Her family believe she may have suffered from self asphyxiation. Or what many teenagers call "The Choking Game."Dr. Madeline Levine, is a psychologist and best selling author who has written about teenagers and teenage stress.
Very few kids know that if you put a belt around yourself, pass out for a minute, and then regain consciousness which is what happens, that you run the risk of death. So they are naive," Dr. Levine said.
Read more at Treowth about the choking game linked here.
Please talk to your children and grandchildren.
As the Wizard of Pinehurst would say "hug your family."
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Another deadly important post. Folks please copy links and send to your mailing lists. Thanks "not just" Any Donkey!
Thank you for writing on this. My son died from this "game" almost 2 years ago.
http://joyinthemorning.clubmom.com/joy_in_the_morning/2006/09/i_am_tucking_th.html
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