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If you chug a quart of whiskey, you will die. You WILL DIE from alcohol poisoning.

If you go through a car windshield or if anything happens to your face, demand a plastic surgeon; don't let anyone else in the ER touch you. My best friend heard this over and over. She was in a horrific car accident and somehow remembered to demand a plastic surgeon.

Don't get into an elevator alone with a man, such as dark parking garage-like places, not the workplace. I grew up before "stranger danger." My mother would learn self-protection techniques from other nurses or friends or publications. I--along with classmates who happened to be over after school--would have to stop what we were doing for a safety demonstration. To this day, I cannot believe other parents continued to allow their kids to come over.

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I cannot answer to this, as there were mental illnesses that included narcissism, paranoia, and borderline personality disorder. But, damn, she was a smart woman!   [/quote]

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