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Singlitis

Being single or attached? To be in a relationship or to be by yourself? Questions many people must ask themselves numerous times a day. It's a mindset that has been developed over centuries of social propaganda forced by society. You're not someone unless you're with someone else. To this, I say bullshit, a person's personality doesn't change if they enter a relationship, and if it does, they are clearly not in a long-lasting relationship anyway, how can you play a "character" in a relationship, maintaining it 24/7?? Enough about my complaints against social norms, this post is all about the highly contagious epidemic, Singlitis. We will be analyzing the symptoms, long term effects, and possible remedies.

According to the AdamMacictionary:

Singlitis- (pronounced single-it is) recurring phase in a person's life, where they are no longer in a committed relationship.

Singlitis can come down on anyone as quickly as a flash flood. You can one day be in a perfectly good relationship, then the next day comes along and you are no longer in one! Depending on the person, Singlitis can be a devastating stage in life, or a perfectly normal one, sometimes great. There is no standard length of time for Singlitis, with cases ranging from a couple of hours, to a couple of years.

A person usually doesn't suffer from Singlitis until they reach their mid-teenage years. The reason, it is at this time that people are heavily subjected to society's influence, so that they believe if they aren't in a relationship then they don't exist.

Cases of Singlitis can range from extreme to mild, depending on the person's circumstances. If a persona has just left a relationship, the case of Singlitis can usually be very severe, otherwise, if it has been going on for a while, then the case usually less extreme, as the person tends to get used to it.

Before I go anymore into the description of Singlitis, I think it is better if we look at the birth of Singlitis and give people a brief history, so you can understand it a bit more!

Depending on what you believe, in terms of creationism, Singlitis has varying starting points. According to the bible, Singlitis starts with Adam & Eve, the first couple of the world. Notice how neither of them could live without tone another, making it perfectly normal for them to live together, which made it perfectly normal for the rest of the world to follow. Do a quick job to contemporary popular culture, and soap, tabloid magazines, and celebrities have reinforced this concept of Singlitis. Soap operas display lovely happy couples and sad twisted single maniacs. Tabloid magazines always portray different celebrities, who are single, in different relationships, even if they might be happy being single.

So, how can you tell if you're suffering from Singlitis, well the main symptom is being single, really?? YES!!!, but if you are in a relationship, you cant ell if you are slowly catching Singlitis. The signs to Singlitis are:
· Your nights are spent sleeping, rather then going out, and talking on the phone and MSN.
· You start to check people out more often when you are with your other half.
· You wake up in the morning and you're by yourself.
· You start receiving notes rather then phone calls.
· You start to remember what your friend's look like.

Are you a long-term sufferer of Singlitis?? Think that being single isn't that bad?? Think again... Singlitis may seem safe and not very dangerous, but sometimes it can have devastating effects on people. It has been known that some people have even resorted to self-re-creation, meaning redoing their whole life, just so they can start again. Have you ever thought of the financial costs of this? And for what, so you can forget the past, find someone new and hopefully leave singledom forever? Just remember, you found someone in the first place, why not try and be yourself again??

We've discussed the symptoms and effects of singlitis, but what about those people who don't want to be single anymore? What can they do?? Well, there is a solution to the majority of problems, but as the case with many, when some solutions happen they could cause more problems.

The first step to overcoming your Singlitis is to make first contact. Now this can either be done by you making the first move, or by letting the other person know that they can make the move and that you are interested. The move itself would usually be dancing on the dancefloor closely, giving out a phone number, speaking to one another etc. When first contact has been made, it's the first big leap over the hurdle called Singlitis. But, there is still a long way to go!

When first contact has been made, what next?? Do you try and further it on to something else?? How can you tell if the other person is interested?? What I they just wanna stay friends?? This whole dilemma has emerged. For starters, you were faced with Singlitis. Now to get over that, you need to become a bloody mind reader! But don't be afraid, it's not that difficult. The only problem is that one of you must make the first move again, you must be brave enough to take it to a higher level. What the worst that could happen?? They might leave you, and you will have to stay single forever?? Or they could still be your friend?? There are so many questions relating to this whole dilemma, that you are probably better not to think about it, so stop reading!!! Only joking, or am I?? Anyway, basically after the first two moves have been made, you can virtually say farewell Singlitis, have a nice day!

The main things to remember, is that being single is not the end of the world, to change it, just get some guts! Have some fun and enjoy yourself!!

Remember, you have to love yourself, before you can love another!!

Dr Adam Mac
Single Specialist

JOKE!!!!