Q: Depending on your reasons for trying to deepen your voice, you might decide that it's worth pursuing options that cost money. Voice training and surgery are two of these options, both with large potential for success. If you want a lower voice to improve your confidence or social or dating life, you may want to stick to the slower but safer and cheaper options. One surgery shown to reduce the pitch of one's speaking voice permanently is called a thyroplasty and it involves reducing the tension in the vocal chords. Another involves injecting a subjects own fat into their vocal folds, which can reportedly lower pitches and improve voice quality. Though hormone replacement therapy alone usually lowers trans men's voices to more masculine levels, surgeries like these can be a next step for those that desire deeper voices. Vocologists specialize in helping their clients improve their speech in any number of ways, including altering their pitch. A good vocologist will help you identify the causes of your high-pitched voice and teach you change them. There are even vocologists who specialize in helping transgender people achieve more masculine or feminine voices. Your chances of lowering your pitch permanently are increased greatly if you get the help from a professional rather than just relying on self-guided practice.
A: Decide whether more costly options are right for you. Look into voice lowering surgery. Get voice training from a speech expert.

Q: Not everyone has all of the same signs or symptoms of depression. Everyone is different in terms of how severe each symptom is. Keep in mind that some people experience multiple major depressive episodes throughout life, while others just experience mild depression that may not last as long. Some symptoms of depression include: Feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness Loss of interest in pleasurable activities Fatigue or low energy Irritability Changes in appetite and sleep Difficulty focusing on and meeting responsibilities Suicidal thoughts Because depression symptoms interfere with how your boyfriend functions in everyday life, you may experience difficulties in your relationship. You may take on more than your "fair share" in the relationship for a little while, but if your boyfriend is able to get treatment for depression, this won't last forever. He may have stopped going to work, which can put a financial burden on you. He may avoid social interaction, which can leave you feeling isolated. He may be less interested in sex, which can affect intimacy. You may have to take on more household responsibilities and chores. There are many different treatment options out there for depression. The first step is often going to a primary care physician, who can rule-out other conditions, recommend medications, and recommend a therapist or psychiatrist. Getting treatment earlier may help reduce symptoms quickly and get your boyfriend out of treatment sooner. Treatment options include: Medication Sessions with mental health counselor, social worker, or psychiatrist Support groups Dietary and lifestyle changes Relaxation techniques, mindfulness, and meditation Alternative methods, like acupuncture and vitamins Depression is a serious condition. Your boyfriend may attempt suicide or have suicidal thoughts. If your boyfriend is very depressed and hopeless, he may not see any way out of it. Call 911 or your boyfriend's doctor or therapist if you notice any of these warning signs: Acting recklessly or dangerously. Saying goodbye and giving belongings away. Talking about hurting himself. Being preoccupied with death. Men may experience depression in unique ways that aren't noticeable as depression. For example, they may act more irritably or aggressively when depressed. Other signs your boyfriend may be depressed without telling you include: Drinking or other reckless behavior. Withdrawing from your relationship. Having an affair with someone else. Experiencing more physical aches and pains.
A: Educate yourself about depression. Expect new challenges in your relationship. Learn what treatment is available. Know the risk of suicide. Watch out for atypical behavior.

Q: Many people with Type II diabetes have not exercised for a number of years, and others suffer from obesity. The first goal is to exercise for a total of 30 minutes per day, but for the first few weeks to a month, you should break up your exercise into 10 to 15 minute intervals. After you are able to complete 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise at 1 time, you can try to join a dance, water aerobics, kickboxing, yoga, spinning, pilates or other class. You may find that you have more fun when you mix up your exercise routine with classes and at-home or gym workouts. Go to a local pool and consider taking a class in swimming, aqua aerobics, stretching or water walking. Water supports your body weight, making it easier on your joints and giving you resistance. Studies have shown that those diabetics who followed a mixed exercise regime, rather than simply weight training or doing aerobic exercise, had the largest improvement in their condition. Doctors suggest trading days you walk, bike or do other cardio exercises with days you use small weights or resistance bands so that you don't overload yourself, but you do both each week. The best chance you have at starting a good habit of exercise are when you look at them as fun activities. Working out with a friend and mixing up your routine may be ways to have more fun when you exercise. Keeping track of your daily diabetic workouts and improvements will spur you on to exercise more. It is the same behavioral reasoning that works with keeping a "contract" to exercise. You feel obligated to work out and then write down something positive in your journal. If your doctor gave you an "ideal weight" to reach through diet and exercise, track your progress in your journal. Limit yourself to using the scale only once per week, so that you can see your changes on a reasonable step by step basis, rather than based on daily ups and downs. Exercise should be more than about losing weight, and you should develop a program that you will continue long into the future. As part of a healthy lifestyle, you should already be testing yourself at regular, often daily times. If you find that your tests improve with exercise, then you will be encouraged to keep doing it.
A: Start slowly. Try classes at a local gym or recreational center. Start with a water exercise program. Create a mix of cardiovascular exercise and strength training. Choose exercises you enjoy. Journal about your exercise. Test yourself frequently.

Q: Use your fingers to remove any loose burrs or awns from the surface of your dog's coat. Be very gentle, remembering that the dog may not like you pulling at its fur. Try to remove the burrs by detangling the fur around it with your fingers. You may need to wear gloves to avoid getting pricked, particularly with the harder, spike-like burrs. Use a wide-toothed metal dog comb or hair pick. Work the comb under any visible burrs and gently pull them out. This works best on loosely adhering or single burrs or awns. If the burr or awn in severely tangled, you can start at the edge of the tangle and work your way in. You can use a pliers to crush the burr head, to break it up into smaller pieces. This should make it easier to remove. Be careful with your fingers and your dog's skin when attempting this. You don't want to pinch either. Sometimes, especially in long-haired dogs with undercoats that are deeply tangled, the burrs will need to be shaved or cut off. This should be done very carefully, as the skin can be burned by hot clipper heads or cut by sharp scissors. A good way of doing this is to work a comb under the tangle and then clip or cut above the comb. This can help protect the skin from injury. If you are hesitant to cut the burrs out of your dog's coat, take it to get done by a groomer. They should be skilled at this safely cutting your dog's fur.
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Remove visible burrs. Comb the dog. Break tough burs into pieces. Cut out stubborn burrs.