driving to the gym. I noticed that I hadn’t listened to a word of the podcast playing in my car, so I decided to turn it off and let my mind ruminate. Given that I am such an advocate of mindful, somatic awareness, and my usual practice would be to redirect my thinking into my body, this course of action felt almost rebellious. But something made me pause and simply observe where my thoughts wanted to go. My mind was running scenarios, the conversation I might have, and the situations I could navigate. And, to my surprise, instead of the expected tightness, constriction, and agitation I would associate with destructive mind loops, I felt a little different. A sense of empowerment and control seemed to emerge. Rumination and Control We’re generally told that rumination is bad—a perspective I would endorse for the most part. And, there’s good reason for this rationale. Chronic rumination is strongly associated with depression, increased anxiety, and psychological distress. However, there is recent …

The Upside of Not Fitting In

The Upside of Not Fitting In

Published by José Betancourt

This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning. Some people spend a lot of energy trying not to feel out of place. You learn the rules, blend in, and aim to belong. But what if resisting that uncomfortable feeling is a mistake? In 2022, Arthur C. Brooks argued that being an outsider—new to a place, a job, a culture, or even a group of people—is not a flaw but an investment. The loneliness, the self-doubt, the sense that everyone else has the map except you: Those are often signs that you’re stretching, not failing. Over time, Brooks writes, outsiders tend to grow more resilient and emotionally strong—not in spite of the discomfort, but because of it. Outsiders, Olga Khazan wrote in 2020, are freer to question assumptions, break rules, and imagine alternatives, because they’ve already learned what it feels like to stand apart. She draws on …

The Upside of Professional Rejection

The Upside of Professional Rejection

Published by Daniella Wilson

My relationship with rejection, professionally speaking, is complicated. I’m a writer, and although I’ve been hearing “thanks, but no thanks” in response to pitches since the ’90s, that hasn’t made the no’s easy; I still smart when I think of story ideas that editors swatted away years ago. It’s normal to hear “no” and jump to the conclusion that something is fundamentally wrong—with one’s work or, worse, with oneself. As I’ve aged, however, I’ve found that the disappointment that comes after being rebuffed doesn’t last as long as it used to. In one recent instance, after a longtime collaborator rejected a project I was passionate about, the feeling of dejection never even arrived. Instead, the “no” energized me to find someone else who believed in the idea. Since then, I’ve grown curious about why I responded the way I did—and about whether, in this new year, I might be able to reframe how I see rejection entirely: not as a final answer, but as a provocation or an opportunity. Read: A toast to all the …