Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Start a journal to track your thoughts and feelings. Make a plan to avoid or reduce exposure to your triggers. Learn how to question your thought process. Distract yourself from the paranoid thoughts. Avoid punishing yourself. Determine if you might need professional help.

Answer: Journaling can help you to understand what may have caused you to feel paranoid and it is also a great way to relieve stress. It can also help you identify your triggers, or people, places, and situations that seem to inspire your paranoia. To get started with journaling, choose a comfortable place and plan to devote about 20 minutes per day to writing. Think about situations in which you feel paranoid. For example: When do you feel the most paranoid? At night? Early in the morning? What is it about that time of day that makes you feel paranoid? Who do you feel paranoid around? Is there a person or group of people who make you feel more paranoid? Why do you think those people make you feel more paranoid than usual? Where do you feel the most paranoid? Is there a place where your paranoia peaks? What is it about that place that makes you feel paranoid? In what situations do you experience paranoia? Social situations? Is there something about your surroundings? What memories come to you when you experience these feelings? Once you have identified the situations and people that seem to be contributing to your paranoia, you can make a plan to reduce your exposure to these triggers. While some people, places, and situations may be unavoidable, such as work or school, being aware of what triggers your paranoia may help you to minimize your exposure to other things that you can avoid. For example, if a certain route home from school makes you feel paranoid, take a different route or ask a friend to accompany you. In the case of triggers that you cannot avoid, learning to question your paranoid thoughts may help you to reduce or eliminate the way that you feel about these people and situations. The next time that you find yourself thinking paranoid thoughts about a person, place, or situation, ask yourself the following questions. What is the thought? When did I have it? Who was there? When was it? What happened? Am I having a thought that is based on fact or opinion? How can I tell? What am I assuming or believing about the thought? Is my assumption or belief realistic? Why or why not? What would it mean if the thought were real? How do I feelphysically and emotionally? What did/could I do to deal with the thought in a positive way? If you cannot defuse your paranoia by examining its content, try to distract yourself. Call up a friend, go for a walk, or watch a movie. Find a way to get your mind off of the paranoid thoughts so that you do not begin to dwell on them. Distraction can help you avoid rumination, the obsessive pattern of thinking where you think about the same thing over and over again, like a broken record. Rumination is associated with higher levels of anxiety and depression. However, distraction on its own is usually not enough to fully address these thoughts. Distraction is a type of avoidance, which means you will need to take other steps to work on your paranoia too. You may feel embarrassed by your thoughts, and this could lead to you judging yourself harshly for them. Studies have shown that this type of technique, or "punishment," is not effective at addressing paranoid thoughts. Instead, try reappraisal (examining your thought process), social control (seeking advice from others), or distraction, as described elsewhere in this article. Mild paranoia may be manageable on your own, but you will likely need professional help if your paranoia is moderate to severe. If you are frequently having paranoid thoughts, consider the following questions: Are you considering acting on potentially harmful thoughts? Are you considering hurting yourself or others? Are you thinking and planning on how to go about hurting someone with the intent of doing it? Are you hearing voices telling you to hurt yourself or others? Are your obsessive thoughts or behaviors affecting your home or work life? Are you reliving a traumatic experience over and over again? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should seek help from a mental health care professional as soon as possible.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Recognize a black widow spider. Know its habits. Understand the dangers. Watch out for Brown Recluse spiders too

Answer: Black widow spiders are found across the U.S and Canada, and in other temperate regions around the world. They are the most venomous spiders in North America. The female is the easiest to recognize -- and the most dangerous. She is coal-black, with a spherical abdomen and a red hourglass-shaped mark on her belly. Her body is approximately half an inch long, but she has a total length of 1.5 inches (3.8cm) with her legs extended. The male is about half the size of the female and is brown or grey. He usually has several red dots on his abdomen and may have a yellow or red band across his back. Male black widow spiders are not venomous. Young black widows, known as spiderlings, are white or yellow-white when they first hatch. They become darker as they grow. They may have yellow or red patches across their backs, resembling the adult male. It is impossible to tell male and female spiderlings apart. At this stage, both are harmless to humans. The black widow spider is timid and reclusive, preferring to make its home in dark, protected areas, such as in boxes, among firewood and under ledges. It is nocturnal, actively hunting at night. The black widow spider's web is usually located within a foot of the ground. It is slightly erratic in appearance and made with stronger silk than most other spider webs. The web is used to catch prey and to hang the female's cocoon of eggs. Black widows are usually found in dark corners of the house or around the edges of a yard or garage where their webs will have a lesser chance of being disturbed. They may also be found under vehicles, even those that are being driven periodically. Check for webs near the tires, or under/around the engine. Black Widows are territorial, so their webs are often spaced about a foot apart. Female Black Widow spiders have very powerful venom -- in fact, it is said to be15 times stronger than that of a rattlesnake. The venom is a neurotoxin. Symptoms include muscle aches, abdominal pain, breathing difficulties and nausea. The majority of Black Widow bites are easily treated. However, if medical treatment cannot be administered on time, a Black Widow bite can lead to convulsions and death. Black Widow spiders are not aggressive and will only bite as a defense mechanism. Most bites occur when the spider is accidentally disturbed or injured, and feels threatened. Small children, the elderly and the infirm are much more susceptible to adverse reactions when bitten by a Black Widow. Medical treatment should be sought immediately. . Another venomous spider which is slightly more common than the Black Widow is the Brown Recluse spider. These are harder to identify because they look like many other spider species, ranging in color from dark cream to brown. They are similar in size to the black widow and have a dark violin shaped mark on their back. The venom of the Brown Recluse spider is not as strong as the Black Widow's, but their bite can lead to death. The methods for getting rid of Brown Recluse spiders are the same as for the Black Widow, so you can target both species at once.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Follow "neither" with "nor" within a sentence. Use "nor" multiple times within a list. Keep your "neither" and "nor" parallel. Do not use "nor" with "either.

Answer:
Usually, "nor" follows "neither" in the same sentence, as in, "neither A nor B." Together, this neither/nor structure forms something known as a correlative pair. This means that the information one term introduces is connected or related to the information the other term introduces. The two terms can be applied when discussing actions or they can be used when listing nouns. For instance, "He neither listens to music nor plays it," or "Alex likes neither candy nor cake." "Neither" can also start a sentence. As an example, "Neither Sarah nor Jim can make it to the party on Saturday." On the other hand, either/or shows when something does occur. For example, "Alex wants either candy or cake." Notice how this sentence tells us that Alex likes both of these things and will eat either, where as the neither/nor sentence told us that Alex doesn't like both of them. Typically, the neither/nor structure is only used when drawing a negative connection between two objects or actions. You can use "nor" when talking about more than two ideas, though, but you need to repeat the word "nor" after each item in your list. Note that "neither" is only used once, no matter how many times you use "nor." Do not merely separate the items in your list by commas. Correct example: "The store had neither peanut butter nor jelly nor bread. Incorrect example: "The store had neither peanut butter, jelly, nor bread." Parallel structure, as it applies to the neither/nor form, means that both halves of phrase need to match each other in regards to the information being described. In other words, you cannot follow "neither" with a verb action and "nor" with a noun, or vice versa. Both most either introduce a verb or introduce a noun. Correct example: "We saw neither Gwen nor Eric during our trip. Correct example: "We neither saw Gwen nor spoke to Eric during our trip." Incorrect example: "We neither saw Gwen nor Eric during our trip." " The terms "either" and "neither" are used in similar manners, but "either" is positive while "neither" is negative. As such, you must pair the negative "neither" with the negative "nor" and the positive "either" with the positive "or." Just as "neither" is always paired with "nor," "either" is always paired with "or." Correct example: "Neither James nor Rebecca is interested in basketball." Correct example: "Either eat your vegetables or skip your dessert." Incorrect example: "I neither know the rules of the game or care to know." Incorrect example: "I will either go to the library or take a nap."