Problem: Article: If you've developed a rash, it might have been caused by something you're allergic to or by an irritating substance. Rinse the area thoroughly with cool to lukewarm water and a mild, sulfate-free cleanser to remove any traces of the irritant. Avoid harsh antibacterial soaps or foaming cleansers that contain ingredients like sodium lauryl sulfate or ammonium laureth sulfate. These can aggravate irritated skin. Be sure the water is cool or lukewarm instead of hot. Hot water will just make matters worse. Avoid using a washcloth. Instead, use your hands and pat your skin dry. Unless your doctor advised otherwise, don't bandage or cover a rash. A bandage or other dressing could rub against the rash and worsen the irritation. Exposure to air will promote healing and help keep the area cool. If affected areas are covered by clothing, try to wear loose natural materials, like cotton, and avoid skin-tight clothes. For example, wear loose cotton undergarments to maximize air circulation and reduce friction. Think of any cosmetic products, lotions, soaps, or other new products you've recently used. If you haven't used any new products, figure out if the affected area came into contact with new jewelry, a cell phone, musical instrument, or other metal objects. Stop using or avoid contact with any potential triggers. The rash could be due to an irritant, like a solvent cleaner, or something you're allergic to, like food, an animal, steel, or nickel and other metals. If you took a medication and suddenly develop a rash, seek emergency medical attention. This could be a sign of a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. For a redness that's sore or feels warm to the touch, soak a clean cloth in cool water. Hold it with light pressure to the affected area for 15 to 20 minutes to relieve pain and inflammation. Use a cool cloth or ice wrapped in a non-abrasive cloth for 10-20 minutes. A cool compress can soothe irritation due to a variety of conditions, such as heat rash and eczema, and it can help soothe a sore sunburn. If your skin is red but you don't experience pain, burning, or itching, it's usually best to avoid applying medicated creams. If you have any of these symptoms, over-the-counter ointments can provide relief. For best results, stick with 1 product that's best suited for your symptoms instead of slathering the rash with multiple creams. Aloe vera is the best option for a sunburn or other minor burn. It's also good for dry, irritated skin. Gently massage a generous amount on the affected area at least twice a day. Soothe itchy skin with calamine lotion. Shake the bottle well, pour a small amount onto a cotton ball, then dab it onto the affected areas. Hydrocortisone can reduce swelling, pain, and itching. Apply it to the affected area 1 to 4 times per day for up to 7 days. Use your product according to its label's instructions. Antibiotic ointment like Bacitracin, A & D, or Neosporin work well for healing sunburn. Oatmeal helps relieve redness, itchiness, and discomfort due to conditions such as poison ivy and chickenpox. Blend 1 to 2 cups (240 to 470mL) of plain, unflavored oatmeal into a powder, then mix it into a bathtub filled with lukewarm water. Soak in the tub for 15 to 30 minutes, then rinse off with a cool or lukewarm shower. Instead of ordinary breakfast oats, you could also use a colloidal oatmeal bath mix, which you can find at your local pharmacy. Both are equally effective. Seek emergency care if the rash is all over your body or spreads rapidly, is accompanied by a fever, has pus-like drainage, or if you experience severe pain. See your doctor if it persists longer than 3 to 6 days without signs of improvement, or if you notice signs of infection. Signs of infection include a yellow or green fluid, crusting, and increased swelling or pain. While some rashes can be serious, most go away on their own within 1 to 2 weeks. An untreated rash can cause scarring, so see your doctor as soon as you feel that it is no longer minor.
Summary: Flush the area with cool to warm water and a gentle soap. Expose the affected area to air as much as possible. Avoid the substance or material that might have caused the rash. Apply a cool compress to flushed red skin or a sunburn. Apply aloe, calamine lotion, or hydrocortisone to burning or itchy skin. Try taking an oatmeal bath to relieve itchiness or pain. Seek medical attention for severe or persistent symptoms.

Problem: Article: Cults are singular. If you're going to be a full-fledged member, or even a leader, in a cult of Star Trek, you can't be messing around watching other sci-fi, or doing things that aren't in line with the noble tenants of Trek. Make sure that you and everyone else in the group realigns your priorities to fall in line with the singular-minded concepts of the cult. Often, cults live together, communally. Consider moving into a place and giving it a name, something like, "The Enterprise." This will allow everyone to grow and develop the common idea together. One way to really get people to fall into your cult head-first is to make your idea seem like the only way of answering the problems of the world. You're not requiring simple excitement about Star Trek here, you're talking about total devotion to the transcendent power of James Kirk and Co. That means you've got to present it as the one true way. Often, this is where cults get a little manipulative. Try to have healthy discussions and debates, just be good at presenting your ideas to the group. If other people think Star Wars has equally good merits, you need to be well-versed on the anarchy associated with a Star Wars influenced worldview. Preach it and believe it. Keep doing what you do. How you choose to let your idea change your life and the lives of others for the better will largely depend on your concept. At what point does the cult become more serious than watching re-runs of Trek and eating Cheetos? When does positive change start to occur? Maybe you start writing all your congressmen to take the tenants of Star Trek more seriously, devoting resources and time to science and exploration, taking the equality of gender, race, species, and class more seriously, and even abandoning the ancient Earth concept of "greed." Let your group form obvious, local, and immediate changes for the good in your community. Hold weekly free breakfasts with accompanying Star Trek viewing parties, or consider holding equality workshops and giving talks in full Federation Starfleet regalia. Let people know what you're about. What will be your criteria and your process for taking in new members? How will your group expand and grow, without losing it's core identity and values? What will new members add? What will added publicity take away? What are your ultimate goals for the group? It's important to come to a consensus and take this ideas seriously. Keep a strong foot-hold rooted in the real world, and in your core beliefs, both. You need to make sure that groups like this don't transform into something more ominous and more destructive. Are all your behaviors lined up with the original tenants of the organization? How can you reclaim those core ideas?
Summary:
Make sure all behavior lines up with the party platform. Refer to your concept as the only true idea. Practice your obsession. Do community outreach. Find ways to grow your group.